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MEDFORD, OREGON", TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1923
NO. 300
Medford Mail Tribune
2ND NIGHT
E
IS
Selection of Jury Begun for
Trial of Norris and Goodie
Accused of Riot in Alleged
'Hanging' of Henry Johnson
Near Medford Last April
Trial to Last Three Days.
Selection of a Jury In tho second
of the Jackson county nlghtrlding
rases, In which J. Alcxzandcr Norris.
former county jullor, ana his son-in-law.
Thomas E. doodle, aro defend
ants, began in tho circuit court at
Jacksonville this morning, tho de
fendants are charged with riot, and
10 John Doe's were named on the in
dictment returned against them.
The first juror called into the uox
was State Senator George W. Dunn
of Ashland, who was excused by the
defense tor having a fixed' opinion.
Frank L. Tou Velle, former county
Judge and democratic candidate for
state treasurer, lit the last election,
was excused, upon the grounds that
he will probably be called as a wit
ness for tho defense. Several of the
Jurors had served or had been called
in the first nightridliuj case.
The state in its examination of the
jurors hinted that much of the evi
dence in tho case would be circum
stantial, and asked the views of the
venireman upon that point. They
were also naked if they entertained
any racial prejudices, what flection of
the country they hailed from, and if
they believed in mob law for certain
types of crimes. They were also
asked if the verdict in tho-trlal that
ended; Saturday, would Influence their
verdict. Johnson, tho main witness
. for the state, is - supposed to bo of
mixed Mexican blood.- "
The defense, In their examination,
inquired if the talesmun had- formed
any opinions fm reading news
paper articles, r 'eral discussions
of the nightrldl; . .r-L'tf, -It they were
acquainted wlthWell known local
men who had expressed themselves
on the nlghtrlding cases, and if they
believed that tho alleged crimo had
been committed.
Leon B. Hasklns of Medford, drug
gist, was excused by tho defense for
having an opinion that the alleged
crime had been committed.
Mrs. Mary K. Lozler. housewife of
Aledford, excused from the Jury last
week, was drawn to fill a vacancy,
and was passed by the defense. Under
Kioto questioning, Mrs. Lozler said
she had no Impressions, or had she
heard the case discussed in her pres
ence. . Mrs. Lozler said she had at
tended tho first caso, and was pres
ent when tho verdict of acquittal was
returned. This, sho said, had not
caused her to bo Influenced. The
juror snid she had not engaged in a
conversation with Mrs. York, mother
of Paul York, a witness, and minor
principals, about the cases in gene-,
rnl. Mrs. Lozler said sho had no
prejudices against Paul or Henry
Johnson, tho chief witness. Mrs.
Lozler had no race prejudices, she
said, and knew none of the witnesses.
Mrs. Lozler also said she had ex
pressed an opinion of Tom Word, but
it would not Influence her in this
rase. After a lengthy examination,
Mrs. Lozler was passed for causa by
the stato.
Joo M. Ttndor of Phoenix, was ex
cused by tho defenso for "fixed opin
ions." finder was culled to the box
in tho first trial.
Mrs. Loretta Llndley of Jackson
ville, also a prospective Juror nt the
trial last week, under defence queries,
said she knew tho defendants "by
sight," nnd sho knew the main wit
nesses in the affair, by sight and
many of the others.
Mrs. Llndley snid she had heard
the nffalr discussed by Jacksonville
people, after It bocame public, but
"oil was Indefinite now." Her ac
quaintances with tho wives of the
defendants would not color her sym
pathies, nnd she held no race preju
dices. Mrs. Llndley was passed by
the state.
Joseph Webster of Thoenlx said he
had no reason to believe he eniid not
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IE 1H 7
STARTED
MARRY AFTER SIXTY YEARS' ROMANCE
BHERIDAN. Ore.. March 13.
Ccorgo Marvel, 73, ,ond Mrs. Mercy
Shipley, 72, were married here yes
terday. It was the culmination of a
romance between them of nearly 00
years ago, when they were child
sweethearts In their old homes In
Illinois.
Their youthful romance became
KiKhled nnd each married a chum
of the other. They lost track of each
other' after that and (Inully came
Portland Jewelry
Store Is Held Up,
Loss Over $20,000
PORTLAND. Ore., March 13.
Aside from descriptions and a
plain handkerchief used to bind
one of the tour victims In the
jewelry establishment of G.
Kramer, from which approxi-
4 mately $20,000 worth of jew- 4
olry was takon late yesterday, 4
4 police today bad no clue to the 4
4 two bandits who made good 4
their escape. Binding twine 4
4 was used by ono of the robbers
to tie the hands and feet of
three men In the place, but a 4
young woman was tied to her 4
4 chair with a, handkerchief.
:
TO BALK; PARIS
I
BRUSSELS, Mar. 13. (By Associ
ated Press). Although an accord was
reached at the Franco-Belgian confer
ence here yesterday on the fundamen
tal points In connection with the Ruhr
occupation, there were sharp discus
sions over several questions, it devel
oped today. .. '
The technical phases of the confer
ence resulted in a general agreement
on the policy to be pursued in the
Ruhr and on the arrangements for ob
taining coal, but those In touch with
the proceedings attach higher impor
tance to the meeting's political
aspects. The discussion was kept
secret
The Belgians insisted at great
longth upon their points of view and
it is asserted that the gradual evacua
tion of the Ruhr as Germany pays was
assented to by Mr. Poincare with the
greatest reluctance.
Premier Poincare had another con
ference with Premier Theunis before?
leaving for Paris today.
The subjects of security for France
and Belgium 'and the future conditions
to be laid down for Germany were not
mentioned in the communique about
yesterday's meeting, but it is known
they were discussed, the Belgians in
sisting particularly that at the proper
moment all the allies should be
brought into the conference. They
made it plain that they wanted both
security and reparations but they .in
sisted upon remaining strictly within
the Versailles treaty.
The Belgians said they did not wish
to do anything to offend Great Britain
as they were obliged to look to Eng
land for protection as well as to
France.
The Belgians said the whole situa
tion should be frankly laid before the
allies as soon as Germany acknow
ledged defeat In the Ruhr and they in
sisted also, ft Is understood, that all
the allies nnd the United States should
be Informed that the Anglo-American
refusal to ratify the guarantee treaty
negotiated at Versailles at the same
time aB the German peace treaty had
created a pew situation and that the
French and Belgians were bound to
consider the question of their security
In this new light.
NEW YORK FAILS
ALBANY, N. Y., March 13. After
hours of debate which dragged last
night's session of the assembly Into
early morning hours, a motion to dis
charge the committee on excise from
further consideration of bills design
ed to repeal tho Mullan-Gag prohi
bition enforcement statutes was de
fented, 74 to 70. Defeat of tho mo
tion Is thought to mean the en.l of
the effort to repeal tho laws for this
year nt least.
separately to Oregon. Right years
ago Marvel lost his wife by death
and nt about tho same time Mrs.
Shipley's husband riled.
Through a mutual friend, Marvel
recently learned that Mrs. Hhlplcy
lived here. From his homo In east
ern Oregon, he wrote her. Corres
pondence ensued nnd courtship nnd
yesterday the wedding. Uctween the
couple they hnvc forty grand children
and seven great grnnd-nhlldren.
inuny of whom attended tho wedding.
BELGIUM BEGINS
GOING TOO FAS
GREAT-GRAND CHILDREN
EXECUTIONS
I -START AGAIN
I IN IDA AMI
1 lllrtlU
Prominent Republicans Shot
By Free State Govt, for Va
rious Crimes Michael
Creevy, Leader of Irregu
lars, Executed for Posses
sion of Arms.
CORK, Mar. U.-MBy Associated
Press). William Ilealy was executed
here this morning by the free state
authorities. He was arrested while in
possession of arms during the recent
attack on a house In Blarney street
when nn attempt was made to burn
the borne of Mrs. Powell, sister of the
late Michael Collins.
James Tarle, Patrick Hogan and
John Crerko were also executed for
possession of arms. They were arrest
ed in county Wexford.
DUBLIN, Mar. 13. James O'Rourke
was executed today after conviction of
taking part in an attack on national
army troops in a Dublin hotel last
month.
DUBLIN, Mar. 13. (By Associated
Press). Michael Creevy and Henry
Keenan, republicans, were executed
today. They were arrested after a
raid on a band at Old Castle and were
convicted of possessing arms as woll
as a large sum of money. Creevy was
a leader of the irregulars.
LONDON, Mar. 13. (By Associated
Press). The belief that further Irreg
ular raids are impending in Great Bri
tain persists in the press, although It
Is generally reported that the persons
considered most dangerous were gath
ered In last week-end.
The free state secret service agents'
became acquainted with most of tho
details of the gun-running and other
schemes at secret meetings of the
plotters.
The Morning Post says that Coun
tess Marklevicz has taken a promi
nent part in them. It quotes her as
saying at a recent gathering that the
Irish republic's chance was imminent
and support of many other countries
could be expected. The destruction of
the British empire was the theme of
other reported speeches, while trou
bles in India nnd Egypt were cited as
aiding the Irish republican aspira
tions. It seemB that women have been par
ticularly active In the Irish cause in
Great Britain, keeping in constant
communication with the irregular
forces In Ireland. One of two Irish
men held for trial yesterday for the
unlawful possession of ammunition
had In hlB possession a letter which
referred to having sent 20,000 rounds
of ammunition from London to Dublin.
PAROLED BY RITNER
SALEM, Ore., March 13. Robert
Burns and Edgar Smith, arrested yes
terday charged with robbing tho
hank at St. Paul, Ore., faced arraign
ment on a preliminary hearing In
court here this afternoon, after hav
ing entered pleas of not guilty lato
yesterday.
Burns, who Bald yesterday ho had
been paroled by Acting Governor
Rltner, was In reality paroled by
Governor Olcott October 19 last, but
was not released until November 20,
according to prlBon records.
SPOKANE, March 13. Spokane
Ladles of the Invisible Empire, an
auxiliary of the Ku Klux Klan, nindo
their first public appearance in robes
and hoods here today when six mem
bers of the organization called at the
office of a fund raising campaign for
tho local Florence Crittenden home
and made a substantial contribution.
It was announced. Their faces were
not concealed, It was stated by C. 0.
Hlgglns, director of the campaign.
Seattle Merchant Dies.
SEATTLE, Mnro 13. Henry ft.
King, prominent Senti.j merchant for
many years and a former member of
the board of control of tho statn re
formatory at Monroe, died suddenly
last night after n heart nttnrk. He
was born in Georgia In 1SG6 and came
hero in 1903. .
Parents Divorced, She
Spurns .Both for School
WWW
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LOS ANGELES. Given the privilege of choosing either of her
divorced parents with whom to live, Elennore Woithingtun, 14, spurned
them both.
"If I live with my father I don't get my mother's care and
attention," said the girl. "But if 1 live with my motheri she has to be
at work all day and docs not have time to caro fur me. 1 would ruther
go to a girls' school." This arrangement will bo made.
HOUSE WHERE GIRL
WAS MURDERED, IS
BURNED TO GROUND
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 13.
The farm house of John Tuko. upon
whose place the iliurdored body of
Anna Nosko, 11-year-old daughter of
Mr. nnd Mm. Paul Nosko, wns found
last Thursday, waa burned to- the
pound last night. Tho firo was be
llevcd to have been of Incendiary
origin. A crowd of several hundred
persons gathered when tlin firo was
seen, but no effort to quench the
flames was made. JtyMundors re
ported that two men had been so-'i
Mealing away from the l:ioo shortly
before the fire was discovered.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March II.
Sheriff William Thompson announced
todny that he had found po.-Hons in
tho vicinity of Uattlo Ground, who
said they had seen tho blackjack
found yesterday nenr the scene of the
murder of Anna Nosko, In tho pes
session of George B. Whitfield, who
Is in Jail here on n chnrgo of first
detree murder In connection with tho
gills death. Tho blackjack, blood
stained and with hairs similar to
thoso of tho slain girl stickln;; to It,
was found yesterday.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Mar. 13.
Firing a pistol Into the home of
Harry C. Budd at Bellevue, Clay coun
ty, II. L. Gulledge, farmer, 65, living
four miles south of that place yester
day killed his daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Ed Gulledge and her 20 months old
son, wounded Budd, who is Mrs. Gill
ledge's father, and fired at another
member of the family. He then re
turned to his homo and whllo posse
men made preparations to storm the
place, took his own life.
A disagreement with his son over
the latter's refusal to sign an oil and
gas lease Is said by tho authorities to
have caused the tragedy.
SEATTLE. Mar. 13. With the ar
rest last night of Paul Dlmm, alleged
to have confessed that he was a coun
terfeiter, secret service agents here
believed they hnd rounded up tho loHt
of a gang that recently flooded Pacific
coast cities with bogus 20 notes.
Three plates said to have been used In
counterfeiting wore seized.
Two Salem Trusties Escape
SALEM, Ore., March 13. Htnla
penitentiary officials today were
without any traco ot James Hunf'ird
and Frank Payne, trusties, who es
caped Sunday night from tho wood
camp near Marlon,
-1 . If A.
HOUSEBOAT RUNS
TRIP IS DELAYED
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Mar. 13
President Harding's nomadic vaca
tion cruise down the Florida east
coast today became evon more noma
dic. It has been dependent for the
last week only upon the whims of the
members of the party, but for the past
24 hours it had to take Into considera
tion the rise and fall of the tide.
The houseboat Pioneer, on which
the party Is cruising, resumed Its
struggle with sand bars today and at
eight o'clock was reported to have
passed Hlllsboro Lighthouse, eight
miles abovo Fort Lauderdale. This
made only about thirty miles travelled
since the boat leit Palm Beach Sunday
and an ebbing tide made the chances
slight of accelerating the speed. The
tentative schedule called for arrival
tomorrow at Miami.
In view of tho slow progress being
mado. It was thought that the presi
dent would come ashore horo today
for another gnmo of golf or perhaps at
Hollywood, six miles south of hero.
Word haB reached tho presidential
party that Harvey Flrestono, the rub
ber tire manufacturer, would meet the
president In Miami and probably act
as host there. Mr. Flrestono recently
has been working with the govern
ment In an endeavor to solve the rub
ber problem resulting from the virtual
British monopoly of tho raw rubber
supply and It Is considered probable
that tho question may ho discussed.
FORT LAfDEUDALE Fla., March
1.1. Unless an unexpected chnngo
occurs, plans of I'residcnt Harding,
the presidential pnrty on the house
boat I'lonccC, todny called : for tho
usual round of golf nshoro whllo
members of tho boat's crew surveyed
tho possibilities of making Miami by
tomorrow, barring further ground
ings which the boat encountered yes
terdny.
The narrowness of tho channel and
the frequency of tho sand bars yes
terday hampered tho progress ot the
party, nnd the Pioneer frequently
went aground, only to ease off again.
Hy nightfall the party gave up
hopes of reaching Miami, tho south
ern objective of tho vnentlon cruise,
boforo some time on Wednesday.
Illnrt VetoiMi Cim Tax.
OLYMIMA. Wash.. March 13,
Governor Hart has transmitted sen
ate bill 145 Increasing tho gasoline
tnx to two cents from one, to the sec
retary of state without his official
signature. The act Is designed to bo
cumo effective January 1, 1924.
Bonus Law t'liticld.
DES MOINES, Iu March 13.- Tho
stntn supreme court today upheld the
vulidlty ot Ibo Iowa bonus law.
Valentinos Decide
13 Unlucky Number,
Postpone Wedding
CHICAGO, March 13. The
unlucky date caused Rodolph
Valentino nnd his second wife,
Winifred Hudnut, to postpone
their second oi "legal" mar-
rlage today until tomorrow, It
was announced. They aro pre-
paring to leavo Friday on a
dancing nnd muiscal tour of tho
south. 4
Plans have been mado for a
quiet ceremony tomorrow at the
hotel where the motion plcturo 4
actor and his brido ore guests.
4 Judge M. L. McKlnley, chief 4
4 justice of tho Cook county 4
4 criminal court, Is expected to 4
4 perform tho ceremony. 4
444444444444
TOLL OF STORM '
GROWING; DEATH
LIST NEAR 40
CHICAGO, March 13 (By the
Associated Press.) Red Cress rep
resentatives, public officials and citi
zens' were at work today retrieving
the salvage, human and otherwise,
from tho wreckage In Beveral storm
swept states. Reports at noon today
apparently nearly complete, placed
the loss of Ufa at 41. Nearly 100
were reported Injured.
CHICAGO, Mar. 13. Gradual re
storation of telephone nnd telegraph
facilities In the storm-swept urea be
tween the Rocky mountain nnd tho
Appalachian range today brought ad
ditional details of death nnd destruc
tion, the dead nearlng the total of 40,
the Injurod counted nt approximately
200 and damage to transportation,
lines of communication, homes - and
business buildings reported at millions
of dollars.
The worst effects ot the storm, n
heavy downfall of snow or rain, ac
companied by a high wind that reach
ed the proportions ot a cyclone in
some localities, were felt at Plnson,
Linn and Dennburg, Tenn., where the
death toll was 17 and the Injured
totalled between 60 nnd 76 persons.
ThOBe little towns virtually were de
molished and todny a contingent of
Red Cross workers weer on their way
there to relieve the sufferings ot the
Injured and homeless.
Central Kentucky folt the irresist
ible force of the gale and as its effects
were being checkod today, counted its
dead at nine, the Injured at approxl
I mately 80 and propertly damage close
, to a million dollars.
In Ohio two persons were reported
killed, one at Massllon and one at
Steubenvllle. Scores were Injured.
Public utility companies of Michi
gan were reported to have suffered
damages totalling about a million and
a half dollars. Wire communication
with Grand Rapids said the storm in
the northern part of the Btate caused a
loss of nearly a million and Saginaw
estimated damage at $500,000.
Practically the whole state of Wis
consin was recovering today from the
effects of a heavy snow.
The storm brought out a new use
for radio when "lost" trnlns were lo
cated by broadcasting from Chicago.
Train service throughout the storm
area was materially delayed and In
some sections schedules had not been
restored.
Numerous towns were still without
adequate winter facilities. In Illinois,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Indi
ana work was under way to restore
transportation and communication fa
cilities. NA8irviLLE, Tenn., Mar. 13. With
a known death toll of thirty persons,
nearly 100 Injured and property dam
age that will reach several millions ot
dollars, Tennessee today was recover
Ing from one of tho severest storms in
its history, which swept practically all
sections. The gale reached a velocity
of 85 miles an hour at times.
RESULT OF HOAX BEING DISCOVERED
, EHCANARA, Mich., March 13.
No longer known as tho girl who
lived desplto the highest temperature
rf.mirtiif In mtxllnnl hlilmf In.
stead ns the young woman who per
petrated one of pathology's greatest
hoaxes. MIhm Rvitlvn f.vnti. tn,l,.u n-na
reported in a serious condition.
f or wenty-iwo (lays tho roelpient
of hundreds of messages from all
Oartfl of the rounlrv. m-IiMa lint fnvnr
was reported officially ns Imvlng
rangcu uom in ucgrcoj upwards,
BLOOD AND
IN poucy
NEXT MOVF
France Exasperated By Ger
man Attitude in Ruhr to
Strip the 'Velvet Glove'
Town 0fricials of Buer to Be
Shot if Violence Continues
in That District.
PARIS, Mar. 13. (By Associated
Press.) It Is understood that a pro
posal to strip the "velvet glove" from
the Ruhr occupation, augmenting the
number of el fact Ives there, is soon to
be considered by the cabinet In con-,
sequence ot increasing disturbances In
the occupation region.
ESSEN, Mar. 13. (By Associated
Press). The German population of
the Reckllnhausen district has been
warned by General Lalgnelot, com
manding the district, it was announced
today, that if any further French
troops are assassinated or ambushed,
the burgomaster of Buer, who is held
as a hostage together with four other
tow.n officials will be shot at once as
a measure of retaliation.
BRUSSELS, Mar. 13. (By Associat
ed Press). Three attempts to wreck
trains on the railroad line over which
Franco-Belgian coal must be hauled
are reported today In news dispatches
from the Alx La Chapelle district. In
ono of the instances a time bomb was
exploded, tearing up the track. An
accident was averted.
, BERLIN, Mar. 13. (By Associated
Press). Whether Investigation shows
that French, Belgians or Germans
killed the French officer and civilian
at Buer, the Berlin press expects that .
the German inhabitants of the Ruhr
will have to Buffer for the Incident
The Kreuz Zeltung warns Poincare
and Maginot that they had better look
out, since they are "still pouting oil
into the fire."
Die Zeit says It haB been known tor
some weeks that the morale of the
French troops was relaxing, "entire
regiments have mutinied and had to
be exchanged. This development, In
the meantime, has gone so far that
French officers are falling by the
hnnds of their own soldiers."
MULHEIM, Mar. 13 (By Associat
ed Press). A courier for Hugo Stlnnes
was intercepted yesterday by the
French as he was about to enter the
Ruhr aboard a train. All the docu
ments he was carrying were seized.
Most of the Ruhr magnates and Indus
trial firms have resortjd to private
messengers in conveying mail. It was
alleged that the French have been ran
sacking mall bags. The poBtal service
Is delayed as well as unsafe.
ESSEN, Mar. 13. (By Associated
Press). The civil mission ot engineers
headed by M. Coste French inspector
general of mines, which came into the
Ruhr to exact coal reparations from
the Industrialists, has begtih realiza
tion ot Its plans. A party of engineers,
escorted by a battalion ot French in
fantry, seized today the state coke
plant of Wosterhold with 1000 tons ot
coke on hand.
T
E
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13. Ad
vances of ten cents per hundred
pounds In the price of refined cane
sugar to $9.50, and in refined beet
sugar to $9.40, both effective tomor
row, were announced here today by
tho California-Hawaiian Sugar Re
finery, the Western Sugar Refinery
and tho Spreckles Sugar company.
Miss Lyons vns snid todny to have
found tho excitement which accom
panied her treatment and the subse
quent exposure of her trick of touch
ing the thermometer to a tiny hot
water bottle too much for her, :
As n ronscquence sho was reported
hysterical, with a temperature of 104
nnd a possibility that death ' might
follow her protracted faking.
Dr. II. J. Defnet, city physlclnn,
hnn been treating her for weeks for
peritonitis..