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OTDFORD MAIL TRfnUNR, MEDFORU OftEClON, "FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1915
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LIBERTY BELL IS
VIEWED BY 5000
2:1 5 O'CLOCK A. M.
Mt'ilfnril jrnvo its grcntt'ril piitriolic
ik-iimnst ration Fridiiv iiiurniit wlii'ti
ik (liniMir nxi'i'oiliii fiOOU pcopli. iruin
every si'otioii of ilnrkson county hiiw
tlm Lilioity licll. Tliu trnin lirnrinu'
the trciiHiirct! heirloom of Ainoiieiui
liihtory arrived ut 2:15 o'clock. Of
ficials with the trnin Hiiid it was the
InfKCfcl early uiornini; (tiilhciiiifr on
the contiiH'iilnl tri of tlm hull from
l'liilndolpliiu to the Sun Frnneim'o
fair. When the trnin pulled into the
station there vna an otillinrt of
eheern, ami n penernl lil'tinir of hntu
at Hie Hiht. For u moment nl'tur
wnriln there wan ii)ireeinti(o Hilcnvo.
Scores of children iniulo tii the
throng.
Tho Lihnrty licit if.srlf is it plain
ami homely piece of mrlal. It looks
like the picture, familiar to every
one. It wiih closely trtianleil by a
Hipiad of Philadelphia policemen who
iliNtrihutcd literature iih HonvunirH of
their home cltv to the American peo
j lie. Slate, official of Pennsylvania
occupied the private roaches. Owing
to the cnillmisH of the hour there
was no foi nullities.
At every stop of the hell, through
Oregon Thursday, there were groat
patriotic ilciiioiiAti'iitioiis. A spv of
Home Hur'opeaii war lord mingling
with tho patriotic throngx would have
mi unfavorable' report to make.
Before the arrival of tho bell a hol
iday withering filled the Htreets, many
going to the picture shows, (ho baud
concert at the park and tlte dance
nt the Nat. Wlicn the fire whistle
blew announcing the coming of the
j.MKIIV nun piL'Ui'ii, uiunun urim in i
go towards xno depot., Willi uiilos
loaded i 1 1 1 passcngcra from every
tlireetiou. Over COO aiitos of all
kinds and uiakeH wnro parked about
the depot. It was tho greatest gath
ering in tho hittnry of the city.
lie fore tho arrival of the special
train Sergeant Pat Mcgn of the police
gave a dcmom.trntiou of snare diiim
TREASURE TROVE MURDER MYSTERY OF WILD GUERILLA
DAYS MAY PROVE TO BE NOTHING BUT A PIPE DREAM
Fijilit Over $00,000 Treasure Chest i
Hidden For Decades Brings!
Groundless Accusations Aged Men!
Charged Wil!' Crime Committed 47.
Years Ago.
UNCLE
AM
TO
OBTAIN
WIRELESS
TORPEDO CONTROL
entirely informal, lie camo without
special instructions from his govern
ment. That, however, is not unusual
as he would bo expected by his for
eign office in such n situation to ex
ert every influenco toward bringing
about nil understanding. He cnt a
lein: report on his visit by wireless to
the Uerlin foreign office. Secretary
Lansing would iniiko no statement on
the conference.
The torpedoing of tho American
steamer Xebraskan for wliiclf (lur
niany has expressed regret and prom
ised reparation, also was discussed.
The noto from AitMrin-llnngary on
war exports was not discussed, it was
stated on the highest, authority.
July KJ.-Faet
BKDFOIU), Iowa,
or fiction!
This litle county scat town is wild-
lly wondering whelher the state ha-
heen tieated to it blood and thunder1
romance that would lival Coii.mi
Doyle at his best, or whether is ist
now biiug iincovcretl one of the iimM
htnitling crimes, fruit of the wild
guerilla period in this section immed
ately following tlm civil war. From
the conflicting statements at the pic-'
liminary hearings little headway Iiik
been made in unveiling the mystery,
though all defendants have been
freed from lack of evidence.
The countryside is laughing up one
sleeve and then seriously conjectur
ing up the other. K?n the sheriff
of Taylor coiuilv has declared pre
posterous tho rapid movements of the
last few days, in which four grizzled i
farmers were freed after being mi-1
der aricst, charged with the murder
of a rich cattleman and his son iu
1H(IH, so long ngt,that only one resi
dent professes to know anything
about it.
lie is Samuel Anderson, who now
own tho farm on which it is claimed
wiih buried $!)0,00lf, stolen from tin'
murdered cattleman. Anderson is
responsible for tho recent develop-
'incuts.
Megan Tieaitno Haul !I5 Wars Ago
It was .'t,i years ago that Anderson
began looking for the tieasuro trove,
lost, according to tradition, oven to
the bandits by the burning of the
plat describing its location in tho
liotiso of (louatluiu Dark and the hit
ter's murder when, tradition contin
ue he attempted to put out of the
j WASIUNUTON, July 1C Govern
ment piirclniHo of tho wireless control
for torpedoes Invented by John Hub
iltnntmonil, Jr., probnbly will bo rcc
lommendcd to congreHH by Secretary
Onrrlnon. Tho apiiroprlutlon conunlt-
(co during 'the clotting dnys of tho
Inst congrcn3 was urged to provide
foe securllig tho now device for pro
tecting the ocastfl, but no action was
I taken.
( orflclnls of tho old nnn en and for
tifications huronhs bcllnvc a conceal
ed phoro station may nliabltitoly con-
trol n Riilnuorgcd torpedo within tho
limits of vision and that an approach
ing battleship would hnvo llttlo
chime to escape
Army officers seo possibilities of
greatly extending tho usefulness of
jlhc wlrob'F control with tho aid of
an neroplano scout. An nvlntor f
lug lilgh anil out or rnngo could uy
wlroloBs to tho operator nshoro di
rect an attack on a hostile ship out of
sight of tho shore station.
A STRONG HOLD
On snvlng and making regulnr deposits to your credit Is
obtained by nn nccount with tho Jackson County Ilnnk.
Whether largo or small, your account Is wolcomo and
invited.
Kour'pcr cent interest paid on savings accounts
OVER 22 VEAPS UNDE'FJ ONE MANAGEMENT
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at co, iMties iitiiiiMhiaii, nun Ills caiiin m tno. imckgroiiiKl; Is-low,
John and Xatliaii Danewoisl all 111 rce uere liriestcil for ntlcgeil compile.
GERMANY OPENS WAY.
( Continued from pago one)
Ity In the Tivnsitro Muuler" tlono
liminary liearlng.
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with sueli unbounded fervor thn
broke, tho. drumhead. This incident
Hppiledkihu, fifo jind drum eorpfpro-.
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playing, and executed his nbilityjAvay Maria rollins-l'orter, who, at
i triii' 1 the ago of II as tho guest of her sih-
r, Dark'H wife, miw tlio body i)f
he cattleman dumped into a well and
li truukful of money dragged a way
to winds a woods.
Anderson stiys ho was to receive
onu-fuiirlli the 110,000 for finding
it. When .ho snjs he actually did un
cover. jLJWtnl casket containing the
treasure, ho was ordered to leave at
the point of a rifle.
For 12 years Anderson waited for
Ids sliuio of the money. Then he
went to Altoi'iiey lliiliiinn,
who laughed at first, as so many
others have done., since. Suddenly
things began fo happen that have in
terested this part of the country us
have nothing in years.
Jesse James'.. (Jang.. (Sot,. Titvisuiii
Trovo -
Due tradjtfoii has it that the Porter
woman, while being kept nwav be.
caiibo ''hiafkuow too much," told the
fiuilohs Jcsro .lames brothers of tho
location of the treasure trovo and
that they appropriated it.
Mrs. Porter denien her pint in this
pailieular story.
. How far reaching has been the
sensation was dcmoiisliutcd by a
IT j ours ago, and released upon pre-
statement from ('. 1 Huntsman,
Fresno, Cal., real estate agent and
nephew of one of the arrested far
mers, that it was the James Druthers
gang who committed the murder. The
lowans, coiniugupon tlfe scene of
the tragedy, von! forced to bury the
bodies and money.
Colo Younger, last of the James
brothers gang, was heard from on
this story with the assertion that
the .lames baud wa not organized un
til 1870, tivfty'iiAi afteij.Mhu tragedy
is icinilcdtoljavo occurred, and that
Uho JiimortjJirothu'rH. weru never iu
Iowa oxeepTonco -to rob tho Cody
don bank.
It is probable the countryside will
continue to conjecture until it can
headed by .ho attorney general, have
something further than testimony
yet produced forfiohling the ipiaitet
ion that diplomacy will he able to
settle the issue.
The ambassador's interview was
for the murder of u man niiil his son
whose names are not even known.
Certain it id? iiH 'people believe,
that no cattleman going" ' r.verland
carried such n vast sum. What
crime of the guerilla bauds that fol
lowed in the wake of the civil war
may 'not hnvo found their golden
stream into the wooden box which
Sam Anderson says ho uueaithed 1
v eai-s agol
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10 O'CLOCK
SATURDAY
IS THE TIME
ARROW
Soft COLLARS
Of plain or fine WJiIU Striped
Madras, - 2 or 25c
ri.inrrr. nnnv r, ro.. l vr. m a k hiu
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M. M. Dept. Store
IS THE PLACE
BIG SALE
WILL BE OPENED
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MANN'S July Clearance Sale MANNS
CENTRAL AVKNUI3 f I . KEATi POSTOFFICE
Saturday We Place Our Entire Stock of Spring
and Summer Merchandise on Sale at Prices
Lower Than the Lowest
This is a Real SaleOpens Saturday, July 17th at 8:30 Sharp
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Compare Our Prices For the Same Goods Thafs All
READY-TO-WEAR
GARMENTS
Almost 'Given Away
25 Summer Dressos suld as
high its $0.00, this salt)
2."5 Tiiilorod Slclrts suklris liigli
as $(1.00, this snlo onuli
98c
98c
U30 Woniou's Drossos tuul Tmhml Skirts
'A.
iil good stylos, sold us high -v
r i12.00, this sale each. ...Jj() 1 .70
NOTIONS
Clark's O. N. T. Spnol
cotton, 7 for 25 c
Sanitol Talcum Powder
25u cans, now per Q"7
can J
Women's VeKts, stcovoless
worlli 1,2ly now '7r
eaeh C
White Goods
JU iupli Clnberdine for skirts
this sale, x ard yC
Kruit of tjio Jooiu Miihlin worth
l.V, this snlo, (i, ynrd
9c
Woman's Cuion
worth ilQc, this
.alo
Childron's Miudiu
Pants
Suits.
23c
..5c
All .V Notion 1 turns A n
this stile, oiK'h Tt-
86 iauh ilno Oaiuhric, wortfi
15c, this snl, Jnwl l...ljt-. y C
00c Sheets ,, .'.w.o9
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IHo Slljis IMH1 . H
Me Towels .7!. . 19
Lie Towels ... 10
1.2 llftl Siuvds 0S(?
WAISTS
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BIG
SPECIALS
100 new AVaists, good
stvles worth up to Q Q
$2.00, this sale 70C
100 Silk Waists, new st vies
worth up to $:i.00, sale
price (jl 1Q
em-h Pl.l J
Crepe de Chene "WnisUs,
worth $ 1.00, (Jj 1 rQ
fur this sale ...tB)l-0
WASH GOODS
FOR
Nearly Half Price
Best Prints, only
41 til X
4c
Now Printed Lawns Q
worth lou now a yard.OC
Now Dimities worth-l A
20c, now a yard lfjtt
Now Ginghams, fast colors
9c
worth 12U.c, this
sale, a yard . ...
Best colored Oil
Cloth, a yard
Jap Crepes worth
23c, now
Doublo Fold Percales,
worm iL'Vi'C, now a
yard
17c
15c
cales,
8c
New Organdies, Crepes
and Batistes, values 2oe,
this sale, a 1 A
yard I VC
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