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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
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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 .
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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
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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.
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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.
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Genuine awkn Signature
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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.
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Alleged Embezzler Arrested.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. . (Spe
cial.) Wanted In Pendleton. Or., for emr
besslement. W. W. Williams, alias W. C.
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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.
(Paid Advertisement.)
The World's
Best
Pianos at
Koliler I Chase
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