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MEDFORD, OUl'XiOX. TUESDAY. DKCEMHKW 17. 192!).
No. 2(S.
ARKANSAS
TORTURERS
FACE JURY
Mountain Farmers to Hear
Evidence in Alleged Burn
ing Alive Connie Frank
lin On Eve of Wedding
Mother Identifies Long
Lost Son Claiming to Be
Victim.
a robust farm ha ml of 33, who '
Hint; mountain sons ami claims
that he is Connie Frank It n, hate
been reunited. Mrs. 4-ily Linker,
came here last night from Clar-;
emlun. Ark., - and embraced the :
son, whom she had not seen Since
last Christmas. She said his cor
rect name was .Marlon Kranklln
Rogers, her child by a former j
marriage and she Identified him,
as the "M. Franklin" who escaped'
tn 11)27 from the state hospital for!
nervous diseases. Slit said lie is
married and has three children, '
but has been separated from his
wife for five years. She said,
he probably changed his name to !
prevent his wife from knowing !
his whereabouts and also to pre- i
vent capture as an escaped inmate
of the hospital. She recognized a;
newspaper photograph as her son
several days a so. j
The Franklin the state contends
was slain has nut been established
as a former inmate of the hospital.
The four men on trial for the j
"torture" crime are Herman (liven-j
way. Hubert Hester. Mill Youngorl
nnd Joe White. i
GROWERS WILL
HEAR REPORTS
AND PROJECTS
Annual Meeting Is Wednes
day at Hotel Medford
Van Hoevenberg to Give
Aims Growers' Council
Bosc Report By Wood.
MOUNTAIN VlliW. Ark.. Dec
17 UP) A jury of mountain farm
ers was completed today to try
four men on charges of murdering
Connie Franklin, farm luborer,
near here last March.
In calling the list of state wit
nesses, Prosecuting Attorney Hugh
Williamson revealed that Alex
Fulks, one of the five men charged
with murdering Franklin, but not
being tried with the other four
was to be a witness for the state.
Ho is charged with the same
crime as the others, but is named
in n separate indictment.
On the list of defense witnesses
called appeared the name of "Con
nie Franklin," the man who says
he is the person the four men are
accused of murdering.
The star witnesses for the state.
Tiller Ilumlner. 1 ti-year-old moun
tain girl, who was to have married
Franklin the night he allegedly
was slain, and Reuben Harrell,
deaf mute youth, who has said he
witnessed at least a part of the
reported crime, made no public
appearance during the first day of
the trial. They have been staying
at the home of Sheriff nnd Airs.
Bam Johnson for several days.
Identifies Son.
A mother nnd her missing son.
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BE NBC PRESENT
NKW1 YORK. Dec. 17. (t An :
attempt is to be made to give .
radio America a Christmas present
from abroad. j
Plans are being perfected by the ;
National llroadeasting company to j
pick up programs originating in
Knglnnd, derma ny and Holland
on Christmas and rehroadcust
them through its entire network, j
Details of the program are being i
arranged.
In addition NIX- will make:
available to the world via short ,
waves on Christmas eve, a Christ
mas carol song to lie picked up
from Madison Square Garden, New!
York. .More than l.'i.ooo singers t
will pai tie' pate, with about 400 I
clubs and societies invited. The !
program also will go to the Ameri
can network.
Klamath Falls. First unit of the
Klamath temple recently dedicnt'Ml.
The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Fruitgrowers
league, with a paid-up member
shit of close In uOii local growers
will be held In the basement of the
Hotel Medford, tomorrow after
noon at - o'clock. There will be
a large attendance.
Reports of the year's activity,
and discussion of the plans for the
future, will be the chief topics be
fore the session, which will be
presided over by Albert Bureh.
H. Van Hoevenberg. Jr.. of the
Sams Valley district, will give a
plain ami frank discussion of the
aims ami purposes of the recently
formed Pacific Growers Council.
David R. W ood, chairman of the
Winter Pear committee will give a
financial report on the Bosc cam
paign in Detroit this season and
probably make recommendations
for the development of new mar
kets next year.
The Detroit campaign demon
strated to valley orchardlsis, the
wisdom of united action by ship
pers and growers, in carrying the
glories of the Roses to new terri
tory. The success of the campaign
brought much high praise from
fruit distributors and growers
throughout the land.
A progress report Is also expect
ed to be made by Henry Hartman
of tho Oregon State college, now
in New York City gathering data
on storage and marketing condi
tions in eastern marts, for use of
local growers in selling their products.
The Man Who Did His Christmas Shopping Early
GATES ASSURED
SOLON SUPPOR
I
, nia -Southern Oregon Development
association are much pleased by
the manner In which the senators
1 and congressmen of the two states
; have comi! forward to the support
j of the Crescent City harbor project
ami have every hope that the nced
j ed improvements will be authorized
, immediately.
7DEC.2al7 yfTHE. NIO-HT 6EPQR.E CHRISTAAASjT
CRESCENT PORT had about lost
HOPE, SHE STATES
B9 :
Klamath Falls. Bus line may bo
established In this city.
AX FIEND SLAYS
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Faculty composed of educators of high standard each a specialist In his department.
Over $200,000.00 represented in plant, equipment, shops, laboratories, etc.
Every Boy a Chance for Success
ThiH cnlliw Appeals tn (lift iimbltimiK youth to tho HorlotiH mlnill to thoHe who know Mint real
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failed to rr.ake good In scholarship.
Our work Is to provide a way forconrentnttlon In nn Intensive trahtltiK program which niciuis wnvlf,
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Machine shop practice and airplane mnclianics
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NEGRO CHAUFFEUR iYAUUINA BAY HIT
7
THm;i-; IllVKItS. Que.. Dec. 17.
UP) Mrs. Andrew Day and her
seven children, ranins in hhi from
one to 14 years, wore found deii-l
in their home here today wlMi
their throats cut, apparently with
an axe.
Day, the father of the family,
was found wandering in the streelH
with his throat cut also.
At the Day home police foil ml
the woman and her children I'l
hods In three different rooms. All
had received one or more cu;s
about the throat, as though tho
perpetrator of the crime had waul
ed to decapitate hin victims.
Day made no statement at the
hospital. He Is expected to re-cover.
1'OltTLANI). Ore.. Dec. 17.
(Veil A. Scott. 30. Vancouv.".,
VtHh., was killed yesterday wh?n
an nulomohile driven by Kdward
Smith, lilt, negro 'chauffeur, col
lided with Scott'H car. Smith was
held without hull on three serious
chai'Kcs following the accident. Po
lice, who arrested Smith on charges
of Involuntary manslaughter, driv
ing an automobile while intoxicated
and failure to give right of way.
saldf the negro drove his car at a
high rate of speed down a boule
vard nnd failed to stop at an In
tersection. The automobile crash
ed into .Scott's car, leaped a curb,
knocked down a 12 -Inch concre'.e
post and smashed into the corner
of n ymnll grocery store, shatter-
! TOM-: DO. Ore., Dec. 17. (P. A
terrific wind nnd rain Hlorm pound
ed tho Lincoln county count over
; tho week cud, causing damage
'amounting to m-veral thouKami dol
i lnr.
i The huge refuse burner ami one.
of tho Hinoku stacliH of the Pacific
spruce plant were wrecked and u
i large Industrial crane wan upset In
I the Van i) In it hay.
I AH telephone and telegraph linen
j were torn down and Newport, To
ledo and Waldport were in dark
I nesH with till power and light lines
iout.
Ing windows and tearing away
portion of the building. '
Aibliiiiuiiil support for lb" t'i.
cent ('!ty harbor project aa e-
pressed In letters received i nd.iy
, by C. K. (lutes, president of tb-;
j Northern I'aliforuia-Soiitheru Oiv
i gon Development association, from
t three California congressmen.
The congressmen are Clarence
K. I.e.,, who bus always been fu-
orable to the development; Uiebar.
; .1. Welch, and Albert K. Carter.
Kxcorpts from their letters,
pledging support, follow :
! Cnnmessman J ami: "Naturally,
1 would be very glad to wee an
, cnlarg ( harbor providing for
i deeper draft vessels and great r
i protection. 1 will be glad to do
. a ny t bin y, I ca n t oward that a c - j
compli-'hinent."
Congressman Welch: "In ac- j
i cordanco with your request of No-J
j vein Iter I'iMh, I have reiliest-ed
! Win- dtpartment to continue the
! harbor project nt Crescent ity. ;
'at., anil to extend the improve
ment to Kound Hock."
i Cougies.sniuu Carter: 'I have
been miieh interested in the devel
opment of the harbor nt Crescent
City, and visited the city last sum
i mer. Yoti may be assured that I
: will do everything possible to see i
, that your development work is cur
I tied forward." j
I Tho report of the district engi
. 1'ioer is now on Its way tA the board
j of army engineers and will be re
! viewed as soon as possible. Copies
of same were sent to the Oregon
i and California congressional dele
gations and the above expressions
from some of the congressmen
I would Indicate that there is a pro
1 nou need interest in evidence by
western representatives In Wash
ington. President dates has sent letters
I to tho senators and congressmen
today, urging that they do every
thing possible during the next week
or so to Insuee a favorable report
from the board of army tMigineera.
Officials of the Northern Cnllfor-
"After suffering almost 30 years
with stomach trouble, Sargon rid
me of my troubles and nil my
friends are talking about my won
derful improvement.
1 M M
IV
W.M. X. rXK'llll.W '
".My aipetltp was poor, my food
dlsagj-ced with me and I suffered
with my gall bladder day and night.
My nerves were In HUch a terrible
condition that I spent many an al
most sleepless night. I was badly
constipated, bilious, rundown and
miserable. I had almost given up
hope when I started the Sargon
treatment and what It has done for
me is almost like a miracle! My
appetite Is wonderful, my stomach
trouble is over nnd my whole sys
tem Is timed up, strengthened ami
Invigorated! My nerves are normal
and now I enjoy wonderful sleep!
Sargon Pills regulated mo perfect
ly and my biliousness is entirely
corrected." Mrs. Wm. N. Coch
ran. 1147 Harrison St., Portland.
MaglllDrug Co., Agents.
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j On Weeks & One's Great Stock of
j TOYS
Our Window Is Full of Toy Bar-
1 gains. Our Second Floor Toy land
I Is Full of Them.
gamn
mm mm hshh ma
at these Reductions
Games on Sale!
A wide selection of
games which regularly
sell for 39c on sale,
your choice
10c
Extra Special
Hercules trucks, oil
trucks and motor buss
es which regularly sell
for 99c going at only
59c
Dolls and -Twistums'
Which are real bar
gains at $2.98 now
reduced to
$1.49:
. Dolls and
Teddy Bears
Wonderful bar
gains at our regu
lar price of $1.59,
going at
79c
f ? U raFrwl .Is
CI V. J I.
V
Tinker Toys
All ready to mail,
reduced to
An Assortment of Toys
H Which sell regularly up to 99c,
your choice
23c
SEE OUR WINDOWS
iniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Trains
Wind-up trains, complete
with engine, tender, two
coaches and set of track.
Complete
49c
Be sure to see the hun
dreds of bargains in our
windows and in our sec
ond floor Toyland.