Medford mail tribune., April 21, 1923, Page 6, Image 6

SfEDFORB 5KIE TRIBUNE, HEDP0RD. OREGON, S3TTTRB5Y, SPRIL' ST.' 1923
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LOSES DEMURRER
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Tbe action of the State ot Oregon
vs. tbe Hartman Syndicate of tbe Pa
cific Coast, which bai been pending
before Judge Thomas In circuit court
for some time, on demurrer by tbe de
fendant, has been passed on by Jndge
Thomas, adversely to the defendant.
T bat is the demurrer and motion of
tbe defense bas been overruled and
20 days given tbe defense to plead
further. ,
"S-.The plaintiff In the action Is At
torney General I. S. Van Winkle for
tbe state, which was represented in
Ilia argument before Judge Thomas
fry Assistant Attorney General Willis
6.; Moore. Both parties to the action
HOLD SUSPECT IN
RADIO ROBBERY
UNDER$1000 BOND
II. L. Bowman of Central Point
vas placed under $1000 bonds late
yesterday when be was arrargned be
fore Justice Glenn O. Taylor on a
charge of complicity In tbe theft of
the Virgin radio broadcasting set
last Monday nigbt. Time for a bear
ing bas not yet been set.
Emery Tull and Paul Wright, who
are alleged to have confessed to the
burglary are in tbe county jail and
still maintained last nigbt that they
were Induced to commit the crime
by Bowman. They will be tried be
fore tbe juvenile court.
Bowman, according to officers, de-
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agree that it Is a test case and thati"1 this absolutely, and says that he
'upon tbe opinion that has been ren-j 'bought the apparatus which the boys
dered bv the circuit court the matter left witn him was a receiving set. H
will be carried to the supreme court
for final decision
''This suit "bring op a new point,
and tbe decision and outcome will be
watched all over the United States.
If the defendant's contention Is suc
cessful. It will mean a flood of at
tempts by companies to follow a like
course;
i In Massachusetts and California It
has been held that the position taken
by the defendant Is good, but Judge
Thomas bas held with the attorney
general. The real question Involved
la whether' the defendants can avoid
the Blue Sky law and state super
vision,' and also avoid fees of state,
lodge Thomas has held tbey could
not.
.-"'In 'Justice to the Hartman Syndi
cate and the promising great Import
ance of their shale oil operations in
tbls county. Judge Watson, attorney
ror tbe syndicate, says
"Tbls Is a friendly action agreed to
by tbe attorney general and the at
torneys for the syndicate tr. the pur
pose of having tbe law construed ny
tbe supreme court, with the under
standing that whichever way the de
cision In the circuit court went, the
losing party would appeal to tbe su
preme court. -. No judgment bas been
rendered, except overruling the de
murrer and motion. It Is now up to
tbe defense to appeal to the supremo
court wblch tbey are Intending to do
at once.
"The position or the defense is that
the law of J 817 does not aply where
what Is known as an express trust,
sometimes caled a pure trust, or Mas
sachusetts trust Is Involved. Tbls is
the Issue and In no way Involves the
operations now being carried on by
the syndicate, except that if the su
preme court should hold that tlio syn
dicate must qualify under the act of
1817, It is up to thorn to do so. There
are many similar concerns In the
state all of whom are concerned with
a construction of this law."
The grand Jury adjourned Friday
evening until Monday morning, with
out returning any new Indictments,
tbe Saturday recoss being taken ow
ing to the religious belief of one of
tbe grand Jurors. It Is expected that
tbe work will be completed by the
middle of the week, and expect to
finish all the grand jury business to
date. .
was to ship It to them after tbey got
to Seattle and knew nothing of It's
having beep stolen.
According to oflfcers, the boys at
tribute every act they executed In
performing the robbery to have been
Inspired by Bowman. The Humilia
tion of finger prints with a greasy
rag, which they said Bowman took
from a tool box on the side ot his
car and gave them for the purpose,
and the wearing of rags on their feet
they attribute to Bowman's sugges
toins.
Bowman told the officers that
there had never been a tool box on
bis car and anyone finding a place
where a tool box was or bad been
could have the car.
Wright recenlly arrived from Los
Angeles and bad been working for
Fftvcrnl duyB at the Hotel Holland us
bell boy.
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TO DECORATE EOR
A meeting of tho Retail Merchants'
bureau of tho Medford Chamber of
C'omnu'reo was held lust ovening and
money was appropriated to provide
badges for the delegates who will at
tend tho convention of the Oregon
Hlulo Federation of Women's clubs,
to bo held here.
A deeiulon was nlso made to bold
meetings of the burenu on the second
Monday of each month, mm tho Craters
have selected the first and third Mon
days. Two more nicotinics of the bu
reau aro scheduled to tako place be
fore the summer vucutlon. .
A suggestion that merchants of
Medford get together and hold a
picnic at the Elks' picnic grounds on
Itnguo itlver was discussed. .
Before adjournment a committee
was appointed to urge all merchants
to docdrnte their windows In tho
colors of the Oregon Htato Federation
of Women's (-tubs, yellow, red and
green. Tho committee Is as follows
K. K. Wilson. H. M. Marsh, Charles
Tulent and Fred Weeks.
, Bank Reserves Increase
NEW YORK, April 21. Tho actual
condition of cloarlng house banks nnd
trust companies for tho week shows
an excess In reserve of $16,11990,740.
This Is an Increase of $3,603,440.
Announcement
Wo have recently taken on the sor
vice station stock or McQuay-Norrls
Walnrlght pistons, In addition to
greatly Increasing our stock or De
Lux pistons, and we are now In better
shape to supply the autoist with his
requirements than ever bofore. You
can depend upon the reliability of this
Bhop pioneers In gas engine work
and specialists in cylinder nnd piston
rofltting. We have a very complete
stock of piston rlnsB. Rlvorslde
Garngo. 2G
With Medford trade Is Medford made.
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LEAVING TONIGHT
The most dymanic figure on the screen
PRISCILLA DEAN
In a mighty melodrama of love and
adventure
"The Flame of Life"
Starting Tomorrow
TOM
MIX
in
"THE FIGHTING
STREAK"
ialto
Continuous Shows
Today and Tomorrow
12:30 to 11:00 P.M.
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The board of ' directors of the
Medford chamber of commerce met
yesterday at the Hotel Medford at
luncheon and accepted the appuca
lion of C7S members of the Chamber
of Commerce. ;
The board voted to appropriate $45
for ., ih rent, of the Presbyterian
church for the Greater Medford club
to be used during the convention here
of the Oregon tHate Federation of
women's clubs.
Fifteen dollars was a I no voted to
provide premiums for high school
students writing the best esfiays and
making the beat posters for Fire Pre
vention week.
Appreciation was voted to the Fos
ter and Kleiser advertising company
for the billboard space, posters and
labor donated to the Chamber of
Commerce during the recent mem
bership drive which resulted In a
saving of approximately $100 to the
chamber.
The propositlon'of the county court
to publish 10,000 JarkftOn county
booklets at a cost of C75, three hun
dred and seventy-five of which was
to have been paid by the county, two
hundred by the Medford Chamber
of Commerce and one hundred by the
Ashland Chamber of Commerce was
rejected on the grounds that the
county has sufficient funds to carry
on this work alone.
Publication of a road map to be
distributed from the Chamber of
Commerce was authorized.
The board has also offered to an
num e the expense of operating the
Virgin broadcasting station for a pe
riod of three months and has re
quested the Craters club to furnish a
program twice a week. The board
does not look favorably upon the
plan of moving the station from the
fairgrounds Into town however.
A wire was sent to President Hard
ing Inviting him to stop In Med lord
and see the beauties of the Kogue
River valley on hfs tour of the west.
OBITUARY
DAVIS The remains of Frank
Davis, brother of J. T. and Pearl Davis
of the Davis Transfer Co. of this city
are expected to arrive In Medford this
evening. The body will be accompan
ied by Mrs. DavlB and daughter.
Funeral services will be held at the
Conger Funeral chapel at 3:30 Sunday,
Hov. Howe, of the Christian church
officiating. Interment in I. O. O. F.
cemetery.
WEARS, FARRELL
A farewell dinner was given last
night at the Hotel Medford In honor
of Attorneys Fred L. Mears and
Frank P. Farrell by the bar of Med
ford. both of whom have been promi
nent In the public and civic life of
the city for years, the former as city
attorney and Baptist church leader,
and the latter as former commander
of the American Legion post, , presi
dent of the Lincoln club, and secre
tary of the Medford farm loan asso
ciation. -
Each has also been active In re
publican politics- Mr. Mears leaves
next week for his future home at
Los Angeles and Mr. Farrell will
leave in a week or so to also locate
in California.
The dinner proved to be a vefy en
joyable and informal affair attend
ed by 27 members of the local bar,
with food to the right of them and
to their left and thundering, down
their throats from 6:30 to 9:30 p. m..
the latter hour being the legal bed
time tor the honored guests and
most of the hosts.
C. M. Thomas, judge of the circuit
court, presided as toastmaster . and
speeches were made by 'Former
Judge F. M. Calkins, Porter J. Neff,
Judge Glenn O. Taylor," E. E. Kelly,
JH. Carkin, Ous Newbury and O. C.
Boggs; and 'of cocrse, Messrs. Mears
and Farrell, who slung back Into the
teeth of the gathering the lovely
things said of them and their ster
ling worth, and told how regretful
they were to leave our beautiful val
ley with Its charming climate and
people.
After that the gathering developed
into free for all discussion of varlouH
topics.
To the Public: , . '. ,
'With the dance" at ' the Oriental
bsll room this evening 'the Anferlcati
Legion will discontinue Its series ot
dances for the season. . The -Legion
desires to express Its thanks and ap
preciation to the oeople'of bur com
munity for tbe splendid) patronage
accorded this series of dances, and
through this response tbe post has
been able to carry on . its ;acrivitie
and welfare work In the interest of
the ex-service man. The post feels
that it has given to the community
one of the finest ball rooms In the
state, which has been finished at a
cost of several thousand dollars, and
which many people have said would
be a credit to a city the size of Port
land. The beauty and attractiveness
of this ball room Is tbe culmination
ot months of work on the part of
Thomas W. Swera, who Is entitled to
especial credit for his creative abil
ity in this work.
C. Y. TENGWALD,
Commander Medford Post.
ON TRAIL OF MURDERESS
(Continued from page one)
gram. Sheriff W. I. Traeger, of Los
Angeles who Is la this city today,
asked that a close watch be kept on
the woman as she was believed to be
CHAPLIN IS BEST MAN AT
DIRECTOR TO IViARJORIE DAW
ly Hills residence of Douglas Fair
banks and his wife, Mary Picktord.
Mary Plckford was matron ot hon
or and Charlie Chaplin best man.
- In obtaining the license Miss Daw
gave her name as Marguerite E.
House and her age as 21. The groom,
who is Chaplin's assistant director
and professionally known as Eddie
Sutherland, gave his age as 26.
. LOS ANGELES, April 21. Mar
Jorie Daw, motion picture actress,
and Alfred Edward Sutherland,
screen actor and director, who were
married last .night, . were back- at
work making pictures today. They
postponed their honeymoon because
of press of screen engagements. The
wedding was performed at the Bever-
desperate and might attempt, suicide.
.Sheriff Traeger bad been expecting
for several days to bear of the loca
tion of Mrs. Phillips in Honduras, he
said. He had traced her movements
from New Orleans to Vera Cruz, Mex
ico and from there through San Salva
dor Into Honduras.
LOS ANGELES, April 21. The dis
trict attorney's office here today on
request of the sheriff, started pre
paration of certified copies of the in
dictment, transcript of testimony and
other evidence of the conviction of
Clara Phillips on a charge of murder
for use in connection with extradition
proceedings should she be arrested in
Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Armour Lee Phillips is held In the
county jail today for investigation. A
writ of habeas corpus returnable
Tuesday for release on bail wtui Issued
today in superior court. .' .
" Concealed In Cabin
LOS ANGELES, April 21. Clara
Phillips, while being sought tnruont
the nation was concealed for two
weeks In a cabin at Beverly Hills,
within fifteen miles of the county Jail
from which she escaped December 15,
it became known here today. Tho
cabin was occupied by the hammer
murderess until December 18. 8he
left the state on that date, according
to information divulged here today.
J. C. Carson, believed by the sheriff's
office to be with Clara Phillips in Te
gucigalpa, was seen a few days after
Christmas In company with Armour
Lee Phillips, husband of, the fugitive,
according to reports on file at the
sheriffs office. The report was by
an officer of Inglewood, a Buburb of
Los Angeles, that he found Carson and
Phillips In a closed car with lights
extinguished and after ascertaining ,
their identity In investigating why ,
their lights were dark, made a report.
At that time Carson was not assocl-i;
ated with the flight of Mrs. Phillips'!
and therefore no significance was at
tached to the report then. It was said.
Carson left here January 1, It Is de
clared.' '
DENTAL ESSAY CONTEST
MERSHON Tho funeral services
for Benjamin F. Mershon late of 19
Rohg avenue Medford, will be held ut
Conger's Funeral Chapel Sunday at 2
P. m.. Rev. J. It. Sasnett officiating.
Interment will be made at Auburn,
Nebraska.
PARKER Nancy Ellen Parker,
known to everyone in Hutte Falls as
"Grandma Parker," was horn July 10
1834 at Stouts Grove, near Springfield,
Illinois, and died In Butte Falls, April
3, 1923. On December 17, 1850, In
llloomlngton, Illinois she married Dr.
Robert L. Parker. They moved to
Eldora, Iowa, In 1SB1. In 1864 they
came to California, returning to lowa
in 1866, with teams us they had come,
making the trip in three months, and
three days. In 1867 they moved to
Missouri, living there three and a half
years, thence to KanBas and after two
and a half years there back to Iowa.
In 1875 they came to Oregon, by train
to Reno, Nevada, thence by train to
Lake county. In 1878 they moved to
Eagle Point and in 1896 to Big Butte.
Dr. Parker passed away on April
23, 1907, and In 1910 Grandma Parker
cume to Butte Falls.
She passed away on April 3, 1923
at the age of 88 years, eight months
and 24 days. She leaves three chil
dren, Wm. W. Parker, Mary L. Hery-
ford and Ella 11. Smith, all of Butte
Falls, Oregon, 14 grandchildren and
26 great grandchildren.
Grandma Parker made her home
with hor daughter, Mrs. Smith, after
moving to Hutte Falls, and was known
to most everyone as Grandma Parker.
She was very active right up to the
time of hor death and enjoyed the best
of health all the time except tor occa
sional few days.
When a little girl she lived on the
adjoining form to that, of Abraham
Lincoln and he used to spend a lot of
tlma at their home. She often spoke
of thoso visits nnd of sitting on his lap
when a child.
EADS Ibble Bcllo Eads. wife of
Clarence Eads, died at her home.
128 South Holly, from tuberculosis.
aged 43 years, 7 months, 1 day. Native
or Illinois. Born Atrg. 20, 1S79. Mrs.
Eads has been a resident of Medford
tor the past IS years. She leaves her
husband;. Clarence leads, and one
daughter, Rachael Allcen: her father,
Macon Sanders; one Bister, Mrs. Nel-
llo Martin, one brother, William San
ders, all of Snllnn, Kansas. Funeral
services will be held at tho Perl Fu
neral Homo Monday at 2:30 p. m..
Hev. Slmrpo officiating. Interment
In I. O. O. F. cemetery.
Relieves BacMchg
'Have hnd kidney trouble and back
ache for many years and I tried sev
eral doctors but got only temporary
relief. A friends advised mo to try
Foley Kidney Pills, and before I used
two boxes I was entirely well," writes
A. C. Perkins, Summer Shade, Ky.
Kidney and bladder trouble requires
prompt treatment. Foley Kidney Pills
glvo quick relief. Refuse substitutes
Insist upon Foley's. Sold everywhere.
Adv.
The following pupils of Jackson
county have been awarded first
places in the state dental essay con
tent, and are listed according to rank
of school, and grade in school:
District of First Class.
Seventh and eighth grades Helen
Leach, 7A, Washington.
Fifth and sixth grades Harold
Gurtsock, 6A, Roosevelt.
Rural Reboots.
Seventh and eighth grades Cath
orino Coger, 8th grade, Sams Valley
school. .
Fifth and sixth grades James
Odell Lance, Cth . grade, Gold Hill
school.
Essays to which the judging com
mittee gave especial consideration
are by the following pupils:
Medford' schools Seventh and
grades. Second place, Robert Ham
mond, 8A, Lincoln school.
Honorable mention Ellen ' Wil
liams SB, Lincoln, school; Harriot
Hill, 8B, Lincoln school; Bertha
Murle Cherry, 7A Lincoln school;
Ruth Lawrence, 8A, Lincoln school.
Rural schools, seventh and eighth
grades Second place, Richard G.
Scott, 8th, Rogue River schools.
Honorable mention Harryi Tonn,
8th, Lost Creek school; Frances Wil
son, 7th, Sums Valley school; Lester
Pickett. 7th, Rogue River schools;
Mary Lnnes, 8th, Rogue River school;
Koscoo Owens, 7th, Wellen school
District 76; Jeanette McNerney, 8th
District 60, Green Spring Mt. school.
Medford schools. Fifth and sixth
grades Second place Wilbur Fehl,
6A.
Honorable mention Hazel Oliver.
GA, Roosevelt school; Walter Scott.
6A, Roosevelt school; Ruth Whipple.
SA, Roosevelt school; Josephine Wal
dron, 6A, Roosevelt School; Elizabeth
I'enoyar, 6A, Washington school.
Rural schools.. Fifth and' sixth
grades Second place, Burwell O'Kel-
ly, 5tn grade, Rogue River schools.
Honorablo mention Mnrtha Laws.
Rogue River schools; Dorothy Freed,
6tn grade,. Rogue River schools: Deb
ornh Pelle, Glh. District 89, Central
school; Aran Van Dyne. 5th, District
42. Lost creek; Edna Roseborry. 6th.
district 42. Antinrh school; Felbert
Itogers, 6th, District 18, Ant loch
school; Thelma Sanderson, 6th, Dis
trict 18, Antioch school; Edna Tyler,
Cth. District 60. Green Spring Mt.,
school; Vlvlnn Tyler, Cth, District 60,
Green Spring Mt. school; Marguerite
rorter. otn. District 67, Gold Hill
schools; Ruth Cameron, 6th, District
67, Hold mil schools; John Chlsholm.
6th. District 57, Gold 'Hill schools:
William Edmondson, 6th, District 76.
Wellen school.
iho Judging committee for this
contest was composed of Mrs. Rose
Dodge Gnley, Ashland; Miss Telch,
county nome demonstration agent.
Mrs. Harriet Minthorn, Rogue River.
R. F. D. Their services so ffenerotmlv
given made the completion of the
contest possible.
(Signed)
SISANXB CARTER HOLMES.
Hums Fatal to Throe,
CHICAGO, April 21. Three per
sons burned In thn si
plosion at the Corn Products plant in
rgo yesterday, died. '
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WANTED Washing. Work guaran
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FOR SALE Fine Jersey cow; also
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