lit"
UilATIIIllt I'nlr tonight.
Tlio MoMAtfo of tlio ringi,
Wlilli" Cnlr wctillmr
1 11 lift- KmIii or miiow
Wlilln Mini IiIiim I.ucmI mIkiwitw
IIImoIc lilumrtiliir Aliiivn wlilln,
wiirniAi'i Iwlow wlilln, (oldiir,
Wliltti with tilnok enntiir Cold
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
Full Leased Wiro Itcpori.
Tho only papor in tho worl4
ntlbllflhnil In n rltv thn bIia nl
Mcdford having a loaned wlr. !
MKDFORD, ORIWON, TUESDAY, OCTOOI3R 25, 1910.
jottii year.
No. 16.
CRIPPENS
Jim m
Kin
HER LIBERTY
Only Out Three Minutes Trial Is
Short and Verdict Came Promptly
With First Ballot Crlppen Must
Hatin on November 8 for Murder.
Verdict a Surprise.
LONDON. Oct. 2fi. With n sud
denness an HiirpriHiiiir as tho ver
dict itself, Miss Mtliol Cluru Loiiove,
companion of Dr. II. H. Clipped in
his flight to escape arrest for wife
murder, was acquitted of tho murder
of Mth. Hollo HI m Crippun today
in Old UuiloY court. Tito jury wan
out tliroo minutes.
Miss Leneve wan charged with
murder nflur tho fact, tho crown ac
cusing lair of having boon an uoeeH
hoiv of Or. Cripiten, who already has
been sentenced to hang on November
8 for Mrs. Crippcn's murder.
Tho acquittal of tho frail dofend
nnt occasioned general comment, as
it wan expected that she would no to
prison for a lout; term.
Tho. courtroom whh filled with or
hoiih promiuout in London society,
and their bright atliro whs in sharp
contrast with the Bomber Iiiicb of tho
dingy courtroom.
MiHH l.euovo was dressed in a
gown of pale blue, which nccontuut
ed tho pallor of her face. She wore
a motor cap, yellow gloves and tun
shoot". She wiii accompanied hy Wy
wardresses anil a phyKicinu ws in
attendance because of the probubil
ity of the defendant's collapse. Dur
ing the argument of Prosecutor
Muir Min l.eneve sat Mullens and be
trayed no sign that she understood
its puriKirt.
Miss Loncvo was not called to the
Maud. This led to the belief that
the crown wan not doing its uIiimmI
to convict the woman.
Several witneKf.es for tho crown
were examined briefly, but no effort
wnH made to brim; out any diiuing
int! eviileiiee.
Lord Alvorstono's sumuiary and
charge to the jury clearly indicated
liiH HYiupalliv with Miss Leneve.
Tho jurv retired at 11:5;! thin aft
ernoon and returned at 3:57 o'clock.
When the verdict whk read Miss
l.eneve was overcome. Sho wept and
laughed alternately and was com
forted by her parents, who woro very
much moved.
BELIEVE TRUCE OF
BALLOON FOUND
Hiiiio Airship Is Seen by Ancnt of
Canadian Railroad Guns Are
Fired and n Diligent Search Is
Being Made.
TORONTO, Out., OH. 'J.r. A bal
loon kcoii panning over Chaploiiu,
Out., Thursday night, and which af
terward was heard to ci'iihIi into tho
foroHtH near Rumpsoy lake, !12 miles
north of HiHcolusing, is believed to
have been tho America II by officials
of the Aero club, conducting tho
Hoarcli for tho crow of the missing
balloon.
Tho balloon whh kcoii by tho agent
of the Canadian Pacific railway at
Chap'loait and sovoral others head
iutr t'UHtwiTnl. Guidon wore within a
hIioitI ilistiiiicd of the spot whoro it
whh believed it landed. They fired
guns and Koarelied diligently for ""'
balloon or its occupants, but wore
unable to find trace of either. Leav
ing provisions on lle shofo of the
lake, I hoy abaudonod the Hearch and
returned, to C'haplean, whero they re
ported the oeeiirroneo,
Tho balloon is almost, certain to
have been tho America IT, as all the
other' ballooiiH entered in tho race
had landed before Thursday.
A. D, MIUb of Klamath Falla was
la MQdford Monday on a business
trip.
MEDFORD IN !
LEAD WITH
831 VOTES
Rcfilstrntlon In County Gives Mcd
ford 837 Votes More Than Any
Other City or Precinct The Total
Rc(lstratlon In County Is 300 Less
Than It Was Two Years Ano.
The legist ration of voters for lie
November election is completed and
Mcdford leads all precincts in tho
number of voters by a largo num
ber. Ashland, the only place which
approaches this city, is 837 voters
shy. The total registration of the
county ih -18 IB. Of this numtiur,
.Mcdford has 1801 and Ashland iluT.
The registration of tho entire
county has fallen off from two years
ro by about 300 voters, although
tho population of the county has in
creased. The total registration by
precincts follews:
Aulioeh 'Jl. Fast Ashland IMti.
West Ashland 3111, South Ashlnnd
317. Appli'jrnto 78, Harron (JO, Pig
Hutto 177. Climax 11, Central Point
'JHfl. Hagle Point 103. Flounce Rock
It. Foot.. Creek 7K, fiold 1 1 ill 107,
North Jacksonville 120, South Jncic
houville 113. Lake Creek 12. Mead
ows 'JO, Northeast Med ford 170.
Northwest Mcdford 333. Southeast
Mcdford 1(11. Southwest Medfoid
fi0-l. Central .Mcdford .rj07, Mound 50.
Phoenix l.i8. Ko'ck Point 3.".. Sam's
Valley 100. Stcrlinjr 'JO. Talent 217.
Trail 31. Union fiO, Watkins 31, Wil
low Sprint's 32. Winter 3(1, Woodullo
11 'J: total. -1818.
WEBB TO HANG
ON DECEMBER II
Expected Death Penalty and Shows
Little Anitatlon Motion Filed for
New Trial Mrs. Kersch Is Now on
Trial.
PORTLAND, Or.. Oct. Jo.Jcsbo
P. Webb, convicted murderer of
William A. Johnson, whose body was
found stuffed in a trunk at the Un
ion station in June, was sentenced
to bo haimed December 17 by Judue
Morrow in the circuit court this aft
ernoon. Webb expected tho donth
penalty and had braced himself ( i
listen to tho fatal words.
Immediately after sentence wan
pronounced he was returned to his
cell, lie probably will bo taken to
Snlem, Or., within tho next few days
where he will bo confined until hi-,
execution.
Wcbb'H nttorneys have filed a mo
tion for an appeal.
Immediately after, sentence had
been passed on Webb, Mrs. Kersch,
who was eharued jointly with Webb,
was broutrht into the crowded court
room and tho atlnrucvt) resumed
their efforts to secure a jury to try
her for complicity in Johnson's, mur
der. It wan expected that tho selection
of the jury would bo completed thi
afternoon,
Much trouble was experienced in
ch.iosini.' jurymen, as most of the
talesmen examined indicated that
they did not favor tho idea of cap
ital punishment where u woman win
concerned.
Prosecutor Fitrucruld reiterated
bin point made yesterday that the
jurymen will not only bo compelled
to find evidence of Mrs. ICorseh's al
leged uuilt before thoy can vole on it
conviction, but. in so doim; must iiImi
pass on the guilt or innocence of
Webb a second time. This will bo
nooosfiurv, so Fitzgerald assorted,
owing to tho close connection be
tween the two cases,
TO WRESTLE FOR SUPREME
H0N0RS0F THE WORLD
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Oct. 23.
Henry Ordonmn and Kid Cutlor will
wrestlo hero tonight for tho world's
championship. Frank Qotch, rotir
or holder of tho title, will roforoo.
COMPANION
New Wright
J&
Makes Mile
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BIRDSEYE VIEW OF BELMONT PARK, LONG ISLAND, N,
NATIONAL AVIATION
HLLMONT PAKK. N. Y, Oct. 2'.
-The new Wright racer, on which
in M.t America's hopes in the inter
national race for speed next Satur
day, was the sensation of tho nvin
tion meet on Helmont field today. Al
t iioiitrli little larger than a whitehead
torpedo, it bore Orville Wright
around the course twice at better
than a mile a minute, and at that
was held under restraint.
$15,400.23 IS
P. & E. DEFICIT :
FOR PAST YEAR;
Report on FInanccs-tff Road Filed
With Railroad Commission Pas -
senger Receipts Are Heavier Than
Those Received From Freight.
SALF.M. Or.. Oct. 25. Tho Pa
cific & Kasteru suffered a deficit
for tho fiscal year closing Juno 30,
1010. of .$l."i,-I00.23, according to the
annual report of the company, which
was filed according to tho law of thN
state, with tho railroad commission
yestorday.
Tho operating revenues of tho road
eiuialed but .fll),r57..00. Of this
hum tho revenue from freight busi
ness was ;?0,337.D3 and the revenue
from tho passenger business was
$10,UI.V12, which is an unusual con
dition, for usually tho freight earn
ings are tho greatest source of rev
enue to a railroad.
The operating expenses for the
year were .$3-1,057.23, exceeding the
earnings by .flnVlOOJ!!. However,
much monev was expended for main
tenance of way and structures, the
total expended for this item alone
equaling .$23,082.85.
The directors of the road are
given as John F. Stovons, Portland,
who is president; William florig,
Mcdford; L. P. Liuthieuin and O. K,
S. Wood of Portland, and John It.
Allen of Now York.
You can make your ad so import
ant thnt von will double tho number
of peoplo to whom, for tho day, your
store is important.
Aeroplane Proves Speedy
jZ?
in
Less Than a Minute
A FOREIGN FLYER
TOUKNAWENT..WILL,TAKE FLACE, OCf. 22TO,30.
Flung high aboc the head- of the
spectator, the tinv machine .-onred
and dipped, tilted recklessly at an
angle of !." degrees, rounding the
curves righted itself and fnirlv ran
riiiL'- around the other machines la
the air. The crowd went frantic
when Wright let out his motor for
an instant on the back strrctcli,
pasMiig ihe other racers as if thev
were standing still.
OSWALDWESTAS
VOLUNTEER FIRE
FIGHTER GOOD
.Reaches WooilvWo Just in Time to
1 Assist Fight Against Flames
Which Threaten Building En-
thusiastically Greeted.
Oswald Weat, anti-assembly can
didate for govornor, lias boon ac
corded nn enthusiastic reception In
all tho towns of tho Hoguo River
valley. Upon his arrival Monday,
escorted by a largo delegation of
the chlzons of the valley, In auto
mobiles, ho visited Central' Point,
Gold III II. Woodvllle and "Jackson
ville, nnd In all of them wob warm
ly greeted.
A crowd of sovoral hundred , por
Bons greeted him with cheers at
Gold Hill, Ladles and girls of tho
town woro lint bands with "Oswald
West for governor" printed thereon
and he was literally showered with
flnwors, carrying away four hugo
bouquets of roses.
Ho reached Woodvlllo Just In tlmo
to holp extinguish tho flames which
woro destroying tho resldonco of J.
13. KBtoll, just north of tho city, and
whllo tho volunteer flro department
woro busy with water and axes Mr.
Went holped mova tho piano, Tho
flro was causod by a defoctlva flue,
and as a result tho roar oiui of tho
building will liavo to bo recon
structed. Coming back to Woodvlllo, Mr.
West addressed a crowd of a hun
dred or m 010 cltlzons on tho cam
paign Issues of tho day, and was
" (ContTJuieiT on peo8T5 " "
8
j&
RTLANDTF.BJSHOP
" A . ."
Y WHERE THE.INTER3,
When Wright nhghted ho was ac
corded the greatest owition of the
meet.
At 1:30 i. in. Johnson and Hox
- v acended for the first hourly nl
titudo contest.
De Le-seps joined Hoxsoy and
John-on soon after thev ascended.
Johnson disappeared when appar
ently ."j000 feet in the air.
STAND-PATTERS
OFFER CUMMINS
They Declare Iowa Senator Is Again
One of Them Because of His
Speech in Which He Declares He
Will Support the Tariff.
CHICAGO. Oct. 25. Standpat
ters are extending tho olive branch
today to Senator Cummins of Iowa,
whom they declare once again is
"one of us," because of bis speech
last night in which he declared his
intention to support tho tariff. Cum
mins' speech is considered signifi
cant, 11 that it shows (hut tho pro
gressives me realizing the danger to
the cause of republicanism if fac
tional strife is allowed.
Now that Cummins has uuwnlifi
cdlv indorsed tho Payno law, tho
standpatters beliove that no repub
lican can be justified in opposing it.
"With all its inequalities and mis
takes, I would rather have tho Payno
act for a thousand years," said
Cummins, "than to suffer the disas
ter of an application of tho demo
cratic tariff theory for a single
mouth."
AN OLIVE BRANCH
Aviator Killed.
HK11L1N, Oct. 25. Lieutenant
Monthor of tho Gorman army was
killed by falling from a Wright aoro
plano at Magdborg. Mentho was a
mombor of tho army aviation corps
and was maneuvering when the ac
cident occurred.
Good tenants nro to bo hnd for
tho advertising.
ACQUITTED
w
Ell
FRIEND OE
ES
Gets Rouslnri Reception in Ashland
and Makes Stronn Speech Ex
plains His Stand in Regard to the
Recent Cuttinn of Railroad Rates
in Oregon.
"I am In favor of normal schools.
I am myself a product of the public
school system. All the schooling I
ever had was In the public schools
of Oregon. I believe in strengthen
ing and building up and Improving
tho public schools. Tho normals aro
needed to improve tho school sys
tem, as they produce the teachers.
If elected governor I shall use the
power and prestige of the office to
holp the normal schools; if the peo
ple vote for three normal schools I
will do what I can to maintain them.
Whatever the peoplo decide will bo
carried out," said Oswald West at
Ashland Monday evening.
"I am familiar with tho history
of the normal schools and while my
opponent, Mr. Bowerman, was
slaughtering them In the legislature,
I was assisting tho . normal school
delegation ell that I could. Again
In the special session when Mr. Bow
erman refused to grant the normals
money enough to finish out the year,
I did what I could to assist the ABh-
land delegation in their efforts for
tho normal."
Mr. Vest spoke to a good sized
aud'enco at the Chautauqua build-
(Continued on page 8 )
ALFONSO READY
FOR REVOLUTION
Spanish King Takes Steps to Insure
Loyalty of Royal Troops Repuo
licans in Spain Planned Outbreak
Simultaneously With Portugal.
MADRID (jia Hendaye), Oct. 23.
Rumors, of a secret gathering of
revolutionary spirits 111 bpam today
arc causing tho Spanish throne
much uneasiness and predictions
th.it Spain is soon to undergo such
a crisis as recently was enacted with
disastrous results to King Jlanuel in
Portugal aro rife.
Preparations to moot such an
emergency arc being quietly made b
King Alfonso, who has gathered his
advisers about him and any moment
the revolution is liable to break, ac
cording to those who have watched
the impending struggle from a disin
terested point of view.
That tho movement in Spain was
originally planned to bo simultaneius
with that in Portugal is admitted by
King Alfonso and his cabinot. Onlv
the more rapid development of the
reoublican idea in Portugal snvod
Spain, they beliove, and ovory effort
will bo made to thwart tho (dans ot
tho Spanish revolutionists, who aro
encouraged by Portuguese success.
Spain's first step to fight tho rev
olution has been to raise tho pay of
the army officers. This step was
tnado to offset tho overtures to tho
military made by the revolutionists.
The irder particularly affected non
commissioned officers, as it is this
class whoso loyalty is most unstable.
General Aznar, minister of war, i--taking
steps to erndicato tho influ
ence of the public inns. Tho sol
diers frcQueut theso placos of
tunusoniont more than any other
place and tho innkeepers aro admit
ted to have a large influence oyer tho
men. In omo of theso plnoos rova
lution is preached oponly and some
places aro boing closed by tho war
minister.
Attell-Conley Mill.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2o.Abc At
toll and Frankio Conley, Qhampion
fenthorweight and bantamweight pu
gilists of tho world, respectively,
woro mntcho dhero today to fight
MA
HUNDREDS
PERISH IN
TIDALWAVE
Provinces of Naples and Salerno, in
Italy, Present Scenes of Desola
tion and Suffering Authorities
Appalled by Destruction Wrought
by Disturbance of Nature.
NAPLES, Oct. 25. Ravaged br
earthquake, by volcanic flro and by
flood, tho provinces of Naples and
Salerno today present scones of deso
lation and suffering. The authori
ties apparently appalled by tho de
structive combination of tho olo
mente, practically are Inactive, while
admitting that the fatalities of yes
terday aro enormous.
In tho beautiful bay og Naples,.
In tho star-reflecting gulf of Salerno,
scores of fishing vessels were wreck
ed and many bodies havo been borno
olnshoro by tuo tides.
Tho dead on the island of Ischta,.
off Naple3, exceed 200 as a result
of the tidal -wave.
On the slopes of Mount Vesuvius
ney lava streams havo burst from.
tho crater and mud rivers aro flow
ing seaward, engulfing or burning
everything In their paths. Tho roads
in the provinces in tho vicinity of
tho ancient mountain aro covered
with thirty feet of mud.
In Naples a dozen houses collapsed
duo to subsistence ot tho earth fol-
lowing the'Tenewed' aclivIfyo'fi-Ve
suvius. Peoplo fled from their
homes in terror as tho volcanic
earthquakes shook tho city. Many
refused today to return to their
homes, despite the assurances of tho
Neopolltan authorities, based on tho
statements of scientists of tho ob
servatory on Mount Vesuvius, that
the outbursts havo attained their ful
lest force and will subside.
At Salerno, Cetera and Amalfl,
floods wrought great havoc and tho
damage done Is estalmated at soveral:
millions. Minister of Public Works
Sacchl and Admiral Leonardl aro
surveylng tho devastated district
with a view to recommending gov
ernment aid.
Tho mayor of Casa Mlsslola today
appealed for aid. Ho reported that
tho hlthorto oxtlnct volcano ofEpo-
meo again has becomo active
This volcano destroyed Casa Mlc
cjola In 1SS3 and killed 1,700 per
sons. NEWLINE-UPNEXT
YEARJOR CUBS
Result of World's Series Disastrous"
to Veterans Pitchers Are All on .
the Down Grade Kling May Go
Also.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2C. That an en
tirely now Uno-up will represent Chl-
caco In tho National loaguo noxU
year was predicted today as a ro
Biilt of tho miserable showing ot tho
onco doughty Cubs In tho world'B
sorlos just ended.
Manngor Chrjuce Is said to havo
dotormlned to Infuso some youngor
blood Into tho team and with this ob
ject in vlow, will probably swing tho
axo on tho nocks of at loast half n
dozen whoso names aro part ot base
ball history.
It Is more than llkoly thnt olthpr
Shockard or Schulto, or parhapu
both will go. Stolnfoldt, who has.
grown old at third bao, undoubted
ly will bo bonclied In favor of some
youngor pl?.yor, probably JCMnmor
man. It is doubtful whethor Johnny
evors will oyer recover, from tho In
jury ho rocolvod throo weoka ago at
Cincinnati, and still mpro doubtful
If ho will bo tho samo Kyora should
ho rogaln tho uso of his ankle,
Pltchors Brown, Roulbach, Overall
aro going down grado ind Colo, Fox
on, Wchlo, Mclntyro and Pfolffer
probably will be tho backbone of, the
pitching staff noxt year.