MEDFOTtD MAIL TRTEUXE. MEDFORD, OTiFiOW THURSDAY. AUC.UKT HO, 1017.
ESTES ARRESTED;
was not made clear that it 'did not j on, president of the league, siiys
refer to the standard labor unions! the- irgtuiiiutioii is convinctd there
WASHINGTON', Aug. :M. In n
statement todav the navy league an
nounced its acceptance of the report 1
of the naval board of the Mare Isl
and explosion and regrets that in a I
former statement it gave currency i statement led to bitter controversy
to an opinion -that the investigation between the league and Secretary
wus being hampered by the navy de-"j Daniels.
pnrtinent under the influence of pow-! The league's statement also regrets
erful iubor infrrst. The forme? i that in referring to labor influence it
but to "the Germanized I. W. W." were "no huuiering instructions br i
The statement issued with the np- j restrictive directions us to the meth-
provul of Colonel Hobert M. Tbomp-1 od of investigation.' ,
FOR BENEFIT OF
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PA(TE SIX
Hie most important 1mvuegng ar
rests of tlie Mirnmer were nuuie by
Ulroe sH'cil liquor officers: of the
'omity on tile I'ntfirip Highway up in
llie Siskiyou lute Weiliies'luy night
In the ear of Rankin Estcs, well
known Sledfonl man and proprietor
of the Oaks pool and tfarj hull on
Front street, was' found 14 euaca of
whisky, and in another ear driven liy
a Portland man who rcfiisos to give
his name, was found 13'2 euse of
whisky. Altogether about 80 gullons
of whisky.
The arrests were followed by a raid
this morning on Kstcs' pool hall by
Sheriff Jenninpt nnd deputies who
arrested two men connected with the
place and after a thorough search
carried away as evidence a small
quantity of liquor.
There in a mystery about the so
called Portland prisoner. Ho refuses
to give his name or other information
ulmut himself. The car he was ilriv
iiir is a t'hulmers Six, and bears the
Ktuto license number 29118. The
owner of this number is repstered as
Z. I.. Dimmick of Grants l'ass.
County Prosecutor Rolierts nnd the
officers are still inveKtigatintr tho.al-
leucd bootlccpnir oM?nitions tbis aft
vrnoon. Mr. Roberts suvk that other
arrests will probably follow. It is
claimed by the county authorities
and Hilice that Ksles has been in the
bootlcfrin business ever since the
prohibtion law went into effect, but
that they were never able to find
sufficient evidence heretofore to
cause bis arrest.
It is further claimed Hint Kstcs has
made numerous bootleiti); trips to
llornbrnok, one of which was last
Monday night.
Jliulo by Kecfal Officers,
The arrests of Estes and the Port
land niun were made about midnight
last night by Special Officers John H.
Wimcr, W. J. Carpenter anil K. C.
Porter, all of Ashland, nnd who for
merly constit-utod the -police force of
that cit'. . Sheriff Jennings and Paul
Anderson, his deputy, were also on
the mountain, but were some distance
tiwny tvatebinK for another suspected
case.
E-los and the Portland man came
tilling in their cars together, but
claim that they were not working in
partnership. The Portland man is
said to be n stranger hero. The pris
oner uml confiscated liquor were
liruiight to this city. The charge
una in.-1 each was that of illegally
bringing liquor into the state. ,
The Portland man snid that be
Would be unable to furnish bail in
liny amount, and when the bail for
Kstes was set at $2,U0 the latter de
clared that he would rather be im
prisoned than furnish it.
Ohjcrtx to City Jail.
The officers were about to lock
the men in the city prison, but Kstcs
objected so strenuously to being
locked in such a filthy place and de
manded that he and the other pris
oner be taken to the county jail, that
the officers, c-K"-ia!Iv as the mn
wen' state prisoners, h:.d to acMu
moilatc them.
They were locked up in the county
jail nnd will be arraigned, by order
of ."oiiiitv Prosecutor Huberts before
Justice of the Peace Taylor this aft
ernoon. The pn-oners lor reasons
bi-t known to themsches dot not
waul tn be arraicncil toibiy, although
ea-j claims be does n t want to lie
repre-entci ,v an attorney.
After Cicttttv Prosecutor Kolwrts
hud ronlem.! this iiiumim' with
Slicrilf Jcmiiii's and the are-tinc of
ficers the sheriff went before JiMicr
Talnr and swore o-ii a .rim li war
rant for Kstcs' pool hall Tlon In
and licpnties Anderson and l.esi,.
Slan-iil searched the place and
found a small quantltv ot whisky.
"(t'.icss t hey were just alaeit out of
stock," remarked Slieritt' .Irimm:.
later, "and lots of the lmy bad to ge
thir-ty th's fnri'i n."
Klliplo)f Arrested.
Follow il'g the raid l'ro-e' iilor I!"h
cits mvhic "nt warrants l,.r llie or-
lest of K-les. V. ,1. tTeole... A elerk
ill the pool bl, and llanev I. Wil-
I HV. wImi etilis .1 t.jrtiee st it, 11,.
hall. I.ati r llie prosecutor and sheritf j
if!' licennie convinced ihat Wihox had
notions to ,o will, the allc'cd boot,
lecjin os-rations- atid he was re.
leased, liiiir.'f. when arraigned W
fore ,lusi,e Taylor. pleaded ti"t
guilty ami Ins bail was set at find,
and his hcaiiii.- lor 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon.
The iirn-liin. warrant charged
Ksles and (ieor.e with inuintaintng
on August oil a common nuisance
known as the n.,k pool hall and in
Vialntion of tn,. hiw by keeping
wbiskv lor sale therein. Kstes will
nlso be arraigned on this charge this
afternoon.
Kffa'ts will he made liy tli county
to bntt the pla, sappn'ssed. Mayor
OiilCit. '.several week- ii-u at a
Announcement of the entertainment
to be staged the evening of Septem
ber 3rd under the auspices of the
Soldiers' Auxiliary has been made a
number of times. . , .. ,
The promoters would now like to
give the public the definite uim and
object for which it, is being given. An
example of what can be done for the
brave recruits in providing comfort
nnd recreation, has W'en shown by
intimate example irj oii'rown locality.
With seurcely an exemption every
thing along those lines is being done
for soldier bovs wlu'rever and when
ever possible.
Medford men stationed at various
training camps ure enthusiastic over
the cordiality and generous hospital
ity accorded them. Most of ''our'
boys ure, however, with the Seventh
Company nt Fort Columbia, a small
place, conducive to a feeling of isol
ution, which nt the least is tiringly
monotonous, perhaps painful, from
the luck of -cheer and "homincss",
For this renson the patriotic worn
en of Medford wish to do all in their
power tq alleviate this condition and
of themselves provide to the best of
their ability everything that may nf
ford pleasure or comfort to thosi
gone for n season but most emphatic
ally not forgotten. ,,
For this purpose thii hei fnndi re.
suiting from Mondu.f nighcVrbnaerl
will lie used. All interested are free
ly giving of their time and tul.eits.
doing their bit'' without reserve.
Mrs. Frank A. Vanderllp. wife of
tho president of the National City
bank In New York, has been extreme
ly active In war relief work, both as
worker herself and as a director ot
the thousand and one new occuna
lions that are open to women at this
time.
Writing In the September Issue of
Harper's Ilazar, now ready, Mrs. Van
derllp makes this statement: "Wom
en are eager to serve. They have al
ways served at home. Now our gov.
ernmont neds ' their work outside
their homes. They will be ready for
every sacrifice. I believe that the
Idea of democracy with Its promise
of opportunity for every child, Is
clear and definite iellof In the minds
of women, and that we are ready to
give lo our utmost to create a world
democracy."
Among the great things done by
women thus far, Mrs. Vanderllp men
tions the development of the Red
Cross, the Increase and conservation
of the fond supply, tho taking of tho
military census of resources and help
ing to raise our recent liberty loan.
AI CRATER LAKE
Wednesday morning while working
near Camp .". in the Crater l-akc
park, Waller S. Turner, of Klamath
Falls, foreman of the crew, was kill
ed hv an explosion of giant powder.
Three blats were et off and fired.
Two exploded all right, but the third
failed and Turner thought he bad not
fierd the fuse. Advancing to do so.
he was in elo-e proximity when it
exploded, killing him instantly, lli
iser, Mrs. Harry Stilts, of Klamath
Falls, was immediately notified and
will take charge of the remains.
ALLIED AERIAL FLEET
AMSTKIIIVWT. Amr. .to. An cn
tMil arc... I p.iu.nlrmi attempted to
at'a. k KrHukfort-in-OnMnln last
Snrnl.iy, thi llorliivr ThkpIiUu T&
porta Thr 9iun,lron, which came
from thft wM. is ttal.l to have hcrii
torrvA to return whn half way te
twpon Main and Krankfort, bpfaun
nf thf activity of antt-airrraf t mins.
r-oiiri-'il MM'vtui itU'i tlirviitcnctl
to UtWV till1 pl.irt M-.rt'-'.l 4(11 M'-
'iiiiit nf c'.nihliiij (""rni.li.int", but
ihitlnhi: rw-r i'hhic nf hi ...'. iiri.tion.
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Coming
Sunday
Gladys
Hulette
in
Pots & Pans
Peggy
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Lest You Forget
We Say It Yet
We pay $5.00 and up for Men's Good Second
hand Suits.
Can use 1,000 pnirs cf Second-hand Shoes, Men's
or Women's, sizes 4 to 10. Highest cash prices paid.
Call phone 467 and we will call.
WILL H. WILSON
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(qfafert.arrtK.''.. ttikr.f. y.frr.t lews j selzsick fei. izmimrmim&m
"i"-n TLss-. . .
The mining camps of ALASKA were the great
.melting-pot of the far-reaching AMERICA. THEY
WERE THE LAST FRONTIER.
REX BEACH,
as no other man, knows the great; drama of the Far
North. His men are virile, vigorous men. s His women
are as steadfast as the ETERNAL HILLS of the YU
KON; and these are the people that step from the
pages of his greatest book to the portals of the screen, in
tie
,;'M Thousands have ;. read 'The Barrier." Hundreds of thousands
yill see.the play. And those who do will see the living pages of this
virile taleof-the-Yukon, pictures amid the sweep of the great, cold
land; .will. see the greatest acting ever shown on stage or screen. One
character. alone, Mr. Beach's famous hero, "Poleon," could chisel this
epic into the eternal granite of the world's greatest plays.
The Rialto's Initial Production
Showing Aug. 30-31 and Sept. 1
Performances Mt".2 i. m:
hvcmiif; j). in.
tffiritie eft fie tftfent Gnt-.
3
Bo 9?
arner
and 0 p.
Prices j
(
in.
For
Your Picnic Lunches
use
Puritan Maid
Butter
Make your lunch the finest
you ever ate ly using tlie s
. purest and best Imtter on the
market.
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PURITAN MAID BUTTKK
ASK YOUP. GP.0CER
Xf'"' -"T, Floor-25c
.Mezzanine Lodges Hoc
tmiiiiiMt ail
PENNEY & CO.
1 Fruit Marketing Agents
Specializing in the clis-- '
tribution of northwest
ern boxed fruits.
I M.E. ROOT,
Medford, Phone 294
Main office Chicago. 111. Western Office Payette. Idaho
F. II. Horuc, Western Manager, .
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Coming
Monday and
Tuesday
Theda Bara
in
"Heart
and
Soul"
Representative