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lUEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. TODFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. OOTOHWU 7, 1!)1.
NEGRO
CONFESSES
10 MURDER OF
SCIENCE HEALER
BURNING
0 NK
SAN 1)1 KOO, Cal., OH. 7. Con
ftutaing to two murders ami lo sev
eral oilier orinic., Hurr llnrrfc, n
L09 Anji!los negro urrctcd here on
Sunday on n charge of having mur
lcrc1 Mr. Uoliceca P. (lay in n l.o
Augclo liuildlug (ra tlays ago, made
n dean breast of nil liis crimes to
Cnplnin of Detective- Meyers and
two Los jiRi'les detective hero today.
"I nover ltncw Mrs. Oay ami H1
not co In the Hellman Imildttnr to
find her, said IlnrrtM. "I just
wanted to kill sonio woman. 1 look
tlio gnsnipc from my hack yard and
went to tlio lmilding and up on the
11 till floor I .xuw her name on the
door. 1 knocked and when she op
ened it I asked if n Mrs. Wallace
won? there. I did not know any Mrs.'
Wallace, and just asked the question
to pain admittance.
Ileal I.lfo Out of Her
"Just ns she started to answer nic
the telephone hell ran and she turn
ed to her desk to answer it. I fol
lowed her into the mom and hit her
over the head with the piix?. She
fell to the. floor and I then heat the
life out of her.
"I tried to throw lier hody out of
the window, but it was so heavy tha'
I could not handle it, so I laid it
on the floor and piled books and lit
crnturo over it. I took $2."i which
she bad in her purse nnd went to n
)laco near my home, where I chang
ed clothes. I buried the ones I look
off."
Harris also confessed to the mur
dor of n Mrs. Ilaskins in Los An
geles two years ago.
Murdered Second Woman
"At that timo I did not know her,
cither," sho said. "I just had that
desire to kill some, woman. I rode
to her hotiso on my motorcycle and
went to Ihe front door and asked for
n llr. Meyers.' Sho said she didn't
know any Mr. Meyers and I didn't,
cither, for that matter. I then nsk-d
her for n drink of water, and -he
said for mo to go around to the back
door and she would give it to me. 1
went to the back door' and when di
went to give mo n drink I shot her.
I then pot on my motorcycle and
rode nwny.
"I sent the poisoned enndy to the
Pierce children, nil right. I did ill
because I had had n quarrel with
-Mr. 1'jcrco.
Sent Dynamite Ilomb
"I also sent n dynamite bomb to
tho Ilcrshy Anns company because
I had had some trouble with them,
ami wjien th:.t didn't do the work I
set fire to the Coronado hotel, whi--li
is next door to tho 1Ienhy Arms
company."
Throughout bis cntiro confession,
Harris was calm nnd cool, nnd did
not seem the least excited or inter
ested except to get the facts st might
ened out.
;EXPLODES;SCATTERS
L
FIRE OVER
SAX I)!K(10, Cal., Oct. 7. Pol
lowing an explosion last niuht of n
JflO.OOO gallon gasoline tank at llu
Standard Oil company's works here,
firemen today, reinforced by volun
teer firv-figliters. are attempting to
save the lumber yanw of the Hti
ehanan Lumber company nnd the
Whiting Mead Commercial company.
Tho explosion came after the con
flagration had Waxed through the
Standard Oil plant for thirtv-siv
hours, destroying millions of gallon"
of keroeiiu, naptlm and distillate.
Tho shock was felt in every part of
tho city ns the immense pillar of
flamo shot skywanl, scattering fin
in exery direction. Immediately ut
ter tho explosion the burning oil and
gasoline spread out over the hay,
threatening building all along the
walcrfront. Victims of the explos
ion, sporched nnd burned, were mar
ooned on the wharf of the Standard
Oil company, where thev were re-
cued by launches nnd sailboats.
A rollcall of tho firemen todn
showed that all were Mtfo. Half a
doxen firemeo who were working di
rects under the gasoline tank a few
moments before the explosion escap
ed miraculously with their lives.
Thousands of spectators, standing
outside tho fire lines several hundred
yards away, fled, shrieking for their
lives. People living within a few
(docks of the fire were thrown out
nf their beds; the shock of the ex
plosion nwoko residents of Misio
Hills, five miles nwav.
SCENE FROM "THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS," AT PAGE, OCT. 10
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NOME SCENE OF
DESOLATION AFTER
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13-YEAR-OLD GiRL jUTTLE SHEPHERD "
OF DILLS COMING
KOMI-:, Alaska, Oct. 7. -Noitio to
day Is a hcoiio of dovitMtatlon and
ruin following jester.Viy'H storm and
the tiro which started late last nlnht,
(U'atro)liiK almost all of tho lalneXn
district and much ot tho residential
section of tho city. Tlio storm ln
pan Sunday ulr.ht and continued Mon
day, cutting off olortrle lights, telo
phono and teleRratdilc ncnlro and
destroying tho onicrgciicy power
plants of tho wlreleus company no
that communication was Imposslhle.
Tho great stock of winter supplies,
which Is the only means ot provision
In1? Iho camp for tho winter Is par
tially destroyed and only a fow poo-
plo will winter lu Nome. The steamer
Victoria will unload Its supplies by
small boat today and tho steamer Cor-
win which was also lu Iho offing will
taud Its carx" of provisions. ,
The property loss Is estimated at
admit Jl.r.00,000. Only ono llfo In
known to have been lost, that of n
man sleeping In a cabin.
PI
MAREL'ILD FOR
COUNTERFEITING
PUBLIC
LANDS
ARE
RESTORED TO ENTRY
Thrco-rjunrters of a million nerct
of jmblio lands wero restored to en
try last month. These restorations
wero based upon recommendations
mnde by tho United Slate Gdogfe:n
Survey n n result of itn classifica
tion work in the western states. The
only area withdrawn was one of 2:t.r
ucios in California, temporarily ro
Forvcd from entry becnuso of its jos
feibilitioH for developing water pow
er. Tho largest restoration wa in
Montana, whero 525,747 acres wero
restored to public entry ns the result
of coal classifications completed. In
addition to this, setoratious of coal
land invdving 214,742 acres were
made in Colorado, New Mexico,
North Dukola, Utah nnd Wyoming.
In California, Tdsho, Oregon and
Washington 7,821 ncros heretofore
reserved or wnler power wero re
fitorcd, examination having indicated
that they aio not valunblo for tho
jnirjwiSQ for which tljoy were with
drawn.
About 8.1,000,000 acres of bind
linvo now been classified as to their
coal content; 01,484,002 acres have
been classified hh nonconl land and
Jiss thnn 20,000,000 ncres have been
classified a coal land and values of
over $700,000,000 placed upon them
in nccordaui'O with tlio provisions of
tho coal land law and department
regulations, Tlio remainder has been
restored without classification.
Tho survey hns nlso classified as
non-irrigahlp mid designated for en
try under thu onlnrgcd homostend
nota more than 200,000,000 acres of
lauds in tho western slates to which
iho 1120-ncro homestead principle has
teen extended by congress, I
-XKW YORK, Oct. 7. Or. Murct,
tho demist accused of running n
counterfeiting plant in partnership
with Hans Schmidt, confessed mur
derer of Anna Aumulier, was ar
raigned hofore United States Judge
Hunt today.
"I am not guilty," snid Mnret. "I
have no money and no friends."
Judge Hunt nppoiuted ex-A-it-nnt
United State District At:orncy
Michael Hynie to defend the pris
oner, whom he sent back to jail to
await trial, in default of n .flO.iVJO
bond.
AUCTION PRICES FOR
Sales of fniit by auction Monday
in eastrn markets were as follews:
Cloirgeaus, $2.75; Cornice, 2.05;
fqur cars Oregon pears, Cornice,
$2.74; halves, ,2.0ll; Hoc, $2.81;
Anjou, $2.81, Clairgcau, $2.15; few
California Noli, $1.25 to $2.15, av
erage $2.00.
Cincinnati Wiuttr Xclis, $3.25
ATTEMPT TO SLAY
OF
VIRN.VA, Oct. ".That an attempt
was made Saturday to amasslnato
King Frederick of Saxony, ono ot tho
Gorman states, was rumored horo to
day. It was ald two men fired on
tho ruler as ho was hunting In the
woods and wero arrested. Tho re
port lacked confirmation.
II. II C'nfN, the Central Point
orchnrdi-t, law receied pajwrs from
his hunie town, reinumoro, Wim-oii-.-in.
telling of the victory of a III-year-old
girl in the stnte -polling con
test, making her champion speller
of Wisconsin. Ihe victor is the
gnind-dou;hter of uu old friend of
Mr. Cntft, who for iwnny yBr wn
bis neighbor. The homo nwwpapcr
comments as follows;
"Mi-..s Jfddred Outweiler, the 111-
year-old daughter of Otto Outweiler
and wife living four miles uorthciu-t
of Fonnimorc, who represented
Orant county at the statu contest at
Milwaukee held in connection with
the state fair, enme out with flying
colors, winning tho big contest from
tho representatives of twenty-five
other counties nnd being awarded
tho gold medal. It is a great ac
complishment for the young lady who
"spelled down'' the ei.tire list of
county contest winners, u-ing up two.
books nnd almost exhausting tho list
of words selected for the uintet.
"The contest was between the win
ners of tho vnrious county coat (Ms
held Inst spring in Wiseoiisin. Mil
waukee won the Grant county con
test at Lancaster.
"Grant county is proud of its lit
tle champion who has brought such
honor to its schools. She whs a pu
pil in joint district No. 2, taught by
Urban Smith, and got her school di
ploma in June, nnd of course the
school, relntives and mny friend
are ourjoyod at hur feiiceM. She is
an exceedingly bright girl. Mi.iid.n
sho re-entered the I'cnuimoro li.uli
school."
Tho success of Harold Molt
Wright's novel, "Th.' Sh. jherd of the
i
IIUls" made Into a play by Its au
thor In collaboration with Klsliery W.
Mcynolds U proving just as big on
tho KM at In book form It does lu
tho book storos. It will bo sen at
the I'ak Friday, October 10.
Tho story of tho play Is baod on a
somewhat dramatic plot of mystery.
An unknown comes Into tho Oiark
mountains and because of lit a clerical
bearing and readiness to orMclato for
tho roRtilar pastor of the mountain-
eors, a portion ot bin disguise Is pene
trated. Tho uiountaluoers who live
so much to themselves are willing to
let the man llvo tho llfo of a partial
rccluso. Uo in. ikes friends with ono
family and volunteers for tho place
of shephord. In this gulso ho at
tempts to oxplato tho wrong-doing of
his son, who several years previously
had cotno Into tho mountains and
wronged ono, ot the young women.
Hor father has vowed deadly vong
oanco on tho betrayer of his daughter,
but ho has dliappzarod leaving no
traces ot his whereabouts. It Is gen
erally supposed that ho Is dead. The
good sttopherd wins the love and re
spect of tho mountaineers, though at
ono time his life Is umtatigorod by a
lawless baud ot mountaineers who
suspect ho Is a revenue offlcor.
Out Our .1 "rices on What
WOOD
Von Will Wnnl for tlio Winlor ' ' '
TIER, CORD AND OAR LOTS
VALLEY FUEL CO.
Suet'csHor.s lo Iv'oicli.sleiii.
Cor. Fir and Second St. West. Tol. 70.
BALL GAME SPECIAL TRAIN
FROM KLAMATH FALLS
Tho Klamath Falls F.vonlug Herald
will run a special train lo this city to
seo tho OlantB-Whllo Sox exhibition
gnuio In Now tuber. Tho 8. V. has
offered a special rate, and about C00
fans wltl make tho trip.
With Mcdford trafr-ts Mcdfonl mailo.
R.
Kim
McCordy
The Insurance Man
Has Moved to the
SPARTA BUILDING
The Same Phone
Number
LJrfy
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ALASKA IN SENATE
WASHINGTON', Oct. 7.- Tho fol
lowing nominations were sent to the
ftennto toduy; John Hiindolph Tucker
to bo Unitul States judgo for the
second district of Alusku, and K. M.
Tuxton to bo United Stales district
nttoruoy fur the gaino district.
SANTA ROSALIA IN
HANDS OF REBELS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Tlio cap
turo of Santn Hosulia, Mcx., by fed
orul troops was officially reported
to tho btato department todav. Tho
rebels, it was Muled, withdrew iGr
ward Torrey after cvncualing Snnlft
Husulia.
MAGGERT.LEADS IN
BATTINGiON COAST
SAN rUANCIS'CO, Cal, Oct. 7.
Ilarl Mnggert of Los Angolos, easily
tho most coneMoiit butter of tho
season, is loading the Pacific coast
league with tho htick.
Mnggert is batting .318, which
gives him a load of threo prints over
Heine Spoas of Portland, who has
not played in half as many gnmes iih
Mnggert. Spcn is two point abend
of Dick I)nylcH of Venico, who
comos third in tho nvorages.
Jimmy Johnson, with 100 stolen
bases, easily loads tho base stealers.
Maggert is second with .7!) and Hill
Leard is noxl with fiO. Walter Car
lisle loads tho league in ruiw scored.
Maggert is second with 111 and
LOVE-CRAZED YOUTH
HA SHOOTING
LOS ANGKI.KS, Cal., Oct. 7.--Victims
of a ilienpiioiutcd suitor,
lleiilah Gibkou, u pictty lelepbone
operator of Shu Pedro, ami Cliiulcs
Stout, her sweetheart, aru near
death today of ballot wounds. Frank
Pillsbury, who fired tho shots, vent
n bullet into his own lungs nnd is in
a critical condition.
Tho uhooting occurred on tin
jwroh of the young woman' homo at
San Pedro Into lust night. Pillsburv,
hiding nearby, booamo infuriated
when ho saw Stout euibrco the girl
And "j;iwt her good night."
Shrieking wildly, Pillsbury m-Iim!
upon (ho porch, shot Stout us he nl
tempted lo defend tho girl, ii:.t wli-ii
Stout fell, sent another bullet into
Miss Gibson's body. Ho shot him
volf after puiiiiiug nnnther bulhi
into tho IniigH of liic prostrate Stout.
In Pillsluirv'x poohot was found n
nolo Hint read: "I nni doing this, for
.nmniy joiinson is third with 102. I can stand it ni lomer. I lovo
McArdlo leads the sacrifice hitlers j lleiilah, I cir 't Ktauil to seo her
with 17 to his credit. 'with him. Good byo nnd good luck."
NOSE UNO HEAD STOPPED OP FROM
COLD OR CATARRH, OPEN AT ONCE
My Cleansing, Healing llnliu IiisUuit-lgrant balm dissolves by tho heat of
ly Clears Nose, Head and Throat
fitopd Nasty Calarrbal Ulscbargcs.
Dillt Jlcadacbo Ooes.
Try "Kly's Cream Halm."
Got a small bottle anyway, Just to
try It apply a little In tho nostrils
and Instantly your clogged jiobo nnd
stoppcd-iip ulr passuKes of tho hoad
will oponj you will breatho freely;
dulluesB and hcaducho dlsapoar. hy
morning tho catarrh, cold-In-head or
catarrhal soro throat will bo gone.
Knd such misery now! (Jet tho
small bottle of "KI.v'h Crca,m Halm"
at any drug store. This sweot, fra-br catarrh will surely dluappear.
tho nostrils; penotrntcH and heala tho
Inflamed, swollen membrane which
linos tho iioso, hoad mid throat;
clears tho air passages; stops nasty
discharges and a fooling of cleansing,
soothing relief comes Immediately.
Don't lay awako tonight struggling
for breath, with hoad stuffed; nos
trils closed, hawking and blowing.
C'utarrh or a cold, with its running
noeo, foul mucous dropping into tho
throat, and raw dryncua Is distress
lug but truly needless.
Put your faith Just onco in
"Kly's Cream Halm" nnd your cold
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The Time to Quit
Kitchen Drudgery
Is Now
A modern (LS KANCII'l is ono of llu; best domestic (rou-blo-clia.sor.s
on earth.
I'nelw'd by the splendid jfas service or our company? it is
economical to operate and a comfort, to use.
Why not let tin? gas company build your fires and carry
out your ashes?
It costs less to equip your kitchen for gas than to buy any
other modern household improvement.
Call f)2( for full information.
Every gas patron has his ga3 measured by an accu
rate motor on his promises. Do you ovor seo tho
scales that measure your coal and wood?
Oregon Gas 6 Electric Co.
x 5 x v j x r r r x x x r x ! "!
Patronize Home Industries
THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY. KEE P THE MONEY AT HOME
Wo have changed our
name, hereafter Iho Mission
Puruituro "Works will bo
known as
The
Pacific Furniture
and
Fixture Factory
rJotno of the "Pacific" Cedar
Chest.
E. G. TROWBRIDGE, JR.
Proprietor
113 South Holly
Motiford, Oregon,
Medford Iron Works
E. Q. Trowbridge, Prop.
General Foundry and
i Machino Works
Pacific 401 ; TTomo 2(i3L.
Res. Pac. 0031; Home 227L.
Cement Drain Tile
Irrigation Pipe
ETO.
"It's Strongest and
Evorlasting"
MEDFORD CONCRETE
CONSTRUCTION CO.
Factory N. Riverside Avo.
Phone M-652
For tho best of
EVERYTHING MADE OF WOOD
Seo us. Wo mako n specialty of
OFFICE FURNITURE and FIXTURES, MANTLES,
SCREEN DOORS and WINDOWS, Etc.
Factory Corner South Fir and 11th Sts. Both Phonos
MEDFORD SASH AND DOOR CO.
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