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KlCtTCSTX SnUHFORD STaTE TRIBUNTB. fflTCD'FOTtD. OTfEfJON, TTTTJESDAT, JT7ET" 52, ?935. "- vr. ' ROGUE RIVER BANK ROBBER l SUSPECT REAL JESSE JAMES BLUE LEDGE E 't: A. ! i 'i'V 1 i I I E L OF M I N 0 E CHERRES PEA IN LAN IBITED MONTH WITH N RECORD RMES UNDECOED AT BIG EXPOSITION t 7 7 7 IS t X; 'I i.D i Two-Gun Man and All Round Des perado With Retreat In Sisklyous- Most Dangerous, Darlnn and In dustrious Outlaw That Has Rav aged Coast In Years. , Tlio I'orlliinil Telegram contains (lit1 followini; regarding the nrret of the empeeled Rogue llivcr bank rob ber i Two-gun mini, hip-Hbot, bunk rob ber, bold-tip nion, and nll-nrotinil des perado is the opinion of the nutbori JioR of John Austin Hooper, nlin Devoc, pnptiirnl at The I)itllen IiihI night nftcr n four-montlm' HPiirch in which the Pacific coast from Cali fornia to Uritish Columbia luis been eninbcd. If Hooper in the man they believe lie h, tho prisoner is the most ituluxtriouK, dntigcrons, nnd Hpectneu lar outlaw that hntt ravaged the const in years. Jn nine months lie is believed to have Hlolen nearly SrW.nOO, but so active has his brief career been since hiw pardon from .the Folsom penitcntinry that offientK iave been unable, to cheek up nil his IHOvementH. On hint weie found two big guim and $1700, and evi denee connecting him nitli the Cune luali car hol'd-up. Numerous During Crimea Hooper Ih atifiprctliip of robbing tho hunk at IIoriiq Itlver, of robbing u depot at OrnntH Pans, of holding up n telephone xciiuitgfl In that city, ami of holding up a crowd In tho railroad depot there; of holding up the P. It. L, & V. compand car nt C'unciuuh, of holding up another elec tric train at (ilea Kcho; of holding up thn .lacoliH Htoro at llornbrook, Cab, of utenllng a team of horacfl at Weed, Cal.; of attempting to train robbery at Sedro-Woolloy, Wand. Thqi office urn now Jn veHtl(atlng.ihlii whervabouta on July 0, wbon a party of Shrlncrs was held up In tho Yellowstone Park, i He la fa Id. to hayo aro treat In tho Siskiyou mountain) In Northern California, near the Oregon lino, a wild country, where thero aro many Indiana and half breed whoso frlomU slilii ho Ih suld to liavo gained by giv ing them clothing and automatic pis tola, Krout that section ho in sup poxei) to have tnadc.hts rftldn. Clew lit IlUeovery It waa the big ,45 caliber auto matic pinto -found on the prlaoner at Tho Dalles, that played an Im portant part In lib operatlona and which waa one of tho principal clowa In connecting him with a varied as koi t meat of Crimea, With cunning, Hooper boldly traveled the Southern Pacific tralna In a neut but aufflrtent dlRguUe. When "working" ho cov ered hla nent business ault with rough clothe, discarding thu latter Immediately after a Job; then ho Would don a pair of eyeglasses and, noiiiotlmct a falao inoiiHlache, and could paaa anywhere aa a commercial traveler. Under hla coat on tho right aide atrapped to hla body, nmib the ,45 caliber automatic, nnd ono tho left aide waa a Miner gun. In hla re. treat In tho HUM) una hla paatlme n to have Indiana toaa colon Into tho air, which ho would drill with holca while holding tho automatic at hla hip Having aerved 10 yearn of n life pentenco at 1'olsoni for burglary Hooper waa paroled last October a tho solicitation of hla mother. The office declare that he Immediately launched on a career of crime that covered at least three states. Itullroiul Agentn Tin 1 1 Susxct it waa l,ou Wagner, apeclal agent of the 1. II. I,. & I. Co., who ob tained the first direct clew, which he frultlesal) followed into California Then the trail waa taken up by Spe cial Agent McSbaiic. of the South ern Pacific, who secured the Identtu or Hopper. MeSlwuo left Monday night for IIiMIhIi Col.iMhla on a falao trail. Inveatlgallug tho hold-up of the electric trulu at Cnnouiuli park Maieh 3, Wagner learned that Oregon City officer 'hud found, overalls near the track. Search allowed that the over alia were bought In Oregon- CIU Front, thu merchant a description waa obtained of the nuri'linaer Next Wagner blamed, that one. ticket had! (tfom wU to a truvejlng pian on tho Southern Pacific lino shortly after t)i'o hold.ii. The traveling man's description fitted tho deacriptlon of tho man who bought the overalls. Ah the suspect bought a ticket to flrantH Pnaa Wagner proceeded there, and while ho oat the trail, he rned enough to convince him that kU riunrry had entered two banks tiiwe, obtaining nothing but $9 of Uj4A rtw found on the counter nf 4 f tke banks -both banka having IHHCJ"?!".. Hooper also k Mbht telephone exehango at MHMttt uian oi iiir uescru- UordM, lk big automatic again came Into, play. Wngnor then tried to pick up tho trail In California. Hank ltohlery Is I'iijIiik A fow daya after Wanner visit to (irnnta Pass, Hooper entored the Itofilie Itlver bank, nine trilled from Oranta Puis, drew hla automatic on tho man In charge, ami then throw aumnn.la In the eyes of the hanker. In a ault case Hooper carried away S600 of tho bank's money. Next Hooper and hla nutoinobllo entered the paHaenger depot at Oranta Paaa. Ho lined up a number of men and women and aa ono victim tried to dodgo away, out enmo the Lugcr gun, which was hrandlahed, and the man stepped hack into lino. Krom thla holdup Hooper got $:i00, nnd then the Southern Pacific sent Spe cial Agent McShunc on tho trail. McShano unearthed the Informa tion that Hooper, alias Devon, was a Folsom "lifer," paroled Inst Octo ber, and tblit between the time he left the prison and visited hla 'moth er at Potaluma ho had secured $2"00, "A road in ltiich to handle ore from the nine hedge district would help some," said S. S. Hullix, head of tin; Hullis intero-tn in this section," but it is just half linking thitiL's. What the country needs i a road to Hut ton, so it could he linked brown. Hnuliiijr the ore In Kucli nod then by rail to .Mcdfunl Is nil lisht, if noth ing better can be secured, but one half of the benefits k t wnste. It would take about .f.lOO.OOO to build the road to the lllue l.ede, mid it milit he that the county would vote a bond isMie for that purpose. The trouble with deelopmeut nl this time is the Inck of money. That country up there holds the kev to our pros perily, but how soon thev will begin to lenlize it I don't know." Mr. Hullis' statement was called fin th by the sited rumor that the would build un extension of the Itar- I until toad to Kucli to handle ore. He did not think that liiiulinir bv unto ? ? f T ? I any information ns to when (lie .jury ? I Phipps has reeened the following from II. 0. Krobttek. t'Oii- cerning cherries shipped n month ago for exhibit, at the expositien: i Dr. Mr. Phipps j ,j This is in nnswer to your letter of the ltli. I am unable to give you .' L i 1 li ' I ;r OXtOVi-. n.li lli tin un vn In til a mAllm f MIIVII M ,IMU IU inn IllUltll'li IMI4I1!, i . Ill iM. rival at Petaluma Hooper carried a . l " ni,,,iwa"nH M,,",,, '"' ,,,,,, ,n I I.. 1. 1., t.l !.-.. ,. 1...I t HUM. .Tumiu ill jun iil,, nilt'iu liu lltlll IM'I'II Operiltion of the Blue l.edge mine hinges upon the settlement of tin Shot, and thero wna a long, ugly cut .. I.. i. ..-.. . - . . iiriiiHK inn in-cK. I'uiaoiu iiriaon ot- . ;, . , , .. rii.i.,1. v i, i,n.i .. ., J transpoilnlton problem, accord.iig to ...i... i...i .,. ,... r-.n!'''. "I Cuiniihiin, Hiiperintcitdeiit' of la not liiiowli, and thero ban been no 'report of audi n loan. It la possible thaUiho convict committed vlolenco to obtain It. Ituys $100 Worth ot Anus In hla detcctho work, McShnno learned of Hooper's retreat In tho Slsklynus, Oordon Jneoha, proprietor of a general atoro at llornbrook, Cal., received an order for $100 worth of ntttomntlra from Hooper. Tho guns wcro given to tho natives In the vi cinity nnd the next evening Hooper returned nnd robbed Jacobs at the point of tho . IT. nutomntlc of $000 In gold dust, Ts'cxt .VcShano d'lacovercd that Hooper planned, with a partner,! to rob n train' hear Sedro-Woolley, the properly who returned Wednes- day from a six weeks visit in the vast. .Mr. Carnahan in u statement urges Hint netioii bo Nikeu towutds securing tin uiljustment ol present drawbacks, and favors the expendi ture of .i.'illlHI by JucKson county for repairs to the road iieur the Califor nia state line. Mr. Curiinhuti while optimistic is indefinite us to ,jul what the Towue inlclests will do. He said Ibis morning that it was highly probable that u small crow of men would be put to woik at once on the properly. The fommcrciiil dub will probably call a meeting so the lllue l.edge peo ple nnd the city and county can reach .. ... .......... I... 1.....1:.... riii... .h-.nnn ... , , . i... . ,. ... I" .'nun.,,, iiiiiii-i -.iiiiiuiiil;. I ill" .p.ivmhf Wash., and eft his an tcasea nt tho' i, r.n. .. , i i ' . ... . . i needed lor the nro used road rcimirs is u small problem. If ussurances will tiiuke known their .rovanls, how oyer it has been intimated to mel that we ntnv not expect anv news of litis kind until nfter the lirt of Keptemher. The box you seul (he Inst tiin was entered nnd thev have eer tninly had wonderful keeping fluid ities, as thev have been on exhibit in the Horticultural Palace ever .incc. nnd for their perfect Vondition, we decided again to take them into the iurv fnr irmnnchnn. Inel Hniitrilnv. . .,---,f --- .-- -, ...-.., ....' ........ ...... r in order to impress upon them the J keeping (pmlitics and I heliexe il mnde n hit with the jury. ( & Yours very truly, j i II. Q.,'FUOI!ACII. X i licr rnvi i ii r nrir iiiiii.i-ii .iiiiii- 28 and have been on display since. Similar cherries shipped to Hous ton, Texns, wero six days en route in ii hot express car nnd uriived in perfect condition. The cherries netted 10 cents u pound lo Mr. Phipps. T f X i f i ; V ' I. To' soc our way of mnkitiK broad will cohvhkkJ yoii.oC" our claim that: ' ,'-.. The liousowifc of tomorrow will think no morn of bale- .. ing her own broad, than tho housewife of today thiiikslfr Hpinning or weaving. Every night, (except Saturday), at six o'clock youv can see the wheels start to turn to make " - a v ( fu Wl LEO FRANK'S CONDITION REMAINS UNCHANGED Miixr.nvnxi!. fin., .iniv o The condition of l.eo M. Frank, whose throat was cut lust .Saturday uighl by another convict lit the state ipri son farm, is unchanged, pri-on offi cials said today. depot there. Tho partner got cold feet anil returned to tho depot, taking both suitcases, Hooper promptly put In a claim against tho railroad com pany for tho loss of the baggage. The desperado dropped from sight until Juno .'( when with hla big auto matic ho again Held up a P. It. I.. & P. Co., electric train, this time nl Olen Hclio. Wagner, resumed the trull. Although a couple of youths wero arrested on suspicion, Wagner were given that this amount expended on toad work would menu the re sumption of the mine, it could he secured by popular subscription in half a day. Kd 0, llionu said this morning that he would, and knew others who would contribute liberal- ly. "The company with (he elimiuulion of u couple of guides, and some re pairs could stint at once," suid Mr. ...... II.I...1I t.. ...I. ,..! I I ..,.. .wircm. ...e in,, . m.u ..,. riinillmi ,lis lllolJ,IK. We could acting aa htlClHor to Wngnor and ,1..,.. ,,,.. . , ,..,, ,, , . ,, ...... ......... ... ,,..,,. ,...- ,., ... .linn, McShano tlirolighout tho chase, Know paying twice what the railroad would they were not guilty and they wero l.,ian,l.i ()u. . ,,m.Umilt. hill some other means would hnxc lo be seemed for it would be too heuvv u grade for teams or auto trucks. The problem is to secure the transporta tion of ore in sulficient ipiantities to ireveut a Ioms. It will have to be worked out." It was hinted that the Hullis in tercet might extend their line to Kueh, furnishing trniisportaliou into Medfotd, but this lea I lire is still in un indefinite shape. releared. (Iradually n network waa bolng spread for Hooper, and every officer from California to Nelson, II. C, waa on tho lookout. Onco Mc Shano had pictures of Hooper front Kdlaoiu, together with hla description and record, the task of apprehend ing tho criminal resolved Itself Into it waiting game. Arreted at The Dalles Delievlng he was on a hot rcent. McShano started Monduy night for Ilrlttah Columbia. Scarcely hud he departed when railroad officials loarued thero wna an ox-ronvlct nt The Dalles planning a hold-up of the O-W. It. k X. train. Kd Wood, The SPECIAL NOTICE TO MEDF0R1) FOLKS We wish to announce wc nro exclus ive Mcdford agents for tho simple mlxturo of buckthorn bark, glyderlne, etc., known ns'.AdWr-1'kn. This rem edy, used successfully for appendicitis Is tho most THOIlOUUfi bowel clean er wo over sold. It is so powerful that OXR SPOOXFUI, rellovcs al most AXY CASK of constipation, sour or gassy stomach. Adlcr-l-ka never gripes, Is safe to usfr and the IN STANT action la attrprlsli)g. U II. Husklns, Druggist. , (Paid Adv.) t r T T T r r r ? T i t t r r t r 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 V r- t NURMFS BREAD I The Bread that is niade.Jiight from the right kind of material and made the sanitarv wav. ro invite yon to come and see from 0:00 to 8:00 , v . , SEEING IS BELIEVING V.t" . NURMI BAKING CO., jV bread KJI " , -- . lakers df T . r i BUTTERNUT AND PAN DA JJmJJmJJJmJmJmJJmJ Pendleton Pacific Telephone Co rebuilding its plant here. last Dalles, where ho arrived rhlef special ngent of that line, went Friday. to The Dalles and lust night with' A long distance message from The Sheriff Chrlsman und Patrolman , Dalles today announces that Hooper, Gibbons, found nnd sotted Hooper on , In addition to having $1700 on him, the street, covering hint flrivt with had also In hla possession proof that guns. When aearehed Hooper had he waa connected with the P It. 1.. the .43 nutomntlc and the big l.uger.Ai P. Co. ear hold-ups. Special gun strapped to hla bod) high geut Wood, Sheriff Chilsmun and power rlflo and other weapons were Special Agent Wagner will try to oh found In his room this morning at tain a confession l Half the fun is taking taorcl 4 JvCbmH T your own tent und living )nwW) 07 aWBflj 5 WILLAMETTE 1; 1 A " - W 1 1 1 in AM wLHIr LiG R',.vi tkuMMIU- STENTS nro tho product of 31 yoars oxnorionco in tottt-iimkhiK. Any Tout must statu! hard service- in all kinilu of v outlier. Why not net u Ql'AUTY Tent-one that will bo ready for ubo next your and tho year uftor, r, .iil.ill i.ll -A .... , 1. mk to sin) our trade mark on the Tent. It la -'"& IIIneh.Vcb Manufaeturinir tmHKfeD toinpuny, Alukem co Jg Kormerlr Wlllimett Tnt A Awidot Co. WTr.,'v5' IHIUTUNl). OKI.CON NKhl3'' & ? ? 7 r t 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 y 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 t 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Children's White Can vas Oxfords ,( to 11 S9 114 to 2.. 98c Golden Rule MEDFORD, OREGON . Another lot of Men's Work Shirts, 3 for $1.00 Trado at the Qolden Rule and be satisfied. If for any reason your purchase is not satisfactory tell us about it and we will do every thing in our power to satisfy you. Our prices are always the same. When we once cut the price it stays cut until the goods are sold. Try us and see. Wash Goods Vov Summer Dresses. We never showed so largo or so pretty a line as we are showing this year and the prieos have been cut 71,8 l-:ifcH, 121,15 Ladies9 Waists orru One lot to elose :. Another lot 4Sp Ladies9 Dresses Wash Dresses made of Crepe, (linghaiii and Percale, a special jJ-.o 8 vahu Trunks and Suit Cases Suit Oases in all gr;ides and prieos beginning at. ....v. ..$1.25 Trunk Special ill inch metal covered, liard wood slats, heavv iron cornel's, and leather strap .', $10.00 Ladies' Auto Dusters $1.50 Hosiery Phoenix Silk Hose : 75 "Buster Brown Fiber Silk 50 Uurso'n Seamless , 19 Whit-Leather, guaranteed ..15 Men, Women's and Children's Children's Hose L. 10c Silk Pongee . Postively the best values in alt silk imported Pongee that we have ever shown. ao niches wide G9tf JM inches wide 5I 2o inches wide 39(V Notions Cotton Thread 4$ Silk Thread , 8 Darning Cotton 2 Crochet Cotton 4 Large Toilet Soap ...Sd Air Float Talcum :..;.... S Colgates Talcum :..12 8 ounce bottle Peroxide 12 .' papers Safety Pins .....5 Hox assorted Hair Pins 4 Large box 8 New Fall Shoes are arriving Men's Clothing All Kuppenheimer Suits Reduced $25.00 Suits, now $19.80 $20.00 Suits, now . ... ..$16.50 $15.00 Suits, now . . ..$12.50 ' Men's Furnishings Best work Socks, per do. 89 4t -. ' n n ni 1 ni nt ounce Loiion I'liinnei uiovcs now 10 Canvas Gloves 5 Red or Blue Uandkcrchiefs....4d Hlack Socks 9 .Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers, each " 25 Best Balbriggan Shirts and "Dra weis, each ..43 Poroskuit Union Suits .89 Best Work Shirts 43 $1.25 Dress Shirts 95 Colgates Shaving Soap 4 Men's Oxfords .Patent leather, gun metal and ., tan, button and lace, $5.00 Shoes 'to- close $3.60 Our buyer is in New York. Tho store will soon be full of now fall goods. n kt AArwn t rrv f " JL JLJ.JLJLV-X . ... ! 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