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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1923)
CTEDTOITD JTTTT; TRTBtHTE. ircnPOTIB OKErtOX. SATURDAY, MARCTI ID E STATES REPORTER ACTED GOOD E AIT Mail-Tribune Correctly Re- qvlst argued for the state. Ho saldl be was willing (or "the defendants to have air they were legitimately entitled to," and was prepared to turn over tho requested statement, If tho court so ruled. "The state wants tho defendants to have a fair and Impartial trial," suld LUJcqvlst, "and also oxpocts to prosecute, as the gravity of the charges they face, de mands." The court, from the bench, donlcd tho ploa of the defense. Lnred by tho prospects of bearing the opening statement of counsel, for both sides, and tbe taking of SERVICE FUND 10 BE to Leave Town" Sheriff Mistaken As to Facts. cu.:i nffinn Dn testimony, the largest crowd of tho ported Sheriff s Office Re-jweek 8tte'ndcd th0 Frl(lay aflornoon garding "Witness Advised session, which was ropieto with un- expectoa incidents. Disarmament orders woro lssuod to Henry Johnson and Paul York, as a rosult of a statemont by J. Alexan der N'orrls, that they had made throats against him, and his son-in-law, Thdmas E. doodle. Norrls told tho court that whilo In front of tho courthouse early last Monday after noon, Johnson and York had said, "that if tho court don't got you, I will within tho next two years," and also that "somebody will bo going borne with their hlppockets full of ' "I am satisfied ufter full In vestigation that tho reprosen .' .tatlve of tho -Mall Tribune ro '.':' celved his Information as it was ; reported In that paper from the !, sheriff or his employees, who ;;'wore entirely mistaken in tho facts as disclosed by Btatemonts '. .made by tho parties concorued In open court.",. - ' ' ., This ws" the statement made to the Jfftll-Trlbuno by Circuit Judge CM. Thomas last night, concerning thy article published Thursday night to the effect that a witness for tho state, , -William Drown, had been told to. Jeavotown becauso thoro was a warrant for his arreilt on a bootleg King charge. ' According to Judg'o Thomas ho questioned both Borden and Brown carefully, Friday afternoon, and 1h Th0 committees which have been appointed to work out the various details of the Membership Expansion Campaign of tbe .Medford Chamber of Commerce have all been busy. They have accepted their responsibil ity with a cousclenclous desire to serve well, in order that Medford may take hor rightful place as one of tho most progrcsstvo cities on the 1'aciflc coast. Three years ago tho chamber se cured subscriptions from business men of the community to what was known as a Budgot Fund; during tho present campaign money will bo raised as before, but th iff fund will bo known as the Publicity and Ser vice Fund, instead of ( tho Budget Fund. At the presont time a com mitten in wnrkincr nn a nroeram of MEDFORD PLANS TO PLAY SUTTER 10 YUBA CITY, Col., March 3. The Sutter Union high school basket-1 ball team, winner of tho northern! rniifnrnin liteh Hfhnol championship,' has accopted an Invitation to play two games with the Medford, Ore high school five, southern Oregon title holders, in Medford, March t and 10. lead " 7 ,erco which will require cxtraord tios convorsing, but did not catch tho . ,, gist of their conversation. Johnson and York aro the pur ported main actors In tho nlghtrld- ing episode of Inst April, of which lnary expenditures over and above tho total amount which will accrue from membership dues. Tbe mem bers of tho chamber wbo are in ac- Tho above dispatch was received here this morning and local school officials state that although plans for tho games are still tentative that thore is a strong possibility that they will bo played hero next Friday and Saturday nights. , Plans for a game between the uni versities of California and Oregon are also being formulated for Friday night at tho Nat, Coach 'Bonier of Oregon being tho originator of the i,io Tho Rut.tr and Medford high schools may play the preliminary toi the University contost and a double admission muy bo charged. Last night the. crowd that witness ed tbe Koseburg game was tho rec ord crowd of tho season but If Buch contests aro to bo staged as are be ing planned it is certain that the throng of fans will be even larger. No such contest has ever been stug ed In Medford ob tho proposed Oregon-California gnmo. The University of CaBlfornla tenm meets Iduho at Mosconv Monday, 1 uosaay ana iveuutjnuuy ui6u on the way south to Berkeley, It Is hoped, will bo able to stop here. Tho tratnaa at Unw-nV will ItA fOT tllO Pa' clflc Coast Conference chamglonBhip. CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT A GOOD 3923 PREDICTS PEACE IN PE1. LUMBER CO: WASHINGTON,' March 3. A painter working on one of tho gov ernment hotels near the capitol yes terday dropped his brush. It land ed on the terrace and ho asked a large pedestrtun who passed oppor tunely to hand It to him. The pass orbay scramblod up tbe terrace and lifted the brush to tho workman. Thanks," said the painter ERIN SL PAT'S DAY DUBLIN, Mar- 3.-THO visit of Francis J.'Lowks secretary of the American orisanfcutlon of friends of fhe l sh free .fate, who has arrived in Dublin on a mission of peace and trade, and who predicts peace b fat. Patrick's day. Is commented "P "nj favorably by the Freeman s Journa today. Mr. Lowe's proposals in con nection with the l'""!tme1Dt0.0' Eamonn DeValera as the head ol ' a university and the freedom ot prison ers on probation, was also commented '"l-ho business corporations Mr. Lowe represents aro prepared to g ve Hie free state credit but not a loan of money, he says. , 2nd Ilcrrln Trial Starts Mod. MA1UON, 111.. Morch 3. (Uy the Associated ITe9s)-I'reitatlor. of evidence in the second of the Ilcrrln riot trials will start Monday by he prosecution, court having been aa ourned by Judge U. T. Hartwe 1 at the conclusion of opening statements vesterday T OE POUTlSA'A, OrV Mar. 3.-pur. chase by tho Pacific Spruce corpora, tion of 4200 acres of Sitka spruce ana Douglas fir. 27S.000.000 feet, on tne western slope of the coast range in Lincoln county, Ore., from the Chau tauqua Lumber company of Warren, Pa., was announced hero today. Announcement was made here to- J day also of the consummation of tho t sale of the timuer, sawniins ana allied properties of the Buehner Lumber company in Coos county ot Brookings, Ore., and Michigan and Chicago lum bermen. The 20,000 ncres involved contain more than 1.000,000,000 feet of Douglas fir, Sitka Bpruco and Port Orford cedar. The capacity of tin sawmill nt North Bend is to be in creased from 60,000,000 to 70,000,000 feet annually, it was announced. mg ep.sooo 01 .i Apru, tIvo charge of the committee work Norris and Goodie, aro alleged to ,. , have, been members. York was dls mlBsod with a lecture, and Johnson givon more vigorous treatment, so the story goes. Johnson appeared and denlod tbe chnrgos of Norrls, and the court or- Futtsfled that there was nothing said dored bis "to turn In his gun lmmo by Borden to Brown which Justified dlntoly," and administered a warn the sheriff's offlco in reporting thatjng. Johnson admitted that he car Brown had boon approached and ad-rlod a gun, "mostly at night." The vlBed to leavo town. Brown's and 'two youths later in the afternoon Borton's stories, It is declared agree turned In their armament, in the maiu particulars,. The court also, In this connection, v - The Jackson county nlghtriding directed that the sheriff's office file cases will bo resumed Monday morn- j at onco a list of citizens to whom lng nt 9 o'clock. Tho court adjourn- permits, to carry guns hod been ls cd Friday afternoon, unWl that time sued during the past year, upon the granting of tho motion ol I In connection with the Brown mat tle atato, for a postponement owing ter, (he district attorney said the to the Illness of its chief witness, J. federal agent, Tom Word, had turn V: (tale, who was stricken Thursday od . over to him, the original and afternoon with hemorrhage of, tho Brown, on the subject, and refused stoumch. . ' to mako It public, pending lnves- '.' A medical commission composed ligation. f Dra R. W. Stoarns and F. O. Tho court then suggested that the Thayer, appointed by the court to. Mutl-Trlbuno "retract Its headline aot with Dr. K. B. Plckol, Hale's over tbo Brown story, the Informa physician, reported that he might tion for which, was secured from the bo able to appear Monday, barring tho sheriff's offlco and Federal Agent unforseenj. Tho adjournment was Tom Word. ' taken. with tho proviso, "if tho doc-l Tho court also said that citizens tor's' permit," I should report to tho court any inci .'fllr.' Plckol reportod this morning' dents of a similar nature, and thoy Jhfit Hate was "resting comfortably," would bo handled through tho rogu nhd that ho had suffered from only lar processes of law. Otto coughing Bpoll during tho night. I ' 1 ' mi '.-.-. ... 11- n..., e .. I s alis, n e n a iiMnnniklBTnMnDDnuJ . 1 uq staio 111 HH uppneuLiuil lur u uvnuntog nwvwnuB wmwr,ww postfionoment filed affidavits, which der, chairman; Fred L. Heath, O, w McDonald, C. E. Gatos, W. R. Speck, I John S. Orth. Tho names ot seven hundred citi zens have been placed on the pros pect list by tho prospect committee of which Elmer E. Wilson Is chairman; Mr. Wilson was asBlstod in this work by Aubrey G. Smith, D. R. Wood, Thomas C. Bokott, A. C. Hubbard, Carl Flchtuer and C. A. Swigart. The committee in charge of the publicity ofthls campaign consiBts of H. O. Frohbnch, chairman; R. W. Ituhl and C' E. Waful, Jr; " Many meetings of the committees In charge of tho various details of this membership campaign are being planned and from present Indications tbolr work will be successful, as every one of them has shown a keen interest In tho work. I ARRESTEMTLANTA ATLANTA, Ga., Mar. 3. Sdward Young Clnrko, former Imperial wizard of the Knights of tho Ku Klux Klan. was arrosted horo today on an indict ment issued against him by the feder ol grand Jury at Houston, Texas, charging violation of the Mann act. He was released on $1000 bond. ' Mr. Clarko was arrested on a war rant issued by United States Commis- mi. . ..... . , ,i. i.Art ! nlnnni O. Piirr fnllna-fnir thA roppdit Tho defense, did not oppose tho ' . """" rtV,M, ZZtoAUi (Continued from page one.) thlus making Sunday on extension of today's "legislative" day. Dozons ot bills and hundreds of nominations were in today's leglsla- worn not read, supporting Its conten tion from Assistant Attornoy Oon- hral Liljeqvlst, Dr. E. B. Plckol, Jay, V. Hale, son ot tho stricken man, Torn Word, fodoral investigator, and! John S. Orth, Medford bank official. . 1. .... 1 .....!., .... ... .. . .I.... ... M.l . )i 11 Imb which th .court said ToVerdod in J erfor"' Bt r08U8C,ta- tho nature ot an adjournment, butl4"'"1' a'od- n . . n ,sked that the state bo required .J JTscb imX l lo a sUtement of tho testimony "X?3en"i c,ottHnR ,n c'",lt0, omcea aaa of ty inw, in cases wnora tttnoss over , pr)arlvt,on9 for th0 ,lrBt long Vacu-iiV-., i" "l-Llr ".'I "on had by congress In eight years. tornoy Wiuslow. 1 Assistant Attornoy General LIUo- TOMORROW! lien' tho nioKt pxcltJiiR crook thriller ver fllmcil Krwtwt of nil tlu "lkton Illacklu" roinunccs David Iowt'U in the ra.it. Aduptayl from "A Problnu In Grand Ijircenj" nnd "An An ninvr In irund Ijom-nj'" .by Jack Boyle. Continuous Hlion Today 11 ud Tomorrow ' 12::i() to 11:00 p. 111. BROTHERS 1,-VST DAY I 1'nilnr tliu SKIN A IVtor U. Kyno comodj- with nn nll..stiii' cn.st! RIALTO WASHINGTON, March 3 A vlg orouB attuck on Representative Mon doll of Wyoming, republican loader, and Chairman Campbell of tho rules committee for their alleged failure to allow tho house to have a voto at this scBslon on Honry Ford's offer for Muscle ShoulB was mado today In tho houso by Representative Jot ters, democrat, ot Alabama. Appropriations of tho present ses sion aggregated $.1, 939.009,036.80, according to a statomout today by Senator Overman of North Caroliua, ranking democrat on tho senate ap propriations commlttoo. Ho said this was an increase or $264,800,000 ovor thoBe for tho present fiscal year and much largor than tho last pre-war year of 1915, when the total was $1,107,000,000. Tho $156,000,000 deficiency bill with Its appropriation ot $100,000 for the federal coal commission was prnpurod during tho morning tor transmission to the president. An other bill (o which final approval was given was that of Senator Borah, re publican, Idaho, extending tho au thority of tho coal commission. H wns n busy doy for Vlco Presldont Coolldge. Confusion often reigned in tho senate with a doicn momWs on their foot at onco In last determin ed efforts to get through minor bills. Displays ot tnrt tempers cropped out frequently to the amusement of largo crowds In the galleries. A roar went up when ono senator suggestod that a colhmguo was "not only asleep but alfo talking in his sleep." In tho houso Representative Ho- denburg, republican, Illinois, round ed out 18 years' Borvlco In congress but putting In a bill for erection in Washington of a monument to Oro vor Cleveland. Ho rotlres volun tarily to prlvuto llfo tomorrow. Colds Are Contagious Coughs and Colds aro contagious nnd require prompt treatment ns thoy spread or develop Into Flu nnd Grlppo. Tako no chances when you can get Foley's Honey and Tar for a few cents nnd quickly check coughs nnd colds. Tho constantly Increasing demand for Foley's Honey and Tar, for three gen erations, has made It tho largest selling cough medicine In tho World. Contains no opiates Ingredients are printed on tho wrapper. Refuse jmb Htltutes. Insist upon Foley's. Hold everywhere. Adv. ot a certified copy of the Indictment found against him by the federnl court in Houston. Ho was notified by tele phone thnt tho warrant had been Is sued and later appeared at the com missioner's olflco whoifc he made bond for his appearance ill the federal court at Houston. Tho formor klan official is charged with having transiiortod a young woman from Houston to Now Orleans for Immoral purposes. Condemn Women Who Scorn Hubbies' Names NEW YORK, Mar. 3. Wonion who cling to their maiden names after mar riage aro mlsguldod, says George W. Wickorshaiu, formor attornoy gonoral of the United BUites In a lettor today to tho Lucy Stono longuo, which udvo cates tho practice ho condemns. "I um firmly convened that nothing moro mistaken was over advocatod," ho wrote. "Fortunately, 1 was born In a generation whose women thought It a glory to tako their husband's name when they were married." TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALK 1 13-in.xl Papec ensilego cutter with discharge plpo, $lu; 1 second-hand spruyer, good order, cheap for quick sale; 1 tank and framo C!00-giil.) $15; 1 Bprlng wag on, $-0; 1 kitchen range, 1 phono gruph, 1 McKay disc plow, brand now, $105. N. Fir. 29 J FOR SALK llnke-Hlto electric shelf oven, capacity 120 Hi loaves, 4 shelves, white tile finish, good con dition, a good baker. $500 f. o.b. Portland. Portland Gns & Coke Co., Portland, Ore. 297 FOR BALK A lino little homo for you on 20 acres best soil In valley ut ono thousand less than cost. Soldier's loan will handle. Beo Our enco Pierce, Phono 105 or 617-U 293 WANTKD Let me do your plowing with KordHon tractor. Prices roa sonablo. Work guaranteed. Archie Pierce. Phono 437-R. 293 FOll SALK Two story bungalow, fire place, close In on pavement, $1000 w ill handle. Will tako a good homo in ex change on good ranch close to high way, some fruit, best of ulfulfa land, good buildings. 28 acres Hear Creek land Tor sale nt a bargain. Nicely furnished 4 ronis, fireplace, close in on pave ment; will take Ford coupe, little citvh, balance like rent. Nice home on east side, soldiers' bonus loan will handle this. JSOrt.uo cash will handle 6 room bungalow, fireplace, some fiOt. good location. li room furnished house for rent. C. S. BUTTEKF1KLD. 2i2( SHEETROGK the Fireproof Wallboard HAS MANY USES For all sorts of remodeling jobs as well as for the walls and ceilings of, new buildings, the ideal economical material to use in Sheetrock, made from real gypsum plaster. It will not burn or buckle. It can easUy transform waste attic space into attractive rooms- make your furnace room dustproof, make your garage warm and fireproof. Let us show you Sheetrock. - The Big Pines Lumber Co. k J "V " j II TheM ail Tribune and Sun DURING NEXT WEEK, MARCH 3 TO 12, WHICH IS FARM BUREAU AND NAr TIONAL CANNED GOODS WEEK, Will Reach 43 1 7 Families and Will Be Read by Over 17,000 People in Jackson County It has been arranged to send the Mail Tribune and Sun to practically every farmer, stockman and fruit grower, who is not already a subscriber to these papers during the week. . This will enable advertisers to cover this county thoroughly, as well as reach a large number in surrounding counties. THE CIRCULATION OF THE MAIL TRIBUNE AND SUN WILL BE GREATER THAN 'ATiL PAPERS CIRCULATING IN THE COUNTY COMBINED