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Medford Mail Tribune
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Fiirn year.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1910.
No. 119.
Vttflort
POSSE NEAR
ROBBERS IN
MOUNTAINS
Slnno Looted of Bullion, Driver Kill
ed, Robbers Escape, But Armed
Men Arc Rapidly Running Them to
Cover Battle Is Expected No
Quarter Will Be Shown.
8ILVBH CITY, Auk. C Up tho
Mogolou mountain near lioro, halt a
score of mon, pontics compoKcd of
inlnorH and mounted rangers, tonlKht
tiro rhmu on tho IiooIh of tho two rob
horn who early today Hhot from am
bush and killed Joho Domlnqucz, tho
drlvor of Mnrrott'H stage, and fled
with 12 barH of gold and nllvor bul
lion valued nt J 18,000. Lntu reports
Indicate that tho handltn nro being
run to cover nnd tholr enpturo Ih
momentarily expected.
That thero will ho a fight when
tho ImndltH uro cornered no one
douhtH. Tho Hhootlni; and robbery
nroimod tho minora, and tho robbera,
who wero believed to ho Mexicans,
know thnt nummary JiiMtlco awaltH
them If thoy nro tnlten nllvo. Tho
men nro heavily armed nnd few ox
pect to Pobho to tnko thorn prisoners.
Tho fact that tho b.illlon, eight
gold nnd four nllvor bars, wero found
nnd returned to tho ownor hnsn't nl
tered tho determination of tho min
ora, who nro propnrod to shoot to
kill.
nomlnquez was duo nU Glenwood
station at I o'clock IIiIh morning
from MoKollon. IJoaldos carrying
gold, tho stngo contnlned several ex
press packages and mnll In confi
dence. At a divide three miles from
MokoIIoii the ImndltH wero waiting
In ambush. They fired without n
warning nnd after n hasty examina
tion they threw tho silver bars Into
tho road, retained the eight gold bars,
then mounted tho driver's sent, drovo
deeper Into the mouutnliis nnd aban
doned tho atngo sovornl miles dis
tant from tho scene of the robbery.
Jake Houso, tho relief drlvor at fllon
wood, nfter waiting two houra for
Doinlnquoz, Biinpectod thnt something
wiib wrong whon tho four horses,
covered with foam, galloped Into
Glenwood drlvorlcHH. Tho express
nnd mall wero In tho stage nnd tho
bullion gone. Tho nlarmed minors
notified the rnuchiu-s, and within n
half hour a half dozen posses wero
searching for tho robbers. Tho porsoh
found Doinlnquoz nnd tho four bnro
of sllvor near by. At a point not fnr
from whoro tho robbers nbnndoued
the stage tho posno found the eight
bullion bars, which wore apparently
too henvy to carry. Tho robborn had
ninde u clumsy offort to hide thorn.
T
TO BE HELD SOON
The regular monthly meet of tho
Southern Oregon Tennis association
will bo held nt Grants Pass on Au
gust 10 and 11. This will bo tho
chief mooting of the year, ns tho piny
ors have all worked up to tho proper
pitch for good plnylug and aro all
nfter tho pennant. Tho noxt two
meets will bo hold In Medford.
Following tho schedule of tho
gnmes:
Men's doubloH Ashland, Dorrnnco
nnd Knglo; Grnuts 1'nss, Herrlck and
Lnunor; Talent, narrow and Hugor;
Central Point, Merrlmnn nnd Noll;
Medford, Monly nnd IIoohoiij Jack
sonville, WoIIh and Colomnu.
Ladles doubles Talent, Morso
sisters; Medford, Misses Nell and Ge
rlg; Grants Pass, Miss McLoan and
MJss Ilnrtlott; Jacksonville, Misses
Thompson nnd Kinney.
Mixed doubloB Medford, Ilooson
nnd Gorlg; Jncksonvlllo, Wolls nnd
Thompson,
Mon's slnglos Medford, Ilooson;
Giants Pass, Joster; Jnaksonvlllo,
Wilson; Contrnl Point, Morrlman;
Talent, Dnrrow; Ashland, Dorrnuco.
BIG TOURNAMEN
f?T?' ?"? VTTTV ?
NEVVALL HERE TO
INSPECT ORCHARDS
V. IC. Nownll, proHident of
the state hoard of hortioul
ture, Ih in Medford for (ho
purpose of inspecting the lo
cal orchards, lie will spuml
it few la,VM with local oroh
nrdiHlH. f"f-f-f-f -f-f4-4
SPAIN MAY BE
Government Extends Slight Conces
sionTroops, However, Aro in
Readiness to Copo With Any Riots
Alfonso In England Is Extremely
Nervous Badly Frightened.
MAMMD. Aug. . The effect of
King Alfonso's eousultutiotiB with his
Knglish relatives is shown lie re to
day to he first concussions, that tho
government has extended to the cler
icals sitico the controversy between
the ministry mid the Vatican begun.
The concussion is a slight one, but
it may he sufficient to prevent the
uuti-goveruinuitt demonstration that
was planned for tomorrow through
out Spain.
The ministry has promisud thnt no
interference with Catholic worship
tomorrow will ho attempted. Other
cotieoHhioiiH nro promised, provided
no dcmoiiKtrntiou he made against
the monarchy.
Four is expressed hero by lending
HiipiHirlurs of tho cabinet and the
king thnt the uuti-cloricnls will join
in an uprising if the government re
cedes from its plan of curtailing the
power of the church.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
General Wcylcr Takes No Chances;
Regiments Rcaiiy for Emergency.
SAN SKMAST1AN, Spain, Aug. 11.
I'nwilling to rely upon tho prom
ises of tiiu clericals thnt no demou
nt ration against tho government will
take place here tomorrow, General
Weyler ordered tho First Hoyal He
serves in the Hiseiiyun to ho ready
for emergency duly nt San Sebas
tian. Reinforcements ordered into not
ive service yesterday arrived here to
day. Tiie commanding officer is de
tailing his troops in the towns of the
Masque provinces witii orders Rtern-
ly to repress any incipient riots.
Thousands of visitors nro in San
Sebastian, Mospito the mayor's edict
that nil persons from tho country
wide nIiiiII lenvo the city or run tho
ri.sk of arrest should disorders oc
cur tomorrow. Tho people generally
nre in a tin Indent mood and predic
tions that n demonstration will take
place are freely ninde.
ACCIDENT SCARES KING.
Mast Falls on Upton's Yacht, Caus
ing Alfonso to Become Nervous.
COWKS, Isle of Wight, Aug. (I.
While King Alfonso, u parly of
Spanish nnd Knglisli officers and Sir
Thomas Lipton, host of tho Spanish
monarch, wore standing amidships
on Lipton'K yacht, the Shamrock, one
of the topmasts broke and fell to
tho deck, .
King Alfonso bceiuno greatly ngi
latod and uttered an exclamation
Hint caused his hearers that lie
thought the fall of tho mast was not
mi accident. Those who saw tho
spar drop declnro it wns miraculous
that none of tho parly was injured.
The Spanish ruler has become ex
tremely nervous following tho acci
dent, which is tho second to occur
since his arrival in England, At
Southampton yesterday a landing
float on which the king was standing
was nearly submerged by n barge
that ran afoul of it.
MF.KLIN, Aug. II. Seven Jnpnnoso
army officei'H hnvo arrived hero un
der nrnuigements lictwoen the Gor
man government and tho niikado'ti
war office, by which instructions in
aeronautics will bo furnished 25 Ori
ental army representatives.
U A IN
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Mil
NY
BELIEVED
Police Searchlnu for T. A. Kendall,
at First Thought Murdered With
Parents, But Now Believed to Have
Fled Believe' Japanese Suspect
Will Soon Be Apprehended.
OAKLAND, Cnl., Aug. . "We
will have our hands on Henry Yaiiia
guchi, mispcctcd of the Kendall mur
der on the Stnrbuck ranch, in Sono
ma county, before morning," niid
Captain Peterson, of tho Oakland
police department tonicht. Moreover,
we linve received u receipt signed by
young Kendall for u registered let
ter. This was dated July 18, nnd if
the Kendalls wero murdered this
would tend to place the murder af
ter thnt date.
"Kendall, howovcr, wns seen ulive
by persons in Cuzndpro ns Into as
last Monday, August 1. It is up to
the Sonoma count' officials to prove
him dead before thoy proceed any
further."
Captain Peterson wns reluctant to
discuss his theories of the Kendall
murder. lie said ho considered the
discovery of Thomas Kendall's
whereabouts, if he is alive, necessary
before further charges woro made in
connection with tho crime.
SEARCHING FOR SON.
Sonoma County Officials Seek T. A.
Kendall Portions of Two Bodies.
SANTA ROSA, Cnl.. Aug. 0. The
officials of Sonoma county are seek
ing now for clows ns to tho wherc
nbouts of T. A. Kendall, of the Star
buck ranch, near Cnzudcro, who, to
gether with his father and mother,
is snid to have been murdered.
Tho portions of human bodies
found on tho much indicate almost
infallibly that two persons only were
killed. Thoy also show that the vic
tims probably were the elder Ken
dalls. Although Sheriff Smith nnd
his deputies hnvo searehod every por
tion of tho ranch for tho body of tho
younger Kendall, they have been un
successful. AUTO MEN TO
FORM AN AS'SN
Meeting Is Called for Next Wednes
day Evening In the Commercial
Club Rooms, Which All Are Urged
to Attend.
A meeting of nil tho nutomobllo
drivers and owners In tho valley has
boon called for noxt Wednesday eve
ning in tho Commercial club rooms
at which tlmo n branch of tho Ore
gon Automobile association will bo
organized locnlly, Every man who
owns an nutomobllo In this section
ts urged to nttond.
Tho purpose- of tho now organiza
tion will bo to work for bottor roads.
Organization hna boon general ovor
tho stato and officials of tho stnto
association will bo prosont Wednes
day night.
EVERY ONE PROSPEROUS
OVER ON THE APPLEGATE
John Mallingor returned last eve
ning from a trip over on tho Apple
gate with tho good word that ev
ery one in that section is enjoying
an era of unprecedented prosperity.
Tis u great year for candidates, says
John.
V. M. Colvig spent Saturday in
Ashland taking preliminary stopi
toward getting a franchise for tho
track tho Southern Pncifio is plan
ning to run into tho eontor of tho
city, on wliieli tho company plans to
MURDERED
operate its motor ear.
Probing of Charge Continues
Denials Come Thick and Fast
BIG GUI SHOOT
IN SEPTEMBER
PLAN OE CLUB
Medford Gun Club Shows Signs of
Renewed Life Many Crack Shots
Aro Coming to Participate in Big
Doings Soon.
Tho Medford Gun club Is showing
sIgnB of renowed llfo following n
"plosed season" of scvornl months,
nnd within a few days tho popping of
guns will ngnln be heard on the
range of tho club Just north of tho
city.
Tho club Is planning a largo shoot
to bo held iu Septombor, nt which tImt n certain man Interested In the
tlmo many of tho best shots on tho!laml don,s ? J Ret..two C0.ramls-
coast will be present. Medford In tho
past with her hosp'taltly has won tho
main it win) in u.e ii mint; mrKb-.
men of the United State, who now
nwnlt only n miniumis m leturn for
a toiirii'iinon. While ''ib Pacific In
dlnns do not moot hero this season,
tho touprnnment planned will bo a
largo ono and well attended.
Tho shoot will oxtend over threo
dnys and will bo roploto with con
tostB. O'GARA BACK; IS
READY FOR WORK
Professor and Mrs. O'Gara return
ed Friday ovening from an oxtendod
eastern trip, and Immodlntoly tho pro
fessor will renow his fight on fruit
posts and dlpoaso which ho may find
In tho Itoguo Hlvor vnlloy. Ho states
that ho Is anxious to bo back In tho
harness,
Tho professor will at onco sea that
tho special Inspectors noodod nio ap
pointed nnd put at work making n
treo census of tho vnlloy. Ono of
his first works will bo tho completion
of a book containing data and Infor
mation covering all posts and dis
eases which aro or hnvo boon found
In tho valloy.
Prlcos hnvo an advertising value
only If thoy aro gonulnoly low and
rondors, nowadays, know.
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas on
Stand Denies He Is Interested in
McMurray Indian Contracts In
dians Arc Called to Stand.
MUSKOGEE. Okla., Aus. 6. Sen
ator Charles Curtis of Kansas, ap
pearing beforo tho congressional In
vestigating committee today, denied
the charges of Senator Goro of Okla
homa that l.o Is interested In the J.
I C. McMurray Indian contracts, con
cerning which an alleged attempted
bribery chnrce has been made.
"I have never been interested" in
the McMurray contracts," Cnrtls tes
tified today. "I am not interested in
any other Indian contracts. I am a
member of the committee on Indian
affairs of the houso and know Mc
Murray and Senntor Gore. So far
as I can remember I never met Jacob
L, Hamon.
Called on President,
"la April, President Taft said he
desired to see Vice-President Sher
man and myself," Curtis testified.
"We went to tho White Houso to
gether. Tnft asked for information
regarding tho proposed crnntlng of
the tribal rolls and asked us what wo
thought. I said I thought It would
bo a grnvo mistake for blm to take
any stand or the question. Tho pres
ident naked If I knew J. C. McMur
ray. I told Mm McMurray had been
nn attorney for tho Choctaws and
Chlckasaws fo years."
Curtis declared that Senator Goro
told tho committee on Indian affairs
slons. Ho said Gore afterward nam
ed Itlchard Adams, a Washington
! attorney.
At Senntor euro's request. Gore's
8tntcment previously published, wns
read before the committee.
To Protect Indians.
Curtis then resumed his testimony.
So far ns ho knew he said, McMur
ray had alway dealt fairly and did
not resort to Improper methods. Ho
told of many Indian land bills that
had como beforo tho commltteo and
declared whenovor thoro was any
doubt ns to tho benefit that might bo
dorlved from tho measures tho com
mltteo nlways sought to protect tho
Indians. Curtis wns then excused.
D. C. McCurtaln, an Indian, was
called to ,tho stand nfter Sonntor
Curtis was excused. Ho testlflod
that McMurray had offered him $25,
000 If ho would withdraw his objec
tions to tho sale of Indian lands, Mc
Curtaln at that tlmo was n dologato
representing tho Choctaw nation.
"I thought If I displayed too much
acltvlty McMurray might mnrshall his
forces and securo tho pnssago of tho
bill," McCurtaln testified. "Tho offor
of $25,000 to withdraw my opposi
tion was made In tho lobby of tho
Rnlolgh hotel nt Washington. On
thnt occasion McMurray Introduced
mo to Cecil Lyon of Texas. Lyon was
not presont when tho offor wns
nindo."
McCurtaln further testified that
tho bill ho opposed would have result
ed In tho salo of two million acres of
Choctaw land, McCurtaln Is a son
of Green McCurtaln, for years the
lending chlof of tho Choctaws.
DO JAPANESE PIAN
TO INVADE ROGUE
FRUIT
JACKSONVILLE IS
ON ITSOWN FEET
Like Oregon, She Will "Fly With Her
Own Wings" New Ruling Makes
It Impossible for Bank to Have
Branch in Second Town.
Under a recent ruling of tho state
bank examiner, a bank may not main
tain a branch office in another city
than which its principal place of bus
iness is, and as a consequence tho
Jacksonville branch of the Farmers'
and Fruitgrowers' bank of Medford
has been reorganized and September
1 will commenco Us career as a
separate and Independent Institution.
The interests of tho Medford in
stitution in the new bank aro to be
taken ovor by a new corporation com
posed of B. M. Collins, Chris Kee
gan, William Bybee, John W. Pornoll.
A. Klelnhammer, W. P. Bailey, C.
M. Uuch, John Dunnington, W. H.
Johnston, W. H. Bowen, A. W. Stur
gis, Charles F. Dunford, Harry Luy,
Ralph G. Jennings and "Fred Offon
baecher. Mr. Collins will retain his present
position as cashier In charge of tho
finances of the bank and its business
will be conducted along the same
lines as heretofore.
With Jacksonville waking up from
Its former lethargy, building cement
walks, a water system and altogeth
er acting llko a progressive commu
nity, tho new bank has good pros
pects for success.
The men behind It are all solid,
conscervntlve citizens and Mr. Col
lins, during his Incumbency of tho of
fice of cashier, has proven himself an
efficient official.
MAY RESIGN TO
FIGHT E
So Says Secretary Ballinger, Who
Declares He Will Not Leave Cabi
net for Any Other Purpose Did
Not Meet Senator Nelson.
SEATTLK, Wash., Aug. 0. Say
ing Knitively that ho had absolutely
no intention of resigning, Secretary
Hnllinger, who returned hero today
from u brief visit in Minneapolis and
Chicago, declared there was abso
lutely no foundation for tho story
published as a rumor that ho wns
called east to meet Senator Crane in
order that tho Massachusetts states
man might transmit to him a re
quest framed by unnamed "party
leaders" that he file his rcMgnntiun.
In an interview today Secretary Hal
linger discussed tho purpose of hi
trip. This interview iu written form
wns approved by tho hooretary.
"Did you go east on a request from
Heverlyf" he was asked.
"Yes, hut not for any of tho rea
mhis assigned in news items."
"Is there anything at all to tho
story that Senator Crane .journeyed
west to intimate to you that your
resignation was desired?"
"Nothing whatever. Let mo tell
you this, if I should resign it would
ho iu order to leave me free to prose
cute tluo persons who have been
iiittriimcntnl iu the publication of
libelous and defamatory attacks up
on mv character, and it is undoubt
edly from them that tho reported
stories of my resignation emannted."
BRANCH
BANK IN
19 S
DISTRICT?
CONDITIONS ARE
INVESTIGATED
Br VICE COHSUi
Spends Two Days Gathering Data e:
AH Things Pertaining to Life ii
This Valley Asks Counties
Questions Regarding Land Values
Is the little brown man of the orl
ent, who has overrun tho fruit grow
ing scctionc of California, about t
Invado the Rogue River valley frul
Jt.l-I.l. . . tm
uisinci; jinu ii so, win no prove i
benefit or an Injury?
Those aro the questions that arl
arising among local fruit grower!
and business men following tho vlsll
here of Isunji Alba, Japanso viol
consul, stationed at Portland, whl
spent two days Investigating condtj
tlonB here from hl3 countrymen!
point of view. Mr. Alba proved hit
solf a wonderfully keen observer &n
asked countless questions, and therl
can bo but one reason for his lnterea
that ho Is studying tho valley to
the purpose of advising his country
men as to making or not making thli
valley their home.
Mr. Alba spent much of his tlml
whllo here with Manager Charles
Malboeuf of the Medford Commercla
club. Mr. Malboeuf states that VL
Alba was one of the keenest Invea
tlgators who has ever called upol
him for Information.
Mr. Alba confined himself to que
tions regarding economic conditioni
How much labor Is employed in tl
orchards? How much cordwood
cut and consumed In Medford?
there much diversified fanning
Would a tract of land dovotcd
garden truck pay? Is thero chca
land to bo purchased? In fact, all
his questions indicate that his mil
slon Is to determine whether or nc
to advise his fellow countrymen
como hero.
Tho Rogue River valley has he
particularly free of all forolgnors, a
though tho fruit sections of Callfol
nla havo been overrun with JnpaJ
ese. Now Is tho Roguo River vallu
to bo so Invaded?
DUE
WITH
Popular Younn Orchardlst Is EJ
pected to Arrive Today With Mi
Connor From Chicago Will
side on Table Rock Orchard.
W. Boudlnot Connor, ono of t
popular young orchurdl&ts of tl:
valley, Is duo to arrive In Medfo
today, nccompanled by a bride. T
young man wbb recently married
Chicago, according to reports rocel
ed horo.
Mrs. Connor Is n closo (rlond
Mr. and Mrs. A. Conro Floro
Woodlawn. Sho was vlcltlng wfl
Mr. Floro's slater In Chicago whl
Mr. Connor met hor and was cai
vated by hor charms.
Tho young couple will reside
Mr. Connor's pluco near Table Rod
Twenty Acres Sold.
Joseph Tnylor has sold 20 nol
of Newtowjis north of Medford
tho Central Point road, to A, C. SI
Geo of Minneapolis for $14,000,
Andrews made the sale. Mr, Mc(l
will make tiio place his homo i
will movo hi family here from
east.
CONNOR