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FIRST SECTION
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PAGES 1 TO 8
M.I3DFOHD, 0!lEaON,v62HrH(f MAYT 1910.
HI'TII YKAI'i.
No. 41.
Medford Mail Tribune
AVIDSON, LUMBERJACK, HEL
18
SLIGHT AGAINST
FIVE SUSPECTS
By HIX.
Kd nil nl DiiviilHon, lumber jack,
boozer, anil, if icperls lie true, wife
boater, was arreMod Saturday after
ikioii upon a complaint nworii to by
Coroner A. K. Kellogg, ami in lodged
in the city jail in Ashland, until Midi
time iik tin! coroner's jury now in
vestigating tho murder of Jocko I'.
Thrasher at Ayer' Spur lnt Mon
day evening, roaches a verdict. The
Htup was advised hy the jury who
behove tlicy are justified in hold
ing the man upon the evidence they
have collected, lint which is not
strong enough to justify the leturii
of a verdict charging Ihtvidnon with
the crime. The jury Iiiik adjourned I
until .Monday, when it will cmiiiiiuc
it investigation. The jury haw been
in continued session since W'edin".
dny. while District Attorney Mulkoy
and Coroner Kellogg have given their
het efforts to the Mdviin of the
mvntcry.
Wanted A .Motive.
The only baffling feature of the
EVIDENCE
case, and the one which t-liroml ilio j MiirvcyltiK at 3 o'clock In the morn
wliole affair in mystery, in the nb-jnc u a problem. PerhnpK the P.
nenee l n motive. In an endeavor i
to
determine why any one should
wish to murdnr Thru-dier. who, from
the limliinony of a M'orc of wiliic)',
was the "cut up" of the enmp, and
who was not known to have a single
enemy, the jury has devoted much vidson.
of its time and has airnin mid again! Testimony shows that Davidson
been forced to abandon its premises, i wore upon tho night of the crime, n
Five different men to class the 'rain coat commonly known as a
Oreekn n one man -are suspects. ! "slicker." This coat has no marks
but after spending homo twenty- of blood upon it bat it is pointed
four hours on tho scene, I believe 'out that blood would easily wash
nil but tho first two of the follow-from such a gnrmont.
inu list may be discarded. Davidson's actions nfter tho body
The suspects tiro: hud, been found wore suspicious
Md. Davidson, lumber jack. in tho extreme. Ho told several
Niekolsen .oy, the Italian helper in ' people that his wife was dying and
the kitchen. that he must leave at once. lie al.-o
Fred L. Putnam, the father of the refused to view the remains. There-
girl who figures in the case.
The five flreelcs, who wore fir.t
arrested, but released.
A. L. Burnett, uu employe nt Avers' ,
Spur.
navl.lson's Case.
A pair nt shoes in which the soles it is shown that he left his wife,
are filled with heavy taeks, coupled , after heating hor, nnd Inn had noth
ith i'neral worlhlessuess of ehar-1 ing to do with her since last No-
aeter, is responsible for the liolding
ot I'.d. Davidson in the eitv jail in1
Aslihiud until the coroner's jurv has
more time to investigate the crime.
In all probability the man will be
charged by the jury with the crime
nt the first of the week, hut unless ,
further evidence is forthcoming it is!
improbable that the man will be eon-!
victed in the circuit court, for a cor-'ruled nnd returned to his camp. The
oner's jury is ullowyd to tako a far1 big Haw is a lack of motive hut this
greater rnngo than one in n trial '
court.
Davidson is an habitual drunkard
nnd iu this way came in contact with
thrasher, lor on several occasions 1
Thrasher had taken him from Ayors'
Spur up to the mill some three inrlcs
up in tho woods, while ho wub drunk.
They were evidently friends nnd nil
attempts to show that they had
MiunTcled has eniiie to naught.
' -Mtunmy.
Davidson was at Ayors' Spur on
Monday afternoon on his way hack
to the mill from the valley hut testi-
lies that he did not see Thrasher,
I he men at the mill testify that he
was iu cump where ho worked at ))
o'clock iu the evening and that ho
was so drunk that one man threw
liim out of his cabin, To have com-
milled tho murder he would hnvo had
to walk throo miles to tho Spur and
hnok again for ho was in enmp nl tho hoarding house thoro. Tho
hroakfast time. Frenchman sho discharged, she tes-
The man was held upon the fact tified, because of 'an indecent pro
that on the floor at the head ofposul. Then the Italian, Joy, was
the hunk iu which the murdered man employed to help her iu tho kitchen,
was found, is a number of deep in- Soon after ho had been at work
dentations made hy calks such as thoro tho mou began to talk of her
those in tho shoos which Davidson relations with him. Lijter the fore
wears. Tho it try look the shoes oul man discharged her as cook and sent
and they fitted tho indentations In hor out, tho Italian going with her.
the floor perfectly. Tho feet weroThey went to tho Spur. Thrasher
in a position such as tho murdororat this timo wns omployed nt tho
would naturally assnmo iu strikingiuill. Later ho was sent down to the i
tho sleeping man, This is tho onoSpur, whoro tho box factory was lo-
E
n mr
HALLEY S COMET
IS VIEWED BY
LOCAL PEOPLE
llalley'H comet had finally been
sighted In Medford. For several
weeks entliUHhiHiH have been pro
claiming the planet Vciiuh th bright
and hlnlng star of tho morning the
iniiH'i. lnilit H remained until It. H.
Ualley really got out of town before
anyone glot a gIlmpo of ht planet
hihI Its fifteen million mile tall.
Hr. !:. B. PlrUcI U tho ill i. overer
of the planet. He hhw It at 8 o'clock
i-'rlday morning. It was very dim on
the horizon, hut the doctor's eye
ww sharp, and hy the aid of a pair
of field kIiihmcx he located It half
way between Venus and tho place
where the sun rim. What tlx doe-
tor was doing tnr-glzlng at 8 (('clock
In the morning I subject for specu
lation. Whatovor It was, he iaw the
COIIK't.
Another discoverer of the comet at
about the snm hour was W. T. Bevor
Idge, an engineer of the Pacific &
Eastern, who turned H Ik surveying In
strument upon It and goto a very
uood view Why Mr. Bvrldge wnK
& i.;, u being rushed to completion
i.,, fMt Mint It Is nerossnry to keep
eiiKlueerc In the field at night us well
a day.
great fact the jury has against On
upon he loft for Medford, purchased
a revolver and a jug of whiskey nnd
returned to tho spur. He since hiiy
that ho received no wire from his
wife and fails to explain why he
ttUl the story. Further than that
vember.
Davidson has ropcatcdlv coutra-
dieted himself upon the slnnd ant
'has been trapped in several lies. Hi
reputation is against him, hut it is
'still to he proven that he left th
mill and eiime to the Spur, three miles
distant, nnd killed a man with whom
he is not known to have oven nuar
mav develop.
lo.v, the Italian.
A strongor motivo is found when
the ease .of Niekolas Joy, tho Italian,
helper iu the kitchen, is considered.
Tho sentiment at the Spur nnd nt tho
mills is against him, as well as iu
Ashland, whoro the hearing is under
way, although tho sentiment in tho
latter place may bo discarded as it
is based upon hearsay nnd rumor'',
which are wild iu the extreme
The connection of day with life in
the neighborhood of tho crime began
early iu April when Mabel l'utnnm,
tho young woman who figures in
the ense, wont up to tho mill on
Neil Creek three miles above tho
Spur, to cook for the men. She
had only "n Frenchman at first io
help hor as hor sisters wero either
attending school near tho Spur or
helping their mother who conducts
ANLEY WILL1000SLAININ
m M4KF flFFF
, IfinilL Ui I L
After a week's nucgotlntlons tho
Fish Lake company and M. F. Hen
ley have reached an agreement sat
isfactory to both pnrtles, and Mr.
Hanley will .submit on Monday two
propositions to the city council for
n upoedy Bettlement of the water con
troversy. The nature of the proposition to be
submitted Is not made public, but It Is
understood that one of them provides
for an exchange by the city of the
water contracted for from tho FIhIi
lak compnny for tho water precious
ly contracted for from Mr. Hanloy,
the flow of Wnsson canyon supple
mented with enough wnter from Lit
tle Uutte to make the 300 lachos.
The settlement of the city's litiga
tion will follow a compromise be
tween Hanley and the Fish Lake
company Buttling their contending
claims for l.lttlo Ilutto water.
The city's case comes up In Jack
sonville next Monday morning, when
.ludKo F. M. Calkins will convene the
tipeclal term naked by the city to hear
tho condemnation suit. A special
venire has been called.
CLERK ISSUES MANY
FISHING PERMITS
County Clerk Colcmnn wns doin-r
his usual Saturday stunt yesterday
inorninc issuing permits to try nnd
cntch the elusive trout and. when
the reason opens, to shoot nt the
doubling (pmil or bounding deer.
KiL'ht huixlrcd straight anglers' li
censes hnve been issued, 127 com
bination fishing nnd hunting licenses
and 121 straight hunter-.' licenses.
The hunting season Im not com
menced, nor will it commence for
several weeks and the fishing season
has barely started. The big rush
will come during the present month.
YOUNG WOMAN TO DRIVE
CAR ACROSS CONTINENT
XFAV YORK. May 7.- Miss Hlnnche
Scott of nocherter, will leave Now
York next Monday nt the wheel of
a fast automobile that she snys she
will drive across the continent to San
Francisco unaided and alone. She
expects to do her own repairing.
cated, to work. Thrasher told sev
eral of the boys of tho stories cur
rent at the mill regarding tho two.
This tale-hearing is pointed out .is
one reason for Joy to become in
censed. Another, and a stronger reason,
was the abuse Thrasher wns con
stantly heaping upon tho f( reignors,
nnd tho niaiiv remarks ho made about
"that d d dago, in tho kitchen,"
which Joy evidently overlooked.
On tho afternoon before tho mur
der wns committed tho two girls,
with Thrasher and Harnett went
walking, leaving Joy nl home. This
again oecurcd .Monday evening, lint
if Joy was jealoti:' he had but little
to say, although ho did not appear
at tho table Monday evening.
A Mrs. Iloudricks, who was ac
quainted with affairs at tho mill, says
that Joy was very jealous ,0! Muhor,
and on one invasion when sho had
a caller from tho valley, lofused to
speak to any one for two days. It
may be that Joy, crazed with jeal
ousy, a trait common wit 11 111s race,
committed tho crime, but ho has o
far told a straight story and all
efforts to connect him with tho per
petration of tho murder has failed.
Joy is of powerful build, having
shoulders and arms like an ox, He
is very fair for an Italian, and is
"dudish" in his personal appearance,
his tastes running to lavender shoes,
perfumery, curly hair and the like.
Ho talks a very broken English.
While no ovidonee is forthcoming the
motive in his ease is by far the
strongost of any advanced.
The Father or (ho (ilrl.
Sonio suspicion rested at first
upon tho father of tho girl Fred
1, rutnam. However, it is not con
sidered seriously as his personality
is foroign to such a crime, as he is
(Continued on Pago 4.)
OLY WAR
HI
LONDON, May . A dispatch from
Poking saying that the people of
Thibet have rUen In a holy war
against tho Chlneao garr'?on In L'Haa
fit and fllatightezcd a thousand sol
dlom, Ik published today by Heuter's
news agency. Tho dowh has not yet
been confirmed by tho foreign office.
Two thousand Chlneoe troops en
tered L'HasBa on February 23, forc
ing tho Dalai Lama, arch priest of
the I.aina branch of Htiddhluts, to
flee.
The Chinese pillaged sacred build
ings nnd monasteries, killing many
priests.
The ThlbetaiiH appealed to the Chi
nese emperor, who disregarded their
pleas. This was taken to mean that
the Chinese Intend to Helze Thibet.
Tho Thibetans tliorcupon appealed
to Lord Mlnto, viceroy of Indln, to
Interfere. The British governor re
fused to take action.
LOUIS R, HILL AND
PARTY CAPITALISTS
WILLVISITIDFORD
John H. Allen has received word
that Louis H. Hill, prcsldeut of the
Great Northern railway, accompaaled
by a party of eastern capitalists, will
arrive In Medford about a week from
Tuesday, or May 17. The schedule
may be vnrled a day or two. accord
ing to the program made In the tour
of oastorn Oregoa.
Kd Hanley has recolved word from
his brother, Will Hanley, stating that
ho would see to It that Mr. Hill vis
ited Medford, aad as ho is escorting
tho party, Medford can propare to
entertain the Great Northorn mag
nate. The trip from Klamath Falls will
be made over the old Ashland rond.
and nfter a stop at that city, tho par
ty will proceed to Medford.
HOOD RIVER MAN
Tho 20-acro orchard tract owned by
K. H. Maddux, Juot wost of Central
Point, has boon sold for. $15,000. Tho
buyer was L. II. Smith of Hood Riv
er, who will at onco proceed to Im
prove tho property by tearing down
tho old buildings nnd replacing them
with modern ones, which will Include
barns, poultry houses and a hand
some commodious house after the
bungalow style.
This orchard is considered ono of
tho most promlnlng In this locality,
lt acres of It being In pear trees that
are just now coming Into bearing.
After disposing of his orchard inter
ests Iu Hood River. Mr. Smith went
down tutu California with tho lnton-
tlon of investing in ornngo benrlng
land, but after looking over the
ground around Santa Ana ho was not
sanguine of success, nnd following
tho advlco of a friend, ho canio back
to tho Rogue River valloy nnd decid
ed to look no furthor. Mr. Smith
makes ono of quite a number of Hood
Rtvor orchardlsts who have disposed
of their holdings iu that part of the
utato in order to reinvest where fruit
raising conditions aro superior.
TOM JOHNSON SAYS HE
IS NOT OUT OF POLITICS
NKW YOUK, May 7.- Forme r
Mayor of Cloveland is in Now York
today on is way home after a month
iu lCngland. Johnson wont abroad
for his health, which ho dooiured was
bonofittcd.
Johnson was quostionod eoncorning
a report that ho had given up poli
tics, "I am in polities until I dio,"
ho shot back.
ALL DANGERoev takes
FROST IS
PAST
Danger from frost to tho fruit crop
In the Hogue Hlver valley Is practi
cally n thing of the past for the year
1010. A year ago' the last frost of
tho season occurred on May 5. It Is
very rare that a frost occurs after
that date, and orchardlats proaounce
the crop now out of danger.
According to ProfesHor O'Gara,
there will be a record yield of apples
and probably also of pears. Never
have the apple trees been so loaded,
while the pear trees have more than
the average crop. All records for
the valley will probably be passed,
not only by th eold orchards, but
by the young ones yielding their first
crop.
Six and seven-year-old apples aad
four nnd five-year-old pear orchards
have a remarkable yield for trees of
their age. Just what the estimated
total for the valley will be has not
yet been computed, but It promises
to be better than last year and to ap
proximate a thousand cars.
The only frost of the year which
brought any damage was that of
(April 13, but as orchardlsts had am
ple warning, only a few, who stub-
jbornly refused to heat their orchards,
suffered. As the cost of orchard heat
ing runs only about $3 per acre per
night, few growers took the chances
of frost, and In manyof the groves
the temperature was raised ten de -
'grees by the use of smudge pots.
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ARE
ANNOYED BY SMALL BOYS
Complaints are mndo by automo
hilists concerning the practice of
boys jumping upon tho machines
while they are in motion. Some
times they "hitch on behind" nnd at
other times they ride on the running
board. Tho owner of a good ma
chine has three horns on his dilem
ma it the kui is killed uy missing tue
sidestcp, it's the owner to the po-
lico court; if ho grabs the ton of the
tonnenu and sticks hobnailed shoes
against tho back of tho car there Is
r Kill frty flniiinrrn nil,! it' (tin nu-llfil-
(stops suddenly and thrashes one of
tho interlopers there is doubtless a
I large and angry father to contend
(with nnd the stern countenance of
Mayor Canon afterward,
j A few arrests by the police for
I tho violation of the law bv the small
boys might have a good effect.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. Lula Shepherd will sponk to
tho men of Medford nt the Methodist
church at 1 o'clock today. All are
Invited.
Frank Brown of Eagle Point at
tended tho vaudeville show at tho
Medford opera houso Friday evening,
William von dor Hellen nnd a par
ty of nutotnoblllats came over from
Kaglo Point on Friday evening to nt-!
tend tho show, J
Mrs. Lear of South C sctreet loft
Thursday for Soattle, where sho will
spend a month visiting with rela
tives and friends. She is accompn-
"led by her two little sons,
W. G. Boll of San Francisco Is in
the city for a few days.
B. L. Johnson of Philadelphia, Pa.,
Is hero looking over tho valley wlthfop tho RoRU0 Rivor Abstract Title
a view of Invoatlne. I Company, with n capital of .flO.000.
C. E. Chrlstonson of Chicago Is .Medford will ho tho main otfice, with
visiting in tho city. hranchos at Ashland and Jaekson-
S. B. Jacoby of Deadwood, Is a ro-.jjCt E c Hogsett is president and
cent arrival In Medford. ,nianagor and L. C. Whittiugton soc-
.ludgo Pentz ot Butto Falls Is again Lotnry nnfl tvonsm-e... )oth ftro 10.
In tho city for a fow days' stay. !Cently from Senttlo.
Leo J. Mlsehke of Kenloy, Cnl., 4s j jjr. Hogsett said: "Thoro is a
sojourning In Medford at present. J fiel(1 her0 op seooml abstract com-
B. L. Johnson of Philadelphia, Pn.. WllVf tho ,n-e?cllt Ono having moro
Is a prospective investor In tho valloy, 1 thnn it Cftn (o Thoro i;. poiltv jf
being much Impressod with tho out-1 Work for both of us.
look horo. j .v0 will begin indexing at onco.
A. C. Eastwood of Rochester, N. Y..
arriveu 111 .uoiuoru a iow nays since
and Is inspecting tho vnlloy.
C. A. Colo of Soattlo Is a now lo
cator la Medford, having becomo con
nected with tho Mall Trlbuno In tho
capacity of llnotypo oporator.
James S, Craig and wlfo of Eaglol
Point enmo over rocontly for a fow.tlo trinl of r., I c nydo ohargod
days' stay. 'with tho murder of of Col. Swopo.
IKUUBLhSUMh 1IMES AHEAD
1800 DEAD IN
RUIN OF CITY
E
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 7.
Couriers' reports today indicate that
the number of dead in the Cartago
earthquake will reach 1800. The
couriers say that several small com
munities were swallowed up In great
crevices opened in the earth's sur
face by the tremblor.
It is not known how many of those
smaller towns were annihilated.
The dead at Cartago are being bu
rled today In the new public ceme
tery.' The property damage through the
quake Is estimated at $25,000,000.
Martial law is still in force, but
the efforts of the authorities to re
lieve the suffering are woefully In
efficient. Thousands of refugees from Car-
tago are starving and suffering from
exposure to the cold night air. It
ls feared that many will die before
effective relief measures are put In
execution.
A shortage of every kind of avail
able supplies has handicapped the au
thorities. Food Is scarce, clothing
Is needed and medical supplies for
hundreds of injured are lacking.
Homes have been thrown open here
to the Injured and hungry, but tho
j great mass of refugees are shelter-
jless and suffering.
III I' ML UI flUUM
UIU IIIIIL I LflUllLU
BY COMMISSION AT
LOCAL AVIATION MET
The Crater Lake highway commls-
slon has signed a contrat for a fly-
1 lag machine exhibit at Medford May
2S aad 29. Ascensions will bo
made on the old Cox ranch just south
of the city and an admission of
cents charged, half price for children.
This is the first alrnhlp exhibition
ever given in sontho.-c Oregon and
special rates will be given on rail
ronds for excursions, 't Is the first
flight ever made at a less chargo
than $1 and $1.50 for admittance,
but the low price Is calculated to
draw an immense crowd. The pro
ceods are for the benefit of tho Crnter
Lake highway.
Tho type of airship used will bo
tho Curtiss biplane, the same machine
that holds sovon world's records, and
tho same aviator that made thoso
fllgts will guide the ship this trip.
Possibly a second airship, a mono
plnne, will also be used for flights
These airships will be the main
attraction 'at the Portland rose carni
val, and southern Oregon will thus
hnve a chaneo to see tho airships with
'out a trip to tho metropolis
NEW ABSTRACT COMPANY
ORGANIZED INVALLEY
Tho Kogue Mivcr Valley is to have
n new Abstract Company, articles
of incorporation having been filed
but u wU1 l)0 inoty (luys boforo wo
aro ready for clients, but when wo
aro wo will give first-class service.
May Close Trial Monday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo May 7. At
torneys for tho dofonso oxpect to
comnleto tho introduction Mondav in
OliAK
WRECKED
pH as king;
ENGLAND'S NEW
RULER FACES
GREAT CRISIS
4-
Tho lato King Edward's
funeral probably will bo hold
Tuesday, May 17, but It Is Im
possible at this time because
of the distraction In the pal
ace to make definite arrange
ments. Tho funoral probably will
be held at Windsor and tho
body will be laid in a special
mausoleum at Westminister
separate from tho sepulchro
chamber containing his par
ents' remains.
f
LONDON, May 7. King George V,
Rex Imperator by grace of God of tho
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, and of tho British domln-
loas beyond tho seas; king, defondor
of the faith, emperor of India, for
mally took oath as king of England
and Scotland this afternoon at tho
palace of St. James. While tho oath
was being administered a national sa
lute was fired from ono ot the tor
races of the palace of St. James.
Proclamation Monday,
The formal proclamation announc
ing King George V as king vlll bo
read from the quadrangle ot tho pal
ace next Monday. Tho ceremonies
attending the administration of tho
oath occupied so much timo that It
was too late for tho reading of the
proclamation.
Prior to the administration of tho
oath tho privy council mot at tho
palace and formally declared King
Edward dead.
Then tho leadero of the govern
ment at onco visited King George In
tho adjoining room.
Tho lord chancellor administered
the dual oath of England and Scot
land. Impressive silence on tho part
of his hearors marked tho responses
of tho new king.
The ruler then announced himself
ns George V and stepped forward and
received tho oath of succession.
Choked With Emotion.
King George's voice was choked
with emotion as he responded to tho
solomn words pledging support to
the English realm and church. His
cheeks wero wet with tears.
In his speech of nccoptanco ho made
many touching allusions to his fath
er. His nervousuess was betrayed
by tho frequent tailorings of his volco
which failod several times. With
groat difficulty tho ktng avoided a
complete breakdown.
"Under the guidance of God, I will
endeavor to maintain the high tradi
tions of tho English court and fulfill
to the host of my ability tho great
trust Imposed upon mo."
With thoso words King George
mndo a wonderful Impression on his
hearers as he spoke with ovldout
earnestness.
CLUB COMMITTEE
IS GETTING MANY
PLEDGES OF MONEY
Tho Commercial club soliciting com-
mlttoo is mooting with excellent sue-
cess. TJ10 extent of tho boostor stilr-
it permeating Medford la Bhown by
tho fact that Ed Root, J, V. Howard,
tho colored bootblack, and Sam Look,
tho Chinese restaurant man, all slgn
od pledges, putting tp shnmo tho fow
wealthy proporty ownora who refus
ed. So far only thoso business houses
east of tho trnck havo beou solicited,
and not all of thorn. Noxt wook tho
West Sldo will ho vlsltod.
Tho committee Is composed of
Blaino Khun, S. A. Nye, V. E. Me-
dynskl, T. E. Daniels and W. M, Col-vlg.