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rRDFO"RT) MATL TRTP.TTXE. ,MEDFOTCn, OnTCfiONT. WEDNESDAY, JAXUA17Y 2. 1024
CI NOD'S HOME
COMPLETELY GUTTED
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Fire, believed to have originated
from a defective flue, or an over
heated stove In the dining room, gut
ted the home of C. M. Kidd, 32 Kohh
court, this noon causing damage vn
HouHly estimated from $1500 tu
$3000, fully covered by insurance.
The roof and ceilings of the resi
dence were badly burned, and the in
terior furnishings damnged by fire
and water. Tho bhize centered in the
ceiling, and was rather a; stubborn
ono to combat. Dr. J. J. Kmmens
assisted In getting considerable fur
niture out of the house, Including the
piano.
Tho firo alarm was sounded at
11:4ft n. m., and the equipment was
hack in the firo station at 1:10 p. m.
Mrs. Kidd was in the house at the
time and wns resting, being awnken
cd by the sound of flames crackling
In the walls. Mr. Kidd, who Is one
of Medford's l;est known residents,
will probably rebuild at once.
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COUNTY TAX LEVY
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explained turning toward Alius Purvl
anco In her explanation, "don't you
remember that I borrowed your pow
der puff and that I was using it just
as we heard the shots and you went
raving crazy and shouted: 'My God,
what is this thing!' and I thought it
was some fireworks that someone was
using to celebrate tho new year?"
Miss Purvianco may have remem
bered but a detective lieutenant inter
rupted her answer by asking Kelly
whether It was in fear of his own life
or In a desire to protect his employer
that ho shot Dines.
Judge and Mrs. John V. Knowles" "For the protection of my own life"
, . a said the chauffeur. "I knew Bines
ot I Grande, are spending a few days Boin(f lo mke. tniU bottlo and
in southern Oregon. 'smash me. I shot him to protect
Judge Knowles Is a candidate for the myself. He didn't make much fuss
republican nomination for associate about it. but I saw what ho was going
justice of the suprorflo court In place tH do ftU rlnt- ,,e was UBt oln8 to
of Lawrence P. Harris, who recently do U nlce und casy
resigned. I "Mabel Normand Is sick with ap-
i-..,i i i 9 i pcndicltis," he said, "and should be in
Mr. Knowles has been J.i.Iro of tlio ,ho ,. x tl.l0(1 to KCt her nwtty
" juuiuiui in.inu, """I"'""k from Dfnos and ho wouldn't let her go
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BETTER MUSIC
Vnlon and Wallowa counties, continu
ously since 1907. Ho was born In Clr
cleville, Ohio, May 18, 1S(7, at an early
age removed with his parents to south-1
ern Kansas, received his education In'
and when he interfered with mo I
took out Miss Normand's pistol which
1 took from her home and shot him."
Dines Denies Attack
Dines' version of the affair was
the public schools of Kldorado, Kans , mewhltt different.
and at linker university, a Methodist
college at Baldwin. Alter he was ad
mitted to tho bar In 1SS8 ho practiced
"Wo were sitting In tho apartment
chatting." ho wild, "wo had a few
drinks and Kelly came in and inter
rupted us. l!o demanded that Miss
Tho county tax levy for tho year, as
fixed and approved by the county
court Is UH.fi mills outside high s-hool
dlsttii-ts, and mlll:i Inside high
school districts, and 1!U mills in Ah
land, owing to no levy being drawn
In that city for the library fund.
Tho levy is a reduction of 3 mills
outside of high school districts, 2.7
mills Inside of high school districts,
and a 2.7 mills reduction In Ashland,
over last year.
The levy is divided as follows:
Btato tax, 7.2 mills. v
General expense, 7.1 mills.
Market road, 1.5.
Redemption fund Pacific Highway
bonds, .8 mills. :
' Interest Pacific Highway bonds, .7
mills.
Interest Crater Luko Highway
bonds, .7 mills.
Completion of Ashland-Klamath
Falls Highway, IT. mills.
Schools, 2.6 mills.
High school, 1.4 mills.
Library fund, .2 mills.
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The Mrs. 13. I,. Maxwell place in
tho Griffin creek district, known as
tho old Morris ranch, was destroyed
by firo last Monday morning. Ing
Wold, brother of Jonas Wold, and
family had 'Just moved In and the
family were ut breakfast when they
henrd tho fire, which originated ap
parently from a defettivo flue. They
fled from the house and nothing could
be done to savo tho dwelling, as the
flames had too much of a start. The
loss is $1500, on which there was an
Insuraneo of $looo.
WILLITS INQUEST
FRIDAY JL NL
Tho coroner's inquest Into the
death of Amos It. Wlllits. killed by
a falling wall at (he Page 1 heal or Tire
last Humlay morning, will be held
next Friday morning at ten o'clock,
at tho Perl Funeral parlors. Tho In
fluent will be in charge of Coroner
John A. Perl, with District Attorney
Newton W. Pnrden assisting, Kye
witnesses of tho tragedy, and those
who assisted in the reseuo wit! be
called in testify.
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law for a time with his brother, then Normand leave, but she insisted on
removed to Ia Cirando in 1891 whore staying. Then ho whipped out a gun
ho has since resided. He was city at and shot. I don't know any reason
torney of a Grande for eight years and why he should havo tried to get me
was deputy district attorney under as 1 l"Hltively mado no hostile move
John L. Rand, now associate justice towart1 Lhim" . .. ,
f .. ' . J I Taylor Tragedy Recalled
of tho Oregon supremo court. AftPr ul, partlc8 to the affllJr had
Judge Knowles lives on a fnrm In i.een questioned, tho Misses Normand
the Grande Hondo vnlloy, whoro he en- and Purvianco were released; Kelly
joys the outdoor Ufa of which he has was booked at tho Jail on a charge of
been an ardont advocate throughout awwult with a deadly weapon with
hlH.lifo. He is a sportsman and has 1,Uont t0, n;urdor nd preparations
..... . . A, , were mado to remove Dines to a prl-
contribntod a numbor of articles on VIlte hoHpital
tho wild life of Oregon to national Miss Normand's connection with
sportsman's magazines. Tho judgo is last night's shooting recalled the
married and has two children. statement she made In tho caso of
Tito judgo was a boyhood friend of William Desmond Taylor, motion pic-
Mr. and Mrs S Smnntnr Smith In K1- tllI' director who was found dead in
A very successful Christmas concert
was given last Sunday night at the
First Methodist Episcopal church
under the musical direction of Mrs.
George Andrews.
Htring instruments in connection
with the plnno and organ formed a
good orchestral background. The
choruses and solos were well ren
dered and tho grade of music of which
the program was composed was of the
best and tho manner in which it wax
roceived shows tho high appreciation
of a Medford addionce.
Hot ween tho first and second part
of tho program, Kev. Kasnett spoke
of tho musical possibilities of tho city
and lined out musical plans for the
coming year, most especially , when
they are housed in their new church.
"Medford." said Mr. fjaanett, "is be
coming widely known for its musical
talent and tho churches should do all
In their power to foster and encour
age the advancement of the better
and higher grade of music."
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dorado, Kansas and hns a number of
his homo hero February 2, 1922.
Tn 1in iiliilrimmit tit Hint tfmn Mlua
otlior Mends livlni? in .Moiiriinl, among Nm.nmlHl Bal,i ho miH (ll.ivell to tho
thorn Bert Anderson. . Taylor apartment by her then clmuf-
! four, William Davln; that hp waited
IXVOI,VKl IX Ii. A. SHOOTING
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for nor outtrido whllo Hho ohattfid with
tho director and that Hhc loft tho
apartment about elKht o'clock that
nlnht und waa driven to hor homo by
mlttoil his cnKiiKoment to MIhs Pur- Davis. Tho next morning Taylor was
vinnco wlillo In Denver on a vlnlt nbout found dead of a bullet wound,
llireo weeks bko. AUIkiukIi no specific
admission war fnrthcnminK from him, I Dines Well Known
his friends declare that he accepted nEN'VEIt. O.I.... Jan. 2-Courlland
,. . , S., Dines, is widely known in business
the ciwRrntulatlons of his friends Rotla, ,.,., , Clrll0
without a douial. VyomhiK. lie Is tho son of Tyson S.
Miss Purvianco today went Into hid- Dines, one of tho best known lawyers
Ins aftor she had made tho brief state- In this section of the west,
ment, according to tho police, that uhe AlthouKh only 34 years old. Court-
Lnlleved Ciroor shot Dines because tho ,n"d ulnea n'lH, l"'cn 'vorced twice.
, . . .. .,, He first married Miss Doris Carnahan
chaffeur was Jealous of tho wealthy ,,f Dt,m,ei. ,vm, (,lv()1.t.e(1 nl, ln i918t
Denver man. charging mental cruelty. Suhsenuont-
Tho housekocper at Mies Pur- y he married Mrs. Harry P. Sarley
vianco's resldcnco roplied to all qucs- of Fall Kiver, Mass. His second wife
tlons with tho statement that the ac- divorced him here In August, 1923,
tress was "In hiding with friends and ""ok'" cruelty and Inebriety. Dines
I am sworn to secrecy as to hor move.
ments." Sho did add however, that.
her mistress was tired and nervous u-asollne Interests In southern Califor
over tho publicity given tho Dines nia and left hero several weeks ago
shooting. " for l.os Angeles. During tho World
war he served with tho United States
SUI.UVAN, Intl.. .Ian. 2. Will Hnva. ""' fo'TCH- 1,0 w,lB l,e0"lj' ''';'
. , .. . . . . , In outdoor sports and was one of the
head of the motion picture Industry, b(wt ,lm,lU,r K()ifm.H.d0veloped here
who hns been spending tho holidays at ( IO ont years.
his homo here, left today for Is An- Itumors heio prior to last night's
golcs. Ho declared his departure had shooting had hinted at the possible
not been hastened bv tho shooting of engagement of ICdna Purvianco, mo-
Courtlnnd S. Dluos by Joe Kelly, chnur- '"n "lt",c n'tress. and the young
mail, m:i-M (llllff lit H nmij
printed in the Itocky Mountain Nows
today. l-:ugene lines told newspaper
men however, that the report that his
brother was to marry Miss Purvlance
was without foundation.
On Docembor 5, 1923, at a regular
meeting of Col. Sargent camp of tho
United Spanish War Veterans, offi
cers wero olected for tho ensuing year
as follows.
J. J. Huchtcr, commander; A. It.
Clement, senior vice commander;
Rankin Kstes, junior vice commander;
Jno. M. llollors, officer of the day;
Frank J. Newman, officer of the
guard; Col. W. H. Paine, trustee and
chaplain; Gustave Weston, adjutant
and quartermaster; Dr. E. W. Hoff
man, surgeon; W. Y. Crowson, histo
rian; Geo. Melon, 1st color sergeant;
Goo. Dubois, 2nd color sergenat.
Theso officors will be Installed to
night at the veterans hall In the Mod
ford armory building by Col. W. H.
Paine, past commander of Col. Sar
gent' camp. i!
did not contest the suit. No alimony
was awarded.
Dines is said to havo large oil and
Grab Hooch at Eureka.
EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 2. II. F. Mc
Orath, acting collector of the port, last
night boarded the . Swedish motorship
Eltnaren, which arrived recently from
Australia and seized 26 unsealed cases
of gin, according to an announcement
today by McGrath.
four Tor Mabel Normand In the Cali
fornia city last night. Otherwise ho
declined to comment on tho latest epl
sldu In tho motion plcturo industry.
DOS ANGEI.KS. Jan. 2. Surgeons
attending t'ourtland S. Dines, 84 year
rzxi:' ENGAGEMENT OF I OWL
recover from a bullet wound, police IULIIIL.1 1 Ul l.UUI .L.
GIRL IS ANNOUNCED
said .was inflicted last night by Joe
Kelly, nllas II. A. (Ireer, chauffeur to
Miss JMabtd Norma ml, screen actress
whose .L'5 caliber pistol was alleged to
have been used in the shooting.
Kelly freely admitted tho shooting
according lo the police, own going
out of his way to bring them- the
pistol and announced: "1 Just shot a
man."
Ilnes, Miss Normand and Miss
DEAD INDIAN R'D
ASHLAND, Jan. 2. A new babe
was brought into tho world in the
midst of a wind driven snow storm
on Dead Indian road Monday morning
at 2:00 o'clock. The mother, Mrs.
Vincent Lanini, occupied a mattress,
was ccompanied only by her husband
and a quilt or two offered the only
protection from tho storm. Tho
mother and little son are now at the
Applegato home and are doing nicely.
Mr. and Mrs, Lanini left their
homo in the mountains Into Saturday
for Ashland, where the latter was to
enter tho hospital. They proceeded
on tho road down Dead Indian Moun
tain to a point a mile and a half be
low tho A pp legate farm. They had
encountered a driving snow storm i
that bordered on a blizzard. It was
at this point that tho buby was born, j
Following the arrival of the baby the
husband turned his team and headed ,
for the Applegate home, where shel-1
ter and available comforts were af-j
forded tho mother and babe. Dr. j
Swedenburg, accompanied by Ken-i
neth McWilliams left Ashland at 2:30
but owing to tho snow and wind on
the mountain did not arrive at the :
Applegate home until 5:45.
Considering the exposure to which
she was subjected. Mrs. Lanini is in
good condition and Dr. Kwedenburg
has hopes for tho baby living.
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Body Recovered Coos Bay.
MAIISHFIELD, Ore., Jan. 2. Tho
body of H. Anderson, oiler on tho
Btoamer C. A. Smlth'which was wreck
ed at Coos Bay, was found on the
beach this morning near tho bar. The
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NORMA
TALMADGE
, Artist incomparabe in Bayard Veillor'B famous play
"WITHIN THE LAW"
WE'LL SAY SHE'S GREAT!
And so will you when you see and know what makes her go into a
life of not crime Oh No!.. For that would not be within the law
COMING SUNDAY
Jack London's Sensational Story
"THE ABYSMAL BRUTE"
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SAN rilAXClSCO. Jan. 2. Miss
Jeanotto NoitIh, 21, dnuRhtor of tho
Into Frank Norria, novollHt, will wed
GoorKo Herrmann, vloo proaldont of
;n San FranclHCo KhlpplnK coneorn.
Mum I'lirvianco, nuiuon ohm urn a- i
trr.sNi'H, wero HpomlliiK tho iiflornoon soon accorriliiK to an nnnounocmont
and PvcnliiK of u chilly Now Year's by Mrs. Frank Norria Treaton, mothor
day In tho IVnver man's apartment 0f tho Rfrl. Miaa Norrls waa Introdnc
horo whrn KHIy appeared and Insist-j r(, to San prnm.iHCO Bciotv last win
ed that Miss Normand leave with him.
Mo had been sent to tako her home,
ho told the police.
An argument arose. Miss Normand
at first refused to k home. Then she
changed her mind, at't'ordlntf to the
chauffeur, and allowed hint to lead
her toward the door.
"Hut J)ines ot up and started to
Knib a bottle," Kelly 1h said to have
told tho police, "and that's where the
trouble stinted. I just shot him. I
was no nervous tho darn gun kept on
shootliiK U fired three shots. 1 think,
rilm Stars DIstivnMMl
lloth Miss Normand nnd Miss Pur
vlance were much distressed over the
shootiiiK- Police found them at the
apartmont endeavoriiiK to render first
aid to the injured man. lloth of the
young women were hold for question
in and lator released after an affec
tionate scene ln the receiving? hospital
whei'o Mlua Purvianco rushed over to
1 Hues' cot and Implored him not to
die. He assured her ho would not. Ho
told her tho Rtireon said the wound
lit his left luiiK would not prove fatal.
Miss Normand also looked In upon
her friend at the receiving hospital
and shook a reproving finger nt him
with the words: "I'm not going to play
with you any more. Look at the
notoriety I'm going to get out of
this!"
loiter the three wero confronted
with reports that Miss Purvianco nnd
llnes were engaged; though no one
intimated that this had anything to
do with the shooting.
Miss Purvlance declined to discuss
the reports. Miss Normand Insisted
they were true and Dines denied them
flatly.
In the captain of detectives' office
at central police station the two act
resses ami the chauffeur were ques
tioned exhaustively.
Miss Normand bnzeil
Miss Normand said she did not
realize ut first what the pistol shots
meant.
"Don't you remoinbor, Kdim," she
tor nnd has boon making her home tn
Medford, Oro.
Miss No vis, known to her many
friends In tho valley as "IlHHo," has
been living with her mother. Mrs.
Frank Preston, on tho Preston ranch I
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tho French airship Dixmude forecasts
tho end of dirigible building, in tho
opinion of General O. A. Dumont,
military attache of tho French em
bassy at Washington, who arrived to
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