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" ' P7CQT3STX iffEDFORD rATT; TRTBUNR MEDFORD, OR11C10N, FRIDAY, OCTOBER. 1!)R f OTHER JUDGES UNDOING IRK OF UDHIflES SEATTLE, Wnsli., Oct. .1. While Judgo Humphrlps wns busy dumping men and women Into Jail In wholesale lots tlio other JuiIrch who have al most boon driven to frenzy by his po cnllar and ocronlrlc nets since ho took oftleo, met, It Is understood to devlso waa nnd moans to save the dignity of the court. It Is expected that within n shott tlnio. somo defl- nlto iilun of action against JuilfiO Humphries will be promulgated. "Why, It's tho most unheard of thing," raid Judge Humphries when he learned that Judgo Smith was un doing Bomo, of his work. "Judge Smith has not right to shovo In on this. My follow members on the bench hnvo conspired ngnlnst me. Smith Is certainly not familiar with criminal law when ho lets those fol lows out ns fast as I let them In. The right of habeas corpus does not ap ply In contempt cases anyway." Contradicted tiy Widow A dramatic touch to tho odd spec taclo In Judgo Humphries' court yes terday was Introduced when the court In a wild harangue warned those who were In tho campaign to make n farco or his authority that they might find themselves In tho same conspiracy situation as that which sent Editor Parsons In tho Haymarkct anarchist case In Chicago. In 1S91, to tho gal lows for murder. "That Is untrue," came a voice from tho rear of tho room. It was a thin, end, trombllng voice. "I am Parsons widow. Ho was an Inno cent man." Judgo Humphries stared at the woman for a moment or two. Then ho bluntly announced that "widow or no widow, ho would throw her Into Jail ir sho spoko again. In Jnll With Itnltc In Arms Mrs. William McNally, a young woman, canio to tho witness stand with a baby In her arms. She Is one of tho nlnetv-nlno who signed tho letter of dcflanco against tho Judge. She said sho signed it because sho be lieved she was fighting for a Just principle Humphries was appar cntlr loath to send her to Jail. So he attempted conciliation by asking her: "You know now you did wrong, don't you?" Mrs. McNally refused to admit It. Tho Judgo tried onco more. "Now If I let you go this tlmo, will you promlso not to do wrong again?" Mrs. McNally's eyes flashed fire. "I never did anything wrong In my life." sho said, "and I don't Intend to. I always try to do right." Judgo Humphries had to give up. "Well," ho said, "on account of tho baby I will lot you off with pay ment of costs, only $2." AVIiolesalo Arrest "I won't pay It." promptly roplled Mrs". McNally, and to Jail sho went. Tho matron took caro of the baby over night. William McNally, her husband was fined $100 and costs, and ho went to Jail, too. Tho Mc Xallys havo lived In Seatlo for 23 years. Mrs. Hanna Anderson was asked If sho had any respect for courts. "I havo," sho replied, "but not for this ono." This elicited a round of applaure from tho crowd, which was packed lu tho room llko sardines. Judgo Humphries ordered tho do puty sheriffs to locate those who ap plauded. Out of the wholo crowd, A O. Saylor and Roy Draper were haled They admitted they clnpped their hands, and wero each given six months In Jail and $300 fine. "I'll rot In Jail before I'll pay tho fine," said Draper. Edmund Doyctto also drew six months in Jail and $300 flno. Ho was asked what explanation ho had for signing tho letter of contempt. Hajk Court Ik In Contempt L 10 I HEDRY SMASHED BYBRITSHEXPERTS KIKFF, Oct. X The chief coun sel for Mendel Heilis whoso trial i ti open !u tho criminal section of llu Kleff tlis-triet court on Oct. S, today ifceSxed fiom London a certified copy of the full report of the Hritilt experts who ufter nn exhaustive nn nlysis of the records of the two pn-tinorteni examinations of the hoy Anderi Yu-cliiuky, completely de molished the "rilunl murder'' theory. They nsert : "It appears to n quite impossi ble to Mippoc that the boy wns kill ed for the purpose of collecting his blood. If the murderer had wauled the ltoy blood, he would have used a knife or cutting instrument, for theso wounds cniwe internal bleeding nnd not such copious external bleed ing ns a cuttiuir instrument. "In our opinion this cac was one of murder, prompted neither by greed, lust, nor revenge, but commit td with excessive uinintiir.il, JACKSON COUNTY P WMN0S AI STATE FAR A. II. Olinso, rural school super ior of Jack-on counl.v, lias re ceived the following lil of names us priie winners at the state fair. Jack son county's exhibit nttraeted much attention nnd many fiivomlile com ments were made. The prire win ner tv: First prixe on watermelon Mar garet .McDiiuouuli, Alilnud. First princ on field com Fran cis Winn, Wellen. Second prise o onions Carl Mnnrorle. Itoguc Hlver. Second prixe on darning stocking- Uarel Wiley, Medford. Third prire on ealdmgo Margaret Menononeh, Ahlund. Third prize on field corn Henry Pace, Talent. Third prize on sweet corn Klvn Wolgamot, Talent. Third pme on onions Kdwnrd Johnston. Oold Hill. Fourth prize on ennned fruit nnd CONSTRUCTION WORK FOOTHLLS DM COUNTYS GOOD A ENTERPR ISE nnd vegetables T.etn Stevens, l'hoenix. ( I HYATTPRAIRIEBEGINS T. W. Osgood, of tho Foothills Ir rigation company begun construction work Thursday, establishing a camp at llntt Prnlrle. Twonty-flvo men nnd four four-horse tenuis employed. lljatt Prairie Is about twclvo miles cast of Ashland nud approximately frantic violence. It wns n coarse,! Fourth nrizrs on hrend Cleo Oil- Hilt and Mildred lirutnl murder committed by n per-on elirit of Oold of unsound mind nnd by means ot Lynch. Tnlent. sneli nn instrument ns happened to! Fourth nrizc, dress nnd nitron he at his service. We find no cvi-, (hnmi made) Katherine Unwell, deuco whatever to suguc-t the nn-iModford. tionnlity or occupation of tins mur- lcrer. Such murder- ns tins nre froonont enough and nre character istic. They indicate, from the lack of motive niul from exec iu vio lence that the murderer i- insane. It n well known to every nlieni-t nnd medicnl iuri-t of experience thnt murders of this kind are iptttc com- HOME. Oct. X- In iew of per mon in the cn-e of lunntics affected M-tent reports that the jnipe is son by cpilepse lance, and that they - " Ur. Amici. his phjsicinn. i nlsn occur not infreniuMitlv in other ! n slntemcnt today to the effect E R000 tool nbovo sea 1ool. It lies tributary to Keenc creok nud In cludes what bus for many yearn been known ns llarron's sheep ranch. Tho Foothills Irrigation company has purchased tho S40-acro ranch from tho Unrrons nnd other acreage ad Jjdnlng lt'lileh will be submerged by tho dam to bo constructed. Mr. OsKood states Hint n total of 91'. 1 acres will bo flooded when tho resorvolr Is complete. The entire llarron ranch will bo covered with water the nvorngo depth of which will bo twenty feet. Tho wntor will lie back up Keeno creok for approxi mately two and a half miles. Part of the land to bo stihmcrKcd Is heavily timbered nt the cdi;c "f the prairie and tlioro Is brush nil over It. In tho spring, a portable sawmill will be established nud tho lnr;or timber snwed up for uso In construc tion work. The first work to bo dono by the crew of men Is the building of the 'retaining dnm. It wilt havo a total IS COMMENDED Noticing u statement in the Satur dny Kvcning Post regiudimr Howie county, Texas, (.', 1). Htmn, the local realty dealer, wtote to tho editor ns follews: "Editor Saturday Hvciiiug Pot, Phil- ndctpliin, Pa. ''Dear Sir: Your editoilal in tills week's Post tegnrding Howie county, Texas, and their'efforts toward fed eral aid in building good toads Is hut u poor second to'.lacl.sou county, Oregon, nftcr nil. "We really tend the wny, for we did not wait to ask cougtcs, but by nn overwhelming vote tit it special election oled a half million dollars in bonds, which wilt pao our fifls eight miles of Pacific highway. "We already had a good graxeleil road a part of the wav, but fifteen miles of the road will lie ciitucl new and will make u road for that di-taucp through the Siskiyou moiiii lain that will not have n grade to cM'ecd eight per cent. Tho remat'i iler of the road will traverse the henutiful Itoguc Ilier alley. 'These bonds, which terminate In nmoiinls of $100,000 in WJt'X UL'H. ll):i:t and 10 III, resnectlvely. hoar T editor, Philadelphia, Sept. 'Jll, ll:i, "Hoar Sir: Thank you for vnur note of Scplciuhcr 'JO, with iitliiched newspaper clipping Wc couKiani Into you upon the ciilcipilHo of yoiir I'ouuly, ""ety duly yours, "Till! KDITOII." HaMBHtiaaaRi9iiaaaKaHMBnaaaitaitRHHiiBHnMaBMaaMBaaHHaM Home Ba"kimi6 Reduces t-i - . a i tr .. , , LOtOI JL1V1X10 &x iw-7 m length of 900 feet nnd a maximum 'per cent interest nud nre wry pop ,hclKht of about CO. It will consist of a relnforcod concrote core wnll t I bedrock nnd cither a rock or hy-f drnullc fill. It will create a resorvolr with a capacity of 20,000 acre- feet. The men are expected to work on I tho dam this fall nnd winter as lung forms of men tnl di-en-e." .that his holines- health hns not 'as the weather will permit been so pod ns nt pre-ont at any With Medford trano is'.tedfnr't mndn itime since his illness last spring. iWlth Medford trade Is Medford made tilnr. "Ho wc follow Texas, or precede them? "Vcrv truly. ( I). HOON. "Medford, September 'JO." Mr. llooii todny receixed the fol lowing reply: "Kditorial rooms The Saturday l!eniug Po-I, The Curtis Pulib-htug rornpany, Ocorgc Horace l.omurr. iC THIS U. S. Dc'pt. of Agriciilturo in Kxpcrlnicnt Station Uullctin No. Mi nays that ten ccutn worth of wheat mipplicn nltuunt throo tlmon n:i nnieh protein ntul ten times nn much micrj'.y nti round Htcnlc, niul with come other cutti of meat the difference hi oven greater. If then, ono really dcnlren to reduco hor weekly moat nnd grocery hilla, she need enly mako tnoro vino of her ovon. Who ever linl uwn, woiimh ot ctill.l coinplrthi tint roc.1 tionicmsitc biscuits, iiuillmn. jl nad co,illr w-'pnrd on tho Ulilo tix o,cn? Inatrml I ho trudpiicy Is "ti I mVr ii ni-Ml i f tlwm" nn.l Ibe vinlcly li grvat that niiinctlilii )uu twko youitrU cuuld well to the clilcf lentiue ol rvvty incut. Home Baking Us Simplified by the Use of K C Bakhig Powder Willi IC C, you can itiko lMri;i ninltt and ilcli ytt have llirm llt tnmUratli,'iy,v;iilroimeutid dicrlllblr. MlKiillKlimy l mUrd ' a m, I't I'd. 'if Hint t'.Ucil (im)i lur turaLUil. Mulum nrrd not tody ami I. iv). Wii Ottti iirnkt) u cuLe to lljjlil llul yuu ci liattliy ct It out t ( tlic pan v tint, jet It will nut fall. K C li not lllc t'c old fjilil'tnril tniVlrig pcwilci, It la tlmilih' ttrllnu nnd ciititlliiirA to i;lve on lv nlii; (;un until llic ilonclt In ciHiWril tbioiitili. K C Is told at u flr pilir u n;v ran lot 'Xi rritlt, Tlun wmdil t i olijcrt If ipi ill and ptuliy wrip saril IWfil. tint ivcr cjii la filly gtiutJiiicrd uiulrr Klale ami National I'uie I'ocnl lawn ami to filuuc. Wo taVa all Hie ituncra. Your mnnry tuck If uti do nul Kt bttttr uaulta with K C tliun any UiVlng (Hjwderyoii ever utnl. ItKludan cm In your next cuKcty older, try oinc of the ntw iccia ttut upvnr In II. N ir from tlmo to time. Then you will liv goiiafartowanl hMng ttila vrilng "Ctl of Uvlng" iniiblcnu aaaaaaHUHweirisiBiiasMUBOKuaBasinnauuoHariisunitaiHRiiuaaRaa . RvLaMaBu i '' Attend Third Anniversary Sale AT MANN'S Central Ave. Near Post Office VVVVTT'MM.T?M I r r t f T t t ? v f t V r t ? i ! J. I Z I z & I z z V ? r ? f (iV).i..iv..x.ii.i.ii...iti.i.iri.i.i.i..i;.i.raX.i.;i.,..i..iaioa,ii,iiial,iik;i;i,i; ri ' 145 WOOD For Sale OAK, FIR, LAUREL AND SLA0W000 IN TO, C0I1D AND CARLOAD LOTS Ui A lal I IT) r ii Frank H. Yard at Sixth ami Fir Sta. Ray PHONE 700.R 1 6?iViA'C,siTivM?i,Vi'i",iMiiLMM. 4 October 1910 ' CORSETS "Wanicr's Conlil Coi-sets, new jiiodel, fitted with two pa ire host supporters, 7i5c values, now, a CQp pair duj t Souvenirs Saturday Octoberl913 GLOVES Wouiou's Dics.i Kid (Moves, in hlarlc, tan and white, a good $1.27) grade, Saturday at, a ha pair 1 vKj We invite you to our Third Birthday Sale and promise you special prices in all Departments Specials in Ready-to-Wear Dept. 25 COAT SPECIAL "Women's "Winter Coats, made of splendid diagonal cloth, cheap at $15.00, special O JO "La Vogue" Coats, best t:.!!.5. $40.00 z JL 25 SUIT SPECIALS "Women's AVinter Suits, new cutaway style, made of all wool materials, $25 (Mr JO values Itl.lO "La Vogue" Suits, best ta! $45.00 Specials in Dress Goods Department DRESS GOODS .18-inch All Wool Serge in navy, black, red and SILKS 5000 yards 18-inch Mes saline Silk, in all colore, a good 75c cloth, on sale Saturday at, per jp yard TtOX 5000 yds. 21-inch Fancy Silks in stripes find fig ures, up to $1.50 values, Saturday at, per IHp yard I ll Copenhagen, (iOc grade, yard 48c 5(-inch Heavy Cloak ings, in many new col special, yard . .. orings, all wool, d no ...tJllaifO "My otplanntlon Is that I am not ? & In contntnpt of Judgo Humphries but that ho Is In contempt of mo," he Btartcd to say, J ml go Humphries decided that tho answer was now contompt committed in open court, nud thus justified tho heaviest sontenco, tho statute limit ing punishment for constructive con tempt to $ 100 flno. O. N. Hogdon also drew tho hoavlcr sontenco be cause ho said Judgo Humphries bo faro bis election, repeatedly told him the. other Judges on tho bench were rroolcs and that tho judgo, thus taught him to bo in contompt of ccr tnlu courts. , i . MRS. MAY WEBBER FOUND UNCONSCIOUS FROM GAS SAX FRANCISCO, Cnl., Oct. 3. Mrs. jrny WVlibor, n pretty iictress, wns found niieonseious today fiom can ns)liy.intiou in Iter nrmrtmcutu iioro, Sho hns nu oven chance for recovery. Friends nro uimblo to ne count for Mrs. .Webber's buicidnl nt- FREE Save your Saleslips and get Roger's Guaranteed Silverware FREE Blanket and Comforter Specials COMFORTERS BLANKETS 75c medium Cray Blankets, special, a pair 59 31-1 large size Cot ton Blankets, $1.50 grade, pair....$1.19 11-1 extra heavy Cotton Blankets, $1.75 grade, special, a pair $1.25 SHEETS 72 x f0 Bleached Sheets, special at, each 39 I Teavy Comforters, good size, $1.25 grade, each ....89 Fine S i 1 k a line Comforters, special at, each jj1.98 lull size Satine Comforters, special at, each $3.48 PILLOW SLIPS cl2x'15-inch Pillow Slips, each 11 Snaps Best Prints, a yard 5 Best Challies, a yard 5 Colgate's Tal cum Powder, a can 12 Clark's O. N. T. Cotton, 7 for 25 Best Needles, paper 4 Darning Cot ton, hall 2 Underwear and Hosiery Specials ? T T ? T T t T ? ? T t t t T T I HOSIERY Children's Heavy fast black J lose, special, pair ....10 AVomen's Fleeced Lined 3 lose, black, special, pair ....15 Boys' extra heavy School Hose, spe cial 12 1 AVomen's Black CasUniero Hose, special, pair ....25 " ICaysei-'s " Silk Hose, special, per pair $1.00 UNDERWEAR AVomen's and Chil dren's Fleeced hi ed Vests and Pants, special, each....25 AVomen's Fleeced Lined' Union Suits, special, suit G9' AVomen's AVool Un ion Suits, special, a suit $1.98 AVomen's Silk and AVool Union Suits, per suit $3.98 i f T T ? ? ? T T ? ? ? ? t ? V ? ? f f V ? Y Yl T H t Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y R. H. McCurdy The Insurance Man Has Moved to the SPARTA BUILDING The Same Phone Number 123 f X t Y T f Y Y Y Y Y Y Y J BUICK 15 SOLID TRAINLOADS OF BUICKS SOLD FOR 1914 AVo havo the agency for .lackson couiily. Muy a Bnick and bo pleased. Ask for a ride and find out about delivery. Trucks for sale. AVo havo in stock at all times a complete line o'f Bronze and Babbit Bearings, both core and solid. Also Whitonian (.las Savers, niado in Medford. VALLEY MOTOR & TRACTION CO. AGENTS 30 NORTH HOLLY STREET TVVTTTTVVVTVVVV. W 1 ,' 5r ! &1t141Z1ZZZZZ&