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M.1 S. 0' o o j- Tribune Weather Year Ag Maximum fli2 Minimum .'. 48 Prediction Fair and mild Maximum yesterday 78 Minimum today 46.S Ptllr Twmtleth Tr. WmVit t'ttty tblrj Heir. TWELVE PAGES MEDFORD. 0KE00X, FRIDAY, -MAY 192 XO. 47 MAI1 MMMFWD GEN L MILES nnnnn nnn unuroUtnU AT CIRCUS Famous American Soldier, Ex 4 Chief of Staff and Indian Fighter, Expires Suddenly While Watching Circus in Washington, D. C Had Been in Good Health-. WASHINGTON'. May 15. Oenernl Nelson A. Miles, famous American soldier, 'dropped deud here today. Death occurred While Oenerafc Miles was attending a circus performance. The general had apparently been In the best of health. Mrs. Coolldge was attending the performance. , General Miles was S6 years old, . but despite his advanced age, ho " had taken his usual Interest In pub lic affairs until today. When- he started for the circus performance there was' no hint of an ,mpenCs irVK.,c,.8 Arms. J The old Indian fighter was sitting on the third row of the circus stands when he fainted. He fell into the arms of Dr. Ar thur W. Craig, who was immediately) behind him. Dr. Craig and others removed him to a position under . the seats and then to a point outside I the tents, where he died. The general was accompanied by Mrs. VV. U. Noble, his daughter-in- law and several of his grand chil dren. The opening pageant of the circus had Just begun when he col lapsed. Many of those sitting nearby did not recognize the distinguished sol- news of his death became generally kpown.' The performance of the circus proceetlod. Intimates qf general Mile -recalled "today that " hl brother with similar suddenness here 13 years ago. The Incident was unusually dra matic, Oeneral Miles recognizing the body In LaFayette park as he was strolling through after his day's wprk at the war department The general took the body up In his arms and carried It to an auto- ve8Htered or not by satisfying the mobile. By a coincidence, General eieolon board that they are qualified Miles was stricken today while wit- ns eioclo,H. .Regular county poll nesslng a performance participated hooks wm be In use as in all regular In by Indians, ninny of whom knew elections. him by personal contact of his prow-l outside of the City: The same ess as a foe. qualifications as above set forth apply The general lived in an apart- to the voters In the district proposed ment house here with a daughter. t0 be annexed. They must be resl the wife of Colonel Samuel M. Reber, 'dents of the district proposed to be retired. Recently he had spent a annexed and do not have to be pro great part of his time mingling with perty owners therein. Persons own old friends at the army and navy ig property In the district proposed club and In playing golf and taking to be annexed but not living therein hikea over the city llnd surround- cannot vote. People from the city are lng country I allowed to vote in the polling places The cause of death was angina outside of the city, or visa versa, pectoris. The body was taken by, Inasmuch as there are no regular rmbuuince to Casualty hospital whero polling lists for the use of the Judges , ,i, nmr friends gather- and clerks In the districts proposed to ed a soon as the news reached them. Years ago a mausoleum was i,..iif under tho generul's direction at Ar lington Notional cemetery on the Potomac and his body will undoubt edly be placed there after funeral services participated in hy highest officials of the government. The mausoleum stands near the momnrlnl nmnhltheater on a wooded tA' overlooking the capital. It serv ed as a renting, place tor ine of Admiral Dewey for a time Imme diately after his death. Sketch or Career Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, brilliant Indian fighter and one of the most picturesque- and distinguished leaders In American military history, was one of the "boy generals" of the Civil War. At the age of 25 he had risenrom the rank of first lieuten ant of volunteers to that of major .general, and was commanding an entire army division of 25,000 men. General Miles, who at the peak of his military career was commanding general of the army, was one of the few high ranking officers of the reg ular establishment to attain his posi tion without West Point training, and also enjoyed tho distinction of being among the still smaller group to bo honored with the rank of lieutenant general. l nosltlon In a Bos- . fcmiw he entered the army at the age of 22; participated in more than 30 of the severest engage, ments of the Civil War; was four (Continued nn Pct Ftve ANNETTE KELLE REALTY nnollP I.OS ANOEI.ES. May 1 Kellerman of swimming fame nlaintiff in a J20.000 suit 13 1 file in the superior court today against .k. . .... i.-iir,r.n nancho Rea' io Real-Keller- . .. Anu h 'Anette K man Rancho Building company- "ej lj vuiiiany biih .. . Sun Ray Inventor Commits Suicide With Latest Device REDWOOD CITY. Cal., May 15. (By Associated Press.) 4 Gratien Moreau, 82, who spent years attempting to perfect an In- ventton to harness the raya of the sun, yetserday committed suicide with a newly fashioned device of his own creation which sent a bullet Into his brain. The principle of the suicide instrument was a firing pin re leased by a heavy spring. The, pin caused a 82 caliber cartridge to discharge from a brass cylin der. He even rifled the bore so that the bullet would have truer f aim. The aim was perfect; he 4 was shot through the brain and 4 died immediately. CAN VOTE, CITY LIMIT El Property Owners Not Resi dents of Districts Not Al lowed Voice in Decision As to Extending City Limits at Tomorrow's Election. To the Editor: For the benefit of the voters for the coming election to be held tomorrow, Saturduy, Ma 10th to allow persuns desiring to come Into the city so as to obtain city water, the following provisions from law are -ewUh jn-esented: Inside the City: Kvery person who has been a resident of the city of Medford for u, period of over thirty days Immediately preceding the elec tion and who Is over the age of twenty-one years of age and Is either a native born or naturalized citizen of the United States, and who has been a citizen of the state for a period of more than six months Immediately n,-0iltticr this election is qualified , . . nt Bllm election whether be annexed It will be necessary lor tha election hoards. If IheV do not tnnw that the person proposing to vote Is qualified, to sausiy iiieineis that he is qualified to vote. JOHN H. CARKIN. City Attorney. Tn the Voters: Tomorrow's city election to extend the boundaries of the city of Medford was called at the instance of various persons outside of the city who de sired to avail themselves of city water, fire protection, etc., as tne city council and water board do not reel that in Justice to tho taxpayers or me city that they enn give water, fire protection, etc., to residents outside of the city. Owing to tho fact that tne exira taxes that will be paid' by any pro perty that comes In is so small thut it will not more than cover the extra cost of furnishing water, fire pro tection, street grading, etc., nenner the city council nor fhe water board see any good reason why. the city should wish to have anyone come Into the city against his wish, but tney oo feel that in Justice to these people who have already made homes out side and to other property owners who own land on which they wish to build that they should be granted the privilege to come In to the city If they so desire, so as to be able to obtain water and other city privileges. CITY COUNCIL. By O. O. ALENDERKER. Mayor. BOARD OF WATER . COMMISSIONERS By H. L. WAI.THEH, Chairman. i n llfippq the oVfernnts have been J , rn(.,her!.r.ips In a country ! ..... i i, u-rnnlrfully ulnt her name. Hhe Is not connected with the project In any way, she .nil estimates her reputation wa, mie has been hurt to the extent of J20.000, the amawnt she " aamagei. 'ONLY RESIDENTS LECTION IAN SUES L A. CO. F0R$20,000 DAMAGES CONVICT IS CAPTURED IN SACRAMENTO Floyd Hall1 Taken Without a Fight in Japanese Rooming House After Eluding Police for Six Weeks Tired of Being Hounded Knows Means Noose. SACRAMENTO,. Cal., .May 15. Floyd Hall, youthful escaped mur derer from Bun- Quentin state prison and master marauder whose career, linked with Joe Tanko, his partner-in crime, has been a spectacular one since the pair escaped from the penitentiary April 7 last, Ilea in the Sacramento city Jan, ' held ncomntu nicado. . He was captured late last night without 'a' fight or an attempt at one and' somewhere in the cltj ls supposed to be his "pal," Tanko. Hall's capture - was -a- tame -one. It had been expected that when the police came upon Kail and Tanko. blood would flow. . Insteud of that, acting upon a tip from a citisen, Chief of Police Barney McShano, ac companied by Detective Captain Henry Desenfants, Sergeant Perry Gamble and Patrolman. Danny Relth invaded -a Japanese, rooming house, on Fourth street, not far from the' Sacramento river front, walked Into a dark room, flashed a l'Bht under the bed and there was Hall. Upon a brusque order, Hall crawled from beneath the. bed, his Floyd Hall. lip hands above his head, was searched circujt court here yesterday afternoon, and In a few minutes was in a cell appealing from the ballot title prepur at the city Jail. led by Attorney General Van Winkle Convict Unarmed. for the cigarette and tobacco tax ref- Hall had no weapon, although the erendum, , Judge L. H. McMahan police stated1 that he had with him granted a temporary restraining or a number of .80-30 rifle cartridges, der. Secretary of State Kozer and tho Hall was taken at about ten Oregon Retail Cigar Dealers' assocla o'clock lost night, hut the news was Hon, the defendants are required to held up for two hours by the news- show cause May 18. or earlier, if an papers upon the request of Chief of earlier date can he agreed upon. Police " McShane, who had hopes of Chapman alleges that the words being able to apprehend Tanko ns "cigarette and tobacco tax bill." In weIt the title should read "cigarette, snuff Through the night the entire po- and smoking tobacco stamp tax bill," lice department worked, looking for and sets forth reasons why he believes Tanko. All roads leading out of the the title as prepared by Van Winkle is i unfair. city we BU. u ..... houses were being searched, fcven the off-shift fire department was called Into ser'vico. The sheriff's of-' flee also was out.. 'It seemed that' Tanko might bo captured during. today. . Hall's only comment after his cap- ture, the police said, was "I know wnat inis means, 11 s me nuuaw. j This cryptic remark was taken byj some as an adm'lsslon that It . was Tanko and Hall who on April 1 shot and 1 and killed H. J, Lltzherg, a Sacramento merchant in his store, while attempting to rob the estab lishment. - . - Tanko SUM nt Large. Gus Orlllo, an aved - clerk, em ployed by Lltzberg always has main-i luinod that It was Tanko and Hallj who attacked him In the robbery nt-j tempt and hot Lltzberg when . he came to the rescue from a rear room. I Three days ' after the killing: of Lltzberg, Patrolman Clyde Nunn pursuing a car which had been com mandeered, along with Us driver, t ... ium. r. i- nmiun, "" "y Identifled as Tanko and Halt, anrl Hull Ho was dangerously wounded, but Is re covering. ... When arrested Hall was dressed In a new pair of overalls and a new shirt! A new cap was also found in his room. It bore the label of "Tozai," a Japanese merchant at 124 Fourth street. On the way to the city prison Hall told officers he had been hounded to a point where he ws almost desperate. . .1 The "tip" to the police depart- ment was given by a man who saw a man he thought was Hail leave the Ninnnn theater. Fourth street, near I. Fnllottlne him the man the sniped disappear Into the sa rooming house nnd Immedi- saw ' ntpt. nntirif.,1 fnntrkLn nexenffl n ts. , . V.. ., .i It is presumed by is presumen iy uiucvrs mat (Continued on page three) Hungary Claims She Is World's "Most Perfectly Formed Woman" if Mrsl Hungry now claims the "world's' most penicctly formed wom an." Anyway, tills "dashing widow" in abbreviated weeds, Martha Dobrovits, is Hungary's entrant in the world sweepstakes (or the title. - , REFERENDUM ON STAR CIGARETTE JAX MAY BE HELO UP Restraining Order Granted C. C. Chapman, Which! if Sus tained, Will Mean Recircu lation of Petitions With Only Ten Days for Task- SALEM, Ore., May 15. On potl- Mlnn nf r. C Chnnnmn. filed With the ,l,lr I. nnheld l.v the . . A . . . ... ni CUUll UI1U 11 la H'uiiu iicnmif al ter the ballot title, all names so far signed to the petition will be void and ...1, l.A ..... A e.n.t hn noil. MonB n clrculutlon Baln. complete petitions must be filed on or before Mny 27. Th ', ,.inreB: , - "That the ballot title provided by the attorney eenernl for said law Is insufficient and unfair In this that it does not state that an appropriation Is made for en- , forcement of said law and that it describes the said tax as an excise tax and does not state that it is a stamp tax law; that, the words 'excise tax' do not necessarily mean a stamp tax and do not con vey to the mind of the voters the knowledge that this is a stamp tax law; that the word 'excise' Is not a word in common use and not commonly understood while the word 'fitam.J, is in common use to describe a . tax and will clearly and instantly convey to all persons the character and method of levying and collecting this tax nrtA ij hnllnt till lu in. . -- sufficient in that It does not state that any penalty is provided for violation of said law and erron eously states the proceeds of said tax are part of the general fund of the state." The Noted Dead I'ORTI.AND. Ore., May 15. Wll- Ham D .Fenton, Sr.. formerly general counsel in Oreson fur the Southern Pacific company, dicl at hiH home to: day after a long illness. He hail re- tired In 1917 owing to III luiillh At that time he donated his law library to the University of Oregon. Ills breakdown was attrtnut-u iy m-i . M.nju in y, In hf.i-H work In the Ittmc ........... ...... ... . court battle Known as tne uregon ano California land erant ease, T MAGAZINES SALEM OREGON Crusade Against Periodicals of Questionable Nature Spreads Over Country San Fran cisco Police Act Washing ton, D. C. Joins Movement. SAN FKANCIKCO, M-ay 16. Maga zines and other periodicals picturing femininity In nude profusion were banned from shops, and news stands here today under order, -of , Police Chief O'Brien. SALEM, Ore.. May. 15. An ordi nance will bo introduced at the next meeting of the city council. City At torney Chris . Kowlte said today, to suppress the pale of magazines and portotfleulH on loc.il news stands that arrf adJudgedHo bo obscene. Com plaint against such .magazines was made recently by J. C. Nelson, princi pal of Salem high school. Mr. Kowltz wild that while there is a state law covering the situation, the city char ter authorizes the enactment of a city urdlimnco and he believes It will be advisable to have the city statute In addition to the state law. , Many of the magazines that are drawing fire are so-called "art" mag azines, no less than eight different periodicals of this kind being on sale at some of the city news stands. WASHINGTON, May 15. Ten pop ular 'priced magazines have been ord ered withdrawn from sales at news stands here as 'Obscene" anil "inde cent." ' ' ;. District Attorney Ciordon who banned the publications said forty more-were awaiting examination. Wall Street Report N13 WYOIJ1C, May 15. The closing was atrong.- United States Cast Iron Plpo soared 6(4 - points. Hush ter minal (old stock) 6(4 nnd Air deduc tion and IPerce Arrow preferred three each. ' Speculative Interest tn today's stock market centered in the high priced In dustrials, several of which advnnced three to eight points. The general market displayed, an Improved tone. Total sales approximated 1,350.000 shares, .- ' 1 Death Toll of the Automobile ' POUTIND, Ore., . Moy 15. Karl Brown, driver of a fuel truck of the Multnomnh Lumber company, was instantly kill'-d shortly bi-fore' "mn today when his tnn k was struck I'V an Inbound Oregon Klectrlc train at a grade crossing. ' B. J. Petrlt, who was with Brown, was thrown clear of the wreck nd escaped uninjured. Old Union Station In Chicago Closed For World's Largest ' CHICAGO, May 15. (By the Associated Press.) The old Union station which forty-four years ago was hailed as the larg- est and finest railroad station In 4 the world, ends Its span of service tomorrow midnight. The new Union station, part of a $75,000,000 enterprise, ngaln the largest In rno world, will re- place it. The new edifice is a half mile long and covers 35 r acres. 4 STAR WITNESS IN GERM CASE LEAVES G. Miss Isabella Pope, Fiancee of Millionaire Orphan. Sup posed to Have Been in Cali fornia, Has Been in Rogue Valley All the Time. PORTLAND, Ore., May 1 G. Miss Isabella Pope, fiance of the late William Nelson McCllntock, Chi cago millionaire orphan, passed thru Portland today en route to Chicago from (.rants Pass, Ore., where she has been visiting reRltives. I Hhe Haid she had not been sub poenaed, but was hastening back to Chicago' on the . call of her lawyer .... to bo ready, to teatlfv In tho cima PASS against William l: Shepherd, Who ana asnameu ot you. , ... Is to be tried in Chicago in connec- " Chase,, embarrassed, had awored, tl.m with the death of McCllntock: I "no." when Mr. Bryan usked: ' Then, While -declaring she must not talk you don't believe In. the Blblr: ,; of tho case m advance or testimony MK Bryan declared that real sol she may give on the stand, she vol- ence annot, conf ict with- rel gibus untoored a few observations, ( teachings, but said that evolution is Hhe declared she was as much not truth" Its exponents, h as surprised as anyone at -the rapid de- serted. are enemies of alt .religion, velopmonts following tlte death of on t r1 "V- ' ' McCllntock. - 1 T 0 0.U0Btio asked by Mr. Cftssidy 'I personally could not under stand why tho Hhepherds made such it quick getaway after the burial of William," she said. "His lllnoss had not been half as hard on them us on me, though they did say they were all broken up and had to get away for a rest." GRANTS PASS, May 15. Miss Isabella Popo, who has been visiting here at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Craig Duer on Washington boule vard, left last evening for Chicago, where she will testify at the trial of William Shepherd, Indicted for the murder of William McCllntock lno millionaire orphan1 who died as result of typhoid fever, The whereabouts of Miss Pope were .mentioned In all press dis patches as being in Los Angeles, and even this week It wua announced that she had left Los Angeles, to be a witness in the trial of Shepherd, which starts next Monday. None but the authorities and Intimate friends knew that she was In Oranta Pass. When she first left Chicago, after the arrest of Bhepherd a search was made for her, for Interviews, In every southern California city. . . Bebe Daniels Denies ; She Had Operation To Change Her Nose -. CINCINNATI, May 15. (A. P.) Itcbe Daniels, moving pic- ture actress who is a patient in 4 the Jewish hospital here, denied 4 today that nhe had undergone an operation In plastic sur gery for a correction of her nose. Hhe did undergo nn ope ration but It was for the re movol nf a small growth with in the nasal cavity, she said. t UNITED IN ROSEBURG AFTER 73 YEARS noSEBL'RO, Mny 15. Seventy - three years ago the steamer Oolden Oate swung at anchor In Pnnama bsy with the United Htntes Fourth Infantry on board. Cholera broke out and 200 soldiers dlc'd and were . unexpectedly reunited. Mr. Starkey, burled In the waters- of the bay. I who is 86 years of age, came to the viysses S. Grunt, later commander home about a week ago from Coos n rblef of the I'nlon nnny nnd pres-, county. He enlNtcd In 1843 and lilellt nf tliernlte.l Hlales, wn a. served during the .Mexican and Civil lieutenant in the regiment and ono wars. John Kelly enlisted when a of those who aided In contriving small boy as a drummer and served the situation. On the boat were a, during-the Civil war. He has been man and a hoy, Itobert Starkey, able a resident of the state home for the aeuinan and John Kelly, drumnrerlpast eight years, ' w.J.BRYAN IS HISSED OFF STAGE Great Commoner Retires Amid Hisses and Boos When Brown College Students Dispute His Contention That , Evolution Does Not Exist Bible Belief Denied. PROVIDENCE, II, I.. May IS. William Jennings Bryan, speaking In his own campaign against the teach ing of evolution, was booed and hissed by Brown university students last night as he abruptly ended a question period caustically assailed a student 'questioner and left the hall. After the student, George Lu Cassidy, hud stepped to the platform and repeated his question at the ora tor's request Mr. Bryan remarked that the hour was late and added: "Ladles and gentlemen, I've come a long way to address you students of Brown university, but I shall cer tainly have to retire before thls magnificent, bubbling ' fountain of wisdom on my right." He left the stage amid hisses and booes. There was no applause, al though only a short .time previous the sneaker had swayed his auditors Wjh , his emotional appeal for the protection of man's . faith In Ood "Kalnst the teachers of the doctrine that' humahlty has descended- from the lower animals, , t- ', Before the brush with Cassldy, Mr, Bryun said , to. another, student, . Wlf- Hum r nhiioii "I nm anrru rnn vnll limn O, Chase, ., v Isn't It possible that there may . be a philosophy gained by evolu- . tlonary thinking whjch presents a yorshlp and reverence for future generations as an Ideal and looks toward the development of Heaven upon earth through the use of science; and is not this Ideal a fine and worthy one, capable of producing a not less noble stand ard of morality ?" DAYTON, Tenn.. May 1 G. H. (T, Wells, noted ' Urltlsh novelist, Is to be asked to lead In the defense of J. T ansmnli ' tntinhai In ln'nn'l anhnnlM- ' ftcMined of violating the stata antt- Revolution law. George W. Rappelyea, I Dayton cnemisi, wno causea tne &r ' rest of Scopes, said last night that every effort would be made to have . a debate on evolution between Wil liam Jennings Bryan and the Brit ish writer. MKMPHI9, Tenn., May 16 (A- P.) Failure of the committed ftppolrU- nrl tn nrnnni't a rinnlfl rati nil nf fftlth and meBsaK8 to agree unanimously resulted yesterday In the southern Baptist convention being called upon to decide whether the theory of evo- lutlon should bo discussed In Its statement of belief. , With ono dissenting member, the committee, hoaded by E, I. Mulllns, Louisville, suggested that the con vention adopt as its -statement of belief of man's creation that: "Man .was created by special act of God, as recorded in Genesis." Dr. C P. Steeloy, Oklahoma, of fered as substitute to the declara tion, this statement: . "We believe that man came Inlo this world by direct creation of God and not by evolution." The convention ' declined the sub stitute by a vote of 2,013 to 950 after more than two hours' discus sion! Although the statemer.t of the fundamental basis of Baptists falls to refer to the evolution theory di rectly an appended statement refers (Continued on Page three.) U. S. GRANT , boy of the Fourth regiment, who became quite friendly, but after their harrowing experience, lost sight of J each other ujitil yesterday when at the Oregon soldiers home they were
