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THE nrr OH DAILY JCU: ITt roirzxAKD, orvEco::. CPft r"s . i:. "1 .1. AY IS SOUTHARD AT GRAVE. WITNESS SAYS Twin. Falls, Idaho, Oct It Ixwla Ai nyder, sexton at the, Twin Falls ceme ery. today told court an4 Jury that as lrs. liyda Southard walked Itway "from he grave of her fourth husband, Edward ?. Meyer, following his burial, she lifted p bar veil and laughed. . ' This statement from tha witness f (fl owed his recital of the areata -leading to th taking up of the body of Meyer, for whose murder Mrs. Southard la- ba ng tried. The defendant showed more Sltatlon today than at any time in the leartng. which is to determine her fata. or was her composure restored when he next witness. Mrs. Fred, James, said that the accused had said to her within few minutes after Meyers death : "Oh, well, I don't' care... He married ne for my money." - FEARS 'rOISOir TALK Mrs. James also told in detail of re rieated conversations with Mrs. Southard, ;ii one Of which the accused woman said she was ready to "beat If if they found poison In the body of her husband. That was but a few moments after the death of Meyer, said the witness. Mrs. James ; continued; - ...',, . ' . - ; -I went- Into her room In the hotel 5 where- we were both., Uying. She was alkimg over the telephone. She asked Or. Conghlln what he had done with ' 'he body and seemed disturbed at what : Je heard In reply. When her conver- nation had ended she turned to tne and . said, -"What would -I, want to poison : .nim for? t i "I said something to quiet her and uked her who accused her of poisoning ; her husband, of whose death she had ; told me but a few moments before. ! ' -They are. all earing it.' she said. " "They are going to examine his body. If , .hey find poison in. hls stomach they'll not find me. I am gotagjto bear it I am going to Lod Angeles and San Fran .: cisco. They will; never find tne. " , WOMAHT BEADY TO LEAVE ' The witness declared the defendant pointed to her suit case alt packed and standing on a trunk ready to use. T ; 1 1 sought to calm her," said Mrs. 5 James, "and finally convinced her that s ;fshfr were innocent it would be felly to tub away. So she said she would t ?o down and pick out - a casket for : Meyer." i;-- I I The ease, late today reached the stage ' of conflict as to the admissibility of evi . dene pertaining to the deaths of three former , husbands and a brother-in-law ' of Mrs. Southard. The Issue was raised J with Deputy. Sheriff Ormsby , on the stand. County Prosecuting Attorney Frank I ' Stephan. in opening his statement as to ' the purpose of proof in these collateral cases, declared his intention 'to prove that not only did Mrs. soutnarn - nu Meyer, for fhose murder she is on trial,' but that her hand administered arsenic poison to'Warlan C, Lewis, who was her I tftird husband; Gordon McHaffle, her ' second husband ; Robert Dooley, her first husband, and Edward C Pooler, brother of Robert Dooiey. ' In an these -collateral 'cases, said ; the prosecutor, the symptoms of Illness were identical violent purging, intense, pains ' ; in the abdomen, writhing and -finally j death :n agony. - - ' The bodies of all have been exhumed, : said etephan, . and in each there was found a killing dose of arsenic tort Cdnimission to i Meet Tar Keyiewers On . Budget. Friday " Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock,' In room 201 Courthouse, . the Fort of ' Portland commission and the tax supervising and conservation commission will meet to go over the first big budget to be taken up for v consideration by . .the, 'appellate court" of the tax making machinery of the county. r J . 1 in the meantime, the tax commission, im meeting daily for" the Informal study of the budget& now before It. ' It has adopted the policy of familiarising Itself with the various budgets before It prior to the time it takes them up for public hearing' with the individual body which submitted each one. In this way it , will have noted those items,' should there be any, which it considers too 1 large , or unnecessary, and will be In position s to make definite and pointed Inquiries con cerning them. " : , From Friday afternoon on, for several weeks, ; the commission ' will hold dally hearings for the consideration of the money demands of, the various tax lev Ing units of the county, preparatory to making Its final findings upon which the tax levy of 1922 wiU be based.' - Kourid-Up Star Galls on Police : They Arrest Him C -A'...;,. r r ;-- l , ;.-, ; "Six-shooter lU": Irwin, old-time cow boy and contestant in many matches -in the Pendletonr Round-Up, Tuesday night discovered that sometimes- it is a good thing to have friends in the police de partment and sometime Is not ao good. Irwin called at headquarters to see his old friend. , Umpqua Shorty Leonard, whose cards now read Archibald; Leon ard, police inspector. While the two were sitting in the assembly room in de tective -headquarters talking over old times, a vigilant, detective recognized j His-photograph was on a fcircular 'with warrant attached charging Tiim ;"wlth defrauding an inkeeper. Irwin was brought before Captain Circle. , He was sent to Jail for the night, but said he could straighten it out today. League ot Nations Apportions Silesia To Germany, Poland London, Oet (I. N. S. The Cen tral News correspondent at Geneva telegraphed' today that the League of Nationa has decided to partition -Upper Silesia upon the following basis: Poland will get part of the district of Beuthen but the cltywill remain Ger man. Also, Poland wiU get the dlstrlcta southern, district of.Plees and Rybnik, and parts of the northern districts of Tarnowitx and Lubllnwttz. The re maining part of the province will be awarded to Germany. FOtEV HOME RA5SACKE1 Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 12, The home of. J. . D. -Foley. 600 West Fourtesntli street. ws entered and ransacked Tues day) while the family was away. Nothing was missing. Install a good piano GNpWin your homel CoNVENlEOTTii in any . piano ate always cordially extended -1 p ? if 4. , -i - 1 - " h y this store. Enjoy your piano while paying Whether you "select a Steinway Duo-Art grand piano or a cheery, modest-priced upright, our repu tation offifiy 'years will be found -standing solidly rtxhind it." X; Sherman mmr Sc. fin 8f Sixth and Morrison Streets PORTLAND Oppoutst Potdofikst r SEATTLE TACOMA SPOKANw The coupon below is for your commence. Ifyov cannot call, mail it to us for prompt attention I .. Please send me further piano information: fiS Your Nam. Your Addrew. J' Oregon Journal Former Pastor of First M. E. Ohurcli Leaves for 'East 1 Dr, Joshua Stsnsfield." pastor of the ' f First Methodist church for the jast five ' years, and Mrs-' Stanafleld left Portland .Tuesday night for Chicago, where Dr. :Stansfleld has been : appointed pastor of ' -the McCabe Memorial Methodist cnurcn. ; Resolutions commending' Er. -Stans-: fleld to his new members were read at a public reception Monday night: In the .! church. J. K,' GUI spoke, tor the official board. Mrs.- J. U. Karnopp for the women's association- and Dr. W. W. ,Teungson for the clergy. Dr. stansfield , replied. The church quartet furnished , special music ; A minister has not been secured for t .the pulpit by Bishop W, O. Shepard. ; .'Next Sunday, morning tr. T, ii- Gal I lagher of Bunnyslde Methodist church ! ; will occupy the First hurch pulpit and .Dr. E. U MUla. editor of the Pacifio S ! ChrUUan - Advocate, A M . preach at ? Sunny side. ' " - j In London Oct. 17 1 London. Oct 12. CU. F.) General prhin will come to London and deco rate with . the Congressional Medal of ; Honor the grave of Britain's unknown, ; warrior On Monday, Oct )7. it .was an- Tnounced today. :. Now Is the Time to ; Save Money on Your vJentalWorkJ wJ this is .the p?ce. - j v .-J ! - 4 ' .'i X - Up-to-4ite, honest, conseientidus ientistry it lowest prices, con listejtt with tf 'worknnnihip ind materials. Wtnot hie i frectximiaitioa tnd estlmttef ; Dr.FRED HELLISH Fourth St. and S. P.' 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