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MEDFORD, OREGOtf, FIND AY, JWCKMBEK 9, 1910.
'VM
No. 223.
IS BROOKS DEMENTED OR A MURDERER?
BROKE 11,
KlliBW;
WHIPPED
Foreman for E. B. Hanlcy Ailmiiiis:
tcrs Drubbing to Man Who Slid
China Pheasant Doesn't Know
Who Man Is Warden Offers $25
Reward for Him. .
CONFESSES THAT HE
KILLED BELLE ELLIS BUT
MAN
STORY FAILS 10 CONINCE
Ilqcauso ho broke tlio game laws of
Oregon by shooting n China pheasant
in the neighborhood or 13. II. Han
ley's orchard northwest of this city,
a stranger was given a sevoro drub
bing by Mr. Hanloy's foreman boforo
he was allowed to go. The foreman
states that ho does not know the
law-breaker, but can Identify him If
ho again should meet him. Ho-roport-ed
the matter to Deputy Game War
den Charles II. Gay, who has offered
"n reward of $2G for the arrest of the
man.
Mr. Ilanley's foreman observed the
man shoot and l;lll the pheasant and
ho Immediately set out to squaro ac
counts. From all reports ho did so In
a most satisfactory manner.
Police Hold Him In Only One Place His Story Is Correct, and That is
in Repard to Hammer, Which Is Found Discrepancy Appears in
Tcllinn of Time Crime Was Committed May Bo Rhjht.Man or He
. May Be Suffering From Specie of Insanity Lcadinn Him to Believe
Himself Guilty.
JOHNSON SAYS
CORPORATIONS
ARE OUT OF IT
Believes That the Individual Will
Hereafter Control Matters Polit
ical In California Pronjessive
Laws Are Certain to Conic.
At n Into hour Inst night n man
giving the name of E. L. Ilrooks
confessed to the murder of Belle
Ellis, whose body was found on the
Southern Pacific right of way south
of this city Wednesday mpruing.
Today it is believed that lliooks is
suffering from a mania which lead-
him to believe that lie is the author
of serious crimes, and that his con
fession is a canard. I lis story does
not hitch in several particulars. .
The hammer with which lie suys
he committed the crime was found
this morning, and the police claim
that it had strands of hair clinging
to it. Others who saw tlio hammer
say it hud nothing on it but a little
mud.
It. is believed that Ilrookt? is suf
fering from paranoia, which leads
hi into believe that he is guilty oi
crimes others have committed in or
der to attach notorjety to himself
The most serious discrepancy ii
his story comes in where ho tolls
of the time he committed the crime
Brooks entered ScKbv's saloon
Thursday night, nppcared nervous
and agitated, and began n conversa
tion concerning the murdered wo
man, and when usked by bystand
ers if lie knew anything about the
case, reinnrked (hat he did; that la
wns close liy when the murder oc
curred, mid that he could always sec
Hie face of the murdered womnn be
fore him. lie even wont so far as
to remark, "There sho is now I" and
then, placing his head in his hands,
said :
"I am Ihc mini who killed her. I
got out of hero on a. freight train
and was put off at Phoenix. Be
fore inking Hie train I picked up a
hummer which stnc workmen had
left laying by a polo, and took ii
with me. When 1 was ditched at
Phoenix I started to walk back to
Medford, and when a short way out
of town I met a woman. Needing
money, I usked her for four bit,
and she refused me, calling mo v
hobo and saying that I had nevr
worked iiml never would. This made
100 KILLED
IN REVENGE
IN TURKEY
Over One Hundred Members of the
Christian Faith Destroyed hy
Bedouins to Revenrjo Death of
Companion Town Now in Hands
of Natives.
DAVIS MUST SHARE WITH
PAID UP STOCK HOLDERS
OF ROAD SAYS CALKINS
(Continued on Page l.)
ATTORNEYS FOR
K OR 3
JOHN DIETZ
NEW YOIUC, Doc. 9. That tho In
dividual, and not tho corporation, will
boenflt by revivified government in
California was tho assertion today of
lllram Johnson, governor-elect of
Hint stato, as ho sat In the office of
the Outlook nwaltlng Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt.
"I'or ten years," said JohiiHon, "wo
atouiod to have gono crazy ovor pro
tecting tho pioporty of corporations. i
The individual has boon a minus
quantity. This will bo chnnged. Ilere
arter In California at loa6t tho lndl-1
v'dunl will bo considered and not tho,
'machine.' Othor states soon will fol
low our lead."
Johnson then discussed radical leg
islation that tho California legislature
is oxpeotod to enact at tho coming
sossion.
"Tlio Initiative and referendum."
ho wild, "tho recall, absolute control
of public sorvlco corporations and a
comparative liability law abolishing
tliu follow-servant clauso will be
among tho measures considorod and
WRIT OF HA
AS ON
BEAS CORPUS
i
SI A 1)1 SOX, Wis., Dee. f). Hun
dreds of spectator tilled the court
room here today when attorneys for
John Dietz of Cameron dam asked
for a writ of habeas corpus for
Diet, who i- awaiting trial on u
charge of having murdered Deputy
Sheriff 0-.cnr llarp. 11. up was
toiiud dead in the woods near the
Diet, cabin alter Diet?, aixl his tarn
il lor tie (his-, held at bav a slier
ill's poso seeking to urrost Dietz.
At the sumo lime the attorneys
for the defense asked that Hie pris
oner ho released on bail in the event
that the court disallowed the wril
and that all warrant which it was
expected the prosecution would
si-re on Dietz, be served at one
lime.
The court took tho pica's under
itihiscinciit.
UNCLE
SAM WILL NO
PLAY POLICEMAN
LONGER
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 0. Ono
hundred Christians and tho Turkish
karrlson at Kcrak, a town in tho
Turkish Vilayet of Syria,, wore mas
sacred by Ilodoulns, according to a
telegram that reached here front Jou
Ila8m today.
Kerak is nowln tho hands of tho
Bedouins and desultory fighting Is
now going on.
The trouble aroso, it is reported,
becauso of tlio execution by tho gar
rison of a Bedouin.
Six thousand of Kerak's 8000 pop
ulation aro Moslems. So far as known
there aro no American missionaries
In tho district, but tho British mis
sionaries maintain a station there,
PACIFIC&EASTERN
SUEO FOR $7500
IntercsUnii Decision Filed in Case of Edrjar Hafcr vs. Medford & Crater
Lake Railroad Paitl-Up Stockholders Will Receive n Dividend of
30 Per Cent Reddy's Contention, as Receiver, Sustained Davis
Claim Arjalnst Road Is Allowed, But It Must Apply on What Ho
Owed on Stock Subscription $15,000 to Distribute.
BYMRS
GARDINER
Frank M. Calkins, judge of tho
circuit court, on Thursday evening
fied tho following decision in the
mlittor of tho ease of Edgar Unlet'
vs. Medio rd & Crater Lake lltul
road company. The decision in ef
fect is this:
A. A. Davis, with othor organis
ers of the company, subscribed for
stock in the sum of .f'2l),500; the to
tal of the stock subscribed in this
manner amounted to ik'J(l(),(K)0. Kadi
subscriber agreed in writing to pav
iho l'uco value of his atnok. The
hoard passed a resolution making ii
nil due. The promoters attempted
to pay for it by selling (ho company
rights of way and surveys, which
cost them :K280O, for 2(10,()U0.
Thene, Mr. Davis d'stified, were not
worth a dollar, so nothing was paid
for the stock. At'torwards ho so
licited subscriptions from tlio eili
V.ens, who paid par for their stock
amounting to .i'J.r,000. Tho sub
scriptions which the citizens signed
continued a relerence to u bond put
up by Davis in which he agreed t"
build the road to Knglo Point if. ilioy
subscribed. Davis and others then
mortgaged tho road for $115,000 In
Koo Brow. With this money, and the
citizens' money, he attempted to
build (ho railroad. There were not
funds enough to do IhK and, inas
much as ho had put up his bond o
build it that far, he had to put up
$121,1100 of his own money. He did
this while ho was owing tho company
about $:i(),U0U on his own stock sub
scription. The court held he should take his
place with tho other paid-up stock
holders. Tho money ho paid in
should be applied on what ho owed
on his. stock Hithsciiplion, the same
as their money was applied on then
stock subscriptions; that it would
not he just to allow him to be paid
first. The result of paying him
first would have loll nothing for the
oilier stockholders. This' will leave
Iheiu n dividend.
The amount of iiioucv to distrib
ute wM be about ifl.'i.OOO. Dm in'
(Contlnuoit on I'aso I.)
Mrs. Gardiner Brinns Suit Followinn
Death of Her Husband, Who Was
Injured in Wreck Says Injuries
Killed Him.
DIAZ
U'unttnu.'il tin Pane 5 J
AVIATOR SOARS
10.400ETUP
French Man-Bird in Bleriot Mono
plane Breaks Record for Altitude
Old Record Was Held hy Johnstone.
WASHINGTON, 1). C , Dec. 9.
Tho urrost of Juan Azcoaa, a Mexi
can, taid to have Incurred tlio dls
ploasuro of President Diaz of Mex
ico and nought by tho Mexican an
thorltloa on a charge of having "ob
talnod money through falso pro
tenses,'" will le made the subject of
a fight in congress whereby Wash
ington shall cease to bo a policeman
for Diaz.
Congressman Wilson of Pennsjl
vanla, who has taken up an Investi
gation of the Azcona caso, said today
that he would demand a change In
tho treaty between tlio United States
and Mexico.
"I will prosont Azcona as a per
gonal, living oxamplo of tho ovll sys
torn that portulU Mexico to form
Wellington tn Imprison Moxlcau rof
ugoue." said Wilson. "I think thoro
Is little ohanco of gottlng action from
the committee on rules, and I prob
ably will take up tho matter on the
floor of the house "
ICO
PAU. PlMM. Dm. 9. Aviator Lo
OnMix. a "!rlt monoplane, to
day broke the reoortl for altitude, acv
oordln to n nnofflclnl announco
manfc Hli barograph showed that he
ajconded 10,-iOO feet, The Instru
nwnt ItMs not yet been verified, but
it to believed here that the barograph
was accurate and that tlie record will
stand.
-EOS ARE DRIVEN 00T BY FIRE
Students in Ninlifclothcs Escape to Street Dean of Colletje Is Com
pelled to Leap to the Street From Window Collene
of Fine Arts Is Destroyed.
LOS ANGKLISS. Pec. --Mthty building and an adjoining dormitory.
women student of the College of j William L. JmiIsoh. dean of the eol-
Flne Art of the University of South lag. wa asleep In his apartments In
era California were drlveu to the 'the college when the fire waa dlaenr
. ., ... .i,ir .ihi rob early to-'erd. ilia ruoma wore filled with
day. when fire dntro.-d lu- toll- sim.ke and b waa compelled to leap
An action for damages was insU
lutcd in the circuit court Thursday
evening by Myrtle Clunlinor, as the
administratrix of the estate of hei
hiisbatid, Walter C. Gardiner,
against the l'aciiic & lOasteru mil
way for $7r00. Mrs. Gardiner aotn
forth her complaint that .Mr, (Inidi
ncr died as the result of injuries
received in a licnil-on collision Au
gust 8, HMD, while he was engineer
on one of the trains of the compauv.
A. K. Kennies uppenrg as her attor
ney. The complaint fmos on io aay that
he suffered numerous coiiviiImiiii
and that hia phynieiati advised an
operation. He went lo I'orllaud,
where he was examined liv thice
xpocinlitfts in different lines, ac
cording to tho complaint, who ad
vised nil operation. I In died from
complication arising from the an
asthctie. She alleges that without
the operation lie would have died
without the opt i. limn.
The ca-e will pmlmlilv he tried
during the Di-cunber li'Vn of court.
HEAVY FIGHTING
REPORTED
BETWEEN REVOLUTIONISTS
AND MEXICAN TROOPS
KU PASO, Tux., Doc. 9.- Citizens
of I'arral, fleolug to escape being
caught between federnl and Insurgent
forces, which are gathering In that
vicinity, arrived today In l'l 1'aso and
reported that sharp fighting with
heavy Iohkom to both nicies had been
going on at I'arral slute yesterday.
A large body of lusuigentH march
ing toward Chihuahua will meet a
similar force of federnl troops march
ing to meet them Sunday, It la be
lieved, and a decisive battle Is expect
ed, according to tho reports of tho
rofugooH.
Those fleeing from I'arral ald that
the federal fotces aro preparing to
attack Temosachio. Madera. Ml mica
and (lueirera, wlibh towns tho rebels
now control.
PASS UP YOUR PAPER? THE
AN A
ATTEMPT MADE
PRESIDENT
. e
Man Rcpresentlnn Himself as Peace
Messenner Draws Revolver and
Would Slay the President of Honduras.
UNIVHKBITV OP WASHINGTON,
Kealtlo, Wash , Dec. 9. A man who
does not read the newspaper oanuol
be a good cltlxeu, waa President
Wind McMahon'a opinion, oxproMod
to lila American history class today.
"1 wish," said tho professor, "that
I had power to flunk my students
i who do not read the papers. There
I U nothing which Is so certain an In
1 dex to show whether n man Ik alivo
1 or dead as his newspaper reading.
! Intellect null) he s a corpse If ho doe
not Keep up with the papers. We
li.ntt to Know what Is going on about
us If wo are to be good eitixeus, and
that Information must bu annulled
from the dally papers."
This exhortation was provoked by
tlio Ignorance hla students showed
on the subjects of elections now be
ing held in Great llrltalu.
A misleading ndvuitiseniunt would
be almost as diHastrous to a ntoro a
a fire $'ith no iiiMirunco.
TEGUCIGALPA. Honduras. Doe. 9.
That an attempt to assassinate
President Davllln was made Tuesday
became known here today. It Is sold
that u man representing himself m
a peace messenger of waatarnHundu
ras Insurgents, obtained an Interview
with the president and draw a re
volver. Davllla's guard pemneed
upon the Intruder and disarmed lilin
1efou- u xhot was fired.
NO SUCCESSOR TO MRS. TDDY
Unless Her Will Contains Name of Someone She Wishes to Follow Hit
as Pastor Emeritus, Directors' Hands Aro Tied and No
One Vill Bo Appointed. Says Publicity Man.
HOOT'OX, Mass.. Dec. 9. Uuless
the will at the late Mrs. Alary llaker
G. ICdill- contains lae nam of Mine
of ber follower whom saw wuhe to
sutc-etHl her as pastor emeritus, there
will not be un siicK-ssoi appointed to
e
Ohnlriuau Alfred fnrlow of tho Curie
tlon Science publicity ooiumlttee to
iUv PhtIow Miiitd out that tho
touiulci' uf tliu svt.1 that has had the
most rapid growth of any In the his-
n'l.nilnu' il on 1'ukv 0)
CERTAIN TO
BE
F
Question of Appointments to Su
preme Court of United States Will
Bo Settled Next Week President
Has Consulted With Members of
All Factions.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Dee. ft.-
Tlio question of appointments to tho
supromo court of tho United States
will bo settled next week, according to
Information given out today. Presi
dent Tatt haB decided that ho will
send his appointments to tho sonata
during tho week, Ho lias-consulted
with loaders of tho insurgents and
regulars mid with somo ot tho load
lug democrats, and Is now ready to
make his final selections.
It is authoritatively learned today
that tho full list ot men from which
the selection Is to bo nmdo includes
Justlco Swnyseo of tho Now Jersey
supromo court, Judgo Lamar of Geor
gia, United States Judge Kussoll of
(Continued on I'ajto 6.)
EAGLE POINT IS
PETITIONING FOR
T
IN CORPORA
ON
Littlo Villauo Would Govern Itself
Much Improvement and Growth Is
Manifest Will Be Important Sta
tion on Pacific & Eastern.
Nil
CORPSE
Tho 'proxioseivo ullizoiiH of Engio
Point have tiled u petition with, tlio
county court unking that their lit
tle town bo incorporated into n vil
lage. The petition hut) been gener
ally signod. Aolioii will probably
be lakun at. the nc.xt term of tho
circuit court.
During Iho pnet two years Iho in
flux of ranchers from the un&t and
liiiHinosa men has so iuureascd the
population of tlio suttloniout art to
warrant incorporation. A 20-nero
traol of land lying bolwuon (he Pa
cifio & l'aslern railroad traol; and
tho main street of Knglo Point him
been platted into lots and alrcutri,
These lotu will he placed on the
market for sale about January 1.
Took Bride; Goes to Jail.
NKW YOUK, Dec. 9. Georgo
Yeandle, a Juror convlctod of brlbory
In tho trial ot Iidward Rosonhuluiar,
charged and acquitted of murder, was
sentenced today to servo an Indeter
minate Hoitouco of from five to eight
ami a half years In tho stato prison
at Slav Sing. Judgo Hluiichard Impos
od sentence.
JULIAN
IK
A.
IS INDICTED
Grand Jury Returns Indictment
Charuinu Mock With Murder In
First Dcjirec-rCrlmo Committed In
This City During Summer.
Julian A. Monk was Indicted ths
morning on a uhnrgo of first dogreo
murder hy tho grand jury now in
mwIoiu Tho crlmo waa commUtod
lu this olty In August, Joaso O. Smith
being his victim. After the killing
Mook fled, but was apprehended lu
tho mountains, sluco whlqh time be,
has been confined lu tho county. Jail.
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