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MEDFORD, OltlXiOX, MONDAY, MAWH 20, 1922
NO. P.07
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PRESIDENT
STANDS PAT
UPON BONUS
Harding Refuses to Make Any
Change in Expressed Atti-jj
tudc Speaker Gillette Also
Refuses to Permit Suspen
sion of Rules Subject Is
Postponed for the Present.
WASHINGTON. Mr. 20. Tho
ihnmi' that President Harding noil
H-H'tiiry Mellon "ln.ldiy offer
In iim tt tin' world wr veti-rim to
l"Oi- thn in iik" of tin l.'uropoiin
powers In ilnjr ifforis ! establish im
n part of our revenue system th vic
ious policy of ii st-noral wiles Int." l
made In ft mliuiitty report on the sol
diers' iMiiiim Mil filt today I'V Hop
re, iilmlvo Klti lilii .f-Notlli Caroline,
ranking delitoeroi .f lli" way I'l'il
tin-mis commute nnl four other nil
li'iruy iitrnibxrn of Mint committee.
Thn rip'.H ntiuik tlm lunM loan
p(nUIiii nnd declares In favor of
fiwdi payments to th Mli-runs, Ii pi'"
poars thn l iHtui Imt Im tliuiiii i il by
letnui (uiMiit of the fn proHn lax
with it specific exemption of iMi.imn
und 0 restoration of the per tent
war time Iniiimo Siirus rat".
WAKIIINGTON. Mr, 30. :rjiul.
tjen traders In tho house tit it con-lrrn-f
lain today virtually decided
in lirlnit th Imuiu in Thursday.
Jt.-pt-i M-ntullvr Monilrll. Wyoming,
ii'iut'liiiin lender Mtit thn final de
rision would I reached poiwllily ly
noon tomorrow. Imth n lo tlin mint
ilnt'i of piiiidiTitloii nml liy wlioiii
ih inr ixiri' moiiIiI ! lriiKlt ur.
WAKIIINCTOX. Murcli !.!.
utillian In Um li oilinn fnl'inl today
to obtain tlm iircslilunl'a approval of
tlti n iiiproiiiUn aoldlorit' liiinun hill
but "0t Ahrad wlh lan tn put the
.iiponurp tbroimli tbn licUti.
riMMiknr CIIIi'Iia riftiiu'i to pfrnill
tlm ini'imiiro to I ! liroHRht up to
day umli-r mmtrt'iialniJ ff tlin ruloa,
hi wvir,' and a mxvlul rl will ho
iiiivniiry for H ronaldi-ratloti.
I.ondir wir to e outer lata today!
an to prix-ivlurt' ami thn ilni" that
Iiiiuho roimldi'inllon of the lioiiim
would bocln.
UfirriH(ulatlvn Jtondoll of Wyo
nilitK uiiil four oilier hoiitn Hiinilirii
wire rlirtod wllli thn prnKldnnl ut
thf Whltrt lliuao tlila mornlni; for
nearly two hom-a.
Kunki-r (llllitto nlao hn:l an np
polulmcnt with thn pirildnnt. but hi'
rauo of lli lenKtll 1 1 lh ronfftriipn
h.ilwi-nii ll.n dlnn and tlia lu.nin Inuil-
m tUo p-ul(iT had lo return to thi
npltol lo prridilu ovr tho hi uim bo
aton without unolnR- tha pxccutlyo,
f'pon rpurhlitK Hip rapllot Hip ipoalc
or mot with thn Iiouho IkuiIiti and
mndo known to thorn hi dorlidon not
to rproRiiUo Chulrmnn Knrdnoy to
day for u motion to aiiHppnd iho tuIpk
uml pun thn hill.
WblJn at tha VnU Houhp Mr. Mon
doll and other nipmbora of thn Iiouho
commlttp wnni over the wholo tmntia
nil nation with I ho proaident, who wim
iindorKtond to hnvn j;lvon no pxpron
alim of lilx vIkwm on th roniprouiiMp
iTu-anurn. with IU hank loan provU
Ifiii In lli-u of tbo oiimiml ruHh pro
wmal. ThO pioHldonl waa quntPtl na hnv
liiK tuttd that ho proforrod not to make
tiny ropommonilnttona.
AdtnliilHtrailon orticoia who hnvo
(lUcuimod thn hoiulu with thn proxl
diMit wpro under tho Imprtwalnn that
thn owutlvo had not chniiKod IiIh
tnlnd with rPRard to tho IcRlalntlnn.
ThPMO oi'flopra worn of thn opinion
that tho comproinlao mPitimro would
not he paRHod by tho aniintn; that the
ninuauro either would bo hold up
there or no rhonKnd that malt would
ho avallahlo to tho Veteran dlrlnK
II and tho rout would ho financed
either by tux oh or the aule of bonds.
(Continued on page air.)
E
YOUNG
DOUG
RELEASED
THINKS OFFICIALS ARE VERY HUMANE
DETROIT, Mur. 26. John Duval
Dodffe, poHHPHnur of a fortuno of $1,
noa.uoo, left the Iioumo of correction
this mornliiif, hiivln completed a
live. day prison sentence for automo
bile speedlnu. Hla releaao ciimo nt
8 o'clock und wiih cnnled out with
thn (trout oh t aoerecy, . lit tho rcquoHt
of tho prlHonor. Dodgo was taken to
tho rear of tho houso of correction,
allowed to slip unobserved through u
buck door nnd was whisked nwny In n
prison automobile to tho homo of his
futlior-ln-lnw, M. I. O'Connor, In this
clly,
Horrors! Radiophone
Can Listen in On Any
'Phone Conversation
PftOVIHKNCK. 11. !,. March
20, Allmri K. Proflti, discov
erer of it new link between tlin
ratlin unit tli' telephone !'
which tin run listen In on neigh
liutk' telephone limn t unni -(tinted
IU efficiency when he
und a newspaper mini hoard a
PnWtllrkel KWUllI III H siippo d
conversation will) the Provi
dence lady of til i hili ami
llhli'limt 10 tWO WOIIII'II dlSCUHH-
liiK u dross woi it liy ii newly
wed ul Chun Ii .
Tim recol Iiir set used liy
I'rorti I Im In. ii 1 1., 1 iii thn ulll'-
( lilii lU'iiic. A flu rt iHMlnt nl
lailii to fiiot polos on tlin
locf are used. The apparatus
In of tlin four slop audio fie
qoonry amplifier circuit type.
In. ItH'. mucin Willi lllrllirii'lltli llH.
Two Boys and Mother Taken
By Chicago Police Declared
Most Unscrupulous Crime
' Group in City Boys Forced
From Assault to Murder.
CIIICAtiO. Mar. 20-Thriiuli th
airi-Hl of two lioya And the tnoilier of
no t ihnntOu' p dire loduy Iwllnvcd
they had l-mki n up thn numl iinuitunt
und uiui ruioiloii n roup of rrlmliihla lit
ililty. !
Thn Ixiyn. ChnrloM Hhadwr, 19 and
frank IS, werti held with Blmder'a
inothi-r In - connection with rilmi-n
ranging fnm larreny und criminal hh
Hitult on it tnuie woman, t nmrder.
Mra. Hlindor wiih dei-lnmd by the police
1 1 )h a femnlo I'uriln, who directed the
vloo artlvltlm of Hie youtha and forced
them Into a Inn of crime.
Si iino (line bku .Mr. Hhiuler, the wom
an' hunlinnd, wiu ahot t denth In his
home, a luriso plKl hnlnit found by hU
Hide. A few d:iyn nfio. MarKaret Slimier.
Hlnier of Clmrli'ii, wan found aiiot to
deuih Willi the Hiimo plntol by her klde.
MurKiirela mother said tho Klrl
killed Imrnelf when hIio waa refiiHed
perinliiHlon to many Lee, tho hoy ar-M-ated
with Sluuli-r and hU mnilu-r.
I .no U a muluito nnd tho Shndera are
whltea.
l.on, hIiiIiik In his cell toituy, told the
tMdlce t lint MarKaret met her death
thmuKh her lehi.tal to obey Mm. Blut
ler'a ordera that nhe Join the other in
their rrluie aetlviiloN,
l.oe wim (tioted by the police an nay
tn k Hint Mm. Slimier had miki(I oh a
voodoo woman and that lie wn nrrnld
to dlHohey her.
In the Khnder home Iho police found
more limn liiriiOuO worth of Roods
w hich they anld had been atnlcn.
There wna enoiinh to ntock n fair
nl.ed Htore. The two boyn nlKned con
foHHlnim, tho pollen Hiild that they had
committed more thun ?00 burglarleH.
PccM. I'.llot Id HH Tint ay.
fAMItllllKir,, n.MHM., M.ir. 1(1.
Churli'H Kllot, pri-Hlilent cmerllUH of
Harvard imlvci'Hlty, cidelu-nted bin
Nsth bliihday today by doInK hlH
reRubir day'M work, llo aulil bn wan
eoJoylMK perfect herillh, llo kei'pn
Iii comllllon by HkIU exercise dally
und walks whenever tho weather
permits,
MKko llout C'nlhil Off.
RT. VM L, Minn.. Mur. 20. The
proioNi'd ten-round bout ' between
lllllv MlHko of Kt. Vaul and llnrlley
Miuldt'ti, New York, Unlit heavy
weiHbiH, set for April 8 here, has
been called off, It was announced to
dny.
tllvun his freedom tin hour earlier
than the titno set, Doilgn escaped
battery of newspaper- eumcru. mon
Blithered In front of tho Jail.
DoiIko put In aovernl houra yester
day wrltlntr on ortlelo for tho Detroit
houso of correction newspaper "Pro
wess," published by tho prlHonors.
"DurliiK my enforced Ineiircoriitlon
I have been Kroatly Impressed by one
thliiar, that piIhoii offloials nro ex
tremely hiiiiinne, nnd that Innintos
are decidedly hlimun," It anld In part
FEMALE FAGINS
ARREST REVEALS
AUG CRIME
FROM
JAIL
I(U KLUX l(.
DENIESHAND
IN OUTRAGE
Imperial Kleagles Make Of
ficial Statement Declaring
Organization 'Against All
Violence Money Presented
to Pastor of Methodist
Church Sunday, Morning.
To Hie Kdltor: In recent Ihhuoh of
the Mixtrord Mall Tribune und Mi'dfonl
Hnn yit iiih.iIo iluirKeH which reflect
on tho i-hninrtiT and Integrity of man)
o your best oltir.enn who am ntcniberH
of the ! id Ku Klui Klan und ulsn n
Hie Ku Klux Klan i on organization
bint been ureutly nilsn-presenled we
lukn tbla mean lo plc Is-Tore the
imhllc the following Hlatement:
The InvUIMo Kinplre KniKhl of tin
Ku Klux KUm Is n ri Kulnr fralemul.
patriotic benevolent order standing
iitiqiiallfli-dly for I he following princi
tiles: 1'iire AmerlcnnlKin, pr"t-ctln of
pure womanhood, free s-eh anil
lirewi. !'rt imldli: achisda, restrlcleil
Iniuiluration, white supremacy and Inw
and order und believe In and la cn
slnntly asuiHtinv: all offlccm of tho law
In (lie pTlorninnce of their dutlea.
From time to lime Influencea con
trnry to tho principles of pure Amor
IcanUia have attempted to discredit
tliU orpanlzntiou hut the real Aincrl
cann have not allowed themaelvea to
le bUnded lo the real imrismca for
which we are organized.
The Meilford klan almolutely and
eniihutlcall denies hnvintf hud any
connection whatsoever with your nl
leaeil "peck He" party.'
The Kir Klux Klfift positively op-
INiseH such mob action. One of IU pur
HMi' i tha "rreveatlon of the cauNes
for mob violence, and lynching" and It
will not tolerate aurh action on the
part of Its IliniiilM'iH.
Out of falrnesa lo Ihe many rooiI
citizens who ore tncmhc r of tho Med-
ford Klan and to the Rood name of the
oricanizatlon nationally we ask that
this statement of true facta be Riven
proper apace and proper heading on
the front p(0 of your paper In your
next Issue.
JNO. J. 1IOOC.STRAAT.
If. K. ORimTH.
KleaKles of tho Invisible Empire.
Doom UL', Medford Hotel.
The alxivo Communication was bund
ed tho editor of the Mall Tribune by
the hImivo named kleaglea of the Invls
Ible Kmplre with tho truest that it
be printed Id Jimtlce lo the members of
t hut organization.
This request was granted, with the
cxplniuitiou that Iho Ku Klux Klan
would , accorded the same treatment
nrcoiiied to liny other organization or
any Individual, who In a signed Mate
meiit deuied the accuracy of any state
ment, or NtAlements lu this paper, no
more nnd no less.
In tho conversation which followed
the editor of the paper jsdntod out to
the Imperial KlenleH thut this denial
of liny responsibility for tho Hoenlled
neck tlo party Krldny nlKht. merely
emphasized iho danger of bucIi a move
ment.
"Any rronp of citizens can put on
Hhoets nnd masks, and commit any
sort of outraKo nnd tho Ku Klux will
got the blmno for It, nnd it will be im
possiblo to dlsnbiiHO the public mind of
the suspicion.
To this one of the Ulonnlos replied
that tho Ku Klux la like the Knighta of
I'ytlilns or any other secret frnternul
oiKunUutloD, and Hint they stand bh a
body against any violence of nny kind
whatever. "To show you that this out-
rane wiih not committed by inembc
of tho Ku Klux I can stato that there
are only two Ku Klux robes In Mod
foril, I have one. and my fellow klenRlo
has tho other. Tho robes como all the
way from Atlanta, Goorgln. All we ask
Is that you give this denial proper
publicity."
Give Money to Pastor
Two men dressed In tho robes of the
Ku Klux Klan entered the Main Street
Methodist church, South, yesterdav
forenoon shortly nftnr the service litul
started, walked silently up the nislo to
tho pulpit, presented the pastor, V. J
Fenlon, with an envelope Contnlnlns n
statemont of facts settinK forth the
alms and objects of tho organization
and a sum of money to bo used for
oliiirltablo'ptirpoHPa as tho pastor saw
fit.
Uev. Fenton recognized, tho garb of
tho organization as tho men appeared
in tho doorway nud remarked to the
congregation, which wna slightly per-
ttirhiHl for the moment, that thoy had
nothing to four us the ghosts were a
terror to evildoers Only". Ho stated
(Continued on Pago six.)
Murder Jury Taking Mrs. Obenchain
to Cabin Where Kennedy Was Slain
t (Ei 7c . , jS) l
rl a xzzzzzi 1 1
I .. .. V - -
A most dramatic -seen was enacted '
when Mrs. Madnlvnne Obenchain. ;
. wauniynne unci
Ivorcec. an trial in
murder, Kvas tiiki
ChlciiKo dl
ill Los An-i.
colon for
sKt in Hcverly (Hen. Calif., where on I
the nUlu of August 5. lust, J. Iielton i
CHICAiil). Mar. 20. Wiih 50,.
Ofin.ouo bushels ol wheat already
under cuiitrut-t on a 100 per cent
pooling basis, the American wheat
growers' ' iimm-inletf tentatively or-if.inlz.-il
nl Kniisns ily eiirlb-r In the
iiionih, expects to Kuln iperallons by
Mny 1, ai-cniiting 10 V. . I.msdon,
Sullnu, Kan., one At a enmmUlee of
three nieetinir" hero today to submit
otR-anlzation plans to Aaron Saplro
of Kan KruDclwo. general counw-l.
The plans us finally agreed upon
here will be referred back lo each
state association represented in the
organization for approval, with each
state to name deli-gates to a general
ratification meeting at Denver to be
held not Inter than April 15.
The I'aclflc Northwest, in which
he Northwest Wheat (.rowers associ
ated, already is In operation, will con
stitute one none, providing an outlet
for wheat through the coast ports.
The headquarter is at Portland.
Ore., with George C. Jcwctt, ono of
the committee .meeting- here, as gen
eral manager.
Kansas, Oklahoma and North Da
kota growers have incorporated
under the 100 per cent pooling plaii
while organizations are. being- per
fected in Nebraska. Kansas and Colo
rado. Mr. Iiinsdon said.
TREATY DEBATE
IS LOWERED TO
WASHINGTON. Mar. 20. Charges
of an unwritten agreement between
tho I'nlted States and Great Uritain to
act together in nny case arising under
tho four power Pacific treaty brought
on another storm of debate today in
the senate.
Senator Ilorah. republican, , Idaho,
started tho fireworks by rending a
statement said to have been made by
Paul D. Crnvath, a New York lawyer,
stiylnjt he had "been told by every
member of the American delegation,"
that an understanding for future co
operation between tho ' two govern
ments In any emersency in the Pacific
had been reached nt tho arms confer
ence. -
The assertion promptly was denied
by both Senators I,odgt republican,
Massachusetts anil Underwood, demo
crat, 'Alabama, both of whom were
members of the delegation.
Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arizona,
called attention to a newspaper story
that ho was on tho doubtful list In the
final vote nnd said in a speech of a
fow sentences that he wanted the sen
ate to Know that he would "stand al
ways against nny alliance with a pngnn
yellow power."
"All this debute," snld Mr. Lodge,
"proceeds on the belief that the four
American delegates wore ; not only
Ignorant hut were incompetent and
wore prepared to betray their gov
ernment. Wo may not bo as well in
formed as the senator from Arkansas,
but lot mo Buy we love our country
as well and are ns well prepared to
defend her as anyono else who hits
on this floor.
"I hiivo tried to listen with pa-
PORTLAND MADE WEEKS ORDERS
PACIFIC CENTER i TROOPS HOME
OF WHEAT POOL. BY JULY FIRST
NEWS
R
Kennedy, her sweetheart, w as killed
y an assassin as ne sieppen irom ner
iKlitfl Vita u-tf nn tha v.rp. rt !l'i t.us.
,. I :
. i mi u s 11:11 ify ini: jury ir lrl ie-r
n to thel,, lnc B(p)B f the lonely canyon
cabin. The photograph shows Mrs.
Ols-nchain with tho Jurors.
WASHINOTON. Mar. J. Orders
directing the return to the United
ftt.'itpn by July 1 of all American
troo,s now on the Rhine were Issued
by Secretary Weeks.
The order includes the return by
he end of the fiscal year of the en
tire force of approximately two
tltousnmt men excepted from the pre
vious order f several weeks ns;o. and
in ai't-otdnm-c wiih which tho home
ward movement of the majority of
Ihe American Dhine contingent is
j now In progress.
, Secretary Weeks said that the ope
ration of two army transports now
being employed in the return of the
troops had been ordered continued
up .to July 1, by which date all of the
force would have been withdrawn
from the Rhine.
The action of the war department
was merely a continuation of policy
previously announced for withdraw
ing the American forces from the
Khlno territory as early as possible.
.Mr. Weeks said. It was indicated
that the status of army legislation in
congress in no way influenced the
department's decision...,
Secretary Weeks did not go into de
tail ns to how the functions exercised
by General Allen In the Khineland
commission nnd those of the Ameri
can forces ut Coblc-n would be
transferred .to tha allied commanders,
lie. routined bis announcement to the
statement that all of Iho troops would
be buck In the I'nlted States by
July t. ,
Decisions of U. S.
Supreme Court
WASIIIMITON, March 20. The
supreme court " today reversed tho
I'nlted Slates district court for Ari
zona in a case brought by William
Irwin in behalf of the reclamation
homestead entrytuen tax payers of
South River reclamation project In
volving tho, Question . whether public
Ir.nda entered under tho homestead
laws may be taxed by the state In
which they are located, prior to the
completion of the homesteader's ti
tle. WASHINGTON", March 20. The
supremo court today dismissed for
want ot jurisdiction the appeal
brought by J. N. Mcurlde, who sought
to have reviewed his conviction under
the statutes ot Idaho ot 1915 tor hav
ing in his possession Intoxicating
liquor. MrRrido contended that the
provision In the state law which pro
hibited tho "possession" ot intoxicat
ing liquor was unconstitutional but
the state supreme court held to the
contrary. Tho conviction occurred
prior to tho enactment of the Vol
stead act.
' WASHINGTON, March 20. Tho
state of Arkansas' petition to "Inter-
vent In the boundary Biiit between
Okluhom and Texus was dented to
day by the supreme court.
tlonco and not resent the charges
mado here. . But I do resent this con
tinual implication which has reached
the length that It Is nothing, more or
less than accusing tho president of
the United States nnd tjio members
ot the delegation with 'what would
amount o an Infamy, to make a i
cret agreement behind the backs of
some of tho other friendly powers,'
Marriage to Frontier j
Only Is Latest Stunt
For Russian Women
ODICSSA, March 20. Mar-
rlaif to the frontier only Is one
of the new fr-rms of commerce
in Russia. Women are willing
to pay handsomely those for-
elKner who by virtue of their
passports, may pass freely out of
Russia and so enter Poland. 4
Itoiimania. Germany or other
countries and take with them 4
women passing as their wives. 4
As Russian subjects, neither men 4
ncr women may easily get per- 4
mission to leave Russia and, if 4
so, the other countries will not
receive them.
Subjects of Turkey and of
other Moslem countries engaged
In this marriage business some
times take out four wives at a
time, tho number allowed by
their marriage laws.
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Prohi Agents Declare Miami
Banks Behind Bootlegging
Contracts Bought at $18
a Case, Sold at $100
Watering Profitable.
MIAMI, Fla.. March 20. A boot
legging ring has been uncovered here
so thoroughly organized that ita con
tracts were barked by some Miami
bankers who also acted as trustees
for the funds covering large sales.
Colonel L.. G. Nutt of the Investiga
tion bureau has reported to Prohibi
tion Commissioner Haynes.
The Honor dealers. Colonel Nutt
declared, contracted without hesita
tion to get any required amount of
liquor "within 24 hours," and to de
liver it wherever the purchaser desir
ed, "at your hotel, the courthouse or
at the postofflce."
"At the railroad station if you
wished it shipped." the report to
Commissioner Haynes said, "the local
dealers will attend to all details and
will furnish grapefruit or tomatoes
to cover H up.
"More than a dozen of our investi
gators," Colonel Nutt said, "reported
propositions of the above character
and in two Instances negotiations
were closed with the aid of bankers,
all of which will he revealed shortly
In court procedure.
"Our investigators discovered that
many of the operators owned their
own smuggling ships, would make
night voyages to a point near Nas
sau, llimlnl or Gnnkey, moot a
schooner laden with liquor, make
purchase at the arcrage price of 1S
per case, return the next night and
receive double the price from their
purchasers, also making a snug profit
on the fruit and vegetables for pack
ing. They would explain that by
"watering" tho consigncment could
be doubled and even trebled in
quantity and sold 'up north' for at
least $100 a case.
"So brazenly was the law violated
in the vicinity of Miami that In sev
eral Instances the principal prizes of
punchboards operated iu prominent
cigar stands were bottles of liquor.
Our investisatoi'8 not only made win
nings of Gordon gin, Johnny Walker
Scotch and Uushnell rye, but carried
away the punchboard as souvenirs."
170 rtonih Throwers Jailed.
LISBON. Mur. 20. Ono hundred
and seventy syndicalists are being
held In Fort Sao Juliao Rarro by the
government, chnrged with causing
bomb explosions. They refuse to
answer questions and have begun a
hunger strike.
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
AS CHARACTER
NEW YORK, March 20. Trial ot
Tex Rickard, boxing promotor on an
Indictment charging criminal assault
on 13-year-old Sarah Schonefeld be
gun today In a court room so crowd
ed that hallways had' been blocked
with benches to , handle spectators.
Assistant District Attorney Pecord
was lute In appearing and the crowd
grew restless.. Finally, however, ex
amination of the 120 talesmen be
gan.' The prospective Jurors were asked
CLAIM BANKERS
BEHIND BOOZE
POOL IN SOUTH
CAt
FAILS
T
Another Murder Trial in Cali
fornia Ends in Disagreement
Jurors Reported Nine to
Three for Conviction Set
New Trial Tomorrow De
fendant Disappointed.
1XS AN0ELK3, Mar. 20. District
Attorney Thomas Lee W'oolwine an
nounced today that the second trial or
Madutynne Obenchain, charged , with
murder, would commence at an early
date. He also announced that nn in
vestigation would be made by his of
fice of the charge by jury member
that three of their number Toted for
acquittal on the first ballot ana re
fused to discuss the reasons for their
attitude.
The second trial of Arthur C. tlitrch
is set for March 27. Mrs. Obenchaln's
case was continued to March 27. It 1
planned to transfer it then to another
department of the superior court
where it can be set for trial at an early
date.
LOS ANGELES. Mar. 20. In her
cell at the county Jail again facing a
jury trial for the murder of J. Belton
Kennedy, her sweetheart, Mrs. Mada
lynne Obenchain, In whose case a Jury
last night disagreed and was dis-.
charged today, was resignedly , wait
big for tomorrow when It Wag ex
pected her second trial would be set. '
The foreman reported the Jury
helplessly divided." and after each
of the nine-men and three women
who composed It had been asked sep
arately and had confirmed the fore
man's report. Judge .Sidney ,N.
Reeve discharged them. Some of tha
jurors, favored conviction; while
three, including one woman, hud
voted for acquittal. - " '
They said that as 'tho hopeless di
vision" cams on the question of tho
guilt or innocence and that they never
had reached the question of the de
gree of guilt. They were out ap
proximately 56 hours, of which nearly
24 were passed In actual deliberation,
they Bald.
airs. Obenchain with a pale, drawn
tace, nut ot ncr wise displaying no '
sign of emotion, was In court when
the jury reported. She quickly re
turned to her cell In the womens' de
partment without giving out any in
terview, although It was reported sho
had become resigned to n disagree
ment. Ku Klux Throws $10
Cash Into Pulpit of
Willamette Church
WILLAMETTE, Ore., Mar. 20.
Thirteen robed figures wearing
the regalia ot the Ku Klux Klaa,
entered the Methodist church 4
here during the service Jast night,
stalked to the front ot the edifice 4
and threw $10 into the pulpit. 4
"Pastor," said the Bftokesman, 4
4 "take this money and put it whore
4 it will do the most good."
4 The thirteen figures then bowed 4
4 and stalked silently from the 4
4 church. 4
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Probe Itoozo Airplanes. '
SEATTLE, Mar. 20. Federal cus
toms agents today began investiga-
tion of reports that seaplanes have
i been operating between Victoria, It. ,
C, and Seattle smuggling In liquor
nnd narcotics, Millard T. Hartson.
United States collector here an
nounced. MAY BE CALLED v
WITNESS FOR RICKARD
It they knew John Rlngling, connect
ed with the Madison Square Garden
in which Rickard Is Interested,' or at
any , time had been connected with '
any sporting projects.
Before be was called to the bar
Rlckurd said he was anxious to hare
the trial proceed quickly so that It
would "soon be over with.".
Intimations that Kormlt Roosevelt
would ha called us a character wit
ness by Rickard were given in exam
ination of the talesmen. Each was
nsked if he knew Mr. Roosevelt,
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