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Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Fair, Wanner Wednesday. Max. HI); Mill. 8H.5. I'orty-flfth Tcnr. Pully Truth Yrnr. MEDFORD. OREOOtf, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1915. NO. 12G. f FRANKABDUCTED FROM PRISON AND LYNCHED BY IB Georgia Citizens in Auto Attack Pri sonBody Found Within S'iit of Mary Phagan's Home No Shots Fired Taken 100 Milos By As sassins. MAKIHTTA, On., Aug. 17. I.oo 11. Frank, serving a ltfo torin (or tlio murder of Mary I'hagnu, tlio Atlanta factory girl, anil who was taken from tlio prison farm at Mlllcdgovlllo last night, was lynched two miles cast of here by a party which tool; him. Frank was brought 100 miles from t the prison farm to a point almost within sight of tho former homo of Mary 1'hagau. No bIioIb wero fired. Frank's body, barefooted nnd clad only In prison trousors and shirt, wasound at 8:30 o'clock this morn ing. It Is bellovcd that ho was lynch ed about ilayllght. Several automobiles, well loaded, loft hero In the direction of MBIodgo vlljo last night. Aftor tho return of somo of tho machines today, officers started out on tho road which they bullovcd tho automobiles had trav eled. Thoy had gono only two miles when thoy saw tho body of Frank not moro than ItiO yards from tho roadside News that tho body had been found spread rapidly nnd -within a short tlma hundreds of persons wero crowding to tho sccno. No Immcdlato effort was made- to cut tho body down, as Sheriff lllcks was not In town nnd the coroner's Jury took no action. i It is believed that tho stop nt tlio brldgo ovor Little rlvor nenr Knton ton, when tho nrmed pnrly talked loudly nnd fired shots, wns a ruso to delay pursuers. Tho vicinity of tho brldgo was thoroughly searched nnd nt tho tlmo tho sonrch was bolng made, It Is probablo Frank nlrcady had mot death. When tho body was cut down pnrts of Frank's shirt wero torn away by souvenir hunters. It was roughly handled before It was' put into tho undertakers wagon. Within n short tlmo after tho body was started for Atlanta oxcltemnnt subsided nnd tho town prosonted nl inost a normal npponranco boforo noon. Coroner John A. Hooth empaneled n Jury nnd began an Investigation of tho lynching. ATLANTA, flu., Aug. 17.- -Frank' Jiody wii turned over in tin under taker on tlio outskirts of lljr city early this afternoon and secretly re moved to a privnto residence. It wii understood that it would lie taken to the former homo of th Frank' here tonight and (hen would be Mint to Brooklyn for burial. ALL GRAND JURIES LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17. H. II. Norton, u county Miperu-.or, an iiiiiiuceil to hi colleagues today that lie intended to eireuluto petitions to ilaee on tlio next statu ballot tlie iietinn of abolishing tho grand jurj sy&tom in Califoniia. "Tho grand jury system is un Amoriean a rolio of bailiariMii," said Norton, who declared lio luul no btihutituto for it. ''Wo have district iittorooys," lie explained, "with power to ineti gnto crime. Let nil nrret be made on informal ion and complaint." GALVESTONSEAWALL WACO, Texas, Aug. 17. W. D. Azbell of Waco, returning homo this morning from Galveston roported that water was running ovor tho causeway when he lef; at 2 p. m. yesterday. They waited this morning at Dro mond four hours for a train leaving Galveston at 1:90 yesterday afternoon but this train had not been heard WOULD ABOLISH WATER RUNS OVER GALVESTON SAFE ,F E City Streets Covered With Water Worst Storm in 15 Years No Life Loss But Property Damage Texas Coast Ports Still Cut Off From Communication. GALVESTON, Texas Aug. 17, via wireless to Fort Ram Houston, nnJ telephone- to.San Antonio, 10:10 a. in. Aug. 17 Galveston today had passed thiough one of tlio worst storms within tho past Ifl years. Five feet of wnter stnmls in l!ie city. Two fires sinned today and nro yet to be placed under control. Tho transport MClellun Into last night broke from its morrings nnd drifted half a mile out to seaward. Tho commercial wiioloss station at Pott Arthur is out of commission and tho big aerial masts at Froekct aro down. a DALLAS, To.mis, Aug. 17. Only meager information wns availablo at noon today concerning the terrific tropical storm that yesterday struck the Texas coast, flooding 'Galveston nnd then swept inland, doing heavy damage to crops and farm propeity. So far as known no lives were lost. Galveston, Houston and Ben.i mont, Ihroo of tho principal cities of South Texas were still cut off from wire communication. A brief wind less dispatch staling that Galveston aftor weathering one of the worst storms in 1J5 cars wns under five feet of water brought the only definite in formation in several hours concern ing tho fato of tho coat city, io garding which ninny rumors had been nflont. Tho Galveston dispatch mnde no mention of loss of life. It said the five feet of water in Iho streets was slowly draining off nud that fires, probably tho result of flood damage, had been placed under control. About 5000 pert-ons are o!imnteil to have left Galveston for Houston nud other interior points during the .'1(1 hours ending with 8 o'clock last night fleeing from the storm. Hun dreds of residents of Fort Aranzns, Sabine, Sabiire Pass, Fort O'Connor nnd other small coast cities, were re ported also to have left their home and hurried to places away from tho gulf const but theio have been no repoits that the storm did damage to any of Uiom) places. Sabine and Sabino Pass wore cut off from oom muuicntiou with the outside nt tho sumo time that the wires failed to Boniimont and conditions thorn aro uui'orlaiu, but it was roported early today that half the population of about 1000 in tho two places had left. Numerous bath houses and small buildings blown down at those small cities and towns, however, was tlio extent of tho damage according to latest repoit. Not a single loss of life had been reported at i o'clock this morning. Victoria oarly yesterday afternoon reported the destruction of a fen' small houses nud nothing further was heard from theiu during the night. At 715 this morning San Antonio and Austin wero added to tho Isolat ed cities in Texas, Indicating tho (Continued on paga two.) DOUGLAS, Ariz.,' Aug. 17. Cur ranza force- are closing in on Her mosilii, garrisoned by 300 Villa troops. Aeoording to a leport re ceived by Gonoral P. Khas ('alios, Carranzn eonimaiidor, Colonel Carlo i Carranza's forced with eight maehiiio suns ud a ono-poundor, now hold, the Southoni Pacific- line from Aguaziioa to Mugdulonn, having taken the lat ter town late youlorday. Carrauza reports that tbuie are 1500 Villa troops south of Honuo faillo badly disorganized and without artillery. Ho has ordered General Angel Floras, commanding Carninzu troop in Southern Soaom to pre vent these Villa troop from aiding llerroosillo. III AND A MENAC CARRANZA CL E1SILL0 In LAW AND OWN E LUMBER TRADE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 Work men's compcsatlou laws, failure to utilize wasto material, "untruthful publicity" rcgnrdlng tho destruction of forests, anJ tho conscquenta ppcal to people to use substitutes for wood, wero given by K. A. Solfrldgo, of WH lets, Cat., todiij, as contributing fac tors In tho lumber Industry's depres sion. Mr. Solfrldgo is president of n largo lumber company. Ho nppoarcd before tho fedoral trndo commission In its opening session hero. Wages, ho said, had not Increased operating costs, but tho Insuranco laws had caused an Incrcnro from 90 cents to l on each flOO of payroll, which ought to bo met In somo manner. "inability of tho small mills to work profitably low grade material Into rofinca" products, Is responsible for a steady supply of fuel for refuso burners," Mr, Solfrldgo said. "Stock now burned for lack of n market could bo sold for enough to return at least a portion of tho cost of manufacturing, under n properly organized nnd efficient selling organ ization." Questioning by membors of tho commission ndducod statements thnt tho redwood lumber Industry hnd not dovotcd attention to finding now uses for wood and that Ignnranco of trade conditions often caused saw mills to "mako ridiculous" prices, "Depression In tho Industry, aside from tho Immcdlnto effects of tho European war, wns charged largely to tho lack of co-oporntlon." Fear of running afoul of tho Jaw was given as ono reason for redwood lumbermen's backwardness In organ izing for trado bottcrmeiit. SON SLAYS FATHER IN SELF DEFENSE LIVINGSTON, Mont., Aug. 17. John ChrlsteiiBOii surrendered to tho sheriff at Dig Timber today and ad mitted that ho had shot and killed his futhor, Chris Christensen, last night. Tho son declared ho shot In self defonso after his fnthor had threatened him with an axe. The fam ily llvoa 30 miles from Ills Timber. NO LOSS OF LIFE AT GALVESTON, Toxs. Aug. 17, wa wiroles to Snn Antonio.- No lo- of lifo lias been reported hare, ln,t all houses on tho feouwall have been de stroyed. Boats on tlio main streota are taking peoplo from buildings to the United States trampoit Juford. METHODS N GALVESTON the Shadow of Glory! I FORT AT KOVNO FALL' TO Grand Duke Unable to Assure Safety of Army Until Menace of Hintlen burp. In Courland Ends Chief Struggle Now Norjh of Niemen Slavs Claim Gains. HKKLIN. Aug. 17. Ono of tho out lying forts of Kovno, between tho Nlomen rlvor nnd Gesln, to tho south o fteh main fortification, has been captured by tho Gormans, It wns an nounced by tho Gorman headquarters staff today. Moro than 210 cannons nnd 1500 prisoners woro captured nt Kovno, tho Btntomont adds. Thrco forts nt Novogcorglovsk nlso hovo been captured, nrmy headquar ters report. Grand Duke Nicholas, tho Hussion commnndor In chief, will not bo nblo to nssuro tho safety of his armies un til tho mennco presented by tho op erations of Field Marshal Von Illn denburg In Courtlnnd Is removed. In tho Ilnusk district of Courliiud tho Gorman army has boon driven buck toward tho An river, whllo Kovno Is still stemming tho Gorman tide, Tho chief strugglo, however, editors in tho region north of tho Nlomon, notwithstanding tho rocont success of Iliisslan roslstunco. Between tho Nnrew nnd tho Hug, tho Gorman drlvo evidently Is milk ing somo headway, although l'otro grad claims that tho Invudors huvo boon repulsed. It tho Hussions plan to hold tho valuablo transverse rail road running through Vilnn, Grodno, Illalystok, llrest-Lltovsk and Kovcl, thoy must soon definitely chock tho Austrluns nnd Germans. S ETO DULLINGHAM, Voli., Aug. 17. -In a docihion today Judge E. I). liar liu, of tho superior court, ruled in favor of the state in it case involv ing tho right of Jndinm to i'ih for oiilmon witli a licence cm ancient and accustomed Indian fishing ground not onihrHeed within Indian reserva tions. Tho Indian bused their claims on m treaty entered into in 18.V with Governor Isnao . Stuwn, of Washington, and subsequently ratified by congress. Tho court up held the contention of tho state fib -cries department, tluit all porsun, whether Indians or white, are af fected by tho "statutes designed to proservo tho fishing industry. Notice of appeal on behalf of the Indians whs givon. Flfloun tribes in the state, who are signatories of the treaty, aro behind tho appeal. KAISER'S DRIVE INDIN NEED S .PROGRESO FIGHT T BHOWNSVILLE, Texas. Aug. 17. Last night's fight at Frogreso was fought entirely by Mexican on tho Mexican side of tlio Hio Grande nud no Mexicans succeeded in getting through the American army patrol into United Status turritory. This was the report today lo Colonel Itobeit L. Billiard, commanding offi cer of the Brownsville dihtiiet. Tho fight lilted 21) miuutcH nud was waged mainly from llic Moxicnn shore. The cavalry patrol of 21 men hud shifted it position Noverul timeH so Hint the MoxicaiiK might not know o.Mietly where the AmerieaiiH wors. However, in mime innnner, tho Mexi can located Hie troop' pieciuc po sition about I) o'clock. All Iho American eammltiofl oe ourrcd dining tlio firt Iwo or thrco heavy volley from tho Mexican. It was unusually accurate shooting nud thin strengthened the hupickm that a few Mexican marksmen hud man aged to creep close lo the cavalry men, possibly in the brush on tho Auioiionu side. Twice yotorday afternoon Ihoro niH shooting noross tho river at Frogreso. Onoo Home Mo-xioan women appeured thero to carry basket of food ovr for tho baud of Mexicans camped opposite tho American shore. When tho United Stnlo envnlrymeii appeared aimed Mexicans ran mil. They called the Americana cowiuwh and then fired u few shots. At another time during tho after noon Mexican' took exception (o thd cavalrymen' iutriiclioii to tho Mox icnn boatman who was runiiiuK tho ferry at this crossing mil expressed their fooling by firing at tho Amer ican. STATE GOVERNORS GAIiVHSTOy, Taxi., Amr. 17. Tho appointment of thico statu gov oi noii. by tho Villa expeditionary foreo aont south in July in an effort to out Geuornl ObroRou's lines of cummuieatiou is announced in a re port received from Chihuahua today, Thoy aro Gomirul Kohorto Mai tine, governor of Hidalgo; Gustavo M. Bravo of fucroture: Gouurn! Sin toru of Michigan. The expeditious ry foreo was commanded by Geiiorul Can u to Reyes. Bush Named Receiver. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1?. Benjamin F. Bush, president and ohnirmtui of tho board of liructnrs of tho .Missouri Faeifiu and of tho HI. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern railways, was appointed solo rsesivor of the two lines by Cireuit Judgs Adams nt Wovdstock, Vermont, toduy. w MEXICAN AN R LLA N BERUN 1 INS ON EAST AND WEST LINES IlKULIN, Aug. 17. Tho text of tho official stntment follews: "Western theater ot wnr: At Os tond our const nrtlUory batteries drove oft two onomy destroyers. "At Hnpaumo n Hrltlsh aeroplano fell Into our hnnds. Tho occupants, two offlcors, wero taken prisoners. "Hnstorn thenter: Army ot Flold Mnrshul Von Hliidenburg: Further battles In tho region of Kuplskl roult ed 8iircossfullly and 025 prisoners, with thrco oflrors nud thrco machlno guns, foil Into our hands. Tho troops of tho nrmy of Genornl Von Klchhorn took tho forts of Kovno, situated bo twoun tho Nlomen nud Gosla, Moro Hum 1 ."050 Itusslnns ware taken pris oners, nnd moro thnn 2 10 cannon and numerous other material wero captur ed. "Tho nrmlos of Gonernl Von Bcholz nud Gonoral Von Gallwllz drovo tholr oppononts further back In an enstorly direction, nnd 18(10 Itusslnns, Includ ing olovon offlcors, woro tnkon pris oners, nnd ono caption nnd ton ma chlo guns wero captured, "On tho northwostorn front of Nov georglovsk a largo fort anil two Inter mediary fortifications woro tnkon by storm. In tho othor front wo suc ceeded almost ovorywhoro In forc ing tho onomy further bnck. Wo oiipturod 2100 prlnonors with 29 can non and othor materials, "In their official communication of August 10, tho Uusstan nrmy offlcors said that tho advnuco guards ot tho KubsImib had captured two lines of German tronchos on Aug. 13 on tho '.Iota Llpn and had annihilated their dufonders. Our troops fighting In (IiIh locality know of only ono opera tion. It was an assault by a Russian patrol during tho night of August 12-13, which failed completely." BHOWN'SVILLE, Toxiis, Aug. 17. Coonel Billiard strengthened tlio patrols about Frogioeo ami MuruotW vcstoi'lHy so that thero are 800 ouv airy ami in fautryuien in that turri tory. Hoports by Mercedes officials last night that more thnn ISO Meicun had crossed into Texas under cover of this fight provad unfounded. Of ficers who woro in tho Frogreso fight said thoy usrc sure that all firing onmo from tho Mexiuuu side uf tho river. Pair In Golf Meet. CHICAGO, Aug. 17.--Pairings for the western uolf ahnmnioushin wore imiiotinued today. Chmlus "Chiok" Evans. wosUrn aiiiHtwur uliampiun. was imliiHl with Waltor 1 logon of Roi-hsstor, N. Y., former national oeii chanipiou, INCREASE PATROLS 1 NEAR MERCEDES TEUTON PLUNGER iNKSTRANSPORT 1000 LIS LOST English Troops on Way to Darda nelles Attack In Aegean Sea Royal Edward Torpedoed Bri tain's Proud Record Broken By Germans. LONDON', Aiiff. 17. The British ndniirnlty's record oC transporting grent numbers of troops lo tho vnr ious fighfine; r-onoa without tho loss of lifo, so far as reported officially, hns been broken aftor moro than ft year of war. Tho torpedo of n sub marine) at last has found tho mark nnd the Irnnxport Hoynl Edward has gono to tho bottom in tlio Aegean sea with a loss of lifo which may reneh 1000. Tho litioC admiralty announce ment hIiowb that tho Hoynl Kilwnrd was engaged in transporting troops to tho Dardanelles front, whero Aus tralians nnd Now Kenlnndors liavo boon largely employed. Tho text of tho announcement fol fel fol eows: "Tho British trnnsport noynl Ed ward was sunk by nn enemy subma rine in tho Aegcnn Inst Snturday morning According to tho iiiforom tiiui nt present iivnilublo tho trnns port hnd on hoard 32 military offi cers nud 1350 troops, in addition to tho Bhip'a crew of 220 officers. "Tho troops consisted mainly of reinforcements of tho Twonty-nintii division nnd details of tho Hoyal Army Medical Coris. "Full information hns not yet been received, but it is known that about (100 hnvo ucen saved." So far as hns been reported offi ciully this is tho first instunc'j in which, a British transport Inn been atlnokcd successfully by n si(bmn rlno. It hnd been n mutter of pridu with Iho British government Unit it hud transported hundreds of thous ands of troops across ninny tons without the loss of lifo. It id prob nblo thnt the numlicr of troop scnt lo Frnnco nnd Belgium sinco tho he ginning of tho wnr Is considerably in c.xoosa of 700,000. In addition, largo numborH of men havo been transported to tho Dardanelles, Egypt, South Africa and Serbia. Tho British announcement shows Hint tho Hoyal Edward waB engaged in convoying troops lo tho Darda nelles front, having heen sunk in tho Aegcnn sea. Tho Hoyal Edward was of 11,007 tons gross, and fJOH feel long. Shu wns owned by tho Ciuindiiui Northern StonniHhip company of Toronto. Sim was built in Glasgow in 1008. LONDON, Aug. 17 No delnils nro availablo of (ho loss of the transport Hoynl Edward, which was formerly Iho stimuiMhip Cairo, with probably a thousand men beyond tho brief statement given out by tho British admiralty. Gormnny had news of tho sinking yowterday, but nothing wns published in Loudon, although the lUnhtor oe cm rod three d.ivs ago. T TUINIDAl), Colo., Aug. 17. John l. Lawson at tho county Jail hero today, whon advised ot tho ruling of; tho supromo court, said: "I cousldor tho action ot tho su promo court today tho first step to ward by complete vindication, of which I hnvo never had a doubt from tho start." HER 10 WAIST i TEMPLE, Toxua, Aug. 17. Aflr losing their wires to Galveston early last night, tho Santa Fo offices hero retained oomuiuuieatiun with Alviu, midway botweon Houston and Gal voslon for somo tlmo. finally losing- it whon tho oporulor nt Ah-in stated that tho wator wns about to cover his dosk. niKl'thnho would bo com pelled to loavo, Hsforc going ba stalsil that water in thntAWluity; rnngoO, thre.0. to ou footj iq'SwOa. VINDICATION SEEN COUR RULING I i Vr i, i -.! &