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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1908)
THKV I.NVKSTHMTKJ). there Is a water proposition they have ' not investigated It baa not aa ret been presented. .lbout t o'clock last night tho .m mlttee, composed of Counc linen tollman, Kifert and Merrick K'-.y neer Roberta, commenod hiaing PORTLAND. Aug. i. Government ialaad, In the grounds where the Lewis Clark fair waa held, waa the scene today o( killing, In which an Jl-jear-old boy, Jackson Held, shot to death George H. Lemers, a painter. Centers, with bis brother and lather, were members of a party wbo were fisblnc In Guilds lake. Demers, Sr., was on one side of Government Inl and the sons were on the other. He broke bis hook and started across the Island to a point where bis sons were, to get another. lie was accosted by several chil dren, wbo live on tba Island, among whom was the Held boy. He was told he was trespassing and was or dered off the Ialaad. Te old mar told the children be weuld leave at once, but. according to his version of tbe shooting, mat was not suffi cient and the children net a dog on bim. Then Demars. not making a suc cessful resistance to the animal, called Geroge, who saw bim and ran to bis aid wltb an oar. lbe young man drove off tbe dog, wulcb act, it appears, angered tbe Held boy. ii youngster. It Is stated, sent bis sister to tbelr bouse for a revolver. When she returned tbe boy Is alleged tohave told George Demars to slop wnere waa and aimu..neouslv to have shot. Demars fell without a word with a bullet through bis head. The boy made no effort to escape and "Kor twenty years I suffered from a little time later was arrested and ja bad case of granulated sore eyes." era! readjustment, ratber tfcaa a gen eral Increase. la reply to direct uestlon aa to whether there la to ne any Increase, be said with a dla paraglng ware of his band: How aan I tellt" Hani man declined to aster Into a discussion whether the failure to In crease rates would lead to a decrease In wages of employes. GIRL'S EXPERIENCE REDDING. Cat., Aug. 4. Miss Anna Hansen, a gueat who had been mlaslng from the Josephine House at rants Pass. Or., for two days, walked into the office of that hotel between i and 5 o'clock yesterday morning The water commute of the citv council Is tbe busiest body of men In southern Oregon these days, and If Immediately fainted away. On being revived she declared ber inability to recall a single event that had occurred during ber absence. Miss Hansen had been 111 and part ly In the care of a nurse, and war missed from her room shortly after 2 o'clock Saturday morning. Yejter- Iiib places for tbe headw,K.-i i 'I liy morning she bore evidence of ha- A pli tu and the Squaw 'a i : coun try, to Investigate the water supply of that section. J. D. Heard has in timated to the committee that &04 Inches of water can be secured from tbe Sterling Mining company, in which be Is Interested! for a con sideration. William Ulrlch. who baa frequent ed that section, is positive there is a sufficient supply of water there If it can be gotten out. C. W. Davis of this city, wbo bas made several fishing trips to that country, declares there la no ques tion aa to tbe aupply of water, and he believes it can be brought to Med ford by piping not to exceed 17 miles. Granulated Hon Kj Cured. placed In Jail. When the police arrived at tbe boy's borne they asked wbo bad dona tbe shooting, to which the boy replied: "I did It." To a crowd of byatanders which gathered at the scene of tbe kllllui:, be boy also admitted alaylng Denia.-a. "Yes," be aald; "I killed bim and there he lays. He started after no dog and then aald be would get m I told my sister to get my gun, and when she brought It I told bim not to move another step. Then I eliot bim. He didn't aay a word Jurt fell and laid there like you can ace bim." Mrs. Charles H. Schemp, tbe ony s mother, was away from borne when tbe shooting occurred. When she re turned she threw her arms about the child and begged plteously for the of ficers not to take tbe boy away. Through all tbla display of tears and affection the boy remained outwardly unmoved, and a few moments laUr, laughing and talking with apparent Indifference, he seemed little to realise the enormity of bla act. "I'ltOHI'KKITi- DAi." . NE WYOKK, Aug. 3. Thirteen women aa a committee from the Women's league of tbe state of New York began a crusade yeaterday wblcb they hope will give employ ment to 75,000 unemployed women by August 15, The leaguera, through an appeal sent to business men throughout the state, ask that aa many of the army of unemployed aa poaalble be taken back by "prosperity day.' August 15. More than a dosen firms bave agreed to give employment to women on tbat date. According to the atatornent Issued by the president. Mrs. Belle Revelra. New York state baa 750.000 women who must earn their dally bread. Places were secured for more than 100 women aa the reault of the first day's work. nays Martin Boyd of Henrietta. Ky In February, 19u3, a gentleman asked me to try Chamberlain's Salve. I bought one box and used about two-thirds of It, and my eyes have not given me any trouble since." This salve is for sale by Charles Strong. JOHNHO.N HKLD FOK TRIAL. Frank Johnson, the man arrested on the charge of Robbing H. M. Web ber of Ashland of the sum of 75, ap peared before B. M. Collina, who is the acting Justice on account of Jus tice Canon being out tbe city, and waa held to the District court and ball fixed In the sum of f 2u0. Tbe prosecution of the case was looked after by H. K. Hanna of Jack sonville, the acting assistant prose cuting attorney. WILL ISK PHONOGRAPH. MAIL fl.KUK ARRKHTKP. WAI.LA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 4 Edward II. Fain, confessed looter of several hundroa dollars from reg istered mail, waa arrested In Pasco yesterday morning. He is a rail way clerk on the Northern Pacific between Dayton and Pasco. Kaln claims .j store to pay for a piece oi property purchased In Tacoma. his salary not being large enough to al low him to make the required pay ments. The thofta date back to March when he opened a common letter con taining money, to purchase a meal. Wahmts had caused delay of tbe mail at Hint time or several days. and aFIn had run out of monoy. He stole in preference to borrowing from the trainmen. Ills arrest waa brought about by Inspectors P. O. Riches and T. J. Flavin, woo placed decoys In tbe mall yesterday. They bad been working on the case for several months. The loss of money In regis tered malls waa first reported from the land office here. Tho mothod rased waa vory crude and It was easy to see the letter had boon tamperod with. Fain Is married man. He had some stolen monoy In his pock eta when arrested. INTKHVIKW WITH HARRIMAN. CHICAGO. III., Aug. jE. H. llarrlman preceded bla dopartnre for the west tonight by a short discus, elon of the possibility of a general Increase In freight rate In the United States. "The American people ought to be willing to pay the railroads a reason able compensation for transportation aervlce," he aald. "8uch service we are now performing, but If we are not revolving adoquate returns." llarrlman said that If the railroads continue extension! and providing for new equlpmont they mast have ore revenue. llarrlman seemed to favor a gen- HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 3. Judge Taft has consented to make speeches Into a talking machine for reproductlona. Several experimental talks were made today and repro duced with varying degrees of satis faction. Taft bas fixed August 21 as the date for the rally of Virginia Repub licans here. He will make a political address from the porch of the club house adjacent to the hotel. Mr. Taft will address the Virginia Bar association Thursday and has re ceived an Invitation to assist In an entertainment and at the banquet. MAHOK WILL AT. NEW YORK, Aug. 3. The man agement of tbe New York headquar ters of the Republican national com mittee, In the absence of Chairman Hitchcock, will be In the hands of Victor L. Mason of Pasaalc, N. J., who was today appointed assistant secretary of the committee. Chairman Hitchcock Intends to di rect the work In all parts of the country, but will later name vice chairmen, who will be In charge at Chicago, while Hitchcock Is not there. ing traveled afoot a great distance without food. Her dress waa In tat ters, evidently having been torn by bushes; her shoes were badly worn and she presented a haggard appear ance. She is 2 years old and la the daughter of a weli-to-do farmer liv ing near Kirby, 30 miles from Grants Pass. The Rogue river above and below that place was dragged yester day In the expectation of finding ber body, as it was supposed she had been drowned. MAX Y PKOPI.K COMING HKItK. One of tne unfailing signs of the Ld ancement of a city is the number of people arriving and who Intend to I'-air h'-re. Mention was made in Ihe Morning Mail a few days ago to tne effect that they were coming in nt the rate of one a day and now tnat estimate appears to be too low, as will be Been by reading the following Dr. R. F. Vaughan and family of Pasadena, Cal., have arrived in the citv and will locate here. Mrs. Vaughan is a sister of Mrs. V. J. Warner of the Orchard Home tract Dr. Vaughan Is a member of the G V R., and bas the reputation of being a clever physician, and will no douot noon get a good practice. T. A. Howe! of Grants Pass ar rived a few days ago and, after look ing over the field, decided that he would go into business here. He hac rented a place In which he will open a barber shop and has returned to Grants Pass to get him family. N. D. Stoddard of Detroit, Mich., baa been apendlng several daya at Butte Falls. He came down yeater day. While at the Falls he bought several town lots. He goes back to Michigan this week, and will settle up his affairs there and return to this county and Improve some of the lots. J. W. Jacobs and wife of Henry, S. D., old acqaulntances of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Campbell of this city, ar rived yesterday and will locate here. E. X. Campbell of Jamestown, S, D., a brother of N. W. Campbell, ar rived yesterday and expects to stay in this city. C. M. Brown and family of Melrose, Mexico, who were stopping at Ash land for the last couple of weeks, have gone to L. H. Meg'a ranch on the Orchard Home tract, and will stay there till they find a location In this vicinity that suits them. The above are the only ones the re porter ran on to, and It is safe to say that "there are others." Clem, Colonel George H. Torney, Col onel J. Walter Benet, Colonel Adams- laker. Colonel C. L. Anderson, Major W. A. Bethel and Major J. M. Ken nedy. The officers came Into camp walk ing briskly and looking fresh. They declared the test waa an easy one, and that It would demonstrate that they are still physlcia severe campaign duty. What la A-eet for Indigent! on? Mr. A. Robinson of Drumquin, On tario, baa been trouoled for years with Indigestion, and recommends Cnamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as "the best medicine I ever used." If troubled with Indigestion or constipation give tbem a trial. They are easy to take and pleasant In effect. Price. 25. cents. Samples free at Charles Strong's drug store. TAFT I)K LINKS IN VITATION. HOi - ....'GS, Va.. July 3i. Mr. Taft spent a comparatively quiet day. Colorado wants the candidate for the opening of tbe interstate fair and ex position, to be opened Labor day at Denver. As acceptance of tbe invita tion would mean the abandonment ot Taft's present plan to conduct his !ersonal campaign without trial, hl regrets were sent. Taft bas not yet indicated whether he will make re ply to Bryan's comments on his speech of acceptance or not. LAND CASES ANNOUNCK8 HIMNKLF. LAKE FOREST, III., Aug. 4. Gov ernor Albort R. Cummlngs of Iowa tonight announced himself aa a can dldate to succeed the late Senator Allison In congress. The governor paid a glowing trib ute to bla late political adversary's sorvlces to Iowa and the country at large. Ho then frankly declared bis ambition to be elected to the upper house by the lcgls.ature of hia state, He also announced tnat "some one would be appointed at once to occupy Senator's Allison's seat for the com Ing months of bla unexpired term." RTR1NQ OP VISITORS. FAIRVIKW, LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 4 In striking contrast to yeaterday'a torrid weather, today did not seem to affect the string of visitors who visited W. J. Bryan. They came In great numbers, some on business and some morely to pay their respects. Bryan did not seem affected by the heat, and greeted all comers cordially. Today he gave out a statement In regard to the report tnat Judge Taft In talking Into a phonograph la which he took occasion to aay that he be lieved hereafter the use of phono grapha for dissemination of political speeches would be regarded aa a dig nified method ot discussing public questions. GKOIKiH IS Off IT. BUFFALO. N. T., July 31. Chair man Mack of the Democratic national committee today appointed the cum- mttteea to serve during the cam paign. The member! of the labor committee ire all member! of the na tional committee. Governor OeorKf ( hamberlaln of Oregon la named or Ihe advisory committee. GUDIIKVKII HIS HEART. Mr. and Mrs. James Howard and children of Kerby. or., visited In Med ford yesterday wit hMr. and Mrs. J. S. Howard. The children of Mr. and Mrs. James Howard are great grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Howard of this city, and J. S. was Just a little prouder of those chil dren than any parent ever was of their offspring, and he was like a schoolboy in dancing attendance to them during their brief visit here. I.NH KBITS MILLIONS. DENVER. Col., Aug. 4. Mrs. Ogla Guggenheim, wife ot Simon Guggen heim, senator for Colorado, la now one of the richest women in the world. Her father, Hirsch, the fa mous diamond wholesaler, died last August. The estato has Just been settled, and the share to which Mrs. Guggenheim Is entitled has been turned over to her. Tbe Inheritance Is estimated at 115,000,000. W ILDING A NEW BRIDGE. Work has been begun on a lie bridge to be built across I.Utle lluite creek, near Its mouth. Theie will be two concrete piers and also foot ings for the other supports. The center span with the approaches will be 120 feet long, and it will be well built in every particular. It will be of great benefit to tbose living on the east side of the river, as well as those on the north side of Little Butte creek. Jasen Hartman has the contract for the work and is now purchasing ma terials for it In this city. When com pleted the new bridge will have co'.t 12,100. EIGHTEEN BODIES RECOVERED. VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 4. Up lo 7 o'clock this evening 18 bodies have been found in the ruins caused by the Fernle fire. mere are still 20 members of a logging crew of the Elk River Lum- ner company missing. These men were working north of Hosmer. eh! nothing has yet been heard iron them. They may have escaped by crossing th mountain range, if they Kucceeded, It will be several dav i,o- fore they could possibly reach Ferule. No great damage bas been done to Michael as yet. The town Is sur rounded and seriously theatened from the west. If the wind remains favor- uble there may be no loss. FIRE AT DEER PARK. SPOKANE. Wash.. Aug. 4. A spe cial to the Spokesman-Review from Deer Park says that the business por tion ot Clayton, six miles from here, is In ruins, the result of a fire early this morning. Tbe loss is estimated at siuu.ooo. There is not a store left standing In the town. ALMOST IllltlKII ALIVE. BOSTON, Aug. 4. Given up by the family physician as dead and placed in a coffin, Charles Balcolm of Worcester, Mass.. 31 years old. son ot Frank Balcolm, had a miracu lous escape from being buried alive. His mother noted tne twitching of a finger as the undertaker was ready to screw the lid In place. Balcolm details his fee,. tig as he sank into a comma, which his doctor believed to be deatn. He was unocn- sclous at tbe time It was discovered he was alive, but he was resuscitated my powerful resoratlves. IDAHO FOREST FIRE. WATCHES Ill'HBAND DROWN. ALBANY, Or., Aug. 4. While his bride ot six months stood watching the opposite bank, Charles Kramer, a cigarmaker ot tola city, waa drowned in tne drowned In tbe Willamette river. The body waa re covered an hour latre. Kramer waa In awimmtng with his stepson, aged 10 years, and got a cramp. He sank in deep water cloae to the bank on tbe Benson county side. The frightened youth ran to where a party of men was encamped, a short distance away. Coronor Fortmlller waa notified at once, and the river was dragged In the vicinity and the body recovered. Kramer wau em ployed In local cigar factory, ing come here about a year ago from Baker City. He was 31 yeara of age. Ilia parent! reside In York. Pa. READ TIIK MnltNIVO lll ARMY OFFICERS HIKE. 8AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. Sev eral army officers stationed at the Presldo and Senecla, nearly all past 50 yeara ot age, and severs! nearlng the three-score mark, today complet ed the Brat day s walk of a 60-mlle walking contest, ordered by President I Roosevelt, covering It miles In 1'4 hours. In tho party were Colonel J. L. MISSOULA. Mont., Aug. 4. There are forest fires of alarming propor tions in the Coeur d'Alene national forest reserve in Idaho, Just across the Montana state line. It Is re ported to be spreading into Montana, and approaching the summit ot Moni tor mountain at the head ot Dominion creek, 70 miles south of this city. OUTLAWS Sl'RROUNDKD. SPOKANE. Wasn., Aug. 4. A spe cial to the Spokesman-Review from Lewiston. Idaho, say! that Reld, Sloan and Rice, the Oroflno outlaw!, who yesterday ahot Rancher Dan Carr, are tonight aurrounded by posses within six miles of Oroflno, and It Is believed their capture will be effected early In the morning. MAY SETTLE HERE. Seeral pending land-fraud indict ments, says the Portland Oregonlan, returned by Francis J. Heney over three yeara ago, will tie dismissed In the United State court either tola? or tomorrow, on motion of Tracy C. Becker, special assistant attorney general, wbo was detailed to conclude these prosecutions. Some minor de tail" remain to be considered befr.ie It will be determined how many cf the cases will be dropped, but It Is known tbat the government will abandon a majority ot these Indict ments, numbering 18, most of which were returned early In 1905. Some of tbe defendants In these untried uses bave appointments for conferences with Mr. Becker today, and It will not be until after these meetings are con cluded that the list of Indictments to be dropped will be decided. Mr. Becker said yesterday that the indictment against Binger Hermann in the "Blue Mountain" case most positively would not be among the ones that will be dismissed. Instead he said, a date would be fixed tills week for the trial of Hermann, which will probably be held In October, when Heney is scheduled to returi, to Portland and prosecute the case. When the docket has been relieve J of these cases, the Federal court will take an adjournment until the Sap tember term, while Judge Wolvorcon enjoys bis annual vacation. Septem ber 28 is the date set for argument oa a demurrer to the Indictment that hns been filed by counsel for Rutus S. Moore, who was Indicted with Henry Meldrum and several others tor con spiracy to defraud the government by means of false and fraudulert sur veying contracts. The cases were set for trial in the September term of the Federal Dts trlct court, with tne exception of th Hermann case, which was set for tria' November 9, and the Williamson case, which, it Is understoodfi will follow Immediately after the Her mann trial. Previously to dismissing the indict ments today, Dr. W. L. Davis, for mer mayor of Albany, after the fo ment cnarging him wita perjury had been withdrawn, pleaded guilty ot conspiracy to defraud the govern ment of public land and was fined 1500. In passing sentence on Dr. Davis, Judge Wolverton said It ap peared that the defendant acted hastily, rather than with a corrupt intent to evade tbe law. Clarke E. Loomis. another defend ant, entered a plea ot guilty, sen tence in his case was suspended pend ing the trial of subsequent caseB. FIVE KILLED; TWO INJURED. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. Com ing down a steep grade In the hills west of Burlingame at a high rate of speed, an automobile driven by Miss Bthel McCormack and occupied by four other women and two children all of San Mateo, suddenly swerved 'rom the road as a result of broken hrakes, and plunged straight down the embankment, causing the death of three women and the two children and Injuring the other two women. The victims ot the disaster, the sec ond of Its kind near San Francisco, within 48 hours, were: MRS. THOMAS A. M'CORMACK. MISS CLARA M'CORMACK. Mrs. IRA G. O BRIEN. TWO INFANT CHILDREN of Mrs. Brlen. Of the seven, Miss MacAnley and Miss Ethel McCormack, the driver, are tbe only two alive. Miss Mc Cormack escaped with a sprained ankle and some bruises. Tbe accident was caused by the breaking of the emergency brakes. .mas Mcuormack took the wrong road and, starting down a steep hill attempted to Btop the car with the emergency brakes. These snapped and the girl then tried to slack the speed by running close to the em bankment. The car struck a large rock, which caused it to turn. Despite Miss Mc Cormack s efforts to steer tbe ma chine, It dashed down the steep grade, striking headon against a tree 350 feet below. It plunged down the grade at a trlffic rate of speed and stopped with such suddenness that the occupants were hurled out as If shot from catapult, landing on tne nard road 15 feet below. Mrs. McCormack was the wife of Thomas A. McCormack, president of the McCormack Iron works In this city, and Mrs. O'Brien was the wife of the proprietor of the Keystone Manufacturing works at San Mateo. Both families were prominent so cially. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Indiana Anti-Saloon Councilman I omen to Portland Will Resign, Pope Plus X carries at his girdle and old watch of base metal, tne face chipped, with a plain leather guard. Thomas Walker, portrait painter. published at Hull England, in 1810, "A Treatise Upon the Art of Flying by Mechanical Means." Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wakefield of New York city arrived in Medford yesterday and will remain here aa the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Andrew. Mr. Wakefield la connected wlt.t a large real estate firm in New York city, and he and bis wife's visit here Is the result of correspondence which has been going on between them and Mr. Andrews for severe, months. It In 1S70 a few hundred hunch. r am. nuprouaoie inn mr. waiceneid bananas came to the United States will become Interested In our valley, the annual Imports now . .ij nnu Buouia ne ao so tne interests which he may acquire and the lond opinion which he will take away with him will have the effect ot Interest ing many men ot money with whom he la In close touch In a business way. at something like 16,000,000. Father Bartholomew Laurent, a B.itillan priest, described In the London Evening Post of December 20-23, 1709, a flying ship of his Invention. D. T. Lawton General dealer in vehicles, harness, implements and machines. In addition to our general line we are agents for the Mitchell and Tourist auto mobiles. As good as any manufactured. 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It pays to attend such an institution. CSald Business JUa t " Keep hammering away everlastingly on thorough work. It will win out In the end." Said an Educator! "The quality of instruc tion given in your school mak i it the atandard of its kind in the Northwest" COpen all the year. Students admitted at any time. Catalogue free. References' Any bank, any newspaper, any business man in Portland. NEWPORT YAQUINA BAY OREGON'S MATCHLESS BEACH RESORT The Place to go for Perfect Kest and Every Conceiv able form of Healthful and Delightful Recreation. ITS FACILITIES ARE COMPLETE-Bet of food and an abundance of It. Fresh water from springs. All modern necessities, such as telegraph, telephone, markets freshly provided every day. Fuel in abundance. Cotlxftea partly furnished or nnfurnlshed to be had cheaply. Strict munloipal sanitary regulations. . NEWPORT is reached by way of the Southern PsolBo to Albany or CorvsllH, thence Corvallls and Eastern R. R. 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