Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 25, 1929, Image 10

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Newspaper Page TextTAGE TEN" ORKOOV, THURSDAY, APRIL 2."), 1929. Mrj)FOftir MflTL TRIBTTN f! RPFOltD, SELF APPOINTED DRY AGENTS JAIL ASJLLERS Former Federal Workers : Raid Still Moonshiner Is Slain in. Gun Battle Still Tender Arrested Near 7 Fight Scene. ;''. '" l.ANCAKTKn, C'ni., April ,'" 25. (P) Twosolf-appolntcd dry agents, ljotli of whom had boon dropped from tho federal prohibition nor; vice, wore In Jail Iioro early todoy on chargos of-susplolun of murder in connection with tho killing yes terday of Charles Ciiulla, asserted moonshiner and rum runner. In a four man sun battle on a ranch in tho Mojavo dotert. Officers wore searching for -tho fourth man who took part In tho battle, behoved to bo an Indian, known hero only as "Means." A fifth, man,, caught last night tending a huge still near whero tlio fighting took pluco, was under or rcst on a: Jones act charge and 9000 gallons of alcohol, - taken with him, was in tho possession of federal officers. Tho agents be lieved tho sourco of supply of a largo southern California bootleg ring had been uncovered. Ciiulla was killed' yeBtcrdny afternoon on tho Harry Cohen ranch, about 10 miles from hero, in what Harry Chonowcth and Jack Ormsby described aa a "des perate gun baitlo" after tho for mer prohibition agents had visited several ranches in tho J-ancator area searching, they asserted, for stills. Ormsby and Chcnoivcth de clared that they had been promised their federal jobs back again if they would find a few stills.' ; Fed'-oral- ngents at Los Angeles and here denied that' the men 'had any such agreement. Arresting ' offi-. cers said that both men wero working us dry. law enforcement officers npparontly without any authority. When arrostr-d both men had Los Angeles county spo clal deputy sheriff bndgos. County efflcluls said these badges gavd the hion no authorltyto mako Investi gations or arrests. ' Tho shooting tvas bellcyod to hove taken placo in Korn county, Just, over tho lino. Surrender After .Fight ..' Ormsby and Chonowcth said that Chulla opened flro 'on them after they had .passed him on tho ranch nnd had an argument. A gun bnttlo followed! 'according to their story, In . which Chulla t was shot down and his Indian compan ion oscuped by running' across the desert. OrmHby and ' Chcnowoth brought' Chullu' hbro And surren dered. "Vou soo," Chonowoth told offi cers, "wo nro former, prohibition ngonts. Wn wero looking for stills and wo know Chulla. Wo met him ' outsldo tho ranch house sand ho doinanded to know what wo were - looking for. Wo drovo on, hoad Ing for another ranch. Lator wb noticed that a car was following. Wo waited and Chulla and this other man drovo up. Chulla had a shotgun In tho cor.' "Chulla again demanded ; to know what wo wore doing. Curs ing, ho leaped out of his car. Wc jumped out, reaching for our guns. Chulla then fired from ft revolver , and tho fight began. All four of us had revolvors. All four (it us fired at closo range. Suddenly Chulla crumpled and fell. Ills companion ran . Into tho desert. Wo ccntcrod flro on him but he escaped. Wo put Chula In tho car and drovo him hero ,ton doctor. Ho died beforo wo got horo. Then wo surrendered." . Tosses searching for tho missing Indian after tho buttle found n 350 gallon still In a cavo nnd uri-CNtcd Its operator, t. CI. llnlden, whom they found hiding behind ono of tho vats, each of which contntned SOO gallons of alcohol, lloldon said ho know nothing about tho shooting. Ho said, according to officers, that ho had boon employ ed by Chulla to run tho still. Ho was hold on tho Jones act chargo.. I . . Klamath Falls. Montgomery ward storo formally opened In Itlsbee building. To Identify Genuine Aspirin THE increasing nia of Bayer Aspirin every year is proof that it hu no ill effects. It is tho accepted antidoU for' pain. '" It always helps; it never harms. Quick relief when you've a headache, or cold; or are suffering from neu ralgia or neuritis. Rheumatic pains yield, too, if you'll only fits these tablets a chance. But yon want genuine Aspirin, so look for the Bayer Cross on every tablet The box always bears the name Bayer and the word renulne printed in red. Aiptrfa to tfa trad mirk of Bijtr MuafMtatt 131 ....... SOCIAL DANCE SATURDAY, DERBY .t. : . . i i COMMUNITY HALL DERBY,Ore..'Aprll 25. (Spe cial.) , On Satunday ovonlng, Apry 2T, thore wll); bey social' dance In tho Community hall ot i Derby. There will be -an excellent four plcco orchestra to furnish the music, and a ,good Wme Is antlcU pated. v "' Pat Smlth xwaa shopping In Med. ford 8aturday. . V Ilaymond' Cham bars mado a trip, to Med ford Thursday evening, i s, On Haturday. ...April ; aotli tho Hchool board roet and olpctod their teachers for the coming torin.. Tho Misses, filghamv from' H.I O. 'N.; S, will bo tho now teachers.,' i Sunday dinner (guests nt tho Hiram Webb, home, wero Mr.' and Mrs. K. B. Chambers and JSIbcrt and Jessie, Mr. arid Mrs. Macjf Brown',. Mrs. Carless and - Misses Dorothy and Billlo Cajioss. , . : Mr. and Mrs. Itlpss Wymorc, spent Sunday at the .Chas.' Hum phrey homo. : '. -' ', , Mr. and Mrs. Noal of Medford , aro at their country . nomor near Derby,' for tho summer. V , '- Miss Wldell was a Modford shopper pn Saturday. . '. , , Mr.. and Mrs. .Wb. Marlon mo tored to Medford Monday.' . 1 ; DaVo Kunncls ' was a Modford visitor Saturday. Miss Wldell and ' Mrs. Carless wore hostosscs for, dinner . Monday evening entertaining Mr. nnd Mrs. Wm. Marlon and son Jack. . Raymond and Hattio Chambers spent Tuesday at Camp Two, with their sister, Mrs. Wm. Dunlap. - Ben Wurtz was a Medford vlsl tor on Monday. Bob Coffin called at tho, Fred Dunlap homo Sunday. I'. N. lJecn visited at the BaKor homo Tuesday. . 1 Mrs. K. B. Chambers called ; at tho tcachcrago Monday. Thomas Knlpo delivered aomo young pigs at tho .. Baker ''ranch Sunday. . r i Mrs. A.'L. Smith Is spending this week in-Phoenix ' visiting at tho homo of her daughter, Mrs'Chcs- ter Parsons,' Mr. and Mis.- Griffith, Mr. :nnd Mrs. Klggens , and Mrs.'V'Lorona Koejilg - ..wore. Tuosdny..i' . Modford visitors LAKE CREEK MEASLE EPIDEMIC LAKB CHEEK, Ore, April 20. (Spociul.) Measles socin to be the order of tho. day In tho Lako Crock school, thorb' .belng only two pupils going to school at present, both of whom havo had moaslcs. .Tho rest aro confined' at' homo with, tho rash 'or, developing symptoms. ; L. J. Grlssom .was a caller at tho H. L. Tonn homo Sunday, Albort ruhl "of . Modford spent tho week end with tho Peeh broth ers. '' . f ' - . Harry Dorman of Grants Pass was a caller Saturday at tho Wm. Nlckell homo. .''. Audlcy Moyor, who works nt Mc- Cloud, spent Sunday with homo folks. - . i , .. , , , j Mrs. K. Tt. -Jones Is spondlng' a fow days In Modford. . Wm; Martin, who has spent tho winter with tho C. B. Torrlll fam ily, Is'homo for a few days.: Bay Itagndalo and Harry Tonn spent tho wook end with ' homo folks. ' . Miss Gladys Cowdcn of Eagle Point was a Sunday visitor at tho K. It. Jones homo. , - Mr. and Mrs. Loron Farlow mo tored to Modford Monday.' Mrs. Wm. Nlckcll, who has been suffering for somcttmo with an abscess forming in hor hend, was taken to tho Sacred Heart hospital Friday. Tho Misses Julia and Holen Sld ley nnd Joo Hldley were shopping In Modford Saturday, Mrs. Frank Klluglo and mother woro also visiting and shopping Saturday. Helen and Harry Fry nro still confined nt homo with tho measles. Harry has been qulto sick. Tho assessor has been making sevorul calls In tho neighborhood tho past week. - Tho drill team of Lako Crock Orange mot tor practice Tuesduy evening. t Several fishermen wore in tho vicinity Sunday, livon though tho day was stormy, soma reported good catches. . . Mrs. L. A. Wilkinson returnod homo Tuesday after, spending eov oral days In Phoenix. II. I DoPuo and C. I). Mills nero In Modford on business Tues day. , , Chas. Kllnglo and son havo pur chased some dulry ,cow3 and plan to start soiling crosm soon. Kern Wyant took hor pot cat to tho pot show Saturday and was awarded a white ribbon. Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Robertson and soma friends from Ashland at tended tho danco Saturday night. Sandy Smith ot Applegala is breaking a horse for Mike Sldloy. Mrs. A. J. Grlssom and son, Kverett of Climax, were calling at Lake Creok Sunday, Remove Highway Lead Limit . LA OKANUB, Oro.. April 15. (41 East Oregon highway depart ment headquarters announced to day that tbo load limit of 10,000 pounds would bo removed from tho UKIrando-Wallowa Ijiko highway, nrtorllve tomorrow. The load limit was Imposed because of the soil ness of Ibel rouds earlier this PREPARE FOR , WORK EAGLE POINT DITCH NEAR REESE CREEK 't :'::;: .ItKEKE CTtBBlf.' Ore. April 25. (Hpoclttl) -If. Halt moved'- into his .suninier' quarters last "Friday In1' preparation for .his . work on scherfulo1 two' for . tho Hofflo Point lrrlatlon; ' district's ;; main ' canal near the 'Dcrhy ' stntlon on tho Owen'Oi'ogon logging rood. ' ' K;. aackson 1 busy this wcck plowing, gottlne ready to plant corn'-on some land ho' hOH loused. lie-. plank to ralsq his own turkey rcou mis year. - - . "'.Wllhird Itobortson has recently bought' ft . pieco of land on tho Crater, liako highway adjoining the Z.! Smith property. Tho .children aro rejoicing that school wll boV out before very long and aro thinking of swim ming holes and wondering whore tho fish will blto tho best. Tho, prospects aro good for bum per crops In this section so far. A number from ltceso creca have boon attending- tho special rovlval meetings at Kuglo Point tho. past .week;,' and report ' good suoccss. Tho tltlo of noxt Sunday's lesson Is "Tho Suffering Servant of Jo hovah."' 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