MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OKM-XiONY WEDNESDAY; NOVEMBER 20. 1f20.
P5GE SEVEN
LYNCH LAW
1 AND SNOW
If ID
I
m MOB
Bank Bandit Who Shot Of
ficer in Attempted Jail
jfBreak Hanged to Phone
Cable By Angry Citizens
Naked Body Dangles in
Wind As Townsfolk Gaze
in Silence.'
KASTLAXD, Tex., Nov. 20. (P)
Impatient nt i lie law's delay anil
enraged hy the latest violent crime
f M n rsh Rati! ff , on n d e m ned
"Snnta C'laus" bank robber, a mob
ff apin'oximi'.lely 1,000 persons last
night hanged the condemned man
from a telephone cable 200 yards
from the Jail from which he was
dragged. ,
Vor se ve rr. I h o u rs the ma n R
naked body dangled from the end
of a grass rope in a bitter wind,
while a citowd which included many
Women and children stood gazing
upward in comparative silence un
t'.in justice of the peace ordered
i he body cut down.
Two years ago TIM II f f. dressed
I as a Santa Clans, participated i:i ;
ta bunk holdup in whlchr two of-J
fleers and one of his companions'
i were killed. Monday, ufter feign-'
i ing paralysis and winning the sym-1
n jaii itreaK, snooting and seriously r
U i.llliilllur lt.lm.lw 'I'...., !
eran peace officer. Last night 200
men overpowered his jailer, enter
ed Itatllff's cell, draped him naked
i to a well -lighted business street
and lynched him.
! Sanity Quesllnned,
! Ilalllf f was held In the Kastlaml
(Jail pending a sanity hearing, nsK-
ed for by hi.s aged mother, who i
; asserted hfr son had losf his mind WOStlier
wlille awaiting his execution in tnej
death cell at lluntsvitl stale
i prison. 1
Discovery by the townspeople of I
Kastland. who still remembered
j the deaths of Chief of Police Ci.'
K. ltedford and Officer fleorge Car- ;
! michiu;! in the battle wilh the ban-
dits ut the nearby town of Cisco i
j two years before, that ltatliff was1
pretending unci biding his time for! '
la break, brought their anger to a; A lmie eitXi 'jnre amt remem-
climax. i brances of the past, In comparison
I All yesterday afternoon they;
gathered in little groups about the! with the prolonged autumn or
town and muttered about Jon.Vlf'H eson of fair weather. ur.
I shooting, which phvsieians said i cttUHinir some of the old resident
probably would prove fatal. Ijitf this city and the county to as
' night a crowd in front of the Jiill' their belief that there will
swelled iff no.-.rlv thousand at I be much rain nnd snow during
I K:3'i o'clock.
ARE PREDICTED
BY OLD TIMERS
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Mail Non-Corn-j
mittal On Prospects
Smudge Pot's Bunion Isj
Best Weather Indicator,
Says Veteran Journalist.
The Secret of Mohawk Pond
By Natalie Sumner Lincoln
SYNOPSIS: I'tow Preset t
cimet tt Yeio l.Q'ioe in CunnerU
cut to cumuli iiii'i the rtnt'tttuma '
UHtltt winch lirt uncle llttlitrt
Prencott uttltil hln fortune to hn .
She must Ihe nt the UUi mi Ho
It nick I'umt 'nt n mouth fir
n,:.'lf w'Mr rninii'tninv Mi
is Qrertfft I'ii o tiwf atvnrlhu -in
an trho wmtn utimt her then
ftimitwitt!t n't t ftWHuif r novfi
tureen in which thete m a rfrif
vinltH hftot e lift on the it in hip
room aiile. With Julln Iter ninn
fririid. liar tol nlteminnt, if her
sifM. I'eoou ttrnlore the hnxemrnt
amt rturf a mimterlnut tnrln to
which she hn no ku. Thru life
when 'riahtrnrtl hu tome thino
craitV.no on the floor.
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Mob Apiienrs.
' At about 0 o'clock, some 200 men
slipped into a side door of the jail
and asked for the man. Jailer
C.ilborn refused to give him up.
Then they overpowered Oilborn,
took his keys, nnd got Jffttliff.
The bandit had been stripped
of his clothes when he was brought
downstairs. lie was dragged in that
direction of the public square, b'lt j
the crowd would not wait to go j
those few blocks. At 200 yards i
t from the jail a. strong telephone i
j cable was pointed out, a rope flung
across it. A noose was put around!
fRatliff's neck, a dozen men on thv j
other end of the rope bent their
weight, and R.'itliff was jerked
t from the ground.:
The rope, grabbed somewhere oi
the spur of the moment, broke.
Messengers were sent for another,
j and again the mob set to its task.
: Then someone remembered tlvit
men about to die are usually given
a chanee to sny n last word. For
another moment he was lower d
! to the ground, but, displeased at
i his mumbling, the crowd yelled
"String him up."
Inquest Tinlay.
i An Inquest was ordered for to-
day.
Ratllff's death leaves but one of
the four Cisco bank robbers alive,
j Kobert -Tllll was. sentenced to 09
j years .imprisonment unrt hirer es
i raped from the state- prison farm.
Henry Helms was electrocuted lost
summer, and L. E. Davis was fa
tally wounded in the bank robbery
battle.
, Uate last niiiht District Judge
George LKivenpon inmcaiea iii.il
iv grand jury would be culled to
Investigate the mob action.
Jones, at the hospital, was told
j of Uatliffs death. "That's fine, '
I he said. "I'm glad of it."
' Physicians late last night held
nut some hope for the wounded
deputys recovery, although his con
dition was still said to be grave.
the coming winter. They esper-1
lally stress their prognostication
of mttch snow, of which but a
trifle has been seen in Med ford :
and the valley in recent years.
In this connection the following
news dispatch sent out Sunday
from Grants Pass is of interest :
I'nsensonal weather, with
the temperature standing nt
1 7 degrees nhove for three
consecutive mornings, said to
be an early November rec
ord, has served to revive the
winter of lSS:t In the minds of
obi residents. It was In that
winter, according to early
residents, that snow fell to
n depth of two feet. The
snow started falling the day
following Christ mnH and con
tinued for several days. With
in recent years, records show,
the snowfall, even on the
mountainsides, has been light.
The only reply to the futuristic
vision of' the old timers,- made by
W. J. Hutchison, meteorologist in
charge of the Medford weather
station, who seems to have be
come impregnated with our hor
ticultural leanings since coming
here from Uolse, Idaho, several
months ago, is "Applesauce. Wait
until you see the birds .and wild
animals on snow shoes or skiis,
nnd then make a guess. The wea
ther bureau only forecasts a day
abend."
As for the writer, he cares not
what either the old timers or
"Old Hutch" sny. hfe pins his
weather faith on the Smudge Pot's
bunion, remembering that just a
day before that famous winter
storm of 1919 set in here, which
resulted in- deep snow nnd a
much below zero temperature,
that bunion was nlmost driving
its owner crazy. He will wateh
.that toot Appendage. The reuders
enn take their choice.
Dufu. NeW-.grocery store will
open for business In this town soon.
ANNOUNCEMENT
R. O. STEPHENSON, sole owner of the Lumber Yard
known in the past as the PRICKET LUMBER COM
PANY, wishes to announce a change in the firm name.
From now on the concern will be known as the
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Economy Lumber. Co.
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We will continue to carry a large stock in all grades,
specializing as in the past in suitable lumber for all gen
eral purposes at appreciably lower prices than can be
obtained elsewhere.
Our Large Stock
now includes all grades of Common Lumber, Dimen
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Doors, Windows, Plasterboard, Shingles, Lath, Plaster
and the famous Certainteed Roofing and Composition
Shingle Line. : , ' , , ,
We buy all our lumber from the Owen-Oregon
Lumber Co. It is our belief that South- -ern
Oregon people should use locally - '
manufactured products, quality and prices
considered. On this basis we earnestly
solicit your patronage.
Economy Lumber Co.
Phone 594 North Court St. Medford, Ore.
DEFORB leivlng for Milton Peggy
rummaged in the draweia ot
he uncle's flat-top desk and found
a smail, leather-hound memorandum
book.
Oct the Irst blank slieot she drew
some lines, printing at the head ot
each column the words, "Date. De
parture, KMum." and nt the lop
"Log ot Yew Lodge, M. Prescott,
Owner."
She entered the date, May 17,
1929. then glanced at her wrist,
watch.
Julia was brushing oat the car
g.tnl with an equally steady look.
"I nm Ml is I'roscutt."
"Oh!'' Tlie eie.'UlMloii escaped
jinwliiiutflv owi uunlu the mini and
thb frl eyed esch other.
' The angry sparkle In her eyes
and her heighieurd color, tuhlid to
the dunning' picture limi the
made. Slanging fully six feet two
IihIi.-b. 4,1 tarm clothes banging
luosely ou hls-thlo frame, the man's
tanneJ cheeks reddened also.
"Mr. Obadlhh F.vansV" h . In
quired, and her soft voice grew
more cordial.
He shook his head.
"Pop." he called over his should
er, and tor the llrsl time Peggy
became aware fiut nnother man
was approaching her car.
"This is Miss Prescott. Pop."
Ohadlah Evans advanced, with
rapid strides. ." '
"I am pleased to see you," he
said, extending a huge hand. "Your
uncle and 1 were real friendly.
Wheu did you g-H here?"
"Last night." Smiling, she point
ed through, the windshield. "These
gates were hospitably open then."
Ohadlah considered her for a
moment before nddresslng l ie si
lent companion.
"The gates were open, heh? How
about It. Jim?" ,
But .llin apparently did not hear
for. halfway to the closed gate, he
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I Dl'tlliltf Of till' propost'il Wt'SltM'll:
; On-Koti :iir-mail roiiic. whii H the'
I prisloffiee (lepai'l menl is heini; : i s J -.
( ed to .suneiion, wt'i't' innilo known
j in I'orthiml Saturday by .lame (i.
' I'lark. usoelait'd wh .'. '. t'olt--J
man in the venture. 'lark an-l
) Colenian both are Portland fliers
and members of the army air re
serve at Pearson field.
(Aeconlins to flark, the line
would run from Portland to either
Hertford or Ori'scent t.'1'y.
(ouelllllR Salem, Corvalis, Kuyetie,
Itosebui'K and Oranls Pass. It
would he strictly a local servie-',
he said. servliiK more or less as a
feeder for the mall transport lines
already operating out of Portland.
At least otie round trip dally would
be made over the route, he an
nounced. Information from Coleman, who
Is at Washington. 1). ('.. Indieat"s
that the eonlrael will be (iranted.
Clark reported.
Coleman, although n wartime
flier, h;i not beet) actively en
gaged In air activities for several
years. Clark, who also flew, tim
ing the war, is connected with the
MacKenzlo-.YIorrou- Aviation com
pany. Swan Island airport. Porl -land
Journal.
Jim tightened his hold as the car sped through the gate toward the lodge.
when Peggy appeared, water pitch
or In hand. While Julia tilled the
radiator. Peggy looked at her crank
case gauge and her tires, then
climbed, in behind the wheel,' and
backing . the car around, headed
down the lane.
She had gone 600 yards or mere
along the winding lane, when she
put on her brakes sharply as a
closed" gate loomed up before her.
Considerably ' surprised, ' she
climbed out and opened it. The
gats had not been closed the night
before. Once again she started aud
bad covered a like distance when a
second gate slopped ber. 'It took
a moment la unfasten the rusty
latch and, neglecting to flint the
gate, she climbed back Into het
car and sped on toward Milton.
At the general store, Peggy se
cured such supplies as they had.
but it left Julia's list woefully In
complete. She round the clerk most
obliging, however, and while filling
her gasoline tauk he gave her thr
names of shops In Litchfield when
ehe might telephone her orders and
have supplies sent by parcel pos'
via the post office at Cornwal
Bridge.
"It looks as though I'd have in
become a vegetarlan,"she com
mented..
, "Obadiah Evans might let you
have chickens and ducks, provide !
he don't turn cranky." the clei!
suggested, "lie lives In Ihe faru.
house next to the lane where yto
turn ofT the Milton road."
A chicken dinner loomed Inrg
In Peggy's mind, hut lho.ro was u
sign or Ohadlah Evans nt the wel
kept and recently painted tarn,
house somewhat hack rrnm the M
ton road, Just beyond Mohaw
I. a ne
To her great annoynnco Ihe 11 it
gate In the lane, the one with lb
rusty catch, was once more close
and this time so securely faslem
with heavy wire that she failed i
unlnlch It. Site went back ta In
car to search for her tool kit anil
pair or pliers. She was about to ir
the front sent when. IhroiigJi a gn
In the trees to her left, she caugh
sight of a man III the pasture b
ynnd . Peggy pressed the biiliot
of tier motor horn. The man aii
proaclicd with maddening slownese
"Please Hurry." slie'cnllPd. ami
he quickened his foolslcps. "I
can't gel the gale open."
Instead of going toward It, t lie
man came up to her car.
"Tint lane it privately owned"
he staled brusquely.
' "It Is owned by me." she re
sponded, and w' his tlendfait re-
kept sleudily on without turning
about
"Mr. EvauB." Peggy said, mindful
ot ber mlsBlon "I find It dlUlcult
to get provisions; can you help nw
out?"
The farmer stroked his chin.
"Chickens?" he suggested and
she nodded a quick nssent. "Eggs,
too?"
"And milk" Her eyes lit with a
friendly smile. "Is that asking
too much?"
Obadlah'a shrewed glance left
her and centered on Jim, returning
from opening the gale. '
"I euess we can accommodate."
Ills Yankee twuug grew more pro
nounced. "You can Icok for Ihe
eggs and milk to-norrow." He nod
ded a friendly good-by. "Where are
you golnj, Jim?" as the Inner
sprang on Ihe running board of the
moving cur,
"To the next gate: that's wired,
loo." and Jim tightened his hold
as the car ped through the gale
ind around the curve.
Peggy's utter disregard of the
roughness ot the lane and Ha nu
merous curves drew a remonstrance
from the man clinging on the run-
nlng board.
"do easy," , he exclaimed, "or
1 vou'll break n epring." Theu, as
'he fiont wheels caught In a deep
: rut. and slued the car around:
i Shall I drive?",'
The girl's cheeks flamed red:
hut his criticism was Just made It J
jukla the more. The rour-wtieci
irakes brought the car to a slop
luiost on top ot the second gale.
Peggy, her eyes on Jim as b
vreslled with the wired latch.
isened and closed her handbag
II h a vicious snap. What was
' here about Ihe man to Irrllule
.,.-; 1
The elder -Evans had met her
lendly advances In llki spirit, but
ini why the very set ot his
houlders radiated disapproval
tit he. In vulgar parlance, trying
lake her down a peg? A glance
I her wrist watch showed that
ir had but three minutes to make
ciw Lodge.
Peggy's root came down on the
ui:elerator and the car, In second
tear, shol through the opening. At
; be eat e moment her extended
Hind released a hair dollar.
As Jim caught Hie lib,-Ihe sliver
eoln struck against Ihe nmelhysl nt
, his class ring, worn wilh Its lell-
title selling turned palm Inward.
(CotnriQht. Awlrl'in rtird Col
Paov and Juua go lor a csrot
ride with tlinlllng devtlopmtnlt
in tomorrow's installment.
KllKM PliKCINCT. lire., Nov.
:!. (Sin-elal) Considerable ex
Itement prevailed in the Parrlek
home hero when a small lions
dog suffered a sudden altuek of
fits nnd dashed into Hie flic twice
before being captured by mem
bers- of the family.
Both Mr. Parrlek and son wore
bitten by the nnlmal. They were
rushed to Medford. where their
wounds wero dressed.
examination of the dog's head
after it 'had . been dlsputched,
showed thu causa ot the frenzy
to have been .lnl'litniniatlon of the
brain. '
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