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MKTFOTlT MATL' TRIBUNE. MEDFOTtD. OREO ON", TUESDAY. MARCH 0.
E
DOUBLED, 8 YRS.
;:. Vt'ASHINOTON, Murch i. Tax
on ,' farm' liindii linvo mora than
doutlei in tho eight yearn from 1914
to 1SS2.
, A canvass of tho department of
iifc-rlimlturo Just completed, Knows the
fivomffo amount of Mate, county and
oru taxed pnid by farmers through
out tho country in 1923 to have, been
70. 8 centH per ocro compared with
31,4 tjenta in 1914. That was an in-
neiiae of 120 per cent in tho eiitht
.years. Tho canvass dUt'loBed thut
rouclH and public Bohooln wore thn
principal cuum-H of tho increased
tfiV"1-
r. New Jersey farmers wero paying
Old highcrt tnxen in 1922 with an
qvcrntfo of $2.22 per aero compared
with 90 cenln ill 1914.
,.,The averaRO taxes paid per acre on
' form lands In 1914 and 1922, by Btatca
Included:
'.Jlontann. 7 and 10; Wyoming 19
and 39; Idaho 50 and 1.40; Washing
ton. 03 and 70 and Oreqon 27 and 78.
. 'This la Farmers' Week
CALIFORNIA LOSES
10 GERMAN FAIL
SAYS CHANCELLOR
BERLIN', Mar. C (By Associated
Press). Chancellor C.ino, ndUresslnK
tho relchstag on its roonenlnK today
and referring to tho occupation of
Mannheim, Karlsrulio and Darmstadt,
said had such action occurred any-
HALE TELLS OWN STORY
(Continued from page one.)
hove bopn made agarnst Mm by Ilun
null In two arguments on thu Main
street wero also recounted by Hale.
llunnoll is a southerner, well past
middle life, who bought a home from
Hale, out of which a lawsuit grew,
now amicably settled, It wag brought
out by the defense examination.
Hale said he was unable to identify
Howard A. Hill, defendant, as a
member of the party.
Ordered "Hands Up'
and his permit from the shorlff of
Jackson county was Introduced as evi
dence. A silk shirt, torn, and identified by
Hale as worn by him on the night of
j the "hanging" was Introduced as evi
dence, as was a letter received by
Hale, March 20, 1922, which was print
ed and as follows:
"You know what you were to do by
Monday 3-20-22. You lied. We are
coming soon or late. Reames is No. 2.
Committee Tar and Feathors."
Court adjourned with Hale still
under examination, with the Btute
offer of a night session opposed by
Ing to answer a long distance call
from "Hide relatives In either Eugeno
where else among civilized states, tho : or Marsht'leld." He said after outer
Halo first told the storv of the men
comlnir to his homn ulimit A:. in o'clock i the defense.
p. m Murch 17, 1922, and entering an I The testimony of Miss Ruberta
auto under the impression he was go-1 Pie", o dofenso cross-examination
wun poBiponeu until Biter too exaui'
MOSCOW, Idaho, March 0. Prac
tice to adapt their stylo of play to the
University of Idaho floor was before
members of thn University of Cali
fornia basketball 'team hero today,
following their defeat by the Idaho
Vandals last night, scoro 28 to 20.
if tho Idnhouns win tonight's game
they will win tho Pacific coast con
ference title for 1923, to go with tho
Northwest conference, title, won from
tHii .'University of
wrftk In Bpolinne.
team wins tonight a third game will
lie necessary to decide the Merles and)
tne coast cnnmpionsnip. it practi'
rally has- been decided that such i
world would have been full of Indigna
tion at such a breach of tho peuco,
but since it happened to Cleruiany It
was merely a small extension of the
Ruhr action and unworthy of particu
lar notice.
Chancellor Cuno derided the French
contention that these occupations
wero In reprlsnl for the sinking of a
barge in tho Rhine-Home canal. Ho
said the occupation of Offenburg, Ap
penweler, Emmerich, Wesel, Kocnlgs
winter, Caub and Uierchonhatisen bad
occurred on a similarly trivial pretext
and in the last three places because
Franco was dissatisfied with the de
marcation of the bridgeheads provid
ed by the Versailles treaty.
The chancellor pointed out that n
representative of the Urltlsh govern
ment In the house of commons had
described tills action as devoid of
justification in tho treaty.
Germany, said the chancellor could
not negotiate, "In view of the situation
created in the Rhlnoland and Ruhr
through the Franco-Belgian transgres
sions." He Intlmntod that so long as the
powers continued their armed viola
tion of Gorman sovereignty and main
tained, and even oxtonded, their hos
tile occupation of German territory,
which was Immune by virtue of the
Versailles treaty, the German govern.
ment could not be expected to assume
tho Initiative In reBpoct of any action
...... I !, MOOnt
Washington last ii"nB "U"K" "l
if tho California conflict.
LONDON', Mar. 6. A Central New
' dispatch from Berlin says that the
Ruhr allies have occupied Renischeid
third gume would bo played in BPO'jand Kronberg.
II?' '.. . ... ... Hcinschcld is in Prussia, 18 miles
l"7" B'f Ul V i en of DuesHcldorf. It is tho mont
and the low celling placed tho Bears lmpor,lint ct,llter ln Germany for the
at a disadvantage ln their game here
laHt night. L The Idaho team has de
veloped a short, snappy pass gamo
nnd outmnncuvered the Bears to the
extent that after tho first Quarter
hour of piny tho Vandals never were
beaded. .
t-!' -i-join Farm Bureau
Governor Vetoes Bill.
V Auto Race to Be Held
'it:
l.IN'PIANAPOUfl, March 0. The
International SOO-milo automobile
race; premier event of Its kind ln the
world, will be held hero Memorial
day nfl-'Usunl, as the result of Gov
ernor McCrny vetoing ns unconstitu
tional n bill passed by both houses of
the Indiana legislature, which would
prohibit tho race. A lnst minute at
tempt to pass the bill over the gov
ernor's' veto was mado in tho senato,
but failed.
Tho mensuro which was sponsored
by tho state department of the Amer
ican Legion and which resulted in a
split in that organization, was In
tended,, its supporters declared,
prevent tho commercialization
Memorial day.
. '
J ; Boost Farm Bureau
manufacture of small iron and Btcel
wares. Kroneberg Is n Prussian tow
In Hesse-Nassau, not far from Koc
nlgsberg.
This Is Farmors' Wcolt
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to
PRESIDENT IN FLORIDA
(Continued from page one.)
party with the exception of Secretary
of War and Mrs. Woeks, who plan to
leave tho train at St. Augustine, was
tho houseboat of Edward B. McLean,
tho Washington publisher, who with
Mrs., McLean will act as hosts during
a trip down tho Indian and Halifax
rivers. A game of golf was arranged
as the first feature of tho president's
vocation on reaching Ormond about
mid-day.
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COPENHAGEN'. Rum, not specif
ically the sugar cane product of Jn,
ninlca and Cuba, but rather any kind
of alcoholic beverago stronger than
claret and beer, is the basis of
smuggling trade ln tho Scandinavian
countries and Finland that rapidly is
assuming national proportions.
Most of It conies from Germany.
of 1 There it costs one crown a liter, and it
iiuuh a reaay saio eisewnore at nix
crowns; heuco there Is a fine margin
of profit for tho rum-runner. Finland
Is a dry country, so there Is no quos
tlon of the market. Norway also Is
dry, but with certain limitations
Spain and Portugal compel hor to nc
copt a certain amount every year of
wines like port nnd sherry, olso they
would not buy hor flh, and Norway
must soil her fish. Sweden has In
operation a systom of rationing which
permits limited consumption, while in
Denmark there Is no limit whatever,
evory man can drink as much as he
can afford to buy. Put here tho duty
is fantastically high, nnd cost is tho
only prohibitive agent.
Occasionally tho runners lose
cargo, but this matters not so very
much, for the profits easily take care
of any Buch Incident.
The customs police on shoro have
been strengthened, and the author
Itles are watchful, but nevertheless
the smugglers aro having it nearly all
tholr own way. The reason would
soom to bo that they are Just a little
bit saunter than tholr opponents, and
succeed, in somo cases, in keeping nt
least one Jump ahead of them. For
Instance, there was tho case of the
Gorman who double croBscd the Nor
wegians. The Norwegian customs
people wero seeking a good, speedy
boat to keep tho rum runners away,
and they found a German in Lubock
who had Just what was wanted. A
seaworthy motor boat, 110 feet Ions
igoon accommodations, and with u
guaranteed speed of 20 knots. The
price was right, too, and in German
nmrks to hoot So a sale was made
much to the satisfaction of tho Nor
weglan customs authorities, who
sought congratulations on their ener
gy nnd business acumen.
Tho new boat was taken out for the
first time, with high hopes. Hut the
rum-running boat she found at sea
was a speedy craft too. She ran a
circle around tho customs bout, and
then disappeared In the fog at 28 knots
an hour.
tremble, and answer any questions they I consideration, nccording to word
ikl to ' , j reaching horo today.
rtoost Farm Eurcau
Big League In Florida
P.OSTON, Mnr. 6. A spring big
lengue series in Florida with four Na
tional lenguo nnd four American
lenguo teams participating. Is under
Ing the back seat of the car, ho was
ordered to hold up his bands. Ho was
driven for about an hour. He Judged
tho distance was 30 miles, and the
number of the party 15 or 18. Hale
said he had never been able to locate
the scene of the hanging since.
Hale testified after disembarking
from tho auto be was led to a post
beneath an oak tree, a rope placed
around his neck and the other end
thrown over the limb of tho tree. He
could not tell tho exact size of the
ropo. When in this position ho was
asked, he Bald, regarding his relations
with young women of Medford, and
when he denied any wrong, was called
"a lier," and a cry went up, "firing on
tho rope!" Halo declared he was
asked to confess to something he had
not done," and when he refused "they
stretched my neck." Hale said be had
attempted to ease the strain by stand
ing on his tiptoes. The witness also
testified he was ordered to "return
letters; you know who they belong
to," and dismiss a law suit pending
against a "certain Modford citizen,"
leave town by Monday night, as "he
was not a decent citizen," that he
could seo Evan Reanies tils attorney,
but once, and was threatened with
doath If ho ever told. Halo said he
agreed to all this, under duress, and
told the bond that he was already pre
narlug to move to Portland. Witness
testified he was then told "GOO men In
Jackson county have been watching
you, und 10,000 will bo watching you
in Portland."
Swooned in Car
After this ordeal, Hale enroute' to
the car said he was suffocated by the
heavy cloth over his face, and swoon
ed, and alleged It was at this stage of
the proceedings he identified Dr.
Dray. As he lay on the ground a call
went up for a doctor, and that Hray
came forward, and nibbed bis neck,
back and stomach and said: "Brace
up and be a man; you're not going to
die. Wo're going to take you back
to your babies!" Hale swore he recog
nized Ilray, from his face and bands
and voico, and described what ho
tormed the treatment given him.
Hale then told of the trip homo, and
said thore were three men in tho car
besides himself, and that to one in the
front noat'he had said, "I'd know that
volco If I heard It in Toxas." H
swore this observation was mot with
a drawn gun, and the words: "If you
say that again I'll blow a hole through
you!" He said he requested the man
to take off his mask, shake hands,
and be friends. Ho said he was "rolled
out of the car about 250 yards from
his home," and that there had been
talk of taking him to a hospital, as
he was In a serious condition. Hale
testified that while in a swoon at the
sceno of the "hanging," inud was rub
bed on his face to cool It off, but he
did not know who did It. He alleged
he was told to tell his people, "you
have had a fit," If asked for an expla
nation of his condition.
Halo testified the "kidnappers'
woro long black robes and black hoods
with eyo holes,
Undor cross examination by the de
fense, through Attorney Wluslow,
Halo was queried at length regarding
big relnllons with'; three Medford
young women, nnd mado a general de
nial of any wrongdoing. TIiIb subject
was opened up by the state, In Its clos-
Ing questions of direct examination.
Hale, admitted ho "talked somo of
marriage," but denied that ho had
been engaged to anyone.
Conversations Denied
Asked regarding conversations had
with Mrs. Hunnell, Hale generally re
plied ho "didn't remember." He was
also hazy on the courtship details, and
Indefinite about any and all engagements.
Ho admitted he had discussed "the
future" with Mrs. liunnell, and denied
accusations, alleged to have been
made at tli.it tluio by tho mother. He
flatly denied that ho had said to Mis.
Uunnell, regarding one girl, that he
Bald "that was the one mistake of my
lifo." llo also denied that one of the
girls Involved had threatened to kill
herself unless he married hor, and
that his son Jay had taken tho revol
ver from her.
lulu also dented that ho had ever
snld,'"ir the llunnell's don't Btop tnlk
ing, I'm going utter them for dam
ages." Ho also declared he nad novor
AiM to Mr. liunnell In the Union depot
In Portland, "that thero was no rope,
and ho had never been hung,' ond
that he had never made similar state
ments to Tom Fuson In front of tho
Medford Natlonul bank, with Colonel
K. K. Kelly near or In the presence of
Attorney It. A. Canadny in tho Root
Music Shop on Main street
Tho witness also denied that in the
(nation of Halo, owing to his physical
condition.
Tho cross-examlnntlon of Halo was
completed in the circuit court at
Jacksonville at 10:30 this morning by
both sides. Wan antl weary, after a
sleepless night. Hale continued to
give his testimony and answer ques
tions from a couch placed bofore the
Jury, and tho two alternate Jurors,
both women.
Hakw' "Affairs" Touched On.
Far afield went tho defense ln Its
cross examination of Halo. His ro
mances with women, delicate affairs
of the heart, his ways with them nnd
his opinion of tho gentler sex wero
alt subjects of quizzing by the de
fense. They asked about statements
ho was nlleged to have made to M. B.
liunnell. and other Medford citizens,
as to statements mado on tho streets.
Only once or twice did tho trend of
queries stray to the actual "hanging-"
Halo denied making derogatory
statements of women to Bunnell, on
an auto trip with him through the
northern part of this county. Once
he sick man said ho had boen friendly
with tho Hunneils, and ; described
them as "very nice people." He said
ho had written ''somo vory sweet-lot-1
ters" to tho Bunnell daughter, and
had returned them to Bunnell.-' In
response to a question by tho state
Hale said theso letters wero one of
tho objectives of this "nocktlo party"
and thut he had fulfilled his' prom
ise at that time to return them. Hale
denied all questions asked by the do
fense, relative to statements he was
alleged to have made to Mrs. Bunnell
In the Bunnell home.
Tho defense naked Halo regarding
purported .meetings with Miss Ru
berta Pierce at Eugene. Salem and
Itoseburg last January, and entered
a sweeping denial of any wrongdoing
at that time. Efforts to tell of al
leged attempts to break Into his room
at Salem by men claiming to be of
ficers was blocked by the defense.
Dr. Bray, ono of the defendants, is
said to have seen Hale at Roseburg.
Halo Taken to Hospital
The stnte on Us' final cross-exami
nation of Hnle, brought up an inci
dent in the Multnomah hotel nt Port
lnnd, Involving, the stnto' contended
Defendant Hill nnd was met with ob
Jections ,from tho defense, tho court
ruling the, state would be allowed to
develop its proof : along the lines of
conspiracy.
Alleged "harassing" of Halo, since
tho kidnaping and hanging, will be
brought out by thl! stnte, during tho
course of tho trial, tho assistant at
torney general hlirVcd. -
The morning session was slow and
uninteresting, with -no new points dc
veloped. A couple of sharp inter
changes of words by attorneys burst
forth, to bo quickly suppressed by the
court. A crowd that filled the pio
neer courthouse-cbmfortnbly attend
ed tho morning session.
Halo, after finishing his testimony,
was taken to a hospital, for treatment.
Ho was on the stand for threo-quar-tei-s
of a day, and his story nt the
finish remained unshaken in any cs
scntial detail.
Miss Plcrco Testifies.
Miss Ruberta Pierce, comely. 54
ond quite determined, completed her
day on Vie witness stand this morn
Ing. with a sweeping and emphatic
statement, that "thero had never
been anything hut tho most proper
relations" existing between herself
and J. F. Halo." Well versed In legal
procedure from long experience In
tho counfy clerk's office she parried
neatly the queries of defense counsel.
Miss Pierce described the status of
her affairs, ns "not' exactly engaged,
and thnt sho had made '"week-end
visits" to Halo at Itoseburg, Snlem
nnd Eugene, "paying my own wny,
knocked at her door," and she-"peeked
around the corner of the door nt
him," to inquire what he wanted. She
said the minion of the law did not
state. The young lady testified that
she was now residing with an aunt in
Los Angeles and hud paid her own
expenses to this city.
Jay A. Hnle, son of the "hanging
victim," aged 15, was called as tho
third witness of the trial, and was
subjected to no cross-examination by
the dofense. Ho described events fol
lowing his father's return from the
expedition. Ho could not identify u
torn shirt worn by his father.
William I.. Craig, nn auto me
chanic, testified Just before the noon
recess, thut he "had belonged to tho I
same fraternal organization, ris 'de
fendants Hill nnd Dr. Brny," and that
he attended n meeting at which they
wero present, and all woro regalia."
Hu described the regalia as consisting
of black sack cloth reaching to the
heels, and a cowl, cut square on top,
and reaching down on tho forehead,
but not covering the face. The court
rulcu that tiio nnme of the organiza
tion was not admissible. Craig is now
a resident of Kalem. Tho cross-examination
of Craig was brief.
Attorney Kvan Reames' testified to
being called to Hale's house oh tho
night of the "hanging," and described
conditions thero as he found them.
Ho also described' Hale's---condition.
Ho was not cross-examined by the
defense, except to be asked If he rep
resented Hnle as attorney in this
case, which was acknowledged.
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office of A. K. Renmes, In the presence
of Tom Word, federal Investigator, ho
had Identified Dr. Bray by his volco
and hands, nnd a ring thereon, with
out mentioning his lace, and thnt Dr.
Pray had said: "Come out on tho
street nnd mako lhat statement In
front of a reputable citizen, nnd I'll
suo you for damnges."
Halt's Shirt Identified
Tho days when Halo had n body
guard, nnd his movements tho past
ear woro delved Into by tho court,
ml It developed that Hnle carried n
gun "more or (ess since Uiq banglpg,"
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