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PACE TTVFj I METTFOT?r MATT, TRTBTTNT?. MEPFORT), OTCEfiOX, TUESDAY, "DECEMBER 18. 1023 W.-W.'S SCORN PAROLES SAKS E ( i Washington Chief of Execu tives Declares He Has Of fered Paroles to Wobblies Sentenced for Syndicalism, But They Refuse to Accept. OLYMPIA, Wanb., Doe. 18. Mem bers of the I. "W. V. now Horvlng sen tences for symlicallmn In the state penitentiary have beon, offered paroles and refused them, Governor IjOuIh 1( Hart announced this morning, find will be treated no differently than any other prisoners In tho peniten tiary eligible for parole. 1 Eight other prisoners convicted of murder who are also members of the 1 1. W. W. Will receive no more consid eration than prisoners belonging to other organizations, the governor de clared. - The governor's statement In full follows: "At tho regular quarterly meeting of the Washington state penitentiary parole board held In Juno, 1923. nt GOV RNOR HART ANNOUNCING the opening of BROWNS' BUFFET LUNCH BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER STEAKS and CHOPS Open From 7 A. M. to Midnight M U u Medford Hardware & ?' M Sporting Goods Co. 327 East Open Evenings from. Where Does Your Youngster Think Money Comes From? " .' . The children of nowadays seem, to think that Dad plucks dollars out of the air. How different it will be when they arc required ; to go after a living for themselves! V It's easy to save them a lot of rather severe knocks by making them earn a little of the money they spend, or betterall of it. Give yours a savings account at the Jack- . son County Bank this Christmas and pro vide a wav to cam. ' in niimiiiiiinillltr JACKSON COUNTY BANK the ponltentinry at Walla Walla, ln Hit regular and ordinary course of i business of the board, there was brought before it separately four in mates of the institution that were sentenced for violation of the syndi calism laws of the suite of "Washing ton. Each of these prisoners stated that they did not wish a parole untl j such time as iill 'wobblies' were re-1 leased from the penitentiary. 'These prisoners are- treated no differently- than any others In the prison and no different rule will be established for their benefit. When ever they feel that they are In a frame of mind to go out Into society and are willing to go before the board and accept tho action of the board, they will be given an opportunity so to do and I hav,e every reason to be lieve that the board's action would be determined as U is in every , other nnsn A nH T hnvo tin i4ulit thnt tllAV would already havo had their liberty! by action of the board' of , parole if they would accept the same, . "As far as prisoners in the peniten tiary convicted of .murder Ore con cerned, it does not matter to what or ganization or society they may hold allegiance, each case must be decided upon Its own merits and the facts." WAIVLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 18. There are five prisoners in tho state penitentiary convicted , under tho criminal syndicalism laws for short termt and several of them have been eligible for parole but have refused such release, preferring to either secure a pardon or serve out their terms, according to tfio statement of prison officials. They are: F. A. Brown, Thomns Nash, W. F. Moudy, Dan Curtln and Fred Nash. In addition there are eight of the Oentralia convicts, sent up Tor from 25 to 40 years for second degree mur der. They are: Bert Smith, O. C. Main St. Thursday 'TIM Christmas. . m 'I Hlnnd, Jim Mrliurnyt Itert island, Jon La nib, Hoy lit kcr. Hui-no llariiftt and J,ortm Koberis. the latter being held as criminally insane and there fore requiring jury action before he could be released. CHICAGO. Dec. 1. Appeal for the release of 119 prisoners serving sen tences In California, Washington, Idaho and Oklahoma penitentiaries after conviction under anti-syndicalism laws was made to .governors of those states today by the I. W. W., Harry Feinberg. secretary of the gen eral defense committee of that organ ization announced. Telegrams sent to the state chief executives pointed to President Cool Idge's release of federal I. W. W. pris oners and urged Christmas pardons for men in state prisons. California 'has 101 prisoners, re lease of which is asked by the I. W. eitfht servlnif terms of second degree ! murder growing out of the Centralia disturbance; Idaho has three and Oklahoma two. DELEGATION SENT TO INSPECT OIL, CHICAGO, Doc. 18. Leo Koretz, missing promoter of an alleged Pan-i ama "oil bubble" was indicted hero today on a charge of operating a confidence game. The true bill was returned several days ago after the grnnd jury had heard testimony of Samuel Rich man, who claimed he wus swindled out of $32,000 by Ko retz. The . committee which Koretz sent from New York on Thanksgiving day to "inspect" the "oil properties." in the Baynno river district of Panama returned home today, crestfallen and perplexed, for they found no trace of the Bayona River Trust company nor any Indication that Koretz had been known there or had ever visited Pan ama. Among several anonymous letters received at the state's attorney's of fice from persons purporting to tell of 'Koretz's operations and his rela tions with women, was one from Davenport, Iowa, expressing faith in Koretz and declaring ho was in Chi cago last Sunduy and attended a ser mon, delivered In a theater. This let ter, written on stationery of the Hotel Dempsey, Davenport, declared that if given a chance to liquidate, the losses would be nominal. Livestock. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18. Cat tle steady; receipts 193. Beef steers, good grade $7ffip8; medium $li.$07? common steers $4.25 5. E0;. hogs steady; receipts 98. Medium to good and choice 1G0 to 200 lbs.. $77.50; 200 to 250 lbs., $G.G0fgi7. Sheep nom inally steady; receipts G4. KftKS. PORTLAND, Oro., Doc. 18. Errs steady; pullets 358Cc; mixed colors, 35 and 3tlc; hennery 40 42c delivered Portland. nnttcr. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. i8. Butter steady; extra cubes, city, 45tfM5',4c; country 44 Op 44 14c. Unilergrados, 42 843c; prints 4c; cartons 60c. But terfat steady; best churning cream 60 6 61c lb., t. o. b., Portland. Poultry. PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 18. Poul try receipts heavy, nominal; no de mand yet. Heavy hens 21c; light 10c; springs 2122c; ddeks, colored. 143 16c; white Pektns 17f$18c; turkeys, live nominal; dressed nominal at 26 27c. Pitntoos. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 18. Pota toes slow $11.25. Portland Wheat. PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 18. Wheat bids: Hard white, bluestem, baart, western white, soft white $1; nor thern spring, western red, hard win ter 96c. Today's car receipts Wheat 87; flour 6; corn 10; oats 1; hay 10. . Ran Francisco Murkct. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18. (U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics) Ekkh. extras '48'c; extra pullets 46 14c; buttcrfat f. o. b., Ban Fran cisco 67. Poultry unchanged. Liberty Bonds. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Liberty bonds closed: 99.30; first 4's 98.11; first 4's 98.14; second 4K's 98.11; third 4H'o 99.9; fourth 4'4's 98.13; U. S. Govern ment 4',4'b 99.17. FOKKKK FILLING LAUGH OltDKlt AIKI'LANKS FOK RUSSIA COPENHAGEN Fokker of Hol land has been working' for the past month on a largo order for Russia of modern Fokker airplanes, equipped with Mapier-Llon engLnes of 450 h. p., says ths Stockholm , Svenska .Dag hladct. It Is believed that 600 have already been sent. U Russia, . being one-third of an agreed delivery of 1500 machines. In tho summer the soviet govern ment bought 700 airplane engines and recently purchased several thousand mohln-un -barrels. It Is -now re ported that the soviet is negotiating with the Swedish Bofors works for tho purchase of 1,000,000 army hel mets. , Valuable Furs Rtnleii. : . LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. Furs valued at (30.000 were reported stolen today from the Roberts Fur store here.' Eirtranco jwas gained by tunneling through the wall from an adjoining vacant store. L DECIDED IN FAVOR I . The present list of jury cases closed Saturday afternoon with the case of Smith vs. Bertleson. This case Involved a claim on a nolo given for the purchase of certain merchantable timber, then standing in the Evans creek section. The de fondant claimed that ho purchased a certain number of thousand feet, but that upon cutting It ho found that the amount was 100,000 feet short of the amount agreed to be delivered. The plaintiff wns represented by Gus Newbury and tho defendant by Frank DeSouza. The plaintiff was awarded the decision Involving about $3f0, including costs. Court will be In Besslon for general court matters, commencing Tuesday. The court will be in Grants Pass for a few days preparing matters for the January term there which com mences January 2. If tho work in Josephine county Is completed by January 21, a special jury will be drawn In Jackson county to dlsposo of the remaining civil and criminal mat ters. It la expected that the grand jury will reconvene about January 7th to take up the prohibition cases. The civil cases set for January 21, providing Judge Thomas finishes at Grants Pass by that time nre: Amer ican; Soda Fountain Co.. vs. Medford Grocery Co.; Pratt vs. Calhoun; Med ford National bank vs. Butler. IS BEING SOLD, SEATTLE STORES SEATTLE, Dec. 18. Charges that liquor Is freely sold In retail places In the business district of tills city and that the business has been so well or ganized and uniformity of prices 1ms been attained were, according to the office of . Prosecuting Attorney Mal colm Douglas, today beforo a grnnd jury f the King county superior court that for a month lias been Investigat ing conditions here. Witnesses hnd been called to try to tell the jurors why frequent cargoes of liquor reach Seattle from the north, It wns stated. Arrests under ' Indictments return ed Snturdny by tho grand Jury charg ing gambling grew today to G5. SEATTLE,: Dec.'? 18. Elaborate pinna for combnttlng the smuggling of liquor into the United States by way of Puget Sound will " be laid before President Coolldge by Millard Hart son, collector of customs for tills dis trict, who was to leave today for Washington, he announced, "With six boats, one large and the rest small, to augment the slow cut ters of the const guard, we could put a big crimp In the liquor running bus iness" said Mr. Hartson. He added that he would ask for money to sta tion more men along the Canadian border. HOME MADE PLUM PUDDING I FRUIT CAKE and MINCE MEA for CHRISTMAS HEINZ PLUM PUDDING HEINZ FIG PUDDING LIBBY'S PLUM PUDDING CHRISTMAS CANDIES CHRISTMAS NUTS CHRISTMAS ORANGES Fresh Home Made Cakes Fancy Box Chocolates PERSONAL ATTENTION Phone 252 3 LIVES LOST N HOTEL FIRE HOUSTON, . Texas, Dec. 18. The bodies of throe men were recovered by firemen from tho ruins of the Capitol hotel, in the center of the business section which was destroyed by fire today. The bodies were burned virtually beyond recognition. Firemen continued their search through the ruins. It was believed that another person bud been burned to death. A check of tho Kucsts of the. hotel could not be made. Property damago is estimutod at $300,000. Tho flames for a time threatened tho entire district. Originating In tho hotel building, the fire spread rapidly to the adjoining buildings. A falling wall crashed to the roof of the nd Joining building, occupied by tho W. C. Munn company, a depart ment store. The fire was checked later but all stores on that side of tho block were damaged by water. LE OLYMPIA. ,-Wash., , Dno. I8.r-A parole was granted to George Pepoon, serving a life sentence ntAVulla Walla penitentiary by Governor Louis F. Hart toduy. While actual pardon can not be made for about n yenr. Gov ernor Hart announced that ho had no doubt it will bo confirmed at that lime. A belief in Pepoon's innocence of the murder of his wlfo. of which ho wns convicted May 31, 1010, was ex pressed In a mass of correspondence received by tho governor.. Hherlff W. II. Graham, who arrested I'epoon, Prosecutor H, G. Kirkpntrlck, the trial judge, members of tho Jury that convicted him, and hundreds of citi zens of Stephens county havo peti tioned Governor Hnrt to act, he wild. 300 Russian Refugees Sail for United States CHERBOURG, Franco, Dec. 18. A party of 300 Russian refugees reached Cherbourg late in November only to bo told tho Russian immigration quota to the United HtntcB Was ex hausted, and a number of them docid ed to settle down hero and wait until next summer when tho. new quota should become operative. Now they havo received the unexpected news that the bars against their admission to tho United States had beon lifted and they were taken on board tho liner Aqultania, sailing for New York today. Would Avoid Heresy Trial NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Plans hnvo boon mado to avoid a trial of tho Rev. Lee AV. Heaton, Fort Worth rector, on a herosy charge for challenging tho doctrine of tho virgin birth, Rov. Krnest At. Stlres, rector of Saint Thomas' church in this city and a fundamentalist partisan, announced today. .Bitte TftoughtSr Txbu THI'J POWER OF THOUGHT. As he tlilnkvtli In his hcurt, so Is he. Proverbs 2.'i:7. ' RED WOOD GIFT BOXES Filled With Delicious Fruits arid Nuts A ? ti. E. MARSH j ' ; grocer: :: t:t Half Boxes Extra Fancy Bosc Pears ' ' ! i il i i iiiii ii : m inrjn mi 11 a -w a u .tittu ir,i.t i t i ii n-ii i in ' -MX,' I ' H i i r I I Mi l 1111 I Til I II lllilllliHCiir.il ftta: I II I'll I & lAVJLO.U.A 11 IU 1 fr-773.. II 1 1 1 1 II - II II i i ii n i i i ii hi . ti ii i nil i i n t mil w I l .11 I k It , ii ill I j ilt" IT. I i i tun 1 1 r niinriD n r tw r ai iiii in i i ; . I 1 11 II n ! i 19 P Iras' ! 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