The Medford mail., October 23, 1908, Image 6

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IbUTOM, Publisher.
OCTOBER
1908.
CRIP.ION $1.50 a Year
Enured in ihe posioRice at Mcdford, Ore
(on tt second class mail matter.
FOR A UOOIt CAUSE.
Although the attention of a great
pari of the male population of Med
ford Is taken up Just now in connec
tion with the presidential election to
take place November 3, and the vote
on the water propositions which will
be held October 6 there Is another,
and a very Important matter, which
will take place Friday night of this
week.
We refer to the ball wblcb Is to be
given by the ladles of the Greater
Med ford club at the Angle Opera
bouse. It may be that some of those
who receive Invitations may not care
to attend, but all of them can pay
the price of a ticket, knowing tbat
when they do so they are helping a
worthy cause.
The Medford men have never yet
been found wanting when called up
on for support of something In the
Interest of the city, and there is no
doubt but they will come forward
now in their usual liberal way.
If the weather man keeps up his
brilliant record we'll let bygones be
bygones.
If It be "a campaign ef Ideas," the
other fellow is sure to rise and say
they're hls'n.
Like a balloon, candidates who
make 'flying trips" don't always
know how to light.
Depew rises, ghostlike, In the
campaign, but his party Isn't In need
of any more thin air.
"The campaign throat" Is the lat
at. It must be a good one If It
a. allows all the orators say.
Money talks In the Rockefeller au
tobiography, but so far It hasn't
caused any one to alt up and say,
-What's that?"
Certain candidate charged with
stealing campaign thunder. Some of
them seem to have been monkeying
with lightning.
Only three weeks more,' and can
didates are counting their chickens,
wrltb game roosters In reserve for
crowing purposes.
"Foraker will soon be a memory,"
says the Texas Star.
He doean't want to be. His atti
tude Is "Forget It!"
Japan has planned such a strenu
ous reception for the fleet that when
the boys are through with It they'll
too weak for war.
The appetite of an earthquake la
aotblng to that of the man who, It
is alleged, got away with 1,000,000
acres of land In California.
The Houston Post does not think
tbat we are governed too much In
this country, "when it Is considered
that cabbage-eating has not been
made a felony and men are not
banged for kisalng their wives and
children."
HOY VHED AS DUMMY.
New York llank Was . Systcmlcally
Robbed.
NEW YORK, Oct. 17. A towhead
ed youth of 19, until recently a $12
a week clerk In a brokor's office,
was the star witness yesterday at
the trial In the criminal branch of
the United Statea court of Charles
W. Morse, financial man and pro
moter, who, with Alfred H. Curtis,
ex-president of the National Bank of
North America, Is charged with hav
ing violated the national banking
laws.
In the testimony of Edward P.
Moxey, a government bank examiner.
It had been revealed that a person
named Leslie B. Whiting bad been
one of tbe heaviest borrowers from
the National Bank of North America,
at one time owing the institution as
much as 1310,000. Hardly a week
went by in the year 1907, the testi
mony showed, that Whiting did not
borrow $100,000 or more, giving Ice
stock principally as security. It al
.ways appeared In the records as pre
sented, however, that the enormous
sums of money borrowed by Whiting
were credited to the accounts of C.
W. Morse.
At the conclusion of Mr. Moxey's
testimony, Leslie Whiting was called
to the stand and those In the court
room, who had expected to see a
dignified, shrewd-looking buslneas
man step forward, were astonished to
see a smooth-cheeked boy of under
90 years walk nervously to the wit
ness stand. A smile swept over the
room and Judge Hough rapped
sharply for order.
After Whiting had been made to
describe how he had come to sign
the note which made him Indebted
to the bank for such large sums, be
was asked:
"Could yon have paid this note I
bold for Hl.OOtT"
that he would not be without this satisfactory
means of settlement.
The Jackson County Bank respectfully invites
the checking accounts of merchants, manufac
turers, firms corporations, societies and indi
viduals, assuring Safety and Good Service.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MEDFORD, OKECON
Established 1808 State Depository
Capital and Surplus, 9115.000.00
W. I. VAWTER, Pres.
"What me?" answered the start
led boy. "No no; I couldn't."
"Could you have paid a $1000
note?" pressed the attorney for the
prosecution.
"No. sir," responded the boy, a
trifle more assured.
CASHIER ARRESTED.
Peculations Discovered In Affairs of
La Grande Bank.
LA GRANDE, Or., Oct. 17. Jef
ferson W. Scriber, cashier of the
Farmers' Traders' National bank
of La Grande, and who comes from
one of tbe best-known and oldest
families In the state, was arrested
yesterday by United States officials
on a charge of embeitlement. The
bank Is said to have been found In
a completely wrecked condition.
The specific charge against Scriber
is that he embezzled and misappro
priated $12,525.25. It is understood
tbat the cashier practically admits a
shortage of this amount. Scriber Is
to be taken to Pendleton, where he
will be taken before a United States
commissioner for the purpose of hav
ing the amount of ball arranged. It
Is not probable that h ewlll be re
leased under a bond of $15,000.
8crlber's arrest Is tbe result of a
report on Saturday that a forged note
on N. K. West had been discovered.
Later there was a run in an automo
bile to Elgin by West and Scriber
making another trip to Elgin for the
purpose of taking up the $2000 piece
of paper. Monday the bank closed
Its doors.
Claude Gatch, national bank exam
iner, and who for years knew Scriber,
the two bavtng been boys together In
Salem, was sent for and the examin
ation of the books and accounts of
the institution began at once. Since
his arrival Mr. Gatch has refused to
make known the extent of the bank's
difficulties.
NEW PORTLAND MURDER.
Jeweler Shot I town In His Owe
Dooryard.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 20. H.
Butterworth, a jeweler and a prom
inent business man of St. John, a
suburb to the north of this city, was
shot through the heart and Instantly
killed by a highwayman shortly after
9 o'clock tonight. The murder was
committed In Btttterworth's front
yard. The object was to steal a dia
mond ring, valued at about $350,
which Butterworth wore.
Butterworth had Just entered his
front gate after closing his store, a
few blocks distant. Mrs. Butter
worth and her two little girls heard
the gnte shut and aros eto meet the
htiBband and father at the door. An
instant later they heard Butterworth
fall, though no shot was heard by
them.
Mrs. Butterworth opened the door
and ran to the side of her prostrate
husband to see what tbe matter was,
and discovered that he had been shot.
She summoned neighbors and theBe
called a physician. The services of
the latter, however, were useless, as
the victim was killed instantly.
The St. John police believe that
Butterworth was followed home by
some one aware that he wore valu
able Jewelry and that as he passed
Into the shaded gate the assassin dis
charged a heavy-caliber revolver
close to his body.
With remarkable swiftness the
ring was removed from the fallen
man's finger and before Mrs. Butter
worth had opened the door the rob
ber had disappeared.
KKWARD FOR MURDERERS.
Tennessee Governor Offers Big Hum
for Apprrhensioe.
UNION CITY, Tenn., Oct. JO. A
dispatch from Reel foot tonight,
where a mob of masked men early
this morning took Colonel R. Z. Tay
lor, aged 60, and Captain Quentln
Rankin, both of Trenton, and widely
known lawyers, oat of their hotels
at that place and murdered the lat
ter, falls to report the finding of Col
onel Taylor'a body nor any trace of
his whereabouts. A man named Pow
ell, who hauls fish from The Log
to Hickman, is said to have been
forced to accompany the mob, which
numbered about 80 members.
Powell had been staying at a hotel
when the riders called and ordered
every one out and compelled them to
line np. Captain Taylor, Colonel
The. Merchant
Knows
that it is so convenient, such
a safeguard and saving of time
to rrnv his accounts hy check
U. R. LINDLEY, Cash.
Rankin and a surveyor, whose name
is unknown, are said to have been
taken away, the others being permit
ted to return to tbelr beds. Powell
states, it is said, tbat after killing
Rankin a vote was taken regarding
the disposition to be made of Tay
lor. After the dispute Taylor made a
dash and Jumped Into a bayou, start
ing to swim across It. A number of
shots were fired at him and in tbe
confUBlon Powell slipped away and
brought back his story of escape.
Searchers found the trees at the edge
of the bayou clipped with bullets and
there were deep footprints In the mud
along tbe shore. On the other side
of the bayou there was a single foot
print. Governor Patterson arrived
at Humboldt during the consultation
with the citizens of Trenton who
came to meet him. Governor aPtter
son announced be had offered $10,
000 reward and would visit the scene
in person.
Judge Joseph E. Jones adjourned
the Circuit court this afternoon and
called a special session at Union City,
which is In his circuit. He announc
ed that be will have a grand jury
Impanelled at once and will have
court ordered Immediately. Gover
nor Patterson will have the military
called out to protect sessions If ne
cessary. One hundred militiamen mobolixed
at Nashville tonight snd left for Reel
foot lake. The orders calling them
out do not state whether they are to
do guard duty at the courthouse,
pending the grand jury Investigation,
or whether they are to go into field
service.
XKW SECT ORGANIZED.
Former Printer of Salt Lake Starts
a New Cult.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 20.
Several witnesses in favor of the pe
tition of Mrs. Mabelle M. Dutton.
that a conservator be appointed by
the probate court to prevent her
aunt, Mrs. Ellen M. Shaw, of Lowell,
from giving her property to the sect
known as the Mazdaznans, were
heard by Judge Mclntyre.
The principal witnesses heard
were W. S. Dutton, the husband of
the petitioner, and Mrs. Adolph Dltt
man, who lived for several years In
the home of Dr. HanlBh, leader of
tbe sect, at Lowell. Mr. Dutton de
clared that Mrs. Shaw was closely
allied with tbe Mazdaznans and fol
lowed the teachings of Dr. Hanish.
Mrs. Dlttman described Dr. Han
tsh's opinion on hygiene, such as
wearing little clothing and taking
dew baths.
While Mrs. Dlttman was testifying
T. W. Klttredge, attorney for Mrs.
Dutton, accused Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Ruth Hilton, alleged high priestess
of the Lowell Mazdaznan Temple,
with attempting to hypnotize the wit
ness so as to prevent her continuing
ber testimony.
The court ordered a recess, and at
Its conclusion Mrs. Dlttman explain
ed that Mrs. Hilton had been gazing
fixedly with her left eye In line with
the left eye of the witness, follow
ing one of the alleged laws of the
Mazdaznans to get one mind under
the control of the other. The wit
ness declared she had been able to
Hwlthstand the test up to that time,
but was very uncomfortable. Mrs.
Hilton was ordered to take a seat
farther back In the courtroom.
Mrs. Dlttman gave evidence to
show that she first knew Dr. Han
nlsh when he was a typesetter on the
Deseret News In Salt Lake City, ten
years ago. He claimed to be a na
tive of the far east and a new
Christ, she said. With Hannlsh she
went to Chicago, where two temples
of the sun-worshipers were opened.
She characterized the teachlnga at
that time as "profane and obscene."
She said that oil, charcoal and bric-a-brac
purchased from 10-cent stores
was bought and taken to 26 Van Du
ron street, Chicago .where the oil
was put up as "oil from Assyria,"
and the other articles packed In
small packages and sold at high
prices as articles from the east.
Was Fined Fifty Dollars.
Joe Kerrlck, living near Wood
vllle, was arrested and brought to
Medford yesterday by Constable 81n
gler for selling liquor on Savage
creek In less quantities than one gal
lon. He was arraigned, pleaded
guilty and was fined $0, which he
paid.
FLEET ROYALLY WELCOMED.
KlltliUKUlNf lr Reception by the People
' of Japan.
I TOKIO, Japan, Oct. 19. The re
ception accorded the American 'leet
; by the government and the peovle of
' Japan 1b conceded by American na-
val officers to be the heartiest and
most perfectly carried out of the
many receptions received by the
fleet since it sailed from Ilamp'nn
' Roads.
Admiral Speery said to the Asa
elated Press today that he was utter
ly unable to say bow It bad been
accomplished, but that the welcome
given to the fleet and officers here
had been so carefully planned and
carried out to the mots minute de
tail that a lasting i mpressioa has
.been stamped on every American
who had witnessed it. The men of
the American and Japanese fle't are
fraternizing everywhere throughout
Tokio and Yokobama. Every wish
of the American sailors is anticipat
ed and every blue Jacket finds an
English-speaking guide among the
Japanese sailors.
The American uniform Is an open
sesame everywhere to the "nrdlal
lty of the Japanese. It Is impossible
to doubt the sincerity of the Japan
ese. The American officers aud sai
lors are already beginning to under
stand the fact that the evident desire
on the part of the Japanese for the
friendship of the Americans is not
founded upon opportunism.
Since the arrival of the fleet not
a single unpleasant Incident has oc
curred, though the sailors of both
fleets are swarming through the
streets of both Yokohama and To
kio. Early on Tuesday Admlral
Speery and the captains of the fleet
will be guests of the emperor at tbe
palace. Admiral Sperry will convey
to the emperor a message from pres
ident Roosevelt.
Tbe words of this meas&g have
not been given out. but there is rea
son to believe that it breathes a spirit
of sympathy and expresses the keen
appreciation of tne tnullticnal
friendship between tbe two coun
tries. It is uncertain wh;.t answer
the Emperor will make, but it Is be
lieved he may break nls rule and
make some statement in terms sim
ilar to those used by the president.
HAINS POOR MAN.
The Consequence Is Tbat His Wife
Gets Nothing.
NEW YORK. Oct. 20. Justice
Carr o fthe Supreme court today de
nied the motion for alimony and for
counsel fees asked for in the cross
complaint filed by Mrs. Clauddla
Halns In opposition to the suit for
divorce tiled by Captain Peter C.
Halns, the slayer of William E.
Annis.
The court took Into consideration
the fact that Captain Halns' salary
as an army officer had been stopped,
that his personal means are small
and that he Is in Jail under a heavy
expense in connection with his trial.
Mrs. Halns' motion for the cus
tody of her children was denied, be
cause they are not in the Jurisdiction
of the court. The children are with
tbelr grandfather, outside the state.
OBJECTS TO LOSING NOSE.
Colored Porter Swears Oat Warrant
for Friend Who Bit Him.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 20. Ac
cording to a warrant sworn out be
fore Justice of the Peace Bell yester
day morning, Edmund Dulster, a
colored porter. Is charged with hav
ing disfigured the countenance of
Benl Verbelle, also colored, by biting
off the end of the latter's nose. The
affair occurred at Fourteenth and
Northrup streets early 8unday morn
ing and was the result of a dispute
between the two gallanta over the at
tentions each had been paying to a
dusky damsel of their neighborhood.
Dulster is said to have formed a
violent prejudice for the conforma
tion of Verbelle's nasal appendage,
and when they engaged in a fistic ar
gument he succeeded In fastening his
teeth In the objectionable member,
and after biting tbe end off fled pre
cipitately. Verbelle appeared before
the court yesterday and swore to tbe
complaint, and Constable Wagner
made the arrest shortly after. Duls
ter furnished $500 cash ball and was
allowed his liberty pending the hear
ing of his case a ta future date.
As a reminder
Jama for absolute
"Crespo" Is going,
Force. A ready - to
package
unexcelled as a
each
Sampson brand
SIX DIE BY STORM.
Blinding Snow In Colorado Is Canae
of Disaster.
DENVER, Colo., Oct. 20. Six ac
cidental deaths are traceable to thei
blinding anowstorms which prevailed
In Colorado Saturday night and Sun
day. Besides, seven persona sus
tained serious Injuries in railroad
collisions or by coming In contact
with live wires. The dead:
JOSEPH HENRY, killed by wire
In Denver.
J. J. M'CLOSKEY, killed by wire
at Louisville, Colo.
MRS. LIZZIE WINSLOW, killed
by wire in her home at Fort Collins.
AUGUST CARSON, frozen to
death In anow at Longmont.
LEONARD E. BANKER, scalded
to death in a wreck caused by a col
lision on the Rock Island railroad
near Carlton.
HENRY JOHN, killed by collision
between handcar and motor-car on
Union Pacific railroad in Denver
yards.
In sections of tbe mountains a
heavy snow has fallen. Consider
able damage was done to electric
wires and telephone and telegraph
lines are seriously affected. Rail
road and interurban electric lines
have been Interrupted and at places
completely blocked.
SHOTGUN ROUTE.
Wealthy Resident of Santa Cruz
Sends Himself Hence.
SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 20. John C.
Wood, a wealthy resident of this city,
shot himself early tbls morning with
a double-barreled sbotgun. He had
returned last night from St. Helens
sanitarium, where he had success
fully undergone an operation for ap
pendicitis. He was an owner in the Santa Cruz
Lumber company and owned a large
amount of real property here.
RIGHT TO NEW YORK.
Judge Taft Has Been Received by
Enthusiastic Crowds Everywhere.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Taft today
carried bis campaign to the very
doors of New York and gave a very
clear Indication of the characters of
the speeches he would make In the
Empire state next week. Taft spent
three hours in Newark, N. J., one
hour In Wilmington and the evening
in Baltimore. He encountered tre
mendous crowds and which were
very enthusiastic. His extended ef
forts of the day were at Elizabeth
and at Baltimore. At Newark he
gave attention to all the Issues ex
cept labor. In Elizabeth his speech
was solely on the labor question and
tonight he combined his Newark
and Elizabeth speeches. The test
with which Delaware received the
candidate resulted In his curtailing
his Wilmington speech In a few lines.
The Important part of tbe conference
this morning between tbe candidate
and Chairman Hitchcock will be to
eliminate Connecticut from the Itin
erary and cut the number of
speeches in New Tors, state to two
each day.
The Indiana Itinerary of the can
didate Is announced tonight. Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday he will
speak In that state. He will reach
Chicago Saturday. Tomorrow night
hs will speak In Cumberland and
FALL CASH PRICES
The wrapping of our "Snow Flake" Bread In oiled paper to keep It from
drying out is proving a big success. The bread Is better than mother used
to make, which you may be sure was mighty good.
We have a big supply of last years crop, extra dry shelled A
Pop Corn which we are selling at, the pound 03V
"Yakima Best" Flour is going like hot cakes, etc. It seems to bear out
Its big reputation as the "best In the West" In noble style, AA mm
the sack $l4t)
We also have a few new patent sheet Iron Corn Poppers. The kind that
cannot be burnt or broken. They will last for years. Selling a (
for, each vC
we will again say that we are selling
cost: and they are going fast, so
jar fully guaranteed. We will cheerfully replace any one If It
should not prove to be good. Selling, when cut from 25c, for
going, and will soon be gone. Why?
made special "special" of It. It Is much the same
- serve breakfast food. Cut from 10c
Natures pure food drinks: "Angelus" Grape Juice is made from the
choicest California Zlnfandel grapes and Is guaranteed to be free in every
respect from adulteration. For the sick room, hospital or home use it is
beverage. Put up in small bottles to
boiled Cider is clear and pure. It Is
Cider boiled down till it is an extract of 1-5 the original bulk.
I.e. a 5 in 1 mixture. In quart bottles this Rogue River Product
MILLER EWBANK
CASH GROCERS
West Virginia en route to Cincinnati,
where he will stop for a day'a rest
Wednesday.
TRIED TO KILL PRIEST.
Tbe Chicago Police Are Try lag to
Locate Wonld-Be Murderer.
CHICAGO. III., Oct. 19. Search
for the man who yesterday fired at
Father Fielding, an assistant rector
of the Corpus ChrlstI church, was
renewed with energy today. Every
available detective In Hyde Park dis
trict was detailed to run the would
be murderer down. Whether he shot
because of a sudden Impulse or
feared arrest, or whether he la a
member of some antl-clerlcal band
la not known.
Tbe fact that he fired on a clergy
man only after the latter broached
his suspicions of a loiterer by ques
tioning him la said by the detectives
to lend color to the theory that the
man was a pickpocket who practiced
his pilfering from churchgoers.
SAYS HIS WIFE BEAT HIM.
Seattle Man Gets Divorce From His
Brawny Better Half.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 19. Be
cause, as he alleged, his wife, six
inches taller than he, beat him and
threatened his life, Willis E. Kln
caid was granted a divorce in the
Superior court here.
"I don't think it Is safe for a man
of your size to live with a woman
as large and as belligerent as your
wife seems to be," said Judge Fra
ter. "The decree is granted."
Klncaid testified that when he
married her he believed his wife to
be a widow without children. Last
March a stalwart son of Mrs. Kln
caid, Just home from the Philip
pines, strode Into the house nnd or
dered his stepfather out. Once Mrs.
Klncaid walked Into his office, Kln
caid said, assaulted htm and told him
his life would not be safe unless he
left her. Klncall said he did not go
home that nlgbt.
AN ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
President Roosevelt WUI Act as That
for The Outlook Next Year.
NEW YORK. Oct. 19. President
Roosevelt has signed a contract with
Outlook to act as associate editor af
ter his retirement from the presi
dency next year. This Is made the
subject to an existing contract to
write stories of his African travels
for the Scrlbner's Sons. His work
In connection with The Outlook la to
cover political and economic ques
tions. NEW THIS WEEK.
Kingsbury's splendid
speak early. Every
17c
Because we have
as Egg-O-See
the pound
4c
sell for
lOe
the purest Sweet
35c
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