Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 12, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textl Important Committees are Assured for Jackson's Delegation BANK CLEARINGS TODAY $27,056.81 Medford Mail Tribune FIFTH. YEAR MEDFORD, OKKflOff. THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1911 THE WEATHER M Stoi'iuy t)iiilit and tomorrow. fJ '71 The Monngra of the rif. -MB Wliltc Knlr weather. If Utuc Rntn or snow. ,t White nnit bluo Local showers ' .i 5 Ulnck trlangulnr Above white, -' h warnier; liclow white, colder. H'-1 Whlto with black contcr Cold fyJE 4h. Mr lis IDENTITY OF Namo Is Sidney Pittman He Ar rived In Medford Last Friday With Woman Companion Came Here From Roschurn Rock Used In Assatdt. MAN ARRESTED SEEN AT ROOMS OF COUPLE It Is Stated That Robinson, the Sus pect, Told People That Woman With Pittman Was His Mother Police Spend Day Unraveling Mys tery Suroundinfl Affair. Clilirli's llolihmon, 18 your.-, old, was arrested, by Cliiff or Polite ,T. O. Shearer n( iiooii today jiikI lodged in the city jail to invalt Hie outcome of tin injuries of Sidney I'ittinau, now lying at the Southern Oivgon hospi tal with i compound fracture of Hie skull. Investigation of the affair by the police this morning brought to light the fact that the Injured man arrived In Medford last Friday with a woman companion. To A. Dllts, a bartend er in a Front streot saloon, who know him in lSugcnc about a yoar ago, ho confided that his wife was with him and that they had just arrived from HoHoburg. He asked to bo directed to suitable rooms and Dllts recom i loaded a rooming house on Solth Orape street. At the time Pittman requested paper and envelopes, say ing that ho wished to write to Hose burg, and while talking produced from an mclde pocket sovora post cards and a small memorandum book. When searched nt the hospital Tuesday morning his pockets were empty. Couple Took Ilooms. At the South Grapo street house, where ho said he was from Klamath Falls, the man and woman wore giv en a room. The woman attended to the room horso'.f and until it was va cated and a number of empty whisky bottles wore found In It no other person than Pittman or iho woman wore In it. Monday evening the man now un der arrest appeared and la alloged to have said that tho wonau was his mot her. Neighbors Hear Voire. hater that ovonln;, neighbors heard voices at tho front of tho house, hoard a heavy rock, used ordinarily to bold a sci eon door from shimming, dropped to tho sidowalk and upon making an investigation discovered n man, bellovod to bo Iho prisoner, in the act of tramping out blood stains on the sidewalk to cover thorn up. Later that night tho night pollco discovered PlUmnn lying on tho side walk near Grape and Main stroots, and, thinking him drunk, lodged him in tho city Jail. Tho noxt day ho was llboratod cntf waB taken to tho South ern Orogon hospital by persons who found him waudorlr.g nlmlossly along South Central avenvo. An operation thoro showed that he had auotainod a compound frncturo of tho skull. .Man I rneoiiM'loiis. Kvor sl.ic his admittance to tho hospital Pittman has boon uncon gcloui and unable to talk. Robinson, who will bo hold by tho pollco as a suspoct. has alroady boon arrested here for potty offonsoo twice, tho laat time only gaining his llborty after breaking a window at tho Nat ntorlum. by tolling Chlof Shearer that hie mother was hero sick and noodod what attontlon ho could give hor. IMttmoii. whoso chancot of recov ery are wild to bo very slim, was born in Owiikboro. Ky. A sister. Mrs. Ida Lnhnr. living in Kvnnavlllo. Intl., has M W KNOWN boon 'communleatod with. Tho woman believed to have been tho oe with Pittman at the lodging lOontinued on pace 8 ) u EST IN 1 YEARS I X N Thermometer Dropped to 14 Above, Which Was Four Degrees Colder Than Coldest Last Year Snow Storm Good Thinrj for Valley, Says O'Gara. PLENTY OF MOISTURE IN SOIL FOR COMING YEAR No End of Present Storm Is Yet In Sight Weather Man Sends Clear Nights and Cloudy Day Dawn Was Bright With Promises Which Did Not Materialize. Wednesday nighl was the coldest night Jledl'ord and the Uogite llivei valley. The thermometer dropped to 14 above, which is lour degrees colder than it was at any time last year. The present snow storm shows no signs of abating as vet although the sky lias, cleared a nuniher of times. Tlie day. dawned with the sky elea .tiid wive promise of a perfect day It failed. howevcV, to materialize for .soon after the sun was up s' great hank of clouds rolled in. The present storm is a .splendid thing in the estimation of I'rofess'n l J. O'Gara who stales flint it i worth a great deal to the fruit oiop of the valley. II insures a great deal of moisture for the coining vea r. The fog of the past few weeks litis been a good Cling in holdiiu back the buds and has only had one bad tendency and that is that it ha retarded pruning. No end of the storm is in ij:ht according to the weather man, am' although the sky clears oecasionalh snow is predicted for tonight. The cob! snap last night did eon siderable damage in tin way of snap ping water hydrants and plumber have had a busy day of it. The streets this afternoon ni again slushy but last night and tin morning were frozen over, cniiMir nianv ii liaslv pedestrian to lake i fall.' I IS A SWEDE At Any Rate Letter Is Sent Commer cial Club Which Stumps the Letter Clerk, But Man Is Answered In His Own Tongue. f HHIHfH I'ASADKXA. Jan. 1. 1011. - Charles A. .Malbaouf. Med- ferd: Harmed for jag vonl- mint t'mM Iinni dunt Kliina f ter oeh liiudct nr i trneteii Kring .Medlord vorc tuokum T far iiagm npphfMiiiiKur vnr jnil Mm eder illust intrude biock.vr. llogiikliiungtffullt, K. CARLSON'. - lii other word, Mr. farinoii, a na tive of .Sweden, would come to tin Kogno Itivor alloy and ioake hi home hero. lie wthe lo know souu' tUing of eanieiiter work, th oilman and elo.es hi "Brief ei.ptole with i. roquet Hint lie be .oni an illustrated booklet. Mr. Malboeuf, not lo h onldMi called up a friend vera! in Swadish ami answered the man in hi" ""' tongue. And so the ik "f giiiiinig --t tier goe- incirih onward. IS ES First Authentic ROIN AND DETECTIVE. - in jfe v-.rs.- v - . it jw ji wwwwf! "Si ... "" ' ?T-I22S' . ..'. i -t. T kW tKfVutVo 1 Joseph f. Itoltln, the Inillctcd New York hanker, whose sk.ro(let uietluuN caused the suspension of tho North ern lt:i nk of New Yoik and its nine branches and the Wellington Sin lugs li.ink, Is charged with tlie alleged theft of .?M0,(!M from the lirsl uiiiued Institution. William Travels Jerome, ltnliln's lawyer, elaiuis that tho hanker is In sane. Hobin. Iiom mime originally was Italiinovitch, ciniie to Amerka from UiihsIii about thirteen yours ago and after he had learned the Kugllsh language became a repoiter. lie speedily abandoned the newspaper business and became a Hiianclcr. For years he lived lu lavish style i ml was regarded1 as a millionaire. When arrested ho took poison JACKSON COUP'S DELEGATION FOUR PERSONS SHOW POWE BURIHO DEATH Fire and Explosion In Store Endan gers Life of Thirty Persons Fire men 'Rescue Five Girls From the Flames. CONNHU.SVII.US; Pa., Jan. 12. Kour poraoiiL uro bollovo." to havo boeu klllod in an exploulon and tiro In McCory's flvo and ten-cunt atorn today. Thoro wore ISO persona In tho store at the tlmo of tho oxploelon, mout of them girl employes. It wae at flrat reporto 1 that 25 persona hod been klllod. but tint inanaKor aacorla that moat of thove in iho hulldtiiK m- capod. According lo tho nianngouionl. oiily four poreoue known to havo been in the building woro niiiwInB when the fire was controlled ihortly aftor noon. Klvo glrU aoverely burned woro roscuud from tho building. Soarcli of the rulue wni Inipoifllblo iwlng to the Intenno boat after tho firo was 'controlled, and jtollco and firouien wero coiniHlIo.l to watt ho foro endcivorliig, to find tho bodlos of those uppoaed to havo been klll od, The dainaio I eatlma'.ed at $luO,- 000. BODY OF YOUNG BOY IS FOUND IN FIELD ALIiAXV, X. Y.. Jan. W 1'oli.w today are endeavoring l etablifch tbeidentitv of the hotly of a 5-year old boy found in the outakirta of Al bany. It i believed that the lad w.i murdered. A bag of chocolate miuI an einptv vial V?re found near Ihe body. Tbe ioJio Iwlievo that be wnh IwiMiiied "vilb earbolie atid. Perhapa oiot f vour "bad fur-" ciMikbl in telling lo uimwer the tiint ad- lb ( ci'iif.iin iMrt unit t - Pictures of Joseph G. Robin, The Indicted New York Banker. I FLOQfili ,.K a. BIN ZATION Certain to Receive Important Com- mittce Assignments Bill to Make Salmon Netting In Roipie Lawful Will Be Bitterly Opposed. . KAMSil, ). dni). l'J. .laekaon oomity'ti del alne: jot off rijilit in the, oiga:ii..itinii of both uuiiuU) and lioiiKu and ure nmurud good coiti miltco appoiiitiiienta. Sojiulor Von der Mullen got aboard thu Selling Cimd wagon jus! nt tile, orileal lime and hit vole uilnnlly iiiKured Mr. Selling'H eleeiioM -i praaideut of lb-' riounto. J lo was tho si.Utonlh hciih tor to join Kellmir, trfvitiK him lb. icMiuinilo majority. c'lipltiiu i'lggJc-toii giuue very in1"" boinic chosen peakar, Jliat bow ncai only those on i be rnpfdu know. Tb Thoinixmn lorce uiyno ory ne.u ceutetitiK uhii Kutiloalon iiiMleail ' Ka-k, who had pravionaly made ; eompuct with the titigleatou Hiippoii. JKi'eeuiu to iipn l'!4jl(istoii an aer ond choice' Had U. ixmubed a -oud bulbil. Kggl'sloji would litis e been HMnk(r, and probably would be anyway had it not hm for Multno mah' illMt.llilice lor Haak. Aa it i. ICgKleNlun ia aco high with the owiiizaliutl ia undoubt--dlv itlated tor impflrtwit ooiniaittne J nsHitfiimoiit- eiuii(t a No mot aboard the band uimi and exnu to be made eb.'inMi of the horti cultural COIDinitlee. U hart linked for leave of ab enca tir aeveral da. j AIism Laura Oe.rrett, whotte borne I ia in Ashlaml. bill who Iiuk lieen employed in ilcdf.rd aoute liine, baa ' been upixdnlcil -uoorapher by Ca. i tain l$iPilkto!i. The UlUlie in'"" 1- .1 e in evn!. n(. i j m ,ii i! Vs it 'h. w 'II mil . i.'iu'i' a lull li imxlifv the moHsure 1 1. --.id l ill.. i ' at the hint elr. ii. ii ,i .,i.. In in. l.i -.nil. oil lii Hin ; !isl W-i ORGANI LODGE H' &)& H Mm JBr Ml JOSEPH G.TiOBIN COFYR.GrtT 1QJO IY AMUR. CAM PRESS ,-.-j.-J..,: i .yV m ;mx?r?mxm(rMmr GETS OEF RIGHT 10 Gl LOCAL MEN PREFERENCE First Methodist Episcopal Church Will Await Deciijlnn On Plans for New $25,000 Church Until Local Architects Submit Plans. I'laiiH or a new 'jri.OOD church edifice recently profered lo the Firwt .Methodist Mpinenpal chinch l outside areliiteetH have boon lai 1 on Ihe table by Hie iiieinbiiraiil' the ci ;.i mil tee bing the matter hi hand. Another Met of plana in expected thi'' week, and I bey loo will be shelved until local aicliilnclH l..ic been i;icii an opportiinily ( con. pele. The pii.x.-(d mIo lor the tie iliuiili h.i-. not Mt been secui'd SALEM HAN'S BOOT F (MIHYKNNK. Vo . Jan VI. -The froaou body of Itobcit Hreyle. of Sa lem, Or., found on the prairie bore Tueuday nlKht, U nt tho morKUo to day awaiting advlcoa from Salem an to Its final dlopoeltlou. Ilroylee had been ehot and hilled, and the coron er's jury, after a euraury InveatlKa- 'turn, brought In a verdict of murder ' by parties unknown. ' it la known that lireyles was allot while attempting to duretul hlmaolf, aa a fully loaded tevolver was found , clasped tightly lu his hand. Dreyloa (bad boon In Wyoming only a few day Little I known concerning him. , tul Ii nil! In lulu il l.iubt l. .1 i i -ii. 1 1 1 1 r, i .1 il it 1 duub till It' lite eyilntiile (ll.ie U" oil le ' , ii. ! i ; 'I i i-i w IicIiii mf miii I . .. . 1 1 . i m 1 a l In pi II-. G "No. 252. " Vl ED IN CITY JAIL UN ED NURSE DAMAGES CASE Says Wife of Poisoned Millionaire Told Her That Fortune Teller Had Predicted His Death and That There Was No Hope for Him Mrs. Schcnk Butted In. TELLS STORY OF SEVERAL SUBSTITUTED BOTTLES Was Not Called When Chanties for Worse Camo Doctor Ordered Fresh Medicine- Purchased After Hcnritifi Nurse's Story of Wife's Actions. WUI3KL1NO, V. Va Jan. 12. On tho evenlnt; of tho fourth day or tho Illness or John O. Schenlc, IiIh wlfo camo Into tho room whom the aurao attending him was Htaylng and said that a fortune toller had inform ed her that Schonk would die. That wuh tho testimony today of MIbs Alma Eviiiih, tho nurso who cared for Schonk, first witness today In tho trial of Mrs. Laura Schonk for tho allowed poisoning of hor husband. "Doesn't that inako you fool bad ly?" the nurse said sho asked Mrs. Schonk. "No, I would rather know," tho witness testified Mrs. Schonk replied. Miss Kvaiia toBtlflcd Hint boforo au tomoblllug with Schonk and herself Mrs. Schonk, on October 21, brought her husband a drink of water, which he said tasted peculiarly. Later sho said, sho was away from tho house for an hour. Tho witness said when she returned sho found Schcnk vio lently uausoated. Sho had not beou called, she said, although sho had left her tolophono number. Another drink given Schonk from the bottlo of drinking water which his wlfo had opened for him resulted in further nnuuea, Mlus Evans testi fied. Sho got nnothor bottlo of wa ter and gavo tho ouo that had ap parently caused Schonk'a sickness to Dr. Hupp. Tho nurso said sho had told tho doctor sho thought It was poisoned. Tho testimony of tho nurso rcgard- (Contliuii'it on Pauo 8.) TO DEEPLY PROBE Washinnton Lcnlslaturc Will Proba bly Apnoint Committee to Institute Invcstlffatlon Guards Disrupted for Some Time. OLVMIMA, Wash., Jan. 12 At tempts to probo tho affairs of the national guard of Washington took Hhapo today, when Hepreoutntlvc I1' ia nk 1'. (Jons of King county asked for tho appointment of a commit too of two souatora and tbroo ropre Meutatlvos to ItiHtltiito a thorough in vostlaatlon. It Is chargod lu Ooss' resolution that tho national guard Is in a disrupted and unset Hod stnto. It Is charged that Adjutant Qouoral Llewelyn Is not legally In possession I of the office; that funds appropriat ed ior mo nauouai guaru iisuh woro Improperly turned ovor to formor Ad jutant Coueral LampliiK and that he used them for his prhatu benefit. The resolution assorts that Colonel John Kinzoy, recently dliuharged be cause ho Insisted on a report of na tional guard affairs to tho war de partment, will teetlfy that many of tho hlgbor officers aro uttorly in uoiupotont. Other charges of a minor nature aro also made. Tho guards havo Luun (lUrupiod ever slnco Adjutant ICeneral Ortlu Hamilton was dlschurg- d win it discovered to ho short 75. .'', and h"ni t'i the ponttontijty. FK I RD milNRRIRI IS 1 RESULT OE ME Pail of Scaldinn Hot Water Is Thrown Over Her and Skin Graft inji May Be Necessary Attaches No Blame on Water Hurler Says It Was Joke. -I , SAYS HE DID NOT ' v . KNOW ITjWAS.HOT "Joke" Occurred Near Jackson ville Where Girl Was Employed Surfjcons Say She Will Recover If No Complications Arise Condi tion Is Favorable. Miss Jl, L. Smith, formorly of Preowator, Umatilla county, whom tier father ntAv lives, but more ro contly omployed ns nurso to tho 10-yoar-old son of John Doltobonm In .lackuonvUle, Is confined at tho Southern Oregon hospital sufforlng from a sovoroly scalded back, which, sho says, sho received whllo ongagod In a Joking altercation with William Dolloboam, a brother of hor employ er. Although so Boyorely scalded that, she may havo to romaln In tho hospi tal for a month besides probably hav ing to undergo a skin grafting oper ation, tho young woman rofusos ab solutely to nttach any blamo on De Itoboam and at every stigcostlon to tho contrary firmly rollorr.toc tho as sertion Hint sho end Doltoboam wcro only Joking. Neither Doltoboam, who Uvea In .Jacksonville, nor Mrs. Julian A. Mock, who Is alleged to havo been a witness to tho occurence, but who Is now snld to bo In Medford, could bo found. According to Miss Smith, sho, Do ltobonm and Mrs. Mock wcro In tho DoUoboam homo, on Walker crook noar Jacksonville. "A email pall of water was on tho stoic," sho said, "and I had turiod to leave tho room, u I suddenly folt a drop of scald ing hot water touch my hand. Tho noxt minute tho wator that had struck mo In tho back penetrated my clothes and burned me. I called to them that I was scalded and asked thorn to tear tho burning clothes off mo. "When I iiBkod DoUoboam why ho had thrown tho hot wator," sho con tinued, "ho told mo that ho did not know that It was so hot a:iJ said that only a inomout provlously ho had been able to Immerse his hand in the .ator." Tho accident hnpponud ono weok ago last Tuecday and tho Injured girl was not brot gh't to tho hospital until ast Friday night. Surgeons who aro atti.:dlng her iHsert that her back Is soiiously burn ed, but that If no complications set In sho will rocovor. She baa been lu Medford for al most three months, but has not been to her home for almost a year. Hor ''atber will bo notlflod. of the acci dent. PHONE SYSTEM Larue Crew of Men Are Rushed to Medford to Work On Intcrurhan Lines Those In City Aro Also Out of Order. The profcont , snow storm bus workod wmsidurablu bnVou with the loonl phono syfiUine&iico'iuIly mvitb tho iii (em rb tm linos. Tho fur- uiors' Uncus are nearly nil dqwn mid a liinjo crew of inuit lmvo been niMliud here to repair the linen. Woduohduv and tudnv a number I nt" phones have been out of busiuws ni the i-iiN. Itcpuir work is being; i ru-lied tib rapidly as possible, NOW WRECKS