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THE MEDFORD MAIL TBIBTOR, MBDITORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1909. INFURIATED MOB . HANGS II MEN THIS MAN THINKS ONLY HEAVEN EVERYTHING IS READY FOR SHOW NEWCOMERS IN PASS ABOUND MAN TRIED BY NEW ROAD WILL ASSESSORS WILL MEET J SALEM State Board of Tax Commissioners Orders Every Assessor In State to Meet in Salem on De cember 8. LONG Dl! E GREAT AID HANCE Exciting Chase of Three Days' at Last Culminates in Hanging of Negra and White .1 Man. . (United Preas Leased Wire.) Yeung Man Well Known in Grants Spokane Apple Show Will Open on Commercial Club Smoker Prtves a Man Who Violated Game Laws Wires Attorney to Represent Him and Pay His Fine Pleads Guilty. Tourists Will Be Enabled to Run Pass Qos Crazy in Religion Also Thinks ef His Girt. the lot and Premises T le a Big Success. Great Success Tm Richard sen Pleases Large Crawd. Over to Klamath One Way and Return by Another Route. CAIRO, 111., Nov. 12. With the arrival here ol state troops at dawn 'today, Cnllro is practically under mar tial law after three days of mob spirit culminating last night In tho lynching of two men. In-the proscuce of 10,000 cheering jmcn and women, 'a mob ls.to last night hanged Will Jamss, tho negro accused of murdering Anna Polley,a white woman, riddled tho body with "C00 bullots and then dragged It along tho streets for a mllo and burned tho remains. White Man Hanged. Still fjlled with tho lust for blood, tho lnfurlnted gathering closed In on "the jail, battered Its w.vy through the steel bars, dragged, out Henry 'Salzer, a white man accused of wlfo murder, and hanged him. In tho meantlmo tho authorities communicated with Governor Doneon :ahd' state troops wcro 'rushed to the city. All night loong tho mobs surged through tho city streets clnmorlng for moro victims. Fearing a repetition of tho scene at Springfield of two years ago, when n mob ran amuck, shooting and hang' "ing negroes, tho blacks of tho city stormed tho various pollco stations . pleading for protection. Although tho troops havo. practically restored order, tho negroes aro still In a state of . frenzy and aro afraid to show themselves on the street. Troops Arrive. Groat difficulty was experienced by tho 11 companies of stato troops In dispersing tho mobs, and moro trou "ble is expected tonight. Tho lynching of James followed a sensational chaso of many hours In which a stolon fi eight train figured. When a mob formed Wednesday night with tho avowed Intention of lynching James, Sheriff Davis sav ed tho negro's llfo temporarily by spiriting him out of tho city. . ' Davis and his prisoner alighted from a train at Dongola with tho sheriff hoping to reach tho Jail at Murphyaboro by driving across tho country before the mob could Inter cept him. Train Seized. News of Davis' whereabouts, how over, reached tho mob, and, solzlng a locomotive and a string of box cars, they rodo in hasto to Karnak. Hero thoy camo upon the sheriff, who was hiding in tho woods with his prisoner, ovoreamo Davis and took James away from him. Upon reaching Cairo tho mob was augmented- by 10,000 howling men and womn and tho negro was rushed to nn nrchwi.y built over tho intersec tion of BIgjjth and Commoiclal streets "Women Assist. Hundreds volunteered to throw tho ropo ovor tho archway, oven tho worn on members of the mob offering their assistance. When tho body of tho negro was liauled into view tho mob howled Its delight. Hardly had tho crowd vlowed the negro before tho rope broke. Impa- in-lit ut tiiu uuiny, ouu revolvers woro j co"ding uimen ni mo negro ana as many mil lets wore sent crashing into his body. After It had boon Iltentlly shot to plece8 the body was dragged tc tho spot whom James had choked his alleged victim to death and cremat ed. Then the mob stormed tho Jail and lynched Sa'zer, accused of murder ing his' wife. When tho gathored mob called upon tho white man for a confession ho was too frightened to mako a con nected statement, but mado somo in telligent reply In which ho Implicat ed his sister. (MU Trlbuna Special Service.) GRANTS PASS, Or.. Nov. 12. Ernest Umphlette, 22 years old and living with his parents at Glondnle, Or., was brought into this city .by (Mall Tribune Special Service.) . . SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 12. (Mall Trlbuna Special Service.) GRANTS PASS, Or.,' Nov. 12. The smoker held by the Grants Pass morning of Novembor 15 and con- Portland booster, mado tho address tinning throughout the week. Grow- 0f tho evening arid was in his hoppi crs representing various parts of tho est 'vein. Ho mado a, Renornl pica for Evervthintr is in readiness for tho on- i"c smo "0,.u "y 1 " ' " I ;nmmnriin.l t lull Inst, nvnninn. wna n ening of tho second national apple successful affair. About 200 his father for medical examination, show in Spokane, beginning tho were present. Tom Richardson, tho he having gono insane. His rannin seems to bo about religion, and ho is continually calling .the name of n young lady with whom ho kopt com pany. Otherwise he is normal. On tho train coming down ho was constantly getting up and announc ing that everybody was going to heaven and Hint ho was going there soon. A year or so ago ho clerked for tho Sugar Pine store in this city. mill mmrnn r r"Tr rx ri t n H. M U K q Vlllla.niL.llU UL. I II VI I UU MAKES FINE SHOWING Exciting 100-Milc Race Won by Knipper in Chalmers-Detroit Car Makes Good Showing. Tho Valley Auto company, if this city, agents for tho Chalmers-Detroit "30," are vory much pleased ovor tho showing mado by their cars In tho recent races In Atlanta, Ga. Fol lowing is a description of ono of tho races: Knipper driving a Chalmers-Detroit 30, won an exciting 100-milo race at tho motor speedway today. Matson, In another cnr'of the same name, won second placo. ' Matson started at tho tot and worked Into fourth placo at tho ond of 18 miles, and at 20 miles ho was pressing Nelson for second position. Jones car dropped to fourth. Knlp por was second laps ahead at tho 22d mile and was holding well at tho ond of 32 miles. On tho 80th mllo, utilizing his abil ity to tako tho curvea at an advan tage, Knlppor passed Nojson. Yergor remained In tho raco many laps be hind,' Jones and Schroltztr wore hopelessly out of It and quit tho track Georgo Robortoon mado his first start of the meet in tho 10-mllo ptock chassis 451 to GOO cubic inches event driving a Flnt CO. Strang piloted similar car. Marquis was at tho wheol of a Stearns CO, and Harding drovo an Apporsnn "Jack-rabblr." Strang's englno required attontlon on tho third lap and his rivals thundered pnst. Harding in tho lead. Strang withdrew and was followod by Rob ortson in tho other Flat. Harding won In 8:30:08. Three amateurs, Culvlu Travis Chalmers-Detroit; William 13. Old know, Bulck, and John M. Hut:icr ford, Stearns, entered tho ton-mllo nmatour frco-for-all. Travis was soon distanced and tho prettier! raco of tho mooting developed betweon Old know and Rutherford. Tho finish wns o"" ono-hundrdth of a second apart, with Oldknow in tho lend by only 17 , inches, as shown by tho electric ro lpvlco. United States and Canada and deco rators have turned tlio tented expo sition hnll and tho stato armory, oc cupying 100,000- square feet of space, into scenes of beauty and a veritable riot of color, presented by between one and a half and hvo mil lion apples of stnndnrd ""Hps, When President T-ft xi Mi" nnl by telegraph tho morning oi' Hip opening day, visitors will find then solves "in tho midst of tho larges number of high-grade commercial apples over gathered together in the world. The show is complete in 3v cry way and cncli of tho 20 classes ranging from a full carload of 030 boxes to singlo plates of five apples. is filled There is every indication of the keenest rivalry in tho various com petitions for prizes and premiums o an nggregnlo value of $25,000. Clue interest probably will bo centered in the carload spccinls, including the sweepstakes of $1500, and tho dis tnct, tho frco-for-all, five, ten nn singlo-box contests. There aro 10 entries for the premier prize, which carries with i( the titlo of quality apple king of Atnoncn, and an oqunl ly largo number of contestants in tho othor competitions, all of which ar open to tho world. "The show will ho open on time at 10 o'clock tho morning of Novom bor 15," snid Ron IT. Rice, secrotarv manager of tho corporation, "and a Hint time every exhibit and every bit of decoration must bo in placo. Ev ory foot of space has boon taken ami we will havo a show that will bo credit to the country." "WHAIIFI DID SHORE?" DEMANDS UNCLE JOE EUGENE FORCED OUT OF CITY HALL, MAY BUILD Following the lynching of Salzer, and still filled with tho hut for moro victims, tho mob sought Arthur Alex- EUGENE, Or., Nov. 12. For tho past 20 or 30 years tho city hnll of Eugene has been located on the county's grounds, being in tho same yard as tho county jojl, but tho coun ty officials havo desired for some time past to hnvo the old f.rnmo building romoved so thntHhe grounds could bo beautified. Accordingly, no tico has been given by the city to vacate tho premises. During tho past year the city councij lias talked of m-ectiner a fine city hnll, and this nc- I tion of tho county court will probnbly. ander. implicated by James In Ms hasten matters. At a special eloctirin ujingconiessiou. held last Summer the question of ing such a nioveraont, arrested Alox ander and quietly slipped out of the city. A second mob Is today forming In tho surrounding towns and It I3 be lieved that they will pursuo Davis and his prisoner untli they ovortako them. whe.n it Is believed a third lynching will take place. Choice P"st Pnt Buildlnp, L. Eive e'ei" ct en-t resido""1 lots on South Tvv street: nil the ad vantages of Qakdale avenue "without tljc expense:" Investigate these lots; thevnre close in and can b nnd on reasonable terms. Inquire at 944 S. 9rape street. 205 bonding the city for $75,000 to erect n municipal building wns submitted to a vote, but it was defeated. It is probable that in tho near future tho matter will again. bo submitted, but that a lower amount will bo vot ed upon. ' M. W. of A. and Royal Neighbors of America. Attention Friday evening, No vember 12. tho state deputy head consul will ho with us. Supper will bo served and a general good llmo Is expected. Como and brlns a neigh bor with you. All visiting mombers of both camps aro Invited. W. C. RINYON, Cnsul. 202 W. T. GOULDBR, Clerk. "Snore, Did I? Well, I Don't Caro a Darn if I Did! Whose Bus iness It it, Anyway?" DANVILLE, 111., Nov. 12. Undo Joo Caunon was asked tonight about tho story sent out from Momphlo that ho had driven a young married couplo from their berth in nn 111 ncls Con tral sleopor by his snoring. "So thoy cc.y I snored, do Ihoy? Woll, Just tell the public that I do not stay, awnko' to seo whothor : snoro or not, but I guess If tho news papers any I did it must bo so. But It tho nowspapors havo told tho truth in this mattor It is moro than they 1 ave done about anything i,lso I havo oald or dono on my southern trip. "And what If I do snoro? Whoso business 1b It? Thoro wcp only six porsons on that sleopor, and not a. singlo woman among thorn. Snoro, did I? Woll, I don't glvo a darn If did." Concerning tho PnrsonB charges ho said: "Those charges woro donled by mo when thoy wore mnde by Mr, Parsons nnd J havo nothing further to say at present. I am still speaker and I am not, going to resign, not withstanding tho kicking a:id tho knocking of tho followors of La Fol lotto ana uummms. i Know or no way to prevent tholr kicking, nnd would not stop it Is I could. I nm satisfied thoro will bo enough repub lican senators aand ropresontatlvcs at tho December sosslon of congress to perform tho functions for which thoy woro chosen in harmony with tho policy of tho republican party"." STATE DAIRY ASSOCIATION MEETS DECEMBER 9 (Special Correspondence.) The next annual convention of tho Oregon Stato Dairy association is to bo hold in Portlnnd Docember 0 nnd 10, probably in tho Woodmen build ing, Eleventh nnd Washington streets. The association will bo entertained by tho I'ortland Commercial club. mong the inducements offered to como to Portland this year is a cash prize of $100 for dairy products by tho Portlnnd Flouring Mills company. Tho croomerymcn''. nnd othora inter ested in dairying in Oregon aro going to join hands to make this the great success of the year. moro optimism. The Grants Pass orchestra rendered sovcrnl pleasing selections nnd nt the conclusion of Richardson's address a buffot lunch was served. Enough now members woro taken in to bring tho total roll up td 200. "' show the amount of now blood in f I vn. President Hall asked all who hud como to Grants Pass with in tho past year to raiso thoir hands, nnd nearly half (ho au'dionco responded. Attorney Nowbury day In Jacksonville. spent Thurs- u IS TO BE OF GRANITE Work Will Start at Once on Building of Foundation More Money Is Needed. (United Press Leased Wlr.) SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 12. O. C. Larson, charged with shipping 509 ptnrmigans from Nomo, Alaska, in violation of the Alnska gnmo laws, is being tried todny by cable. Ac cording to District Attornoy Elmor E. Todd, Larsen will pkad guilty nnd his fine will be named by Judge Mooi'e of Nomo. Tho birds were con fiscatcd on tho steamship Senator by Gnmo Warden Rioff, acting in the enpacity of spociul npont of tho de partment of agriculture. Tho local fodorol authorities de cided that the jurisdiction of tho enso was vested in tho Alaska feu oral officials, and tho cvidonco was placed in tlio hands of United States Distriot Attornoy Draigsby of Nomn, at present in Seattle. IIo wired tho facts to Judgo Mooro- this morning. Larson, who is in Seattle, also cabled his attornoy thoro to repre sent him nnd pay his fiuo. POTTENGER RANCH ' APPLEGATE SOLD Colorado Man Pays $15,000 for Splendid 200-Acre Property on tho Applcnatc. At ,a recent meeting of tho vorty of St. Mark's Episcopal church It was decided to build tho now church out of granite, provided tho citizens would subscribe $1000 mora, making tho total coat $11,000. It was also voted to commence tho foundation at onco, but to ctop th'ore until tho wholo amount has been subscribed. Archdeacon Chambers reported tho soliciting of funds slow and felt that tho cltizons of Modford did not real Izo tho beauty of tho structuro con templated. No city outslilo of Port Ipnd would l ave a finer nnd bettor church cdiflco. ROSEBURG IS CANDIDATE FOR FEDERAL BUILDING ROSEBURG, Or., Nov. 12. fiosd burg has enrolled her nnmo on tho list of Oregon towns that aro candi dates for a fedoral building. A com mittco consisting of Bingcr Hermann B. L, Eddy, Governor F. W. Bonson Judge J. W. Hamilton and Doxter Rico, hns been appointed by tho Rosoburcr Commercial club to draft resolutions for prosontntion to con gross, asking an appropriation of $150,000 for a government building in this city. As n poworful nrgu raent, Rosoburg cites that within her confines nro four government insti tutions. Besidos tho postoffico, to- gothor with a division inspector, there aro a wenllior bnronu station, a land offico on' hnadquartors of tho Umpqua national forest super isor. At tlio suggestion of Bingor ITermnnn. tho Commorcinl club may also ask congress for a sopuruto op propriation of $10,000 to dofray tho estimated cost of surveying tho Ump qua river from Scolftburg to Roso burg, willi a viow to untieing it nav igablo with a syslem of locks nnd canals. T. E. Pottongor has sold through tho agency of tho Whltw-Trowbrldgo company his 200-ncro farm on Thomp son crook In tho Applogato section to Danlol Hllkoy of Montroso, Col., tho consideration being $1C,000. Tho salo includoa sovor.-.l head of horsos and other stock and tools used In cultivating tho ranch. Tho farm Is ono of tho finest smalt stock farms In Jackson county, hav ing consldprnblo oui!do rango, as woll as plenty of hay land. The forest sorvice is investigating tho mnttor of tho construction of a wagon road from Fish Lako to Lake of the' Woods, which will reduce the distance botween Modford and tho Klamath sovoral miles and also givo a much bettor grado than tho old Dond Indian road from Ashland. Tho government trail from MoAl listor Springs to Fish Lnko is in effect a wngon rond now, and light rigs nro frequently driven ovor it. From Fish Lake to Lako of tho Woods is a distance of only four miles through tho lowest pass m tho Cascades, ond tho old trail laid out by rangers in 1809 can bo mado paWblo for wagons with very HU'o work. Supervisor Jf. L. Erickson nnd Engineer Heidol nro now in tho Fish Lako suction examining tho country with a viow to establishing tho rond. Probabilities aro that matorial ehnnges will be mado in tko route from Lako of tho Woods to the Klnm uth, which will not only shorten the distniico, hut mako a bettor grade. Tho building of this rond will bo of mnlonol convonienco to tho peoplo of this valley, nnd will bo extensive ly used not only for business' pur poses, but nlso during tho tourist senson. Tourists can visit tho famous Mc Allister springs, Fish Lake, Big Klamath nnd Grntor Lako arid have a good rood with hunting nnd fish ing along tho routo. EXPERTS SEARCH FOR PLATINUM ON COAST MARSIIFIELD, Or., Nov, 12. That platinum exists in Coos county seems to be the opinion of exports ml that tho development of (ho mm- ral is being looked into bv mon of monoy there is no doubl. Dr. D. T. Day, who hns ehnrgo of tho mineral division of tho geologiqol survey in Washington, D, C, has been mnking investigations. Ho was sent out for 10 purposo of investigating tho pos sibilities of platinum mining develop ments along the coasts IIo is quoted as saying that ho hns found somo GRAPE SEASON OVER IN NEIGHBORING STATE (Mnll Tribune Special Sorvice.) SACRAMENTO, Nov. 12. Tlio gropo movomont during tho post wool hns been of considerable volume, but not quito equal to that of tho preend inp week, From this tirag on it is ox peeled that flhipmonts will doeronso vory mntonolly nnd rapidly, as wo nro fast approaching tho cldso of tho son son. Corniehons and Kmporors will constitute tho bulk og tlio offerings fro rutins tnno on. A heavy shower last night will probably put on end to tho Tokny grapes lor tho soason of 3000. It is not oxpectod, howovor, that it will of feet tho carrying qualities of tho Env poror grapes, and this variety will bo obtainnblo in fair quantity for tho nnxt (en days or two weeks. MARSHFIELD MAY GET - A VINEGAR FACTORY MARSH F1HLD, Or., Nov. 12. Lo cal men nro perfecting a plan which will croiito o market for tho poorer grado of ojiples raised in this coun ty and which aro now wasted becnuso they nro culled from tho finer varU otics beforo shipment. V. S. Dow, togcthor w;th somo other Coos coun ty men nnd outside capital, will start a vinegar faclory and apple-drying establishment. v'fhoy will uso tho culls nnd not only make a profitable urtiolii to, put on the market, but ex pect in so doing to givo tho npplo- growing industry of tho locality a good boom. :ATHER CROWLEY HAS FULLY RECOVERED FROM INJURIES BUSINESS BRISK Yards Are as Busy as Thoy Wero Durlnn Height nt Season Slack Time Holding Off. Modford lumber doalors nro just as busy now ns thoy woro in tho hoight of the stunmor nlmost, and tho slock timo which usunlly comos at litis timo of yoor in thoir businoss has failod to mako its nppoaranco so far. Lumbar is in brisk, demand, ow- i'.t in avian nltin 1 t ! 1 ,1 ! aUahr ii.. . m and donlors anticipate) a good trade throughout tho winter. ( Unlit (1 I'ri-HH Loaned Wire) SAN FRANCISCO, Col., Nov. 12. Father D. O. Crowloy, hood of tlio Youths' Directory, today is tho re cipient of hundreds of congrntuL.- ory messoges from friends nil ovo.' tho country for his recovory from tho ln.iunes ho sustniKcd two months ngo when ho was struck down by an plntinu min tho ore examined so fur i uutomobiio ond so soriously injured nnd 1ms stnted that ljqwill give in- Hmt it was believed for a while that structions to miners ns to how to save ,the platinum wliich ho ljolioves is now lost in In nro quantities in the process of mining far. 'gold. A. L. Mncdonold of Schenectady, N. Y., whore' mining machinery is manufac tured, is nccompanyijig Dr. Day. Thoy havo gono down 'tho const to make further investigations. Tho re sults of tho work wil,.bp,of vnst im portance to tlio -mining intcreM f Coos ond Curry counties. ho would not recovor, . NOTICE. Thoro wiH bo a spocinl mdoting of tho stockholders of tlio. Siskiyou Coppqr & Gold Development company Friday, Novembor 12, nt 7:30 p. in. at their offico in the Medford hotel, to consider tho purclinno of addition al clnims. 204 M. J. LOVE, President. OPINION DIVIDED AS TO PAPKE-KLAlJSE BATTLE (tfnltod lrcSS Leased Wire.) P1TTSBURO, Pa., Nov. 12.-Opin- lon is divided horo todny as to tho winner of tho six-round go botwoon Billy Pnpko and Frank Klauso. Tho sporting odilors of two local pnpors givo Klauso, who is a local flcrnppor, tho decision, while a third gives Papko tho hotter of it. At any rnto, tho fight fans wero givon tho fistio ovont of tho senson, From tho tap of tho gong tho mon wont right after onch othor. Tho fighting of Klauso was a revo lution ond it is thought ho must bo considered in tho fight for tho mid- Howoight championship. Death of Mrs. Charley Peterson. Mrs, Hannah Putorson wnB born in 1854 nnd, died Novembor 10, 1000, at tlio ago of C5 years and 10 days. She was jrinrricd to Charles Potorson in 1877. Hor inaidon nomo wns Honual Louis Smith. Sho leaves a husband and two daughters, Mrs. A. F. Kinsol, Oakland, Col., ond Mrs. S. J. Nor- nau, Oaklund, Or. Mrs. Peterson was a kind and sympathetic neighbor, a good wife nnd all offectionnto mother. For the Best In harness, saddles, whips, oucs, tents, blankets, wag on sheets, axle grease and gull cure, as well as all kinds of custom work, seo J. G. Smith 314 E. Main, County Assessor Griovo baa re ceived an ordor roqniruig him to bo in Salem on Wednesday, Docember 8, for a conferenco with the state board of tax commissioners. Tho ordor of tho board has gono to ov orv assessor in tlin ofntn Tim min. mission has boon compiling statistics showing tho actual valuo of real os tato in tho various counties of tho Stato and flin nuanasnA fnlun Enough has boon loarnod to show that thoro is a remarkable variation in many countlos botwoon tho notunl soiling value of real ostato and tho fip-urcs nt which tho asse'ssnrs, hnv uuuu ussussing ino proporty. A mombor of tho commission snva .that tho principal oocasion for call. ing too assessors togothcr is tj learn something of tho 'methods of 'assess ing proporty othor than real ostato; uio recorus ot many such transac tionsin foot tho niaioritv of thn transfers of othor proporty havo not uocn avniloblo to tho representa tives ot tho commission. No doubt tho confdrenco will nlso tnkp uptho question of tho taxation of real 03 tato to soouro tho adontion of a moro uniform mothtfd, ' T. W. Mlloa of tho Jackson Coun ty Abstract company was a business visitor at Jacksonville Thursday. Which Id tbn host, purol nsing cheap troos from ah unreliable nur sory and saving a fow pontiles on the purchnso price and loso tJ.ousands of dollars later, or buy tho bo3t at a fair prlco from tho Yakima Nursery and save thousands when your or chard comes into bearing? Think of thin boforo you buy. L, E. Hoovor, fcgont, 202 I Cji Cash Store The atore that servos you best by telephone 2351. Coffee, our special blend, 310, per pound ,... 3?Q I3anaiag, per dozen Baldwin Apples, oxt choice, for, per box $1.5C Baldwin Apple, second grado, per box $1.00 Spitzonberg Apples, first Spitzenborg Apples, sec ond choice, per box, $1.00 Walnuts, new crop, per pound .20c Almonds, new crop, per pound , 20c Honey, new white clover honey, No. 1 frame, ea 15c Salmon, chpico rod smoked per pound ..20c Pears, Winter Nolis, per box $1.00 Dishes, the best stock in Medford 50-oioCO Dinnm R,f hnof white English are'$5.50 100-picce Dinnor Set, best white English ware, por sot $10.25 50-pioco Dinnor Sot, best por sot : $7,15 100-pieco Dinner Set, best decorated English ware, por set $14.75 Come and sou our big lino of Dishes. B & C Qash Store TELEPHONE 2351, 223 W. MAIN.