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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1915)
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WJiilf being dragged from be jicnth the low floor of the house he jiifide it movement us if to draw Ink revolver and waft shot hv A. J. Long, n pnti-olinnn of Portland. The noft noicil bullet tore a gaping hole in hi light breast nnd he.' died two hmirw and ft hall' later. ?Uen)H.-4l on Monthly . Hooker, escaped from a pijson work gnng Monday nttitrnoon. That night .Mnnriinl J. J. llenKon of Jcffer son attempted to nnest him, but Hooker Hiintehed iwi.v the officer's icvolier nnd shot him. Marshal It' n soii lies ut a hospital hero in a stat ions condition. A few hours later Wnidcn Hurry Minto attempted to arrest Hooker on the ruilrond ilfthl of way between here and .leffeimn and vyiih shot dead by the despeiado. Shortly be fore Hooker died he denied that he y us the inijii who xhnt Mmto, hul (hinnl Waller Johnson, who aceoni. pnnicd Minto, today declined thai thcio was tip doubt as to the Identity of the wufden'H singer, ' Kliot Under Houso I . D. Moore and John Talenl, for nieily of Medford, both gitrirdn at the penitentiary; Deputy Sheriff II. Chiistofforsou of Multnomah counts, and Patrolman A. J. Long of Port laud, Hindu the enpfurc, A report jcaelied the nicti vilm wcio on guard, vvntuhing the Soutjiviu Pacific trains ut Albany thut a resident had heard it loan cough under the floor of an niifinhlicd lioiist) nc.( to his own. Moore, Talent, Cjiiijtoffersou and Long went to Hip scene. When the reached the houso they discoveied Hooker. They grubbed him by the legs and Hlmuldeirt nnd attempted to Itull him ftoin under. Hooker i exist ed. Ho was lying flit on his face with bis gun under hint. Suddenly lie twisted .rolled partly on his buck and tiicd to shove hiM rim nf the eapfors. l.nng, who was htmiding by with n title, immediately fifed. Hooker wuh sentenced fo the peni tentiary fo servo a fenn of from one to two mid n half years for attempt ed tobhery from Pmntijln county. He was n lesjdent of Wiehilu, Kim. Otto r.onj, fu officer who shot Hooker, is u motorcycle cop in Port land and recently W-dU'd Medford, hpeudintf his ncntioii here. John Talent is a iuilie of Jnckson count) Mid leceutlv mis appointed guard nt .the penitentiary. DEWED BY FIRE LONDON, Sejt. V. A dispatch Jrom the Stefunj News urchp.v of Home says Hint the Italian baftlexlup ieiiodutto Ilriw sank follouiiiR an e l(sion wbicli letniltvd fioui the fire on board the uhmcI. The cause ot the diiMiHttir has not beu uceriatued. 1 The ortnouifectnent 'did tint make it ojrur whtither the rscl h)id k"' ilouu. It was said cik'ht ofticritt mid) .170 nnnnes Imtl been saved. Some thin? ocr .100 men ate still unae i'lMtnted lot. ICANE NORTH FROM GULF NKW OIILLANS. S.i. in- A ftuyntiioet til tli,' Wt-ki ludiMH burn it ne tit(t iitoiltwuitl titfi licit' to day Hiul nt immoi the wind iftubtd fiftv ioile niul the Itttn'iiieli r hIimhI ut UUJ. The wMllier bo it m is. ftiied ii WtUMiMr tHttt the h!i houIiI i"ui bftwwit livio itittt AllwfaJuv4 bu .Hid thut high iitlvK would pre Veil tie nern-c Ik t a cm In-re mitt in , Wlltf felupiMii. HURR afcJtiUi G. A. R. VETERANS OF T All That Remains of Union Army of Fifty Years Ago March Up Penn sylvania Avenue From Capitol to White House Thousands Cheer Veterans Battle Cries Shouted. WASHINGTON, Kept. 20.- All that remains of the I'nion army of '21111,000 which fifty jears api passed in re new befoie President Johnson, maielicil uii I'ciiiisvlMiina avenue from the ctipilol to the White lloime today and was reviewed by Piesidenl Wilson. TboiiHaiuK bnuked aou th lint; nf march cheered the veterans-. Confederate veterans in the crowd did some heaity eheerinjc, too. Scenes of pitriolic enthusiasm maiked the sissiii(; of Picidfiit Wd soii'k stand. Preipiently the presi dent waved his lint to the old sol diers. The cheering in the reviewiiiK stand ia Iron t of UiciWJiitc House was almost constant. WtCllHIS KOlIUIstCHl Tired by Hie tnnich from the enp !tol to the White House, n little more than n miln, vcteiniiH looked exhaust ed when they reilehed the president's stand. Many leaned upon yoiiiiRei' andjuora.robust ,eonr.ide. The president stood throughout the entire icvievc, removing his hat each time nn American flag parsed. The parade bej'ftn to move soon nf ter 10 o'clock and was more than two hours passing. Some of the oldei veterans dropped out of the lines. The old Koldiern marched nearly in tin' center of the broad avenue, while the mnliuhtiiceH spun along on both sides. Considering the advanced npo of the men, tlioie vveie fc,w' exhaustions, Tin; inarching distance had been shortened us much us possible and the weather was idcuj. A veteran fife nnd ilrmrt corps got most up. plmiso fioin tln crowds. .Marcliml as Jo '01 There vveie times when the shrill fones from the fifes sounded n liltlu wenk, but that mnile no difference fo the ptsvnlfr-(no tiniswns followed by a Kjugle old soldier nun idling, eipiipped just as he hud marched fifty years ago, his knapsack, and blanket strapped to his bent back. On Ins shoulder ho cauicil the same musket he used throughout the wnr. Prom the standpoint of the old soldier, todn.v'n parade vwin the gi cut est event of the foilv-ululli annua' encampment, llaviui; marched in the parade, he Is ready to go home hupp.v. At the treasury, where the swuig iuc columns could be seen c online up the avenue, cbeeiing was loud and! prolonged. The older of the veter ans doffed their caps or hats. Oth ers, however, who considered them selves younger, answered the up plnuse by skipping nround the street every now and (hen just to show that they weie still sprv mid active Otic Jtattl.i Cite Several -eetioiih of the rternn gave their battle cue and sang theii bnlflo songs as fhey passed befoie the president, Ollii'is gave him cuthum nslic cheers. One section sain; "Miihing Through Oenrgia" us they trumped along. Seated beside President WiNon was Chief Justice White, himself a Con federate veteran. Sir Cecil Spring llice, the llritMh nmhnNiidor, nnd J J, Jusseraud, he Preuch nnibnssndor, were .ilso neni the president. BANKERS GRANT ALLIES GREAT CREDIT LOAN CHICAGO. Sept. 29. Vheers from uroreti of CliIenRo'ii leutllug ImnUem ami litiMlnoim men greeted the an uouncomqnt at.u bunquet here last UlKbt thut the SSOOtOOO.000 f I edit loan to 1'runie and lindane:, tho Ur-,1 geit external loau ever contracted for fn the I'nlted States nad bean eou truct.ed for. The" iinnpUiicenient was made heto by Lord 'JtoadluK, oliulriiuu o( the AiiKlo-Frvucb couuissou who with threo'Olher membeiK nf hn body, ar rlvgd Tuejtday. Tho' vlaltlnB coin mtttsluiiortt who Mill return to Now York tfcduy mo Sir Kdwurd II. llolden, U.ittll HluoUett and M. Hrnest l Mullet. With them oamo Thouiat '. Lamont of J, I'. Morpar. &. Co. DnrliiK tho day Mr. Lantout ex- plalnvtl detail ot ibo lo.ui to (tracti- tlly oiory hankw in tho citjr mid ' icprenenlatlM ft ' tun houol. Ta - rli,ht he cxitnid the culntn that J I he bond would bo bwiiltubly ro relvtsl In thU city. Mr 1-uinoiit ox itlulntM that the mIIIhk opoi-atlon wu the iartsftit vr uudrtaken h a nllele Im A merit a. The baHkr wer lafwrwiNl thai iHfqrnlaUun from Nw York HkIrt Uuwwl that bank with Oerwun oon lifetluM ohhIiI be rountwl on in do tli el I knr at the proir time PASS N REV EW DN MlUDfrOTKD VATTJ TRIT.rNK ! FAST I11G RANKS OF G. A. R. PASS i Kf&!$ wf Lmrm te -'j $ &a jvmiri2y ,ww & KV BeIIIIBH, .ABIHII&sv X" to ;, ill MIM mm mi , n M iMlIH'lllt;-miIIIIIIIHV '..,. 1 Ttiv I'lfc and llriini of 'g!!) Uppec Left, Mrs. Isabel Won el Unit. mIio l Aslstlng Cut. .lolui Mel-'leoy In Ar ntnuenients foe (lit National Itctinion In W'lislilnalon. I'ppcr Itlgtit, Col. .'VleKlrey: IJelow, Col. Ilavlil .1. 1'nlin er of Iowa, Coiimumiulfr In Clilef of Hie (.'. A. It. Uly OILSON nAWDNKK) WASHINGTON, Sept. JH.Tho biggest reunion in five tvenrs of the flrn'ud Ainiv of the Itepublic is now in progiess, eontiuuiug fioin Septtm ber 'J8 to October 2. Washington M the one place veteiniiH love to oome for their niuiual eucumpmeiit, as President Johnson icviewcd the nrniy here lifter the war. It always draws a larger crowd than tiny other place, nut! pniusinu is tieuig mnile lor Jo, - 0011 men. of whom l.'i.OOO will prob - . - ubly bo in the line or mnreh Wcdiiei - Ja.v, Se)tenibcr 'J(). In 16i)U Iheie were I'JA.llon men in the O. A. It., mid it took the line nine hours to pass. In 11102 thcie were !l." i.OtIO men in the orguiiiution nnd it took sewn bonis to pass. This vear thcincn will pass the levinwiiu stand in less t hit u one hour. Tne parade will bt led by Lieuten ant General NeNon A. Miles; a grand mai'shu). Miles is the lushest rank ing suniMng otticcr of the civil wnr. I PARIS, Sept. 20.--The liingnifi. cent icHiilt.s of out operntums in Ar (ois mid Champagne penult us to ap preciate the e.vtont of the victory won by the allied nrnilos," nays Vicnidcul Poiiieaio iu u letter to Alexandre Millernnd, miiiistor of wnr. "Our ndmlrablo trooptt have given in these seveie combatH new proofs of thou incoiiipierable anloi, or tluur spiiil of Mioiifiitc, and of their sublime de votion to the country. Thev lmve tletlnitely iiffiraied their Mipcnouty oxer tit enemy. M. Millerttiid sent thtt followiuit let ter t Geueitil Joftie, the l"ivitek eoinmauiler-in-ehii't "It is with h hentt full of joy Hint timioinit to .von the letter which I have jut if ceivetl from the president ot i ue rt'punuc. "lilVOiniuuniffUluf it to the troop., PI A RA TROOPSFORVIC OY I ask ou to add thereto mv henit- jdlffoient versions of the same Ind ies! personal roiigrattdrtttons, us an j ttout. ivnleui'c ot the admiration and tec-j imnitiiiii ot the government ot the it'1 JACKSON COUNTY EXHIBIT 1M,,,W"'" ! AT PORTLAND SHOW GOOD YOUTH AND AUTO FALL OVER PRECIPICE, couno eMilblt ai the Mnnufactur " tr and lnd 1'rudtuts Snow In Arthur McDonuld. a uuth of Tmll Portland will he conirnUv lotated In crtutk. hud a narrow omkiim from th Rret uhlldt huildliiK and the dtmih Saturday afternuou when UoimiU product will lie view id l.v more automolitltt b w drlvlHC plutiBd , than Itto.ttou iwte. dtirlns the cIrIi over thirD-fuut twbiiHkiunt Into j teen da the evUHtiiloti will he opei Koruo rtvnr Tk )outN wn Until) Thin U tho oaiiwate now made t bakw up Utu ewaiHMt lerlou Injur). Th aut la almuat a luiat wrmk. Yaug Mcltoiialo wu dtli lug at a hlfih mlc ot Me.-d ln he ultemixd to uukt- a mm uar Hie full hairh r. The l.r. nkK .li.l not ork pro- iwrly and lb on plungmt evw the omttaRkuient Into the river bliw TttH cur, i owned b 1. u-kairuiu uf tilvHdalv MfilTFOttT). OltltflOV, 'NVEim'JRTUY, SE?TFMT?!?!LS!Ll!ll Presitlent Wilson and distinguished officials will review it Tioni the stund in front of the White House. Thcie are l.'tO.OOll eferans on the i oils. Aue is ci coping on tho men, and the death into is increasing rap- idly, so that the reunions aie soon destined to fnde-awnv. This yenr, for the first time, the; committee on nnniigciricnts has plan- ueil reunions by uruiv etiips. An nnny i ..... . , eois eemptiseil unoiit l.i.tioo men, land often there nic a score left. The lcorps leiiuioiis me to fake place in 'the old census biiililinu', where also new offieeis will be selecfitl Kvery vcur a now coinninnder-in chit f is chosen; the pyofeut is David J. Palmer of Des Mointts, The ean - dulatcH to Hiiccccd linn arc Kims N. .Montforl ot Ciiiciuiiuti. Wi hum J. Patterson of Peimywuiiu, Frank J. Cole of N'ew .Icinci it ml P. II. Cio-uc of ICnnsas. Illinois, fiisf state tfftirgnniro a The senior vice cominander-in-chief'G. A. U. post, will hnvWi" jifnce o,' is bv custom chost ii fioin the tlepait-1 honor nt the head of 1 1? J tannic. BRITISH TRANSPORT P SUNK HKRLIX, Sept J, h wireless to Sayvlllo. Tho nlnklni; of n HrltlKh transport, with the Iom of all hut a few luombors of tho ciow, 1 reported In a dUpiitch from CouKtnnttnoplo to the Overpoas News ngenoyl "A special dispatch from Constan tinople glvcfi reports about Moham medan troubles In India," pays tho news nRency. "It n.i8 that n Hrltlsh transport wag sunk by a .Mohnnime ilnu etiKlnvor, who died with tho trooiw. Only a few ine'nibors of tho cutw ecaptHl." - Till Is tho Kocoutl ropoit of tho sinking of ii Ilrlttoh tninsport with Nndlmi troop. An AtbeiiR dispatch imrller today ald that the Hamnran had hoon sunk l a suhmurlne. U U possible that tho two dispatches arc rOKTI.AXP. Sept ift hukson aiiMaMe It I mmIi1 h urent Inuwhoi of vialtora will vie the hihlu TltU car IW laud tho Hi eil'i loetroistlu UI otien on M , ,N mioKer :. mid lo. iadni. ii ( NvMbor II. T shew will rem in 0m Hundny. and xMWior. will it. e JNH ooiiorlunlt) to rnow iieruthanie i'xhlbtu twlea duriitu IU prorei THIS YEAR IN AN HOUR ; .VH. vW9 iiicnt of the G. A. It., which docs ti uiUrliiining; in this c.ise the nepa inent of the Potomac. The new sq lor vice-conminnilcr will be GeorgelL Slavbnugh, emploved in the frensnfy lepaitmcnt in Washington, llieot- ice of junior vice commander ;ilnys liv courtesy goes to u southern do- imitiuent. Thcie me very few si em O. A. It. veterans now, but tire three caudidates for the - Colonel LeVaut Dodge of 1 K'y.j John W. Stebbms of Vii mid V.. K. Ituss of New Oilcans, men all have been department niandei'N. Arrangements- for the i (Million been made hv a committee nt I ose 'di- i. .....i :., c..i,., ..i ii. t,.riw." c ,i. v..,: i n'.a...., fit !(, ItFI 111 IIIV .lllll'lltll IIKJIIIK, v,tV orgnn, of Wnshinulon. ColonllMe Kliov is past commander of ii dc pnitinent of the Potomac. TUsec ictary of this comniittce is Mt-f Isa bel Won el Hall of the Wonuul Ifc lief Cnips, well known for ha work us tdiairmaii of the comuuttiJjf th Woninn's Kclief Corps on pmf-ntion !of desecration ot the Hag. Jut. Hall is a writer of note and IiiisIhcu on the stuff of the National Trijine for 'twelve vears, l i In the parade will be lOOOarriages canviug erippieti vei raiiN.niiiiuir nf '. .. .1.1 ... '.E.. .U 4.1 wall;. eludes tor tliosowu enp pletl are eoiued bv theJelerans, They also scorn the siiggsion Hint the annual parade be tjniuloneil. There nr seoies who eoninierelv to uitiich. Some carrv their'lises and ao tliieetlv .from the biciifip of tho parade to the union st.itiiSuul liouit1 Ah loinr .is there me tiM survivors of the Grand Anuy thtf'i will be a imtuide. IT i The toliowii!,!.. i ingrain of the concert to be g, September Med I "id band jor t given Thiirsdav e i'l DO, in the eit.v pm 1. "The Tt.iiplnr.pnri ii." ol." "Kiss of Sp "Silver Pom "The Mill iififo Foiesl." Grand selcfJiu of Iteuiek's hits (b reiiest)i 7. "Isle d'Ainf (by icnuenn. 2. "Dav fjM medley selec- lion. ji SlHter C'erortyf'to f're) IJohby, do come here anf,k. Hero's a fine picture of the kiy'f In the red coals. obb all'-i minute, Sis, whllo I go and -ct njjyl11' P"n! GorhawCo. Silver Has JUvu the' hiding WislllnK SIN vei HI Vears Ki lA -ig$ S It f .ivo we shown a Ur uHsjrtuieiit of stcr-t fM'vcr and hcavilv pla' ' m verwnro artlrlos for 1 wtl set table than to ' 'iHRiii of courxe' I.e' MARf N J. REDDY, liny M.WKiv.it 'i l4ll Vlnlll MnH't Bi PROGRAM IHU ROLffl RE-ELECTED MAYOR OF 'FRISCO THE PRIMARIES S1ST lTlAKCISrO, S pi. '2D. .Mrt'Ar Jnmeij.Holpli, Jr., was rof tlcB?d loavnr of Sim Francisco nt yesy-rdny'i primnry, nccording to comiletc returns received today, mid sijl other city nnd colinty officinM we elected jiy receiving a majority oflhe totnl vote on si for their offices. 'h only names which will go on the Inllot nt the election November 0 nic tilise for one police judge, assessor idd nine supervisor. Mayor Rolph received (Kl.fl ifil o'f a total of lll),:i.ri7, a .. il mini 1...1 c:. 81 1 volt majority if moie than 1000, but five of I he veu officials elected polled greater otei. I'littcne K. Scliuiitr, thrice mayor ml deposed tluiiiiK the graft trials of l!IOIi-7, in his thiid term, received Ki.Oflfl votes, more than double the vote for A. .1. Onllagher, the union la bor candidate. ' Hesides Itolph, Ihose elected were: Thomas I.'. Iloyle, auditor, who led the ticket with OII.L'H'J: Morris Oppeuheim, police judge; Chailes jr. Fickert, tlis triet nltoiney; llnrry I. jrulcrcvy, county clerk, nil of whom were re elected, and Thomas F. Finn,, sheriff. The primary was Hie first here at which women voted formnjor. Itolph ulso was the fiist mavor to serve n fonr-venr term. In 1011 alo he was Schmit. vvns even thut ho would gel :i,',0()0 otcs mid even Hint he would not get Hll.OOO. Cleanse The Blood Banish Rheumatism i . Rheumatism Due to Bad Blood. S. S.S. Your Remedy t Thousands have been mado well. Pcpplo In the poorest health, suffer Ing from ltheumntlsm, with whom pain was constant. Who believed that their vltullty was sapped beyond lepnlr. It was proven to them thut the cause of their trouble vvus the blood; thut Uric Acid, tho most faithful ally of HheumutUin, hud gripped them. The polson'lu tho blood had sapped its strength. The weakened blood hud allowed poison aud Impurities to accu mulate, ami all energy was koiic. They felt "poorly," were listless, pain was ever prescut, with poor digestion and dyspepsia. They tried S. S. S., nature's blood toulc. They gave up drugs. This compound of, nnture'a remedies of roots mid herbs did what drugs fulled to do. It 'literally wushed tho blood freo from poison, und with tho flow of puro blood came back health, strength, vigor und huppluesu. Get S. S. S. from your.drug Ktst. Iu4lt upon S. S. S. If yours Is a long standlug cuse,J write for special advlco to S. S. S. Co., Atluutu, Ga., but begtu taking S. 'S. S. at ouco. Robes Warm Imported Shawl Robes Exclusive Patterns in Plush Robes Men's and Women's Gauntlets Driving Gloves of all kinds C. E. GATES I LiiiiiiiiiiiiBLW BENSON HOTEL S. Benson, M(jr. A. T. Lundbwg, Ass't Mar. L. P. Byrne, Asst Mflr. IMPORT ANT VICTORY BY LONDON, Sept. 2D. Tho nrltlnh have won an important success, in Mesopotamia. The Turks aro in full retreat toward Bagdad. Tho Hrttlnh aro pursuing tho re treating Turks'. Announcement to this effect was made In the Houso of Commons to day by Austen Chamberlain, secre tary for Indian. Offlclad records of tho campaign In Mesopotamia has ben baro of de tails. The last official statement!! conveyed the Inferenco that tho fight ing on this front win comparatively unimportant, it U not lmprobablo that a new expeditionary forco has heeu sent In by tho Hrltlsh. Iteports durliiK tho Inst fow weeks have shown that largo bodloj of Italian and Ilrlt IhIi troopH woro being torwarded to wards Turkey, but it was generally assumed that these forces would be employed on tho (iulllpoll front or In Syria. For ho mo llmo tho Hrltlsh and TurkB have been fighting near tho Junction of tho Tigris and Kuplirute.i rlverss, which Is about 200 miles from Dngdad. FORMER MEDFORD MAN SENT TO JAIL POHTLANDr8cpt, 29 J. T. nurna Indicted last May by a federal grand Jury in Portland, for fraudulently locating claimants on tho Oregon and Callfornln land grant, pleaded guilty today mid vvn sentenced to nlno months In tho county Jail, llurns was nrrestod in Lob Angeles nntt fought extradition. Ills oporntlonB covered about five years. llurns formerly lived in Medford. Ho Is listed In ion directory as a tlmbcrmati. Gloves WHEN IN PORTLAND Stop nt the iiicompai'ablo Hotel Benson, rodcrn, fireproof, central. Rates moderate. Send for free booklet. WON BRITISH MESMMH L ft' H K ivVIPwjnm M" ..flllHHIi. f t I t " V . I K B "B 'ii: 'BEt;., uajh..-. r -4glSStjamt rfrfesffBSSfrmmMmt