A 14 KERSH JURYTIRES, WOMAN ACCUSED IN TRUNK MURDER AND MAN NOW UNDER DEATH SENTENCE. " Judge Refuses, Although Hope of Verdict Now Seems Entirely Gene. WOMAN ILL FROM ORDEAL TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1910. ASKS DI5GHARG u TyyK -sal jf rs. Carrie Kersh, on Trial for Murdrr, Falters on Way to Courtroom When Jurors Ask for Instructions. 70 verdict had been agreed upon at midnight last night by the Kerah mur dr Jury, and It Is probable It will be discharged today by Circuit Judge- Mor row. If so It will be necessary to retry the case, which will take about two weeks of the November term. The terra begins today. At midnight the jury had twn out 36 hours. Mrs. Carrie Kersh Is very weak on ac count of the ordeal through which she 1ms parsed the last week while being; tritn for murder in the first degree. Complicity with Jesse P. Webb In the mupl.-r of William A. Johnson Is the specific charge. Matron Cameron, of the County Jaii. who has been Mrs. Kersh's attendant from lier cell to the court room and back, and during the trial. Is also ill. When she had taken Mrs. Kersh to the courtroom yesterday morning; at 11: she was obliged to call upon one of the bailiffs to a -fist her in taking the woman back to jaiL Mrs. Kersh was taken to the court room yesterday, and her attorneys were sent for. brcmuse the Jury asked Judge Morrow for further Instructions. They wanted to know bow long they would be kept locked up. The Judge Informed them that the law does not allow him to discharge them on Sunday, but that If they aTa upon a verdict he may re ceive It. The receiving of the verdict amounts to the d'scharge of the Jury. The Jurors aIo wanted Judge Morrow to explain to them why. If they could return no verdict except one Tf murder In the first degree or acquittal, he had given them the verdict forms for murder in the second degree and manslaughter. The court explained that the Jury might believe that this was not a conspiracy. anl that Mm. Kersh was present and agisted Webb. If they should thua be lter, he saM. and found the killing was not premeditated, they might bring In a verdict of second degree murder, or man slaughter. Srm of the Jurors Instructed the bat ttfT. early In the afternoon yesterday, to telephone their wives that they would be lock"d up all night, so It appeared soon after the court InstrurteJ them at their request that they would not reach an agreement. William A. Johnson was murdered at the New Grand'Central Motel. Third and Kl a ml era streets, on the afternoon of June 3 and bla body Jammed Into a trunk, which was taken to the Union rvpot. It a ga icemen noticed blood trick ling through the cracks and onto the trunk truck. Thry made an Investiga tion and called for the police and Cor oner. Their prompt action resulted In the cap ture of Webb and Mrs. Kersh. Webb confessed to having killed Johnson, but baa denied the murder was premeditated. He aays he killed his victim In self-defense during a quarrel In which both were drunk. Johnson had In green- hacks, which he had drawn from a bank In Spokane, and as Webb had been liv ing with Mrs. Kersh and came to Port land on the same train with her and Johnson, a conspiracy to secure the money at the cost of Johnson's life was charged. "DRYS" SELECT WATCHERS Call for Volunteers Issued a Church Meeting eeta Response. A mass meeting in the Interest of state-wide prohibition was held In Cen trnary aiethodisf Church, on th. East Fide, yesterday, M. w. Ston.. of the Young Men's Christian Association, who presided, declared that th. main object of th. meeting;, as well as ths one in progress In the White Temple, was to secure challengers and watchers of the count to serre at the ITS polling places. lie said that Information had been 1 cetved which led the prohibition man agers to beller. that wholesale Illegal voting might be undertaken. A large number of volunteers and others are expected to report at head- auarters today. Rer. William Hiram Foulkes arralimed the home rule amendment. Judge E. C Fmnaugh In an address contended that If the home rule amendment prevailed It would prevent the control by the state of vice In cities and destroy the local option law. The Albany business men's auartet sans; campaign songs. Six nun dred persons were present. Flat form roeeUnrs were held last night In the Central Methodist Church. Al pine, addressed by Rer. C. L. Hamilton, and In the First English Evangelical Church. East Sixth and East Market streets, where Rer. B. F. Culver spoke. DR.GHORMLEYCELEB RATES Portland Man Honors 4 0 Active Minl.stry. Years of Rev. J. F. Ohormley. pastor of the Central Christian Church. East Twen tieth and Kast Salmon streets. Tester day celebrated the 40th anniversary of Ms service, as a minister. At the morn ing services be spoke of the event and said that the 0 years he had spent in the ministry had been years of pleasure In dotng the service of the msster. Er. ;horm!ey has been a church builder and evangelist, and where he has gone through his nearly half century services be has left a new church building. 14 modern buildings having been put tip under bis direction. At present the Christian Church, of which h. Is pastor, bas under construc tion a modem stone edifice wblch will cost KO.PO when completed. Mr. Ghorm lev his Just returned from To nek a. Kan., wher. be helped secure the great mis sionary convention for Portland. Hospital Benefit to Be Held. VANCOUVER, Wash, Nor. r?p. rial. For th. benefit of Ft. Joseph's Hospital, being erected In this city at a rot of tlSVOon. and which Is now marine completion, a four-day fair wtil b. held Wednesdav. Thursday. Friday and Saturday, of this week. In Klgglns' Hall In th. Orand Thester. Tenth and Main streets. Th. different depart ments of th. fair will be In chsrg. of Mrs. J. P- Kla-gins. wlf. of the Mavor; Mrs. James Hill. Mrs. H. C. Funk: Mrs. Harry Bolton. Mrs. O. Harrison, and Miss Marr Orubh. Miss Gertrude fad dsa aad Miss DoUjr iiu&U . fcf" M. IS, J I I 'f ' T ' V LV " V: Uj 1 ; -V a T'"- T I : . 1 t ' v . " : ( ' . vj v- if . I . hps- --.v - a ...... . .. . : s,s S . v I r . i , ' ; ill. - - fB Mrs. Carrie K.r-a . Way to Court- .-,"MV.' flTfe,VV7( HEDCROSSMISDSED TxS Adoption of Emblem by Tradesmen Brings Protest. CAMPAIGN WILL BE WAGED Local Officers of Society Would In duce Persons and Concerns Not Connected With Organization Not to lse Slpn. Prosecutions will be started by the Na tional officers of the Red Cross Society to :ut an end to the unlawful use of Its wrll-kr.wn Inrfgnla and emblems by Arms and Individuals who seek to profit from the popularity and respect the or ganisation has gained through Its serv ice on fields of battle, fever camps, places of pestUlence and In suffering and strick en communities. Officers of the Portland branch of the society have been Informed of the move ment, and while they are not actively engaged in the campaign to eliminate the commercial uses to which the ramii' lar red cross has been put. they are heartily In sympathy with it and are lending it their moral support. If actlv ty in the local field is required they will not be found wanting, tcey say. Bee be Heads Branch. General Charles F. Beebe Is head of the Portland branch, which was organ ized more than a year ago. He will assist n the work started by the National orn cere. The Red Cross Society Is a great American Idea." he said yesterday, "and I don't like to see lts proud position de spoiled by the promiscuous use of its em blem In private and commercial pursuits. I think the practice should be enoea. Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, also is an active mem mnr and bas Joined with the National officers In their campaign. According to Red Cross officials, the (1st Congress pawd a law making It a violation of a Federal statute, punish able by either a fine or imprisonment, for anyone not a member of the National order to wear or display the Red Cross Insignia, which was adopted originally for humanitarian purposes only. It was to be worn by agents of the society on errands of mercy among the afflicted and dying. Emblem Is Respected. Reverence and profound respect greet Its every appearance. The bright scar let cross displayed over a hospital tent or upon the sleeve or rap of a nurse, doc tor or attendant has been a welcome sign to the suffering soldier or fever-stricken patient tn far-off countries as well as In America. It was tn the last century that Clara Barton won honor and fame ss the head of the Red Cross nurses. From that time the unauthorised use of the emblem started. Hospitals adopted It as their own. The label was pasted on am bulances and commercial agents. In the eagerness to avail themselves of Its ad vertising value, appropriated it. Ambulance ootnpanies and drug stores wers not far behind. Nearly every con cern that dealt In medicines used it in one branch or another of their trade, to secure buslnessi Emblem feed in Trade. But Its misuse did not stop there. Some of the unscrupulous used It In what seemed to be a vulvar form. There were Red Cross cigars. Red Cross candy. Red Cross canned goods and even Red Cross whisky. An enterprising urdcrtaker In Taconia placed the insignia upon his hearse, but the glaring Irreverence was so conspicuous that officers at once in terfered. Employment agencies, garbage collection companies, oil corporations and dealers tn coal, wood and other staples have taken up Its trade-winning- possi bilities, so that the real meaning of the emblem has almost become lost la the commercial maelstrom. Portland traders have been among the offenders aa well as tbose of other clttea Verr few of those in this city using the emblem are authorised. It is said. Officers of the society say that they do not wish to start legal proceeding, but that they appeal to the Judgment of those who. perhaps thoughtlessly and without kr.owledg. of the fact that the mark had a peculiar significance, adopt ed It, to cease Its us HURTS KILL TIMEKEEPER Youth Who Tried rnlclde Will Be Blind; Sprowl May Recover. It w. Russell, timekeeper on a con struction job at Little Falls, Wash.. ha was struck, by a train at that place and taken to the hospital atur- dav. night, died, s t.w hours aftar his -r'" - 4: Wi-ijjp J ' . aSBMs Jesse P. Webb, Convicted Murderer. arrival, unconscious to the end. from fracture of the skull. William Jennings, the youth who at tempted suicide at the Levens Hotel, Is expected to recover, but will be blind the rest of his life. Alexander Sprowl, a homeless man who was dragged by a freight car from under which he was attempting: to recover an apple. Is In a serious condition, but there Is still hope for his recovery. CITY BUILDINGS OPEN NAMPA, IDAHO, PROUD OP ITS NEW MUNICIPAL PROPERTY. Hall and Fire Station Are Modern in Construction and Equipment. City Well Protected. NAMPA. Idaho. Nov. . (Special.) Nampa this week accepted and took possesion of two of the finest municipal buildings In the Northwest the City Hall and the fire station. The City Hall was built at a cost of 130,000, is modern throughout, and splendidly finished and furnished. The basement contains the City Jail with common cell, women's ward, padded cell, six steel cages and shower bath. The of ficials of the Police Department have office suites In the basement. The first floor Is occupied by the clerk, engineer, health officer and the street depart ment. On the second floor are the commodious council chamber with ad Joininc; committee-rooms, the office of the City Treasurer and the Mayor's suite. The building is well lighted and supplied with plumbing: and heating; facilities of the latest type. The fire station is also of brick with two stories and an 80-foot hose tower, and cost 1 10,000. It Is the home of a fire department that is second to none In the Northwest. On the first floor are kept the fire team and fire-fighting apparatus. Ths second Is devoted to the dormitory, chiefs private room, gymnasium and firemen's quarters. The apparatus consists of a combina tion chemical and hose wagon carrying ladders and tools sufficient for ordl nary fires and a hook and ladder truck. The two trucks cost S4200. A hand some team, costing; 1600 and thorough ly trained, hauls the equipment. The department Is equipped with a fire alarm system costing; $10,000. A du plex air compressor pump supplies wa ter pressure and the water comes from the deep wells of the city, the supply being considered Inexhaustible. George Mayhew, a man with many years experience In flre-flghtlng. Is chief of the department. B. E. Hunt ley, with many years of service in fire departments of Eastern cities and an expert In fire alarm systems. Is assist ant chief and has charge of the station. Frank Rockwell Is driver, and The force is augmented at night by volunteer members who occupy the dormitory at the station. There is more than 20 miles of water ripe In the city and the Council Is considering the extension of the water mains soon, BROADWAY BRIDGE FOES Discussion as to Definition of the Term Taxpajers. PORTLAND. Nor. S. (To the Edi tor.) I think that my remarks about C. K. Henry, at the mass meeting last night, hardly deserved the term "be rate" which has been applied to them. meant only to correct a mistake Tjf Mr. Henry's defining who are taxpay ers, and then I poked a little fun at him. I said. In part: I may Be par doned for correcting a mi,ke Into wtUoh U adversaries ftX Ih. Broadway. .Jp'"ev . . mmi, , mm m j M gi pgt, jpp sa 1 iiBas& Line Roa'dj. epg 1 1 -pi 1 : j - if j&- ' ajna-asjssi " ' " "L sssssssssssssssjssssss amBjmamammggj bf j CM a Today Is the Day of Opportunity Grand Opening of Mount Vernon WE HAVE only 141 lots to sell in this magnificent tract. Ixoth insr like it has ever been offered to the people of Portland before, and probably never will be again. Those who have 'made reservations will be taken care of first. We expect that there will be enough people wanting a home site in this beautiful Mount Vernon to exhaust a tract three times its size. YOTJ had better come early in the day to get your lot. Don't think that there will be plenty of time. We are going to sell the lots in the order they were reserved. First come tirst served. Bargains like these lots are opportunities of a lifetime. A home in sightly Mount Vernon means a home in one of the beauty Hairtma Real Estate Department Bridge have fallen. I am Justified In taJclnar mv friend C K. Henry as a renreaentatlve of our opponents. In recent advertisement he complains that the advocates of the Broadway Bridge are not taxpayers and therefore ought not to have any voice in tne mailer. I like Mr. Henry and admire him for his enterprise in accumulating nis ior- tune, but he is mistaken in that view. Every voter in the city of Portland or Port of Portland is a taxpayer, wnein er on the assessment roll or not. I regret that Mr. Henry has used tne language referred to; he does not mean tt I can remember, and perhaps some of von mar also remember, that a few years ago Mr. Henry did not belong to the class of taxpayers which he now ornaments. At that time he was out snoken against them and used lan guage almost as intemperate as that which be now uses ooncerning ue ad vocates of the Broadway Bridge only then he did not refer to them by the eunhonlous name of taxpayers. They were then "plutocrats and the money power and "the octopus.' and other sea and land monsters. MARTIN I PIPES. Hospital Surgeons Transferred. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash lngton. Nov. . The following changes were announced Saturday in the Marine Make the Liver. Do its Duty NSds tiaies m am when the Ever aright ths stomach sad bowels ant ngnc CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS ecinrbat hrmlr co pal a lazy nver Is do ssdoty. Cores Con stipatiota, Indigas- tioo. Headache, and Distress after Eating. -1 PiO, 9afl Dm Small nst Genuine awkn Signature r v r luivtK i A I SI au a W I Hospltal Service: Surgeon Paul M. Car-..-.nisfarreii from San Diego to Port Townsend; Surgeon James E. Stones, Port Townsend to Savannah. Ga.; Assistant Surgeon C. W. Chapln. Seattle to San Francisco: Passed As sistant Surgeon B. J. Lloyd, Washing ton to Seattle; Surgeon .James H. Oak ley, Port Townsend to Philadelphia; Passed Assistant Surgeon B. H. Earle, Charleston to Port Townsend. i Alleged Embezzler Arrested. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. . (Spe cial.) Wanted In Pendleton. Or., for emr besslement. W. W. Williams, alias W. C. w ... JOHN MANNING ANTI-ASSEMBLY BEFORE and AFTER Nomination Direct Primary CandicTate for Congress from the Second District. He is No. 14 on the ballot. Stands for Statement No. 1. Manning has- lived in Oregon for 20 years and was District Attorney of Mult nomah County for seven years. He knows the needs of Oregon and will make good at Washington. Declares the cost of living is too high and will fight to bust the trusts that make high prices. , (Paid Advertisement.) spots of this wonderfully beautiful city of Portland. Buy your lot and start your home at once. We will build your home for you from your own plans, or we will draw up a set of plans for you. You make a small first paymeafc-the remainder you pay -the same as rent, in small monthly payments. TATCR the Mt. Tabor car--marked SS in front. Goes down Morri son street from Eleventh. Get off at Mount Vernon. The con ductor knows. You can't miss the sign Mount Vernon. Be one of the first to own a lot in this tract. It promises to be the quickest selling tract we have ever put on the market. So be sure to " . , i i Tvo cuilrl it.nne at the tract or get there early or you may vo w at our oriice. , Ibompsoii Chamber of . . t Wanhnueal. 18 miles east of here, last night by Sheriff Sapplngton. and brought here. It seems that he was a cement contractor and car penter In Pendleton, and Is wanted In relation to some business deals there. When found by Sheriff Sapplngton. Wil liams was working as carpenter on the woolen mills being built In Washougal. Sheriff Taylor, of Pendleton, wired that he would come here tonight and tomor row will take back the prisoner. WW you vote "Home Rule" and please the breweries? s Pd. Adv. Seven miles Is the greatest recorded height ever reached by a balloon. Commerce Building OREGON DRY WHITE TEMPLE TONIGHT! Speaker, Hon. M. J. Fanning The Eloquent Irish Orator. Chairman, Hon. D. A. Pattulo, Presi dent Portland Municipal Assn. Voters' Parade Will form at the Y. M. C. A., 7:30 sharp. Led by band, will march through down town streets out to meeting. 2000 men wanted. Seats reserved for paraders. Overflow Meeting at Grace M. E. Church, Rev. William Hiram Foulkes, Rev. C. L. Hamilton and Virgil G. Hinshaw, speakers. J. P. NEWELL, Chairman Prohibition Party. 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