'W iirAfinn City Halt i . v ''' 4 i I SUBSCRIBERS rnlllntf to tfot paptr will lmr lino dllvr(t by lilionlii of- flu by 0 jt, in. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Knlr Max. Mj Itol. Humid. I(y tH( 3tln. no. Dally Hlxth Your. KitrlyKlmt Yrnr. MISDlfOllD, OlimON, WWDNRHDAy, AUGUST 30, 1911. No. 107. DEFENSE IN BEATTIE CASE TAKES STAND Prosecution Closes With Detail Tes timony Conccrnlnn the Bloodspots on Pike Followlnii Munlcr -Detective Contrndlcts Youth. Upton Sinclair Seeks Divorce K MEDFORD ARREST S COUnT STRIKES OUT HAT-PIN TESTIMONY Paul Deattle Contraillctcil by First Witness Rain Delays ' Trial. mm, ' if TV' ' nil.KTKI(Kli:i.ll COURT IIOl'SK. Va., Aug. 510. StiiiHiilhuiiil tcMiuioin pnitially cnriobotatliig llui htory of Hmio" Clay Ikuttio, Jr., that n tii"--(iirtniiri hlninger bind ami kilcil hi wifo an till' lonely Midlothian I'il.c wax niwn hero thin afternoon at He- allii-'n trial for tint cnnx'. Tontifying aH a wilniH far Ilia ilc fnimu Eugene IikiihImw swore liial ahaiil a week before Ilia alleged iiiur ilnr In hiiw mi three different nera. hIimim a Htriiugo man on the turnpike "Uu hail a two wm-k' lmaril," mid llonhnw, "and scrmed to ho nboul fill year of age. Ho wiih tall. I 'never how hint before the Weduen ilay preceding the murder ami I have nuvor M'en him ninee. Ho looked wild ami I thought him a lunatic. Oi two ticcaHidiiH when I hiiw him tin man wan Heated la'milo Hid rond anil unco ho wax trudging nlong with hi head ilnwn. On the Monday liefon1 Mm. Jlrnttio wax killed I Haw thin it mo " r thin tliraiv'iiuirii,rp of a .mile of tho hi.iiii of the niurdor, lit wore a hIoiioIi hat, dark clothing and a dark colored whirl." CIIEBTHUFIELD courthouse, Va.. Auk. 30. .With the completion tnduy of dotntl deiillmoiiy concerning tho hlootlnpotH on tho Mldtothlnn turnpike on tlio night Henry Clay lUmtllo, Jr.. U alleged to Imvo mur dered IiIh wife (or tho vako of lieu lah Hluforil, tho prosecution rented ItK riise. Tho Inst wltncnii fur tho Htato left tho aland JiihI before the noon ri'rcKK wait taken. Detect Ivo George Jarroll, In deny ing young Alexander Robertson's les tltnoiiy that thuro wn n trail of hlood from tho hcoiio of tho murder to Mm. Ilrnttlo'u pnronts' homo, Maid: "I wont over tho rond moro care (ally than anyone connected with tlilu caHo and am certain that thoro wan ui hlood oxropt at tho hcoiio of tho killing. I Inspected tho road four or flvo tlmi'B." Detect Ivo Rlmrror, Mnjor Jnines Patten, lion Owen, Coroner LovIiik and hIx othorH all corrohoratod Jar roll, i tmmmmmmmmM TO PAY STILL HIGHER RATES Southern Pacific Requests Inter state Commerce Commission to Authorize Increase In Rates to Points Between Frisco-Portland. COMMISSIONER LANE HEARS LAWYER'S PLEAS FOR PRINTING TWENTY LOST NASTY NEWS Editor of Los Angeles Times and His Staff Accused of Having Violated City Ordinance by Publishing Ob- sene Details of Beattle Trial. Delegation of Attorneys Appear at San Francisco Request Is Fought by Cities Affected. FIRST CAR OF FRUITjS SOLO Roguo River Fruit & Produce Asso ciation Disposes of Car of Bart Ictts nt Boston for $1.50 the Box Car Broiifjlit $771. Tho flint car of Uoruo rlvor fruit to Ito Hold thlH yopr was dlRpoHort of by tho Kokiio Illvor Fruit & Prodnco iiHKoclatlon nt Uoaton Tuomlny nt Sl.riO a box. Tho car hrouulit S771, Tho iiinrlcut Ih off, owIiik to nn ovor InadliiK of undnrulzod and kicoii fruit from tho hill hocUoiib of Callfornlu, 4-4- 4 -f -f -f 4- f-f -f -f -f 4- 4- BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. CENTER OF POPULATION. 4- 4- WAKIIINQTON, D. C, "" An. 510. CoiiBUfl DiroiUor "" " Duritiiil today auiiounood thai "" " (ho enroot ciuitor of jiopula- Hon in tlm United Slates 1h "" loouiod in tho woHiorn part of lllonniliiKton, Indiana. Tho rli'Ht oHliniato plueed tho oon- lor in Drown county, Indiana, nino miles ohhI. 4-1 t 4- 4- 4- -r 4- 4- f 4- 4- MrH, I'pton Sinclair, wlfo of tho noted author nud noclttllHt, Ih IicIiik ued by hor hiiHbaud for divorce, nnni- Iiik Harry ICoiiiu, tho "trump" poot, n co-reiipoiident. 8ho wna Mota Kill- lor mid met Sinclair whan ho wn worklnc hfs war throur.h tho Colluco of "tho City of New York. 8ho was attracted to him bvcnimo of tho lit erary work ho whh nttemptliiK to do and by bin radical vIowh. ROG E VALLEY CHARMHTWELL Picsidcnt of State Horticultural So ciety Is. Very Much Pleased With Trip Throughout Local Orchard District. I)idlr.hted with tho orchard dUtrlct of tho ItoKiio IHver valley, II. O. At well, prealdejit of tho Stato Horticul tural Bocloty, litm loft for I'ortland. nftor n two duyM vUlt In tho valloy, accompanied by I'rofoHsor 1'. J. O'Gn ra. Mr. Atwell had never boforo vl lied Hi tit Koctton and otnteH that now ho roKrotH It more than over. "T1iIh orchard district Ih without a peer In tho northwest," declared Mr. Alwell, "and It Ih well worth a visit. And vUltH aro bound to bo followed by InvoatmoiitH, No wonder a Uokuo Ulvor orchardlHt In eternally tellliiK of tho glorlcH of bin country." TO THE PUBLIC DRINKING GUPS I'OllTIiANl), Or., Aur. 300. Tho publlii drinking cup In onjnylug lta litHt leKnl day of oxlutonco In Oregon today, At inlduli;ht tho now iintl- drlnkliiK oip law booh Into effect, banltdilnK tho Korm-cnrryliiB water re- coptaoloH to tho aBli-can. In tho city dlutrlcta bulibllng foun tuliiH have boon Installed. It la ex pect od that tho law will not eaiiHo any frlotlon when It bocomea effoe- tlvo. AB0RGINAL INDIAN IS IMPRISONED AT CHIC0 CMllfO, Cnl Atig. 30. A wild eyed Indian, believed to bo tho last Hiirvivor of tho Mill Creek and Door Creel; ImliunB, who pnvo tho eavly hotllei's trouble, ia in tho county jail hero today, having been oapluved uoar Orovillo trying to ateal ment nt h HlaiiKhlor houo, l.oeal lndiniiH oattnol uiuloi'Htniul his liitiyuago, lie did not know how SAX FRANTIHrO, Aiir. :0.-TIio .Southern I'ucifiis wiuiIh hliippcr. at jxiiiilH between Ihtu and I'ortland to pay n IiikIht freight rate than ih eol leeted for the haul lo tho (riniual in order that it may make up illecd Iohhck through tho iieeeHHity of meet iiiK water computition to the north ern city. A delegation of railroad atlonieH headed hy C. V. Durhrow, appeared before United States InterHlato Com mereo ('oinmiHfiioner Frank Lane in tlio diHtriet court today and present ed retiHoiiH for rcipientiiiK authorir.u tion of n hidicr rate. Tho applinction is bcinc fought hy all tho towim nlong tlio line jmrtic ularly by Medford and HoHehur. U'RENllSir MEN IN JAIL Consoles Those Imprisoned by Han ford and Reminds Them That They Have Not the Liberty Enjoyed Un der British Flag. BBATTLE. Wash., Aur. 30. Tho nine dofondnntH In the canes charging "conspiracy, to obstruct jtiBtlco," growing out of last week's ninas moot ing which passed resolutions asking for tho Impeachment of Federal Judgo Cornelius II. Hanford, will have their preliminary hearings before United States Commissioner W. D. Tot ten to day, and If sufficient causo la shown, will bo held for trial In tho federal court. Among those who visited tho prisoners In Jail today was W. S. U'Uon of Oregon, "father of direct legislation In that Htato. Ho Bald to Councilman Oliver T. Krlcksou, ono of tho defendants: "You want to rotnombor that you aro not under tho Urltlsh flag hero In eSattlo when you address nn audience." Tho councilman repllod that ho thought tho wlttlclBiu good, and that ho remembered that ho had once heard a workman freely condemning King George In London without ro proof from a listening pollcomau. Tho policeman hnd told him "that's tho way they blow off steam; let 'urn nlono." Krlckson added: "Wo nro as deter mined as over to work for tho Ini ponchmont of a judgo whenever wo think his actions nro Inimical to tho people's Interests. And wo don't caro particularly whether hut nawo hap pens to bo Hanford or anything olso." FRENCH MOBS ROB FARMS OF PRODUCE PAIHS. A in. .10. To manifest their disapproval of tho lii'h cost of living, prooossioiiH of women today uvo marehint,' through tho country districts of northern France, run ning over farms and Helping garden and dairy products wherover obtain able. At T.illn. f!nnihi'ai. Haunt. Viileiu -- .....-, -.., ., . ... oienues, lletliune ami Lous practical iiiiuniuy iw ham in iruviiii. to uso a knife and fork, ami lookod with utlor, ignoranco at firearms. Forest fires nro believed to havo driven him from tho deep forests. WARRANTS SWORN TO BY LOS ANGELES POLICE-WOMAN Preliminary Hearing Set for Tomor row Twe Instances Are to le Cited. I.Oa ANGELKS, Aug. 30. Charg ed with having violated a city ordi nance by publishing alleged obscene nrtlcloH in tho Ios Angeles Times, a morning newspaper, a warrant was Issued thlH afternoon for the arrest of General Harrison Gray Otis, principal owner, following complaints which wore filed In Justice Cherbrough's court. Warrants were alio issued for Har ry Andrews, managing editor, and II. M. Whitney, telegraph editor. The complaints wore sworn to by Alice Stcbbens Wells, tho policewom an of tho Los Atipeles police force, and wore prepared by City Prosecutor Eddy. Tho charges, It is said, grew out of the publication of certain phases of tho Deattle murder trial and of tho Mains divorce case. The arti cle relative to the jlnlns divorce case wan published August 19 and that of tho Ueattio trial vns published last Monday. General Otis, Andrews. and. WWtt noy were directed to appear before Justico Chcsbrough for a preliminary hearing nt 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. FOUR MILLIONS FOR RECLAMATION Oicgon May Expect Large Sum for Umatilla Project Providing Ap proval of Secretary Fisher is Forthcoming. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 30. Ore gon may expect to recelvo approxi mately Jt, 000, 000 from tho reclam ation of tho Umatilla project pro viding tho report to tho supervising engineer meets with the approval of Secrotary of tho Intonor FiBher on his return from Alaska, according to C. T. lllanchnrd, statistician of the reclamation servlco, who is hero to day from Washington, D. C. Ulnnchard said that Fisher will pro ceed directly to North Yakima and Hermlston to Inspect tho reclamation projects thero immediately aftor he arrives at Seattle. Tho DoIbo and Minidoka projects In Idaho wld also bo visited by the socrotary when homownrd bound. CENTRAL POINT TO PAVEAT ONCE Clark & Hcnery Construction Com pany Is Awarded Contract Amounting to About $35,000 Se cure Contract at Eugene Also. Tho Clark & Ilonory Construction company has been awarded n con tract by tho city of Central Point for tho paving of sovornl blocks of tho nmin street in Hint city. Tho con tract amounts to about $515,000. Work will shirt on tho paving noxt Monday. The binder nnd hot as phalt will ho hauled to Central Point i'rom this oily. Tho company has also secured n largo contract nt Eugene nnd will probably ,stait tho work thoro this fall. However ns it is vory Into tho BY UR CAN E OFF CAROLINA Death List Creeping Higher With Missing Vessels Still to Hear From Seas' Ran Mountain High Wrecking Many Ships. JULIA MARLOWE AND r i E. H. SOTHERN WED BUILDINGS WRECKED IN SUBURB OF CHARLOTTE Storm Severest That Has Raged in Many Years Coast Littered . With Wreckage. CHARLESTON. S. C. Aug. 30. With reports from Bomo of tho Is lands Htill to be received, tho death list from tho hurricane In this vicin ity is about 20. Large crews of men aro clearing away tho debris. Storm-battered vessels coming into tho hnrbor today report seeing much wreckage scattered about tho ocean. SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 30. After bailing with terrific gales over a sea that ran mountains high and was Ut tered with vrreckago of scores of ocean craft, largo and small, the steamer City of Savannah docked here today. The storm, which was part of the hurricano that has been raging along tho South Atlantic coast, was the roughest experienced hero in years. A number of vesselB aro aground here. CHARLOTTE, S. C, Aug. 30. North Charlotte a suburb of this city. was badly damaged today by a hurri cane which wrecked a church and un roofed several buildings. The storm was accompanied by a cloudburst and for a time tho streets were flooded. Many homes wero ru ined by tho wind and water. JE&JL.3C cDoTJxjzrr t. oru otto OAKon-r go HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHiIHrK-' MB ijKiNHiiB raJUUAMAKLCWi - That Miss Julia Marlowe nnd Mr. E. H. Sothern has been married in London wns the news given out in New York by Mr. Lee Shubert on receipt of n cablegram with the an nouncement. The message gave only the news of the marriage, fre quently predicted in theatrical cir cles siucc the two stage stars have appeared in repertoire together. SPLENDID CROP IS HARVESTED Victor Brusell Who Resides on the Hanley Lane Cuts Much Hay and Reaps Much Grain From Small Tract. Victor Bursell, who resides on the Hanloy lane, northwest of thh? city. has Just cut a splendid crop of hay and grain from 18 acres which he recontly planted to wheat. From 13 acres which ho cut for hay ho took 1 tons of wheat hay or over three aud one-half tons to the aero. From tho other five acres, which ho nl lowed to go to grain, ho harvestod 318 bushels, or 70 bushels to tho aero. , hli, ASKS FISHER TO ALLOW ALASKA TO MINE COAL SEWARD, Alaska, Aug. 30. Sec retary of tho Interior Walter I. Fish er and party left horo this morning for a trip on tho Alaska Northern Railway ns far ns Mile 71. From this town tho party will return by tho revenuo cutter Tncontn to Skng wny. At Skngwny they will travel to Whito Horso by tho Whlto Pass ami Yukon route. Aftor a stop at Juneau thoy will return to Seattle. JURY INVESTIGATES VICE CONDITIONS IN PORTLAND PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 301 That tho grand Jury Is Investigating tho charges of pollco graft and tho vtco actuation In Portland was Indicated today by tho number and character of witnesses called into tho Jury chnmbors. hulk of tho work will go over until noxt summer. The oomnanv has completed tho old contract in this city. East Main streot being finished, and havo bov- oral blocks completed under tho now contract. By Soptombor 15 tinlcsa other streets nro ordored paved 'tho company will complete its work hore. TO DO AWAY WITH COUNTY COURT A. E. Reames Back From Attending Commission to Change Procedure in Courts of States, Tells of Its Plans. That tho county cour t bo done nwu3- with nnd all probate business bo carried directly to the circuit court, will be tho probable recom mendation of the commission ap pointed by Governor West to reform tho judicial procedure of the state, according to A. E. Reames, a mem ber of the commission who returned from Portland Tuesdny. "The board has decided to recom mend that the county judge's office bo abolished, tho nffairs of the coun ty to be carried ou by a board of three supervisors or commissioners," states Mr..Kcames. "Then all pro bate matters would be carried direct to tho circuit court whore most of tliem aro now carried on appeal. This would simplify matters. "If this is done tho circuit court will hold monthly terms nnd the judges will have power to call u grand pury when needed." STOCK MARKET DROPS BUT RALLIES AGAIN fHHH', .tflillilillllliillllllllllllH aV'LflilH WOLVES KILL MANY CATTLE HUNTER BUSY Crater National Forest Officials Send Man Into the Timber Whose Sole Business Is to Hunt and Kiil Wolves Many Complaints Made. STOCKMEN ARE LOSING COWS AND MANY CALVES Deer Are Being Slaughtered by Wholesale Hunter Is Sent Here From Lakevlew. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. At tho opening of today's stock market heavy selling depressed prices sharp ly. A number of Issues foil to the lowest point of tho prcsont downward movement. International Harvester lost 3 3-4 points, Lohlgh Valley, Can adian Pacific and Amalgamutod Cop per 1, Southorn Pacific 3-4, and prac tically tho ontlro list of loading Is sues largo fractions. On tho rally Union Pacific made up all of its early loss and Reading, United States Steol and 8omo othors recovorod to about yestorday'a closing. Labor troubloa on tho Harrlmnn Hues resulted in contlued depression of thoso shares nud Union and Southorn Pacific touched now law points for tho year. Standard Oil lost 11 points ou tho curb, following yesterday's rise of 16 points. Tho markot closed firm, Bonds wero Bteady, So numerous nro tho wolves in tho Crater national forest thut a hunter has been omploycd to got on their trails nnd kill them off. Stockmen aro complaining of losing many cows, calves and hogs, while many deer am being slaughtered by "tho animals. W. R. Hammersley, a hunter omployed by the forestry officials, whoso head quarters aro at Lakevlew, haa arriv ed to undertake tho hunt. Ho carao at tho request of M. L. Erlckson, su pervisor of tho local forest. Cattlemen havo been complaining for some time of the activity of tho wolves. M. L. Hanley states that ho has lost no less than 20 head of stock this season duo to the presence of tho wolves. Charles Hooft, another cat tleman, is also complaining, as is Rusa Moore. Mr. Mooro states that ho has also lost a number of hogs, aside from eight or ten head of cattlo. Never before, de:lare.,thecattlam8, have wolves been as bold or" aa numerous. According to M. L Erlckson, over 100 head of cattlo last year wero killed by wolves and that this num ber will bo exceeded this year. Rang ers havo succeeded In killing two of the animals, but traps and not guns aro needed, as tho wolf Is a very hard animal to approach and shoot. Mr. Hammersley, who by tho way is a cousin of Joe Hammersley of this city, Is a very successful hunter and the local forestry officials feel confident that he will bo successful in killing a largo number of tho wolves. Mr. Erlckson states that ono of his rangers recently saw a bunch of nlno but that they wero too far distant for him to succeed In killing one. Mr. Hammersley left for tho tim ber well equipped with traps and guns. He knows tho traits of the an imals well and should bring back severat pelts with him. ASK GOMPERS TO STOP HERE Local Leaders of Organized Labor Making Effort to Have President of American Federation Visit Mde ford While En Route. Local labor loadors aro endeavor ing to porsuado Samuel Gompors, presidout of tho Amorican Federation, to stop ovor in Medford Saturday and deliver an address, Letters and tel egrams havo boon sent to Mr. Gom pors, who is at proaent at Tocamo, and is duo at Portland tomorrow, Owing to tho approaching crisis In tho railroad strike. Mr. Qompera may, bo unable to stop ovor horo. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 30. All preparations to welcomo and ontor taln Samuel Gompors, presldont of tho American Federation of Labor, during his stay in Portland have boon complotod by labor loadors. Gompors will arrlvo hero tomorrow morning from Tacoma, Tho day will bo spent In automoblllng and In the evening a reception and band con cert will bo hold at bis hotel, Later ho will address a meeting at tho ar mory. Ho wil Idopart for San Fran cisco Friday night. Look for tho "help wanted" ad that eoenifl like a "prospeet" and answer it uromptly. 'v.y , 43 i A 4 . i; 1 1 L i . fi,i i 3 J r