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,.,.-. wttfflW &! .ay KW " X& SUBSCRIBERS Fftlllnif to fit impr wlU likv on dtllvmd ut pbonltitf of flo by 0 p. w. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Fair Max. 80 Hel, Humid ity 1H per cent Mln. 48. I)l)yllxtli Yonr. Korly.Klmt Ytar, TWELVE PAQE8 JMJSDlTOItP. OUISaON. BA'IWPAY, SlSPTMMBKtt 2, 1911. TWO SECTIONS. No. 140. JOY RIDE OF HER FLEET TO TAKE PHOT IN SttlKNI MIMIC NAVAL WAR OFF CHESAPEAKE CAPES R TO BEAM Meat Dealer Admits Driving Along Pike Night of Murder With Stranflc , Woman He Picked Up on Street- Guessed as to What Happened. FRIEND OF PRISONER TELLS OF ESCAPADE With Seattle Met Deplah and Another Girl at Norfolk, Virginia. CIIKBTRIIFIKLD COUHTIIOUHK. Vn Sept. 3, Agreement wan reach ed hero thin aftomoon that Henry Clay llcattlo, Jr., will tako tho utand In his own dufenno on Monday morn IriR to tell tho story of tho killing of hln wife, ut which crlino ha stand accused. cih:hti:ufikli) couktiiouhk. Vn,, 8j)t. 2. Charles II. KnntolhiirK, a rich .meat Junior or Richmond, to day gave Htrong support to Henry llenttlo's story or tho murder of hU wife, for which tho joting hanker l on trial hare. Kmttolliuri; on tho stand ' admitted driving hln automobile almm tho Modlothlnn turnpike on tho night of tho murder. Ho stooped nt the KCvno of tho crlnto or near by and ro filled bin radiator, while a Richmond woman accompanying him atood on the runnliiK board. Tho fart that hln wr stopped Jhnro. la expected by the defenno to rofnto tho tentlmony that ileattlo'rt niitomobllo hud stopped at the scene ot tho crlino beforo tho killing. Didn't Know Companion. "While I ntood there," ald Kastol burs, "two cars patted. Tho first wan npeodlriK an fnut as I over iww an uutomobllo go; tho second wuh going nlowor. It was filled with boys. They offered to help mo und I aald I need ed no iiKdUtnnco. Tho lady who win with mo ntood on tho left running hoard." Knulolliurg laid ho hoii not told hln alory beforo na ho was afraid It iiiIk I catiHO him domestic omburraaameni and ho did not want any notoriety Ho mild hla car had n black body and a cover. On cross-examination Kastolburi; admitted ho was guesting ,ib to, tho tlmo hla ear stopped near tho scone of tho Hoattlo murder. Ilo said ho did not know tho namo of tho worn un with him; that ho had picked her up In front of a local hotel nod took her rldliiK. Ho aald ho nover naw her before or since. Tho womuii, .ho aald, woro a whlto coat. Other Witnesses on Htnnd. An old negrcss living near tho scene of tho crime claimed that who hoard both tho allot and tho Bound of an uutomnbllo horn. W. II. Sampson, u personal friend of tho prisoner, testified that Ileat tlo'a rolatlona with Ilouluh Hlnford woro broken oft when tho youiiK man mitrrlod I.oulne Owen, HatupHon aald that ho and Henry went to Noifolk Mopurutely, mot thoro ami wont around with Ilouluh and Henrietta Plttmuu for two daya. Two .messages rotating to tho trial woro recotved by JihIko Watson to day. Tho flrat wau an unsigned lot tor, written In 11 scrawling hand, threatening tho magistrate with death If ho sentenced Hoattlo to tho oloctrlu eh air. Tho uocoml mosMngo was i telegram from Pittsburg In which tho Hondor, who slguod hlu numo, declar od ho hud witnessed tho murder. dHKnu .. " i ' y . v ' j t v r i uBBBBBBssttlc&iTBssssssffA . , 1X1.4 AOV3&X. T , li-S" II mm m JHkvAVAL ? . 4 I L ? HHft ' J iHft mm m V & f & 41 vl tljHBHKllflVJBiHVlk U, H. K. Wnnont, V. K. 8. HAtt MnrcoM, firing a broatlsl dc. Tito uuwt McfrtmJiir titlmlc nnval Imtllo rvor plnnned Is raging ttnlny off Hi n Cliefuiiicnko Cnpes V. S. S. Washington. Today tlio fleet is attempting to ward of f on attack. TREE IN PARK IS CUT: NO EXCUSE Whoever Staked Out Slto for Car ncalo Library Was Guilty of Gross Carelessness Hundred Year Oak Is Felled. CALIFORNIA ELECTRIC MERGER, EFFECTED 1,08 ANUIOMSB, 8opt, 2. ComlliB olouely on tho heola ot tho tiling of papers ut Bacrnmontn InereasInK II" capital Htnolc to 11000,000,000 Is tho unnouueomont that tho I'uclflo Hloc trio Hallwuy company Iuih completed plana to IncrouHo Ita proHont HyHtom, K75 iiilkm of truckage, by 1000 mlleH, It will bo tho hirgoat oldctrlu Hystoln lu tho world, If tho plana are carried out all oil lea In uouthorn California from Bantu Durham to Snu Dleo will ho linked In n clmln of oluutrlo lines, Whoover alaked out the alto ot tho now CareKlo library building In tho city park la guilty of Kroaa caro leHflueaH. With plenty of roo mto avoid do ing so tho building was placed whom It wuh uecoRHary to cut down ouo of tho latgeat oak a in tho park. Tho beauty of tho city park do pondH entirely upon tho treen thoro In. Tho offoiiHo wan nugmontcd by tho fact that tho troo In ono planted by tho hand of nnturo nml not by that of man. It han ntood thoro for yoara and hud attained a aplondld growth tho trunk bolug about two foot lu diameter. Thoro Ih no oxcubo. tenablo for tho cutting of tho troo. Ily moving tho building only flvo or ton feet toward tho Htreet tho tree could huvo been aaved. THREATENS TO BLOW-UP CANAL .Regiment of Troops Rushed From Texas to Panama on Acount of Threats Mado by Rival Political Factions on Isthmus. AMERICA PRESENTS GERMANY. A STATUE I'OTBDAM, 8opt. 2. Kmpoior William and CongroRttmnn Ilarthold ot MIkbihivI woro tho principal tig urea today ut tho presentation to tho people ot Oormaiiy by tho people of tho United Stated of n ropllcn nt tho Von Htouuonborg studio In Wauhlng tan. Ilarthold nmdo n speooH In giv ing tho 10,000 Htuttjo which yaw vot ed by cougrctm and tho knluor rcapoud od gracloualy. DoHliloa tho kalnor, thero woro proa- out tho (lonuun crown piluco, Promlor von nolhmanu-Hollwog, Forolgu Mlu lutor von Kldoiilu-Wueehtor und u hrlUlnut array of gouorulti and public notuhloH, Look for tho ml tliut dofloriboB tho plaoo you would llko to own. WASHINOTOK, D. C, Sept. 2. DccaUHO of tho threatH to blow up tho Panama canal, tho government has decided Immediately to despatch tho Tenth regiment of lufnntry to tho canal tone. Tho roglment at present la nt tho maneuver camp In Texas and will Hall on tho transport Kilpatrlck from (lalveaton without returning to Uh homo Htntlon at Fort Denjamln Harrison, Indlanu. Tho threatH which have moved tho government to action are bolng mado by n faction antagonistic to President Arozemeua, It Is said that tho untl Arozemcnans hopo that tho destruc tion of tho canal would forco tho United Rtutos to lutervcuo and oust tho Arozemeua faction. UNIONS WEAKEN: STRIKF UNCALLED Call to Committeemen of Federation Shop Empolycs on Harrlman Sys tem Issued for Meeting Tuesday of Next Week. WORKS DESERTS PROGRESSIVES Insurgent Senator From California Says raft's Renomlnatlon Is Fore ordained and That He Will Sup port Hlhl. LOS ANdBLKS, Sept. 2. Tho pro gressive olomont of tho ropubllcun party In southern Cullfornlu received a Jolt today when United States Sen ator Works predicted that Tuft would bo ro-nomluuted und that ho (Works) would Hupport him In tho campaign. WqrkB, howovor, oxprossod fours ot Tuft bolng ro-olootod. Works said: "Whlta I should profor to soo tho republican nomination go to Senator LuFollotto, I mu convinced that Pros. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. A call to all committees ot tho federation shop employes on tho Harrlman sys tem to meet hero next Tuesday was wlrod today by President J. W. Ktlno of tho blacksmiths' international union, acting as chairman ot tho con forenco of goneral otticors who woro dented recognition as a federation by Vlco-Prosldont and Gonoral Manager Kruttschnitt. Tho result ot tho conference will llkoly detormino whether or not a stop will bo taken to call a strike and also with tho possibility of another conforenco with Kruttschnitt. Thlrty- ono additional dolcgatos will como to San Francisco from ns distant points na Now Orleans, Omaha, Denvor, Port land, Pocatollo and San Diego to moot with tho gonoral otticors and advisory board. Thoy will canvass tho ontlro situation in tho light ot tho Impression mado upon tho rank and fllo of tho men' by Kfutttichultt's refusal to, deal with thoni. OLD DOC COOK IS AFTER PEARY North Pole Discoverer Claims He Can Produce Proofs Now and That Rival Is a Fakir Has New Evidence. CALL HIGHWAY CONVENTION TRAIN BANDITS 8ECURES7000 NEAR REDDING Train Fifteen That Left Medford FrN day Morning Held Up by Five Men, One a Negro, Express Car Looted and Safe Cracked, ROBBERS USE AUTOMOBILE TO MAKE ESCAPE GOOD Two Express Safes Cracked With Dynamite Ne One U Injured. Commission Appointed by Governor Summoned to Meet Sept. 12 at Portland Vawter Is Member From Jackson County. NEW YORK." Sept. 2. Reiterat ing his claims to tho discovery of the north polo and declaring bo Is in a position to provo his caso beyond a shadow of a doubt, Dr. Frederick A. Cook today filed sensational charges against Robert B. Peary, tho accred ited discoverer of tho polo, with tho International congress of geographic societies. When tho congress moots In Romo next month it will bo asked to namo a committee to Investigate tho claims ot tho rival explorers and probo tho charges made against Poary. Wants Damages for Cramps. SAN DH3GO, Cal. A National City man bought n mlnco plo that had spoiled. Result, cramps. Novy ho wants District Attornoy Utloy to pros ecute , datned. If insurgoncy Is to accom plish tho reforms it advocates it must do so through tho ropubllcun party. Thoro nro thoso "who bollovo it will sorvo tho purposo to dofoat Prostdout Tuft by tho election or n dmocrat noxt year. I profor to bo llovo that wo can accomplish our pur poso soonor nnd anoro satisfactorily through tho republican party. While I huvo disagreed with President Tuft on Homo important quostlons and still AVIATOR DROPS 500 FEET TO SEA Joseph Cummings Falls Into Dor chester Bay and Escapes Unhurt- Eugene Ely Returns Safely Land' ed to Repair Motor. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 2. A call for tho statewide highway commission appointed by the governor to meet in Portland September 12 and 13 was sent out today by Chatrman Dr. An drew Smith. Tho meeting Is expect ed to bo the most detcrmlnatlvo good roads convention ever held Jn Ore gon. Governor West has mado It un derstood that upon tho deliberations of tho committee will depend his call ing a special session of tho legisla ture to enact highway legislation looking toward tho Improvement or Oregon roads. KRUSE MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING EROM HOME REDDINQ, Cal., Sept, 2. With six-hour handicap, tho five men who robbed tho Southern Pacific express train No. 15 ot 37000, 43 miles north ot hero, aro far in tho lead of tha officers today who aro searching the wild country which has been the scene of three daring robberies this sum mer. That tho bandits carry a bit; sack of coin is admitted by tho Wella Fargo Express company, but tho exact amount Is withheld. It is believed hero today that the men who mado good their escape by automobile aro tho same robbcra who successfully evaded the officers after other hold-ups. A negro, who was the only ono to wear a mask, was the only new member or tho gang. Robbed Upon biding. While tho train was on a siding at Gibson, four miles above LamolBe, threo of tha bandits climbed la through the open doors of the express car, covcrod Messenger Meyers sad his helpers with guns. Two. me, re mained outside to keep the cossi clear until the train started southward. Ea glneer Coleman and Conductor Dick ey stuck their heads out and were fired at, the shots missing their mark. As tho train traveled at a good speed, tho men blew open the two express safes with dynamite, which they handled with accuracy. Tho ex plosion hurled wreckage to all parts of tho car, but nobody was hurt. The big sack ot coin was tho only loot taken. Finger Print Marks. Wells Fargo agents mado careful examination ot the shattered safe doors and were successful in obtain ing finger mark prints which possi bly may lead to the Identification of the safe-crackers. Former director of tho state identification bureau, Frank H. Depue, probably will bo called upon to assist In Identifying the thumb marks, as it Is alleged by the officers that tha robbery was tho work of experienced men. Officials of tho express company said it would bo Impossiblo to tell tho exact valuo ot tho articles taken from tho two safes until the amounts can bo checked up from Portland, whero tho goods wcro shipped. Vary ing estimates havo been made, rang ing from $3000 to $7000 as the amount of money secured by tho bandits. SQUANTUM AVIATION FIELD, .UOSTON, Mass.. Sent. 2. Aviator .Josoph Cunungs dropped into Dor Chester Hay today from a hoight of .rnoro than 500 feet but wns not ser iously hurt. That tho birdmuu wus not killed is considered miraculous. Cutuings' osunpo wus tho narrowest uny uvmtor could oxpeat to unve. Und ho boen flying over land instead of wntor, death would havo Icon vir tually oortnin. Kugono Ely, tho wostorn aviator ,vlioso safety caused some alarm hero tVOfrtorday nflerpoon' is sufo today. Whon Lincoln Bonchoy reported Ely's dlsagreo with him on certain matters, havo novor had reason to doubt tho I disnppeuranco tho lnttor hud landed J PORTLAND, Or., Sopt. 3. Appa rently without reason, Thoodoro Kruso, proprietor of tho Belvcdoro hotel, tho Louvro cafo and owner ot a Icaso on tho now Rltz-Carlton hotol, loft Portland August 21 and has com pletoly dropped from sight. Ho was last heard ot from Scattlo whon he tolographed his wlfo Monday evening tolegraphcd his wife Monday evening that ho waa ''looking for slugors tor tho cafe," Fearing that ho might elthor havo boon murdorcd or fallen victim to 8omo nccldont, Mrs. Kruso today em ployed a dotcctlvo agency to search tor Kruso. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 2. Dr. A. W. MoDavit, prom uent San Bormmlino dontist, held for tho no tion of the superior court on charges of holding Miss Jessie MoDoikld u Idont Taft's ro-uomtnatlou Is foroor- r0ti81u cuptivo for fifteen months, 1ms boen honesty of his convlctlona or his pat-' to fix his motor and lmd not fallen spirited into Los Angeles and lodged RAIN IN CASCADES EXTINGUISH FIRES PORTLAND, Or., Sept, 3. Coploui rains in tho Cascades in west and southwestern Oregon today havo done much toward putting an end to the dangerous further spread ot tho for est fires. It is boliovod tho rain will end tho threatened danger of big tlm bor conflagrations this fall. Reports from Albany state that, rain fell plentifully boginulng this morning. Llko roporta havo been re ceived from othor districts In which fires- aro raging. GASOLINE MOTORS TO IE PUT IACK ON LOCAL RUN into tho wutex. in tlio county jail. Tho Southorn Pacific company an nounces that noxt weok tho gasoline motor formorly in uso on tho run bo- tweeu Grants Pass and Ashland will again bo placed in service, supplant ing tho local train, The change"1! duo to a growing demand that the company uso the motors in preference tho local stub train, fl fl t '.? to f: ' J