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WTIDFOTITT TTATr; ThTHTrNTF;. KrEnFOTtD, OL'F.GON, FPJHAY. OCTOBER 5. 1917
UNWRITTEN LAW
USED ON SLACKER
ACQUITS SLAYER
Lieutenant Malcolm of British Royal
Artillery Who Shot Pretended
Count to Save Wife's Honor and
Was Acquitted by Jury, Is Restor
ed to Position in Army.
LONDON', Ort. 4.--UMttwmiit
Denial us Malcolm, who recently was
U'-quitted of (he murder of Anion
Huimiberi;, a pseudo count, luis liren
reappointed to iiis Htsition on hend
fiuirti'rs stuff in lYance. AcconU
iiitf to tlie Standard, a reconciliation
between Malcolm and his wife has
been effected.
, The coroner's jury first returned a
verdict of "justifiable homicide" af
ter hearing Lieutenant Malcolm's pica
Hint lie had killed Haumber in de
fense of his wife's honor. A jury of
the Old Hailcy police court In I it
brought in u verdict of acquittal.
Story of Shooting,
LONDON', Get. K. This Is Iho
story of Hrituln's first "unwi itten
law" actj uiltul of a man who wuh
killed.
What exceptional plot so touched
an unemotional British jury an to
establish that precedent?
This:
' It In such a drama or love and
war that the great world conflict,
with al Itfl upheaval of circumstances
and ferment of human passions, him
not elsewhere produced lt eipial.
It mlKht bo the tlifino of a iuan
ter 'novelist. It Ih ub elemental as
an epic. It goes to the root of human
motives,
ft tells how two BrUlHU Juries de
cided Douglas Malcolm, lieutenant In
the royal artillery, returning from
the front In France to shoot the war
slacker who a a bogus count had
stolen his wlfo'B affections, was not
a murderer, and set him Tree. And
In tolling of tliln one tragedy it tells
of all llko It thai the war can pro
duce. With Kosseltf Nwk.
In tho coroner's court at Padding'
ton a woman sat. At flrHt sight Lou
don called her "the woman of the
UobrcUI nock," for her beauty was
classical, llko that of a famous paint
ing. Sho was on tho witness stand.
: "Mrs. Malcolm," said Coroner
Byrne to "the woman with tho Koss
otti nock," "did your husband know
the truth of your Uaslou with the
bogus 'Count do llorch?' '
"I told him," she replied with a
there had been intimate rclutlons be
tween us."
The coroner looked at her ocr
his glnsHes. Then he picked up two
papers from his desk and turned to
tho Jury.
"In oaso of my death," hn rem!,
"I leave all my money to Mrs. Taylor
of Vicarage Cottage, Hertford I leal h,
and cancel my previous will.
"J. IKH'ULAS MALCOLM."
It was written, the coroner ex
plained, by Lieut. Malcolm Just he
fore he went to the rooms of Anion
ltaumherg, alias Count do llorch. to
fight out Willi him the possession of
tho officer's wife.
U'ltcr I Vol n lluslmiul.
Then the, coroner read the second
paper, n letter from Lieut. Malcolm
to his wife ns the ofriccr left for the
bogus count's room, where ho shot
him with bis army automatic:
"To my own very darting Porothie
Dear Cod II Is time! Kvcrythlng
points to It that this creature is the
most unspeakable 1 1 la i-k guard ever
born. 1 shudder In think that he
Rhould oven dare to speak to yon
1 simply cannot stand it any lono-r
1 am going to thrash him until he
Is unrecognizable. I may t-hoot him
If I think ho hits a gun. I epvt
ho Is loo much of u cur to stand a
thrashing. If the Inevitable has to
happen of course- I may gel it riu.t
Toil see, I am quite cool. If it hap-1
pens (), believe me, my Utile dar
ling, Hy beloved soul whom 1 Ioe'
so absolutely believe me - it Is tor
uu.M
Tho coroner stopped ami polished
his glasses, then put them on the
t ft bio and read on without them:
Swears Ills Iove.
"I swear to you I love you more
than a man has ever loved a woman
before, and If there Is anything J
Wrong In me It is because I love on
too much. You are a brave woman
a. noble, hoiioiable, upright one.
With a hctiutifnl soul. I believe In
Clod. I said y.stcMlay 1 didn't: but
I do, 1 do, and 1 thank Him from
tho bottom of mv In art that He sent
fno oyer from Frame in time to save
you from this e tnratiiate. Your
ionor U lafe, (hank (imt, thank llml
"(bodbo' I love you find shall
) '', 1 04 IK you to eternity for
ever.' I kftif' 1 shall unjrt you In the
next world if tho wornt Itsppohs-j ri Inpp Tf'i A Til PH
When you come to me you will come j I UULL !r A I Ilr
with open arms and with thobe beau- j LL HLLfl I I I LO
tiful eyes shining and you will say
to mo, Uuggie, I forgive you! Kor
ever, your loving husband.
"DOl'CLAS."
Several times in the last paragraph
the coroner stopped and turned and
looked closely at the paper and then.
went on reading.
Woman l iicom eincd.
When the coroner's Jury began Its
deliberations Mrs, Malcolm walked
unmoved from the courtroom, with
out a tear In her eyes or a tremble
on her Hps.
Upon tho verdict of "Justifiable
homicide In self-defense," Lieut. Mal
colm n was being arraigned in Mar
leybone police court. ,
A delay until the court received
the coroner's verdict was asked, and
as It was granted the artillery of
ficer arose in the dock and Insisted
upon speaking. Ho was tall, well
built, about .'M, and he swayed from
side to side as he spoke:
"I see published a wicked and
scurrilous report that my wife bad
Intimate relations with this man. She
Is all alone, and has no one to look
after her. It Is false absolutely
false. Do you hear me? It Is ab
solutely false, I say."
Ills voice was growing higher, and
tho magistrate waved his arm hastily.
Tho lieutenant was led out ut court,
crushing his soft hat between his
hands.
Sympathy I'liconceaied.
The trial of Lluul. Malcolm in Mar-
leyhone court was formal as for-'
mal as It could be. with the sympa-j
tbles of the spectators and jury, and;
even of tho court and prosecution,
not to ho concealed.
The Jurors heard of Lieutenant!
.Malcolm's service) in the Itoyal Ar-j
tillery and or his bravery. Then t ho j
story of the dead man was related. !
How he was a slacker, posing as a 1
count, In reality a (lennnn spy.
How he exercised a. strange fasci
nation over Mrs. Malcolm, how her
husband hurst Into a friend's house
to find tho "count" and "the woman
with the Kossctti neck" together In
the count's bedroom, how Lieut Mal
colm thrashed his wife's seducer and
tried for months to force him into a
duel In order to save his wife and
spare her name from gossip and
how a pistol lay almost within the
tilery on the Kreueh front. It heard
of Mrs. Malcolm's meeting with the
Polo Hauniberg, a war service slack
er, at a garden party. It received
details of his career as a ladies' man
in his pose as "Count de llorch," and
of his own admissions that he had no
right to a title. His letters to other
women, among them a (ierman wo
mou, gave details like theso tho wit
nesses' stories unfolded.
And Die Jurors drew in their minds
a picture of a tall, tanned artillery
officer, placing not only his life, but
IiIh home before his country as a
war sacrifice, refusing to believe in
his wife's dishonor when she herself
protested it to him, proclaiming her
virtue in one court while she was con
fessing her disgrace in another. lov
ing her in the face of her protestat
ioons of love for her paramour and
determined to save her when she j
was glad to be lost. j
And- - they acquitted hint. I
Which explains whythero is a new
precedent In British legal records.
Mrs. John litby f :w Last
Twelfth street received n telegram
late Thursday Mating that her sister,
Mrs. Kurl Halduck, and her broth
er's wife, Mrs. lYtcr Webb, and .Mr,
and Mrs. Webb's It-ycur-oM daugh
ter were burned to death in the big
forest tire near Fillmore, ('til., hi -it
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Ituby is almost prostrated
with grief. Altho mi account of the"
fire it the names of the dead were
published in Wednesday's Mail Trib
une, none of the lliiby family bad
read it. and their fiist. ilcws of the
trutcdv came in the telegram received!
Thursday.
The hock w;h all the more se
vere, a-; Mr. Itahloek and her two
little daughters were here visiting
Mrs. Hiisby only three weeks ago
from linker City. Ore., and left to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos
eph Webb, and brother, 1'etcr Webb,
who resided in .the oil fields near
Fillmore.
The. bereaved hu-hnnd, Karl Hal
duck, pa--ed til I'll the eitv this riinru
iiiy en route lo Fillmore from linker
City and informed Mr. and Mrs.
Husby ft the depot he bad been told
on the train that the forest fire had
been Marled by an f. W. W. and had
spnnd to (lie oil field.
The iVath of Ttlrs. Unblock leaves
two little ;;irls. aged 5 and .'I year
mot herb's-. Mrs. I'cter Webb leaves
a 5-vear-oM son.
BOTH MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER
Relieved From Pain and
Suffering by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Karl and Klda Hurt left for Marys
ville, Calif., today where ihey will
Join their father, It. (i. Hart, ami at
tend school this winter.
Rrooklyn, N.Y. "For three or four
years I suffered a greift deal of pain
periodically, so I would have to lie down.
My back would ache and I would feel
very weak and mis
erable1. I remem
bered how my moth
er had found relief
from pain by using
Lydia IS. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and 1 decided
to try it. and thanks
to the Compound it
helped me lust as it
did my mother, and
I am free from pain,
backache and that
fieneral weakness that was bo hard to
bear. I am nhle to do my work during
sucli times and am recommending' Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vepetable Compound to
my friends who suffer ns I did." Misa
Mkt A Tli;tKMANN, 1022 JetTerson Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
To know whether T-ydta F.
IMnlvliain'y Ycotnluo Compound
will l'elp you, just try it. For
nd vice write to I,ydiu K. Pinklinm
IM edicino ( o.icoiiiident iuli Lynn,
Muss, Your letterwiH lie opened,
rend and answered by a woman,
and hold ia Hlriot conlideme.
Best way to save
Wheat is to eat Corn;
best way to eat corn
is- i
PostToasties
says 63y6n.
you ctxn
afford to buy
LESLIE
SALT
und enjoy the
luxury of tha
fine free ri'rmircj
sa!t f iowfoj from
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A Record of Expenses
HI Sis provided tlirouyli a Cherkinn
- Account at tic First Natiunnl Bank.
The stubs remaining in tine's checkbook
arc for listing tl'e amount and purposs of
rarh expenditure vshilc the canceled
ihecks, whiih we return, become indisput
able receipts ot payment.
LIBERTY LOAN NOTES
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1 CAPITAL
$100,000.
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This Sale is Helping to Keep Prices Down
Pi-oviiifr that this store's values are not of the ordinary typo. That is the purpose of this
Seventh Anniversary Celebration, and that is what's hoiiitf proved by the throngs that visit
this store daily to obtain their share of these celebration offerings.
THE GREATEST SALE OF AUTUMN WAISTS
$8.00 WAISTS $5.97
Here's in opportun
ity for i'eat suiistan
$5.00 WAISTS $3.97
'e bought 50 new
Creie do Chine
"Waists for far less
than the prevailing
prii-es, and in accord
ance with our fixed
policy we'll sell them
for less these are at
tractive, semi-tailored
models made of extra
heavy crepe de chine,
collar can be worn
either high or low, a
good line of colors and
sizes, really worth $5
Annivorsar ff 0 Q7
Sale price ."tM
Big Anniversary Values in Winter Coats in
smart, clever, original styles.
25 Brand New Winter Coats for Women
and Misses, made of fine materials, full
length, very nifty styles, come in a good
range of colors and sizes, cheap
at $15 Anniversary. Sale price..
25 extra fine looking "Winter Coats for Wo
men, in dark brown, navy, Burgundy and
fancy mixtures, some with fur collars, cheap
today at $20.00 Anniversary
Sale price
10 Beautiful Plush Coats, full length, some
trimmed with fur, extra fine grade of Salt's
plush, cheap at $;S0.00 Anniver
sary Sale price
Exclusive styles in Cloth Coats, $25.00 up.
Exclusive styles in Velour Coats, $30 up.
wmw
"J
$10.98
s for Wo
undy and
ars, cheap
$15.00
gth, some
i of Salt's
$25.00
tial savings on these
beautiful new."Geor
gette'1' Waists, stun
ning models of very
fine Georgette, ex
quisitely embroidered
on front, large collar
outlined with soft ruf
fle extending down
front, all seams hem
stitched; distinctive
cuffs; this waist is
worth today $8.00
Anniversary C Q7
Sale price..! Vvl
Anniversary Specials in Women's Suits and
Dresses
25 new All-Wool Serge and Poplin Suits,
up to date in stylenicely lined, cheap at to
day's prices at $30.00 Annivers-1
arv Sale price
Some exclusive new Suits in taupe, brown,
gray and navy, from $30 up to $50 each.
New Serge and Silk Dresses, the famous
"La Mere" Frocks and Dress' line, clever
designing and superior fabrics, for regular
and stout figures, on sale from $15.00 up
to $37.50 each.
Korrect Skirts
This wonderful line of Skirts is carried by
us exclusively in Medford. It is without
doubt the best-fitting and wearing skirt
made, reasonably priced, $5.48 up to $15.
"Athenu" Underwear
Perfect fitting, right weight, big
assortment for Women and Chil
dren. Women's "Athena" Fleeced Lined
Ijlnion Suits, all styles and sizes;
cheap today at $2.00 An- fi 1 an
niversary Sale price, suit...
''Athena" Silk and Wool Fnion
Suits, in all stvles and sizes, this
garment is cheap at $3.00 Anniver? d0 i H
ary Sale price, a suit .'. yutll
"Athena" All-Wool Union Suits, in all
styles and sizes, cheap at $4.00 An-n
niversary Sale price, a suit vU
"Athena" I'niou Suits for Children on sale'
at $1.25. $1.39 and $1.75 a suit.
Anniversary Sale of Corsets
1000 pairs of New Models on
sale Saturday at about one
hajf their actual values. See
window display.
$1.00 Corsets 67c
Just in, a big shipment of Mil
ler Bros.' Corsets, one model
elastic top, low. bust, medium
hi); another model high bust, ,
long hip, and another model
light weight girdle with elastic gores at top
these Corsets are worth at today's prices
$1.00 Anniversary Sale price per C7
pair " '
$1.50 Corsets 97c
Three models at this price, consisting of
high bust, long hip; low bust, medium hip,
with elastic top, and athletic corset with
wide elastic gores at side, values up to QCr
$1.50 Anniversary Sale price tOL
$1.75 Corsets $1.17
Two new models, medium bust, long hip,
and low bust, medium skirt, elastic top, val
ues up to $1.75 Anniversary Sale
price, a pair
2 "l
$1.17
Anniversary Sale of Hosiery
For Women and Children, in Silk,
Wool and Cctton
Women's Siik Boot Hose, in all col
ors and sizes, real value 85c CtHn
Anniversary Sale price, pr.. U 1 1
Women's Fancy Silk Hose, in a
beautiful combination of colors.
worth $1.35 Anniversary
Sale price, a pair
Women's Wool Hose, fast black,
cheap at (i5c Anniversary i7l
Sale price, pair tj
Children's Wool Hose, fast black, all sizes,
worth 50 Anniversary Sale price, Q7r
pair ; tilt
Women's Fine oCtton Hose, in plain black
and black with white feet, cheap today tyHp
at 35i Anniversary Sale price, pair...''
More Anniversary Specials
In Silks and Dress Goods
1000 yards Beautiful New Plaids and Fancy
Checks, suitable for children's school
dresses, cheap today at $1 a yard (tin
Anniversary Sale price, yard 0 U
1000 yds. New Fancy Silks, in beautiful
stripes and plaids, every yard worth ff i CH
$2.25 Anniversary Sale' price, vd...yl0l
"Crepe de Chene," 38 inches wide, in white
and pink, a splendid quality, cheap at $1.75.
a yard Anniversary Sale price,
a yard
French Challies, in beautiful
: $1.17
stripes and fancy figures,
wool, washable, well worth
$1 Anniversary Sale OT
price, vard 0 0
5ii-inch Fancy Coatings
wool, sold up to $1 a vard
Anniversary Sale
price
Fancy Linings, 3f! inch
nil
,11
.$2.47
wide", for coats, very C4
I.: :..
$1.47
til
special, yard.
New Anniversary Specials
15c Talcum Powder, special, can-..'. 7
Children's Hose Supporters, all sizes, pr.7
Pest Waist Belting, special, vd 7
Women's fine Handkerchiefs, special, ea.7
Women's Outing Flannel Gowns, OT
worth $1.00. special 0C
Women's Outing l-'laiuicl Skirt.,
worth 75c, special, each
testsr Montis A
Patterns , , , tu vr warner s
' - AhsfcmansOtore Corsets
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED v E PREPAY MAIL OR EXPRESS
Anniversary Specials in
. Domestic Department
Fancy "Bath Set.s. 3 pieces in set,' 4117
worth $1.50 Anniversary Sale
12 and 45-inc h Pillow Slips, linen finish,
worth 25c Anniversary Sale price,
Japanese Tea Cloths, with (i Napkins to
match, worth $1.25 Anniversary Q7
Sale price, set w I C
67c