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MRSL MERRICK HOUNDS TRACK
TELLS HISTORY MURDERER
OF Mil
Hearing of Enyart Plea for
Fourth Interest in Prop
erty Reveals , Early Fi
i nancing.'
The hearing in miulty of the unit
of J. IS,, Enyart against Mrs. Stella
J. Merrick, widow of F. E. Merrick;
Mrs. Grace D. Brown, widow of W.
H. Brown, and H. C. Kenlner, foun
dors of the Nataorlum in thin
, city, for a properly interest and
share of rentalB and property Bales,
continued today In circuit court be
fore Judge H. I). Norton. All con
cerned were activo and well-known
durlnK tho "11)10 boom" liore.
Knynrt, former Mcdford hanker.
of recent ynars a resident of Los
' AnRoIcs, seeks a one-fourth Inter
est in the Natatorlum property and
; the action hliiees largely about a
15,000 loan to tho Natatorlum by
, Col. (Jordan Vorhois, with 4'JG
Bhiiros of capital stock as security.
The plaintiff introduced evidence
to show that Knynrt placed about
25,noo In the company, V. H.
Brown about 117,000, 11. C. Kentnor
about Jio.noo and F. K. Merrick
$10110. John S. Orth of this city
was also an Investor In the concern
but sold out to the other four stock
holders lu 1911. -Note
Taken Up
- F. K. Morrlck took up tho $15..
000 note held by Colonel Vorhels,
makiuif two payments of $7000. and
took possession of tho 4U5 shares
of capital stock. Enyart claims
i lie slock was hold In trusteeship
and the company as a whole, not
Merrick, wrs the owner.
Later. F. K. Merrick "dissolved
the corporation" and rotalned pos
session or tho pfoimrty. Hnyart
lioius mat no received nothing in
oxenango ror ins Investment.
Mrs. Htella J. Morrlck, widow of
F. K. Morrlck, was a, witness at tho
morning sesnlon. Sho testified they
Hold their home on Hast Main street
J ii 1019 and moved Into the Nn'ta
toiium, whore tho Merrick family
strove to place the property on a
paying basis. Hho testified a resi
lience had been established thero,
nnti that nsido rrom a year s resi
dence In Huthorlln, Ore., where F.
H. Merrick was Interested in an oil
(veil, and a short trip to California
111 tho wintor, alio had llvod Micro
rontinuously.
,. Sons Aided .
; Bhe testified that her son, Hinor
tn, was active In the management
and Dial another son, Walter, had
bees In charge when the Institution
was remodeled Into a motor-Inn.
Mrs. Morrlck denied that 8eoly V.
Hall had any Intorost except that
he was omployed on a salary for
several months. ...
" A record or transactions and di
rectors' meetings has been Intro
duced in evidence.
The defense will bo largely
based upon the allegation that Nil.
yart was "guilty of laches" and
was Indifferent to lis future until
II loomed as a valuable property
and that lor many years the Mer
ricks by their efforts continued tho
place and mado Improvements re
quiring considerable financial In
vestments. 'V 1
OF
GIRLJEACHER
Body Found in Country
School House Victim of
Degenerate Fingerprint
Clues Found.
Sale of Apples
By Jobless Vets
Brought $9,000
MAUYVILLK. Mo., Dec. 17. lP
Aroused by tile mysterious murder
of Ill-yeur-old Velma Colter In the
country schoolhouso where she was
a teacher, a posse of citizens using
bloodhounds sought hor unknown
iixsullunt toduy.
Tho nude body of tho girl, beat
en about the bead, wan discovered
at dusk by T. II. ThompMun,
whose home she resided. Jle wild
bo went lo the achoolhoUHo when
tho gill failed to arrive homo at
tho accustomed time.
The young teacher's bloodstained
clothing wus heaped beside her
body. Dr. C. D. Hubbard, coroner,
said sho had been attacked. The
coroner sulci he had discovered fin
gerprints wld)ch ho wa Inveotl
atlng. Sheriff Ilurvo Knglnnd was In
formed by school children Miss
Colter had remained ulune In the
building to read examination pa
pers after dismissal at school at 4
o'clock.
t .
C1IICAOO. Uee. l7.i7Pi
Apples, 300,000 of them, sold
on I'hlcngo Htreels by uncm-
I- ployed world war vetoruns
4 slnco December (i, might not 4
have kept that many, doctors 4
4 away, but they did keep the 4
4- wolf away from the doors of
4 u goodly number of men. the 4
American Legion Cook coun- 4
4 ty council announced today. '
4 Net profits totalled fiiOOO.
NEW PRESIDENT DEFER ACTION
OF GUATEMALA IN SENATE ON
SOON UNHORSED
I nimruiv li
PHI Ir-Nil
I IIULMIl
1
MEDFORD PUPILS
AI0.S.C.N1E!
ON STATE GROUP
Military Junta Takes Con
trol .When Palma 0ver;
thrown U. S. Recogni
tion Day Before Defeat.
WORLD
COURT
STORY 1
(Continued from Page 1)
HOKNIX. Ore.. Dee. 17.
(Spl.) The Hrl' k-aguo will Klvnl
a Christmas tcaor their mothers
December 23 nt I be school rooms
All mothers of girls belonging to
mo league aro Invited. An
Joyuble time is belmr planned by
ine committee for the afternoon
and is eagerly looked forward to
by both women and girls.
Junior class of the high school
will entertain tho Hchuol with a
short Christinas playlet December
33. At the same time it Christ
mas -tree will be enjoyed by all
the students of the high school.
. Christian Kndcavor meeting
Kunday night was led by Jlarold
Fish. . Attendance . of young peo
ple was very, gratirylng to tho
ruder and the preeident. Next
Hominy evening's meeting will bo
led by Miss (iruce DeVrles. The
topic In "Joy to the World." All
yiuuiK people In tho community
are invited lo come. A special
Christmas meeting Is being plan-
nod. . ,
On Chrlsttmut eve tho dlrls'
fJloo club and the Hcnlor Chris
tian I'hideitvor eoclety aro plan
ning lo go caroling and visit the
homes of the sick.
Mrs. Nelllo MuKcr of Ynniblll.
Ore.,- baa been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Vlal, here.
i.Mrs. c. c. Hartley Is expecting
hor mother, .Mrs. Josephine Polley
nnd her . olsler. Mrs. , Kva Policy
of Oakland. Cat., here before long
in spend, the Christinas holidays
Willi tliem and with relatives In
Ashland.
l-nst week It was reported Ted
Llttlcfleld wits very 111 und had
been confined to bis bed for sev
ernl days under a doctors care.
Thle was an error in the name as
It Is bis father, 10. K. Minefield,
that Is on the sick list. At this
writing he Is still hcilfaal. Many
COUVAfeLIH. Ore., Dec. 17.
(Kpl.) Kevon Mcdford students at
Oregon State college huvo boon an
nounced as representatives of their
town on the Clreater Oregon State
committee by Neville Huffman of
Portland, general chalrmun.
Those appointed aro Barton Mc-
Math, Junior In commerce; Fredo
rlcka Urommor, sophomore In
home economics; Amby Frederick,
Junior in commcrco; Pauline Rob
oris, sophomoro in commorco;
Kllaboth Hwlgart, aophomore in
commerce; Ueorge Wlnne, fresh
man In engineering; and Ben Day,
freshman In commerce.
This committee will rcprenont
the institution In Mcdford and will
have charge of all local functions 1
and activities of Oregon State alu- I
dents in that city.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17-.-.(P)
Minister Reclnos of Guatemala
was notiffed by message from bin
country today that tho government
of President Palmu had been over
thrown. The message received was sign
ed by Rodriguez Betola, secretary
general of tho mjlitary Junta de
scribed us now in control of th
government. .
The message said General Muuro
de Leon, former minister of war,
was killed in tho fighting yester
duy, und that trumiuillty prevuiled
thero today.
ucnerai Manuel Orelluna, a. well
Foreign Relations Commit
tee Votes - Postponement
to Next December Dems
Oppose Move. '
WASHINGTON, Dec, 17.
The senate foreign relations com
rn.ttce today voted to defer con
sideration of the world court until
next December. The vote woe ten
to nine. -
Senator Reed, republican, Penn
sylvania, made the motion to post;
pone consideration. P.epubllcuns,
Including friend and foe of the
court, Joined him almost solldlv
Democrats voted unitedly against
.ine postponement
Chairman Borah of the commit
tee, an opponent of tho court, and
Senator tllllett of Massachusetts.
knwn military leader, has been ! t" aUv.oca"- wero " "ly repub
designated as nrovKlon.l nr.i,i., """" io vote against deferment.
or tno republic.
Only yesterday tho American
government formally recognized
Senor Palma aa chief executive of
Guatcmula. , ...
The recognition was In tho form
of n message from Presifipnt
By this move, the rcnubllcan:
forcotulled any chance of the court
Issue becoming Involved In thl:
short session. They feared Its dls
cushion might lead to an extra ses
slon. It was agreed there was no
opportunity to vote on the cour
Hoover to Palma wishing him sue- ! "', thl" MCSsion' whc c"la March
cess In his now office.
I
DAHAGK SLAYING
Z
- I'OHTLAND, On-., Dw." 1 7. (P)
HIepM lo Kiln cuHtody of the two
Hinall dfiUKhtera of Mih. Ix-oiip
UdwIcm, Hocloty miilrou, Hliihlird
to l(iith lutr November 12, will
ho tukrn ut once by Ibo family
of tho ilciid woman. Karl Horb
rlntr. who w'iih attorney for Mih.
ItowlcM, in ml o thu aniMUiNcvincnt
today, i ' . .
In tho meantime tht Kiand Jury
continued JnvtlKiitlon of her
death which rcHUttod In tho filliiK
of fli-Ht degree murder chunreH
unalnst, Nelnon HowIuk, her mil
llonulre hunbund and Irma Lourkn
I'nrlH, for. throe ycum hla Becre-
tnry. ,-. ,
AALKM. Ore. Dftr. 17 lyi
nutrlct Attorney !eoiKO A. t'od-!
i uinfc and Sheriff Ralph G. Jen
j nliiKS of JaekMon county wero here
today In conference wKh Governor
Xorblad rlatlvo to a potitlon re
ceived by tho governor, request ion
him to appoint, a special prose
cutor to Investigate tho killlnfl of
4 th.
Tho committee: decided to hea
Klihu Hoot, former secretary of
Hiute. who helped to draft the re
vipeu stuiutCH of the world court
which were modified in an effort
to bring about an agreement among
the other powers and tho United
States on the senate's reservation.
1-
i HALF MILLION ON
STRIKE IN SPAIN
Kvprnit v ii(1Vi,.ir ,,,. , i "iwMuii men are on mrine inrougn
km.!,? L ;.ff, " UCJk,.Wa,l "" and there was Intermit
MADItlD, Doc. 17. m Half
million men are on strike through
friends In the community hope
-present high school building lo be for his rcgnined health In the
used es a Junior high building and
an addition of four rooms in be
mado lo the Honfovell school.
III accordance with tho program
the proiicnt Junior high and Wash
ington buildings and properly will
be aold lo the best advantage of
the district.
Work hag already been started
on 'preparation of tho lot for con.
struct Ion of tho high school build
ing. Trees havo been removed,
the grounds arc being cleaned und
uctiml construction will start at an
early date.
STORY 2
(Continued fro an Page 1)
.. llchiiked by Itcnch.
.' lie rebuked Undscy, however.
In dropping the churgo.
f" "You aro a man of Intelligence,
you nre a lawyer, you aro a Judge,
you knew you wore In church and
you knew tho law." Magistrate
Dreyer told the proponent of com.
pnliloniilo marriage.
''If you felt yen were maligned
you had your remedy. 1 always
wi.v If a man hurls, my feeling"
I have tho courts to go to. A
church Iiiim right to hold a di
ving service without Interruption.
Tin, public should ho given to
kim-.v that dismissal of this coin
pbiflit docs not make It all right
to Interrupt church services."
STORY 3
(Contlnutd from Pago 1)
near future.
Next meeting of the Iridic' Aid
mn'lety falln mi New Year'H day.
therefore, name 'will he held n
Friday, January 2.
In anxlouH that al
thlK rhango and ludp to Npivad
the date to all -member of the
Horlcty. 1 -
Jean Humm h bach this week
at tho Independence nchuut, after
n trip with her pai'enlH to' Port
land, where thoy rpent several
dayi.
Presbyterian Sunday nchool will
have their t'hrlntniHH tree next
Tuenduy night at the church. An
appropriate program Ih being plan
ned with Mi-h, K. P. Sehell dh
chairman of the commltteo, A
rehenrrtal will bo held Saturday
afternoon at tho rhureh nnd It In
the donlro of the chairman that all
those participating In tho pro
gram be preMMit to practice
MIrhok (trace, Marlon and Klaliie
OeVrles were dinner gucMit al
tho Kd White home on Sunday.
FARM PRODUCE VALUE
DECREASED FOR YEAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. '17.-fP)
Tho valuo of tho nation's plnclpal
rarm crops this year was placed to
day by tho agricultural (Mipurtment
at $0,27-1.721,0011 compared with f8,
675,420,000 last year.
JMTlyNHLL
J" ?. "Vhe'Xnm ' , 't'n n v-n7 cities to-"
;:m,oucedh;,r. ; rnu'8 t yQtzy frrrrnl he,ldto
, 4 . I the belief that the revolution
WILL SEEK INCREASE
COUNTY CLERK'S ES
against the crown had been defl
nltely crushed
lesterday. It was pointed out.
nearly a million men obeyed
general strike order, but half of
those were reported to have
turned to their Jobs.
KAI.UAI, Ore.. Dee. 17. l1-t
IT. G. lloyer, Marion county clert?
and member of tho legislative
commltteo of the Oregon county
clerks and recorders' ossoulattoir)
says n bill will be . Introduced lit
'he legislature to Increase clerks!
foes so tho offices may be made
setr-sustaiifing, ,
1IONOIjIII.IT, Dec. 1 7 . !) ,1 a .
he president! "aynor, motion picture aclress,
take note of, wotini no opernied on to-
morrow rur appenilicitln nt the
Queen's hospital here. She said
sho would go to tho hospital tonight.
GET WORK ON ROAD
PKNDLKTON. Dee. 17. (j
lorty, men went. to. work today
on roads licur l'endteton, in' line
wlth'the unemployment plans out
lined by stnto highway officials.
Tho work Js near I'eudletun. so
the men can return homu
night.
FIRST SNOW FALLING
GRANTS PASS TODAY
GRANTS PASS. Dec. 7.(A')
The fli'Ht now of tho Hcueon utnrt
ed falling here early toduy.'
TIRED WHEN
SHE GOT UP
Strengthened by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
ft. I'Alll. Minn. "I Used In lie
lirerl when I got up in the morning as
wncn 1 went to
bed. I had faint
ing spells and pal
pitation. Of course
it was my age. I
read a Lydia E.
l uikham booklet
and started tak
ing tho Vegetable
Compound three
times a dav. 1 am
nowawellwoman.
Three of my
ncle-hhorn Itnnii
what it did for me so they aro taking it
too. I will write to any woman if Lvdia
jj. iiihimiti . vi-Kciauiu Lompouna
will help her as it did me. I feel liko a
young woman now and I thank you."
Mrs. II. C. Henry, 2S0 Fuller Ave., St.
Paul, Minnesota.
fur nrup necesslllts, he told ltrpre
tentative Vulmer, demociat. Mouth
Cai-iillini. "aro proper cases for the
Ited Cross.'
The Noted Dead
8T. AI.IIANH, Vt.. Doe. 17,-(,T
1'nlled Stales Henalor fVank I.,
tiroon of Verniniit died Ibis after
noon nt a hospital here.
(lermany, IVe. 17. pTi
1 1 on a I socialists were
probably fatblly, In
1IO.NN,
Two n a
wotuided.
riots early today In clashes with
fascists.
OltoVII.I.K, hi 17.-lV-
Joe Htnnley, accused of killing his
tniii.Hm; pui'incr. Hob lk,ii fur-
merly of Mcdford. Ore., was re
ported to have cnnfcdseii the kill-!
lug during a conference with IHs-i
trlct Attorney J. c. Metlrcgor helH
today. Ktanlcy was arrested yextenlay
after l.lde Taylor, aged miner, re-'
piHled ibe slaying -lo the sheriff's'
office. It occurred In the rugged
Maid Itock couiiliy, six miles from
llerry creek. j
l'liins were l lng made lo con-'
duct an Imiutwt tunlghl. ;
HAI.K.M, Ore.. Dee. l7.--(V !
Henry M. Ilanxcn. who. It Is un-
derst I, will be executive see-'
relury, for tiovernor Julim I.
Meier when tile latter taken office'
has moved to Salem from Perl-1
land. It Is said 1 1 wit between
now and tho first of the year be
will asrcmhlc data to be used In I
Meiers income l the h-gli-la-i
turn.
Low Priced
LUMBER
A GOOD SERVICEABLE GRADE
Consisting of
1x4 1x6 1x10 2x4 2x6
2x8 2x10 2x12
Random Lengths
$8 o per 1000 Feet
F. o. b. Our Yard or Mill
Also: New Low Prices on All
Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Windows,
Roofing, Plaster Board
Medf ord Lumber Co.
Phone 629 . J. H. Cooley, Pres. & Mgr. . Cor. 3d & N. Fir Sts.
Kit jf
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