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frfEDFORD MATT; TRIBUNE. MEDrORD, OREGON, FRTDAV, FEBRUARY 15, 1924
NOT
GUILTY IS
VERDICT CLIFF
ION
CAS
F
,., The Jury In the case of Cliff Hlck-
on.. churned with posuCHHlon of In
toxkalinsr liquor, returned a verdict
of not guilty this morning, after nn
hour's deliberation.' This Is the third
Jury trial at this term of court, In
volving a liquor charge. The other
two resulted In a disagreement, and a
verdict of acquittal.
Methods of Ihe county prohibition
officers wore under mild fire In the
case yesterday.
Promises of leniency to Hlckson by
Assistant District Attorney Wlnfleld
H. Gaylord, and Prohibition Enforce
ment Officer Bnmuol B. Sanderfer,
and the attitude of Acting Justice of
Hie; Peace Frank K. Redden, were
subjects of close questioning by At
torney Do Houza for the defense. It
was .-contended by the defense thnt
llickson entered a plea of guilty after
he had bcon promised "such, leniency
as the court might see fit."
'. Immunity Not Promised
- Oh the witness stand Gaylord testi
fied, that Hlckson had been brought
before him by Bandefer, and that
Illokson had broken down and cried,
said he was guilty and "promised to
cooperate,"' and, the" evidence showed
that the ; co-operation hnd not been
very substantial, even tho JSnforce
mont Officer' Bandefcr had paid his
Jitney fare to Kagle Point, and given
him 13 to buy moonshine, nnd Acting
Justice Redden had released htm oil
his own recognizance, while Hlckson
wan supposed to be turning over a new
Bandefer testified that Hlckson had
told him where 16 bottles of moon,
hlno wore burled, and tho locution of
still, Tho bottles were unearthed
where Hlckson said they wero, but the
still is among tho missing, bandefer
denied that he had held out any hope
tof immunity, or conferred with Acting
Justice Redden on the course to be
fylken with Hlckson.
o.Koden on the witness stnnd testi
fied that Hlckson had bocn fully ad
vised of his' constitutional rights, nnd
pleaded guilty of his own free will
and. acom-ri. He .could recnll no pur
ported conference with Sundefcr.
Quite -an spirited debate 'arose be
twej in .'Dpputy Onylord and Attorney
DeBOutaover the .'VonlencV transac
tion,"' in which the Interpretation of
the words' ''contract" i-. and "agree
ment" became a point. Gaylord ad
mitted that -he. had told Hlckson
"you're worse than a cold-blooded
murderer,". and . further stated ho
would tell the same "to any man who
sold moonshine." After wordy sparr
ing Gaylord said that "Hlckson prom
ised to co-pperate, and leniency would
be recommended to tho discretion of
fho eourt,. in .accordance with tho re
sults attained.'' M
" Th'o state sought td secure through
lliokson Information relative to the
violation'' ofj tho-Volstead Act In tho
Eagle Point district. , i
' c-n-tha first, time, at this torm of
court, '.-.there 'wore no women on tho
Jury in the trial of a liquor case.
' Attorney. DoSouza was appointed -by
the court to defend Hlckson..
One of the Letters in Oil Case
Which Warned Secretary Fall
Nit a Naldi Seen
As Cleopatra In
.; , Fine Photoplay
i. Nlta Naldi In a modern Clonpatra in
"Lawful Larceny," which will bo on
view at the Kin Ho theatre fur two
days beginning tortny. MIhh Nnldl In
' lQ.qriom-.wlth ;puca Egyptian flavor
and she wenra gownn that will Inevit
ably crcato a sontiatlun.
"Mlns Nuldl la Cleopatra reincar
nated," (declared Mr. liwan. "Many
leading artlnta have snld that she Is
the nearest to tho famous Kgyptlan
charmer to be found In America. With
her long arms' and limbs, - piercing
black eyes and raven black hair, she
1m wonderful In Hgyptinn clothes that
nre blearre to Ihe, last degree, and ii
f surrounding of ancient splendor.
Not only will Miss Naldi bo clad In
Egyptian gowns, but she will have n
complete Kgyptlan background for
her. machinations against men. ftvery
photograph of king Tut-ankh-Amen's
. tjnnb printed In this country was stud
ied for ideas. No detail wns over
looked' in making Miss Naldi's ktest
appearance on tho screen tho most
nensntional of her career.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15. H. Fos
ter Bain, director of mines, wrote to
Secretary Fall on May 12, 1922
Three Rivers, N. M. advising him of
the Sutro opinion, as follows:
"San Francisco, Cal., May 1, 1922.
"Hon. Albert B. Fall, Three Rivers,
N. M.
'Dear Mr. Secretary: I have been
here for the last few days arranging
for a transfer of the accumulated
royalty oil and for futuro royalty oils
to the. pan-American company.
have been surprised to find the Stand
ard and General Petroleum in partic
ular are adopting a very technical at
titude toward this transfer, going so
far as to raise a question as to
whether either company would be
safe in making such a transfer or In
later handling any of the oil in ques
tion. The Pan-American desired to
have them do so.
You will recall Mr. Sutro and Mr.
Wyle have been doubtful as to the
right of the department to Make the
exchange contract. They now seem
to have become positive that no such
right exists and Mr. Storey Is e'en in
terpreting tho law so far as to ques
tion the right of the Standard to de
liver oil to tho Pan-American over
our orrbsr. I have arranged that Mr-
Campbell, as representing tho depart
ment, shall receive the oil and glve
a receipt for It, and while I am not a
lawyer - my Impression is that that
should end tho matter as far as pipe
line companies are concerned. "
Of courHo, this 1b not a matter,
which primarily concerns the depart
ment since we have all been entirely
clear In our minds on to the right of
tho government to make this ex
change and have in fact gone ahead
and contracted for the exchange with
tho Pan-Amerlran and as the latter h
an entirely responsible concern, that
I assume ends it as far as wo are
concerned.
"There is, however, another phase
of it. None of us want Mr. poheny
to got into trouble and I take' it we
will want to do anything we can to
make it easy for him. I have been
told that there was a definite pro
posal to have one of .the smaller oil
companies go Into court and fight this
contract with a view to getting a de
cision as to the right of the depart
ment to make such a bargain. This
proposal was not carried - through.
Mr. Storey tells me that ho objected
to it as he felt that It would embar
rass the department and would, givo
support to the trouble makers in
congress. He professed td be anxious
and willing to do anything he can to
help the department carry out Its
plans, but to be in the awkward posi
tion of having an opinion from his at
torney which might be quoted against
faim in case the matter ever came up.
"Out of all this has come the sug-
gestlon repeatedly that the opinion of!
tho - attorney general be obtained as
to tha legality of the contract. I real
ize tho objections to asking such an
opinion, but I have thought it proper
to Jet you know tho difficulties that
are being raised hero so that you
might reconsider tho matter and de
cide as to whether you might not
properly aBk the attorney general to
put In writing what I have under
stood was his informal and verbal ex
pression of opinion favorable to the
action the department has taken. I
am not certain that Mr. Doheny cares.
but Mr. Cotter will see him tomorrow
and if It does seem to them important,
am giving Mr. Cotter this letter to
show you so that you may know what
I have found out here.
'Tho wells on the north line of 22,
are coming on in good shape, and
Anderson has don excellent work in '
pushing them ahead. I
I am sorry to bother you with this
business while you nre at home.
"Cordially yours.
(Signed) "FOSTER BAIN.
"Director."
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FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 15. Guy I,.
Willis, 57, prominent Portland attor
ney, was found dead in his apartments
today. Death apparently had come
about two dnys ago and was duo to
asthma, according to Deputy Coroner
Leo Goetsch. Willis was born In Sa
lem of pioneer parents and was a
graduate of tho University of Oregon.
Ho was at one time president of tho
Multnomah Amateur Athletic club of
Portland.
VANDERJJP'H EVIDENCE
WEAK
(Continued From Page One)
MOTHER!
Clean! Child's Bowels with
' : "California Fig Syrup" . .
Jfurnr Mothorl Even constipated.
tiiliottt, feveriah, or tick, colio Jlahiea
nd Children love to take genuine "tali
fornia Yig Syrup." No other laxative
regulate the tender little bowrla an
nicely. It aweettna the atomach anil
tarta ' the liver and bowel, without
f ripinft. Contains no narcotiea or sooth
n drum. Kay "California" to yiur
u.Minriat. anil avoid counterfeits. Insist
itnn enuine ''California Fig By
jrWck CoaUioj directions,
1 ig Syrup
"I hnd novor henrd any intimation
thnt tho money pnld for tho Star cumc
from oil Interests." -
"I thought thnt my stnteniontn
would In-Uik un the truth nnd kill
those rumors."
"You thought It your public duty
to brondenst rumors which if not true
were a reflection on the dead?" aaked
Henator Lenroot. .
"I thought H my pntrlotfc duty to
bring out the truth nnd thus scotch
tho rumors." was the reply
"I was a llfo-long tiiond of Mr."
Harding. I wantod to clear hla mem
ory. That was my only purpose."
Questioned nbout his statement that
tho committee had not dared to push
the questioning of Albert II. Fall, Vnn
dui'lip said it was nn Impression he
got from tho newspapers. The wit
ness adni(ttid that he had not read
In tho newspapers that Fall had
claimed constitutional Ipimunlty, al
though tho story wns published prom
inently by practically overy newspaper
In the country. j
"1 would not core to do that," Van
deiiip said when asked for tho names
of somo of tho persons who repeated
the rumor, to. him. Ho said there
wero so ninny he could nut remem
ber them nil.
Mr. Yamlcrilp then begun to explain
that "In tho first Instiince," some
papers had misquoted him.
"Cnn you give this commilteo infor
mation on tho subject?" Chnii-mnn
Lenroot persisted.
"No.- no legal Information," Van
deiilp answered. "1 have heard come
things nbout It In quai'tei' which I
respect. l ve henrd tho price was
1550.000 for a share in it, with a con
sideration of $10,000. n yenr to bo
pnld to n contributing editor."
Under qm'si toning ho said that
country papers wero usunlly valued
on a basis of twelve per cent earning
power.
"I'vo heard tho Marlon Slnr enrned
around $30,000 n year," bo continued.
with $60,000 In a particularly good
year.
Chairman Lenroot rend another ex
cerpt from the speech to tho effect
that tho committee had failed to press
the Fall examination becnuse the ex-
aecrotary might "peach" on other
men.
Mr. Vn'nderllp ndmltted ho had not
known Hecrotary Fall refused to tes
tify, claiming immunity, although tho
fact was published prominently In
practically every paper In tho coun
try.
Do you say theso things without
knowledge of Ihe facts?" Chairman
Lenroot thundered at the witness.
I hnd somo Information." Mr. Van-
derlip said. "It was an inference. If
you have found that a witness can
not testify without gaining immunity
for n crime, then I was wrong."
Thoro is another rumor, Blnce we
are chasing rumors," Senator Adams
put In, "that you had a grudgo against
Mr. Hurdlng."
That is not true," Vandorllp ex
claimed. "I respected him, our rela
tionship was most pleasant. I have
reverence for his memory."
"What information did you have that
Fall was about to "peach?" Senator
Walsh asked.
'1 got it from a very high quarter
that Fall had Information; that he waa
going to talk. Hut I consider the In
luruiation aa now unwarranted."
ABked if ho had any further criti
cism of the committee the banker said
he Bad rcforred to one member as bo
Ina; "fanatically high minded.'' '
"I'm quite clear that what I would
say' to a little gathering of neighbors
wouldn't destroy the reputation of this
committee," Mr. Vandorllp continued.
"Out Blnce it has reached to every
corner of the country I'll say that I
think you've done exactly right."
Senator Walsh commented thnt "the
matter of ' the Marion Star purchase
has come to me repeatodly but I didn't
deem it my duty to proceed with It
on the face of mere rumor." ; ,
Mr. Walsh reiterated that the situa
tion demanded "publicity." .'
"There's a very wldo difference be
tween your speech," Chairman Len
root put In, "and what you have-eaid
today."
SrlKirioNAt CRESI
Ipffee
I Buns I
1 toll "
Telephono Ulrect
NO. 1077 ;
1 .800.000 cuds were served
at the PANA.HA-PAC1F1C
ntentdttonal EXPOSITION
1
MissTowne
is showing some
very handsome
New York
Hats
at the lowest
prices
These are
PATTERN HATS
None like them in town
Mann's The Best Goods for the Price No Matter What the Price Mann
ImClEAN-llJPSALE
, CLEAN-UP OF, DRESSES
$25.00 Dresses $15.00
Saturday we will place on sale 50
beautiful Silk and Wool Dresses, made
of the latest weaves in the best shades.
Included in this lot are 12 brand new
Spring Dresses, made of "Rushanara"
Crepe and sport models in the
fancy wool checks.
$25 values.
new
Up to ci e nn
Sat.each...,'v,v
Another group of Dresses. Up to $35
ladT' Saturday' $19.95
Still another group; all good styles and
colors.' Up to $45.00 $25.00
values. Saturday, each
SATURDAY SPECIALS
500 yards of 36-inch Dress
Linen; extra fine quality; in
all the new colors for spring
and summer. A real 70c
value. Saturday, )Qr
yard : . ........
Taffeta Silk Pillows in all the
new stylish shapes, styles and
colors. Up to $7.50 values.
On sale Saturday, CJ
each .' ... .
HOUSE DRESS SALE
Wednesday we sold 576 House Dresses
in one hour. We believe thisis the rec
ord for Medford. Knownig that many
were disappointed we have taken 150
Gingham Dresses from our regular .
stock that sold up to $3.00 and will sell
them Saturday at, $ 1 .95
each '. '. . . . ..... ........
New Spring Suits on sale Saturday
$25.00 to $69.50 each
New Sport Coats on sale Saturday,
$15.00 to $59.50 each
: ' '
Special sale of all Wool plaited Skirls v
Saturday at $6.95
eac n . . .
HAIR NET SALE
1000 Carmen Hair Nets,
single and double mesh,
made of real hair in all
colors. .The best wearing
net made. Regular price
15c. On sale Saturday
.:ach",'..j.;..:ioc
(3 FOR 25c)
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Children's lightweight Un
dervests, no sleeves; regular
price 39c. On sale 25 C
Saturday, each . . . ...
Women's Union Suits and
Athena lightweight Vests and
Pants. All styles and sizes.
Clean-up price Sat., 69 C
each .
Children's Waist Union Suits,
$1.25 values. Sat., 98c
suit . . ,
Saturday Sale of Hosiery
Women's Ribbed Hose, all colors and
sizes. Yery special. Saturday, pah
;:.v 6jv - -
Women's Ijisle Hose. Ribbed to the
toe. All Colors, $1.25 values. Satur
day, pair 89
AVomen's Wool Hose. All colore. Regu
lar prie $1.2i i On sale Saturday,
Pair' .., ;.-..85
Women's I'Susamie" full fashioned
Silk Hose in all colors, $2.25 values. On
sale Saturday, pair .""..t: $2.00
AVomen's pure thread Silk Hose in all
colors. On sale Saturday, pair....$1.50
500 pairs AVomen's Silk Hose in all col
ors. Regular $1.25 value. Saturday,
l,n' $1.00
SATURDAY DOMESTIC SALE
Unbleached Crash
All linen, 25o values.
Saturday,,yard 177
Daisy Muslin
3(5 inches, wide. Regu
lar price 23c. Saturday,
yard 19
Huck Towels.
Large . size. Regular
price "30c." Saturday,
each 25(5
Table Damask
64 inches wide, linen fin
ish. Regular price 90c.
Saturday, yard ......69
Wearwell Sheeting
81 inches wide. -Regular
price tine.; On sale Sat
urday, yard .57
Pequot Sheets
81x09 size. Regular
price $2.45. On sale Sat
urday, each ....'......$1.98
White Outing Flannel
27 inches wide,'2oc VaU
ue. Saturday, yard 21
White Nainsook " '
3(5 inches wide, fine qual
ity. Regular price 25c.
Saturday; j"ar
Hump Hair Pins
Invisible, assorted sizes.
Special, package..: 42
Hump Hair Pins, assort
ed packages, 10c values.
Saturday, pakago...?
Mail Orders Promptly Filled -Postage Prepaid Agents
Seamed Sheets
72x90. Regular price,
$1.20. Saturday, each,
95? '
Pillow, Cases
42 inch, Ajax quality.
Special Saturday, each,
. Bed Spreads .
76x88 size. Regular
price $2.85. Saturday,
each ....$2.48
Pillow Tubing
45 inches wide. AVear
well brand, 42e' value.
Saturday, yard ........38c4
Pillow Cases
42 and 45 inch sizes.
. Regular price 59c. , Sat
urday, each .: , 48?
Turkish Towels
Large size, beavv qual
ity, 70c value. Satur
day, each 50
" Blankets
66x80 size, weight 4 lbs.
AVool and cotton plaids.
Regular price $6.00. Sat
urday, pair $4.35
Saturday Sale of Underwear
AVomen's Crepe Bloomers. Regular
price $1.00. On sale Saturday, pair 69?
AVomen's Silk Aests. Regular price
$2.7-. On sale Saturday, each....$2.25
AVomen's Step-ins. Regular price
$1.25. On sale Saturday 89?
New spring models in Gossard Corsets,
pair .....$2.00 to $15.00
AATarner's Girdles, each $1.35 to $5.00
Cameo Corsets for the stoiit figures
with large hips, pair $5-50 to $12.50
. , AVomen's Fleeced ' Lined Union Suits
all styles and sizes. Regular price
$1.98. On sale Saturday, suit. $1.00
DRESS GOODS SALE SATURDAY
Wool Crepe
42 inches wide, in tan,
grey, navy and brown.
Regular pri-e $2.19. Sat-
, urda.v, yard $1.98
Dress Plaids
For the new spring sport
skirts and dresses, 56
inches wide.. Saturday,
yard $3.98
. Silk Crepes
In fancy figures. Beau
tiful patterns, $2.98 val
ues. On sale Saturday,
yard $1.98
Wash Satin and Jersey
3Q inches wide. Regu-
lar price $1.75. Satur
day, yard ...$1.19
t Silk Special
40 inch Silk Crepe Sat
ins, Poplins and Char
meuse. Sold up to $4.00.
On sale Saturday, vard
$1.98 '
Everfast Gingham
36 inches wide. A'ery
special, yard ............75t
Everfast Suiting, 36
inches. Special, vard,
59? "
Mann's Department Store
TEX STORE JOB EVERYBODY
MEDFORD, OREGON -
Dress Goods
hi a fine assortment of
serges, crepe and fancy :
checks, in good cojors, ;
36 inches widi, On'ile
Saturday,. yard.jl.$l?l9
Spring Coatings f
New styles and colors.
56 inches wide. Priced
Saturday from, vard
$2.25 to $3.98
Sateen
In navy blue, 36 inches
wide. 50c' value. Satur
day, yard 25
Canton Crepe
In Silk aud AVool, 3
conches wide, $4.00 valunti
..Saturday, yai.4aj
New Ratine .. .. 'Ij
I" spring - colors,- 36i
inches wide. On sale!
- Saturdaj-, yard 89
Jap Crepe
Fine imported quality,
30 inches wide, heavy
quality.: On sale Satur
day, yard 29?
Plain Voiles
In all colors, 40 inches
wide. A'ery special, Sat
urday, yard 59?
for Butterick Patterns
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