1AGE KIGIIT
" MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1931
B1GAMIS
SOON
TO FACE TRIAL
Had six wives
Finding of Woman School
Teacher's Body in Woods
Proves Undoing of Much-
Wedded Miggs' Perry
By WINTIIKOPI.YMAN
United Press Stnff Correspondent
EAOL RIVER, Wis., July !19. (UP)
r-In this north woods villain, a Jew
miles south of the Lac Du Flambeau
Indian reservation, Oeorge w. E.
("Jlggs") Perry soon will be tried on
charges of murdering Mrs. Cora Belle
. Hackett, one of bis six- bigamous
wives.
t A special session of circuit court
has been called to hear the ' cane.
Body Found Last October
.-When Mrs. Hackett's body was
found last October In the woods near
re. there was no Indication of the
revelations that were to follow.
Her death ended what had ap
peared on the surface as a "perfect
tiuiivyiiiuon.
Mrs. Hackett met' Perrv throueh a
want ad which sought the services of
a woman to act as his companion on
a. hip to California. The ad was
"blind" and Mrs. Hackett thought It
' ' , iiworwu ujr a woman,
i, Tio friendship ripened and through
ttietfctrength of a remarkable person
ality and promises of wealth Porry
woo the former Milwaukee school
wminer as nu wire. ,
it' l: l.ift flit HnnwninAii
;. Ifclng the bride's automobile ,and
money. Perry having no funds, tho
fouplo left for Eagle1 River on their
honeymoon. All was sereno for two
wcejfs and Houston W. Parker, pro
nrlptor of the resort wbero the couple
f tajled,' reported later that he had
novtr soen a happlor or more con
tenled pair.
1 1 On July 6 Perry borrowed a rifle
frohi Parker, saying he wished to do
!i ran mooting." Bride and groom
oft together on the hunting trip.
A fow lioura later, Perry roturned
Parker's rifle, paid Ills bill, packed
Mr. Hackett's clothes and drove away
In hot automobile.
This was the last time the brldo
Was seen alive.
Brom Eagle River, Perry went to
uiwciana, onto, wnora tho first or
tilsl bigamous wives, Mrs. Kathryn
Oobliart, lived. He stayed only a fow
dajs. however, and she later reported
finding a woman's clothes In the back
of Mrs. Hockett's automobile. Perry
explained, she said, that the articles
bcjbngcd to an aunt.
il Married In Illinois
rfothlng further was heard from
Perry until August 18, when ho ob
tained a llconse In Oarinl, 111., to wod
Miss Lydla Downey, soon he tired of
Jier, however, and on August 87 he
married Miss Elluaboth Morrison at
Harrlsburg, 111.
Next he met Mrs. Horbert MUllgan
at Belleville, III., and aha became his
aixtn wire on October 6, a few days
after the body of Mrs. Hackett was
found. . ....
Identification of the body sent pa
Ilea of every city on his trail. Ho
Wept to Blythovlllo, Ark., whoro Mrs.
Hnckett's automobile was recognlMKl
nfl where he barely escaped arrest,
oltce traced him to St. liouls, but he
escaj)ed again. -
Found In San Francisco
In May, 1031,. two flan Francisco.
CaJ., detectives read a story of Perry's
lire In a detective story magazine.
They rocognlaed a cloture of him as
man who had reported the theft of
a fcoat.
Ferry was found at the home of
Aitnle Maria Oulterrea, a rooming
tiotise owner, whom ha had married
under the name of Frank J. Moran.
Itvwas her coat that had been stolen
and Perry had boldly gone to the po
lice atatlon with a report of Its less.
'He waa taken Into custody and aul
lrinly and steadfastly denied tie was
Perry, He said he had been employed
a agent for a labor union and that
this name waa Prank; Moran.
IThe Vilas county murder warrant
1 was found and extradition papers
ere signed by the governors of WIs
eolsln and California. Perry was ro
turned to Eagle River, where he en
tared a plea of not guilty to the mur
der charge, but readily admitted hla
Identity.
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Conclude Liquidation
THE DALLES, Ore., July 3.--(AP)
Checks aggregating M,000 will be
mailed Immediately to depositors or
the defunct French & Co. bank. This
waa announced here today as A. 8.
Schramm, state superintendent of
banks, concluded the liquidation of
the pioneer banking Institution which
closed Its doors 8 years ago. .
:1 Oregon Weather
Parr tonluht and Thursday but fnu
on the coast; local lightning atorma I
In- the East Thursday; moderate '
northwest winds nrrshnre. 1
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GLOBE CIRCLERS AND ROUTE OF FLIGHT
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Tha rouU of Hugh Herndon, Jr. (left), and Clyde Pangborn (right) on their flight around the world
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LONGS FOR RELIEF
(lly the Associated Press)
Beginning Its day by sweltering un
der a summer heat wave which has
held some localities In Its deadly grip
ror almost a week, tho nation looked
rorward eagerly today for promises of
general roller to materialize.
In moat sections atorma and cooler
winds wcrs predicted for today and
tomorrow. '
The southwest and certain sections
of the east and northeast seemed
doomed to bake beneath unseason
ably high temperaturea until at leaot
another day.
As In few summers, the upper half
of the North American continent was
suffering moro than Its share of sum
mer troubles. In northern Idaho and
Montana disastrous forest fires aro
raging. Grasshoppers are carrying
terrible destruction to the mtddlo
northwest, their hordes moving up
Into Manitoba and Alberta.
Wheat rust was seriously Infecting
Manitoba crops. Around .Aberdeen,
B. D., whore no rain haa fallen for
some time the corn la practically
dried up and the crop la almost a
total loss.
Saskatchewan and Alberta had hall
storms yesterday which' did consid
erable damage. Wind atorma also
uprooted trees and did property dam
age In tho St. Paul-Mlnnctapolls dis
trict, while New York City suffered
In a severe electrical storm.
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Farmer Sets Fire ,
to Field of Oats
' As Economy Act
'SALEM, Ore, July .20. AP) C.
It. Woo'la. 27. who yooterday escaped
from tho Oregon penitentiary where
he was a trusty, mid not necn cap
tured nor located as yet today,
James Lowls, wardon, reported. Woods
made his get-away . while working
with a gun crow outside the prison
walls. It was roported later he had
tnlnn n hlnvnln hftrnru leaving Balom.
: Woods was received June 1, 1930,
to serve a threo-yeor sentence for
larcony. Ho. was sentonced In Jack
son county. . ,
,', " . " Fletcher persuaded "
WASHINGTON, July .30. (AP)
President Hoover has persuaded
Chairman Flotohor of tho torlfr com
mission, to remain In office until
Novumbor IB Instead of retiring Sep
tember la as waa his plan. '
JOLIET, -111., July 29. (AP) '
"Burn grain fielda and aava
mortey.V waa the thought of Ed
ward Horbert aa he set fire to Va
acres of oata on his farm- today.
Atter harvesting about five acres
he found he could got only 11
cents a bushel for the grain
which he aald cost him 40 cents
to raise. So the rest went up in
smoke to avoid adding 4 cents
more a bushel for harvesting ana
threshing.
STORY 1
(Continued From Pe One)
they had been taken by Dr. Wilson.
Upln asking Dr. Wilson where the
alcohol had gone she stated he told
her that "he. bad toj. look out lor
his friends.'' ' .. .
Speaking of her work in tne
county alio accused the health unit
of being, directly' responsible lor
the death of one woman Irom ty
phoid, explaining- that when re-dis-trlcting
of the unit put her into
that section" she found cases of ty
phoid and obvious Indications ot
previous neglect.
Admits, Salem Fuss.
ftovlcwlnir the atory of her ar
rival In Medford four years ago.
Mrs. King admitted much unhap-
plnoas In Marlon county, where she
held a xormer position, one
not explain the nature of thl un
happlncss, but said It was because
ot It that Olendora M. Blakely, R. N.
state advisory nurse, who to Here
for the hearing, suggested that ahe
come to Medford rather than go to
Clackamas county, where another
position was ofrered her.
"I never asked to come to Medford
or Jackson county." Mrs. King de
clared, then explained that ahe was
Invited bv telegrams, telephone calls
and letters from Miss Carlton and;
Dr. Eatella r'ora warner.
'.' Attorney Roberts Inrormed- the
cotfrt that statements made against
Dr. Wilson aro criminal accusations
and that not one apeciric charge had
been made In the case, but many In-
.' Intuitions to bend popular opinion
against the doctor, ... - . -
Dr. Wilson nao not wen quosuonra
when the Mall Tribune went to press.
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DYNAMITE CAPS KILL
BOY WHEN HAMMERED
VERNON. B. O.. July 20. (API
Six-year-old Johnny Farko waa fa
tally Injured today by the explosion
of a 'box of detonating caps which
he. was , trying to hammer open in
ahed near hla nome.
1930 Chevrolet Coupe
A-l 0. K. Used Car..
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Pierce-Allen Motor Co.
Ulllll HI "J Soulh Riverside Phone ISO
llll l ' "T ltlh IWftlrtt rlnie Oil
FELT
BASE
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COVERINGS
39 Attractive Patterns to Choose
From. Many new pnes just received.
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Our Regular Price
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NAUTILUS SAILS
FOR NORWAY ON
ROUTE TO POLE
PLYMOUTH, July 28-(AP)-rThe
submarine Nautilus, In which Sir
Hubert Wllklns . plans to cross the
Ncrth Pole under the ee, left lat
Tuesday for Bergen, Norway, en route
to the Arctic.
Hundreds of Americans witnessed
the departure of Sir Hubert In his
little craft as ahe passed alongside
the Mauretanla, Just In from New
York.
Passengers aboard the liner cheered
the explorers lustily,.
On the way out the submarine
passed close to a tender carrying
ashore the Msuretanla's. passengers
for Plymouth, 'among them Ambassa
dor Charles - Oates Pawes. Cheers
were exchanged between the passen
gers and the officers and crew of the
Nautilus.
The submersible passed Into the
bay where the Mauretanla rode at
anchor and headed for tha English
channel and the North Pole with her
first port of call probably Bergen,
Norway.
ARMY WORMS ADDING
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ST. PAUL, July 39. (AP) North
western Minnesota farmers, fighting
grasshoppers, today faced a new
woe, the army worm. - ; "
Infestation was reported near Poss
ton, where grasshoppers are making
inroada, and near . Hlbblng, - In an
area free from the jumping peats.
Flax fields particularly have been
attacked, aald H. L. . Fatten, unlr
verslty entomologist.
The worms, he aald, went from
field to field and attacked, all klnttf
of crops. . ' .
lllaze Controlled.
PENDLETON, Ore., July 39. (AP)
A forest fire covering five acres In
the Meadow creek section of the Uma
tilla national forest, waa reported
controlled today.. Eight men wore
watching the blaae which started yesi
terday. . . ... i - ,.. ..-..
Bly Mr. and Mra. John Gordon re
opened hotel and restaurant on Edler
atreet. . . r - '.'.- .. c
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UMLLITI IIUULU
OFFER VETERAN
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HOME LOCA
C. of C. Reiterates Willing
ness if Roseburg Rejected
Hines Party Nearing
Oregon for Site Survey
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, SALEM, July 29. (AP) Salem's
stand to proffer a site for. tho new
soldiers' home In the event that
Roseburg was rejected, was reiterated
here last night when the local cham
ber of commerce received press no
tices to the effect that General Prank
T. Hines, of the United States Veter
ans' bureau, said the selection of sites
tn Oregon had not been narrowed
down to Roseburg and Eugene. Gen
eral Hines was In Salt Lake City on
Ills way to Oregon.
H. R. Crawford, president of the
Salem chamber - of commerce, an
nounced telegrams had been sent to
Hines and his associates, offering t ites
if the matter were thrown open for
general consideration.
Hines Is reported to have stated
"It is not true that the selection has
been narrowed down to Roseburg and
Eugene. It seems to me that there
are closer to 200 places that are bid
ding for the site. However the fed
eral hospitalization board has limit
ed the site to the area south of Port
land and west of the Cascades."
GRAF TURNS TAIL
LENINGRAD AREA
HAMBURG, Germany, July 29.
(AP) The Hamburg-American line
today received a report from one of
its steamers- that the Graf Zeppelin
was over Nova Zembla this morning.
- The line did not state what steam
er had picked up the. Nova Zemba
message.
The radio from the Graf, the steam
ship company reported, said the dl-
rigibe was returning to Leningrad,
nrhlch she expected to" reach tomor
row, i
BERLIN, . Germany, Uuly 29. (AP)
A report by the Hamburg-American
line that the Graf Zeppen had n
formed one of its vessels by radio It
had turned back toward Leningrad
was Interpreted 'here today as an in
dication the weather was unfavorable
for further f lying,, --,-- .
Prof. Samollovltch,. scientific, leader
of the expedition, said before he left
there would be no unnecessary risk
ing of the. ship and its 46 men, and
if i the weather turned bad the, Graf
would run to cover.
"Can't Bust 'em"
CORDS
$350
The famous "CAN'T BUST EM"
cords for men and younc men on
sale ThlifMlay at Mann's. These
are In the popular tan an cream
shade full-cut with the nantril
ai-lnch bottom. The best cord huy '
In tovn.
Regular $3.95' Value!;
Watch Our
Main Street
Window
Men's Strong Work
GLOVES
Men's Comfortable hrav.v-wrlt.ht
work 1 lot en. well marie from utroin
pleokln and burkskln. Jim the Klove
for hard work. They will aul-last the
job. (let yours Thursday while flies
are complete.
Regular $1.95 Values
$139
I ' pr.
Broadcloth Pajamas
Mn fast colored hrnarirlnth pajamas In either coal
or middy style for only l.a suit, fcvery pair l full rut
and made with the famous "ttl.OVKH" waist band, tooi
assortment of patterns and sliea.
Values
To $2.50
$J89
Mann's Men's ection :: Main Floor
It Pays to
Watch for
Mann's Ads.
! Final Clearance of Odds
and Ends of Summer
; Merchandise. Buy Now!
A Delightful Group
of Summer
Messes-
,. ., . To Sell
Thursday' for
rllf
$6.89
' Regular Values
from $14.75 to $19.75
In the $6.89 group you will find love
ly printed and plain frocks of gen
uine Khaki Kool,. smart crepes and
adorable, chlfrahs In sizes 14 to 44 and
Ma' tile 8.89 group-are summer shan
titbjisj prints;1 crepes, and cool ,chlf
f ails In sizes from 14 40, Two uot-,
standing .dress values for this pre
Inventory sale at Mann's.
Second Floor
EXTRA
SPECIAL
For Thursday '
98c Wash Goods
We have grmincd together a num.! v
. ber of bolts of our best wn,
fast-color wash fabrics consisting
of silk and cotton mix aim rayoS
and cotton mix. Good colors, goad
patterns, but out they go for this
one low price.
. 59 yd.
59c Voiles
Pre-lnvcnfory clearance of all
printed voiles. Out tGiey go for 39c
a yard. Rich patterns, glortoni
summer colors. A real value when
you consider the quality of these
fine pieces...
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and BAraM'..
MiifBwo
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39 c yd.
, SPORT
JACKETS
Those little spotti jarttii
that you have admin
so many times, but hit
you could not arford m
now greatly mm
They are In both ittl
crepe alvl tlnnnrl la pttJ
ular pastel shades.
Two Sale Prices
and
11795
Second Floor i ; s
": K"- Women's Rayon Crepe Slips
. For this prc-lnveutrri' snle we offer you a choice of
. summer oliadcir lit dur regular $1.75 quality rayon
( crepe ullps for only 98c.- These come In good lenctCw
and are Ruaranleed to fflve entire satisfaction. Your
chilce Thursday at Ionn's '
98'
Also a Group of Print Dance Sets in All Sizes i
Guaranteed Fast Colors.; Your Choice 79 set.
Pre-Inventory
Clean-Up On
BAGS
l . ..
A pre-lnvmtory clean-up , orf
summer hand "bags consisting
of both leather and fabric stylet
In various shapes and colors.
These bags ' have (old up to
4.95. Your choice Thursday
ea.
Ruffled Curtain Sets
Extra Fpeel.il for tills prc-lnventory sale. A group of 5-plrr
ruirltd curtain rets consisting or 2 curtains, 2 tie-backs nil '
deep valance nil for 4!e. They are full-window length and U
' finished. Ask to see them.
Your;
Choice
49
SET
Clearance of
'Odd Spreads
Tliw pre-lnventory mi lr of
ferH you a wonderful oppor
tunity to buy bed prends at
a navlng. Good-looking ray
on and cotton fpretulu in
broken lot and awtorted
Risen. Home nllRhtly soiled
but all perfect In quality.
Vs Off
Regular Price
Linens
Vz Less
Alw In the domestic sertlon
for Ihh. sale are a number
of good-look In table linens
that to on Mle for 1-3 off.
tn this group are bridge
eta. hanl blocked cloths
lunch net, tour choh-e
while they lant 1-3 off.
Mann'f Main
Floor
Pre-Inventory
Sale of
HOSE
:mriin nna niinnm- usie ann ray
on hoe In a spleivlld assortment
of colors and all fixes for only l!c
pair. These are Ideal stockings for
Wltrtimn niltltltr nt nlnnln nacie Uaar
Sue values. ,
Special 19c Pair
Children's Pajamas
special for Thursday In the In
fants' department, fast-colored
print and crepe sleeping pajamas
In one- and two-piece styles for
children from g to 6 years of age.
Your choice
Pre-Inventory Clearance
Stamped Art Goods
A wonderful assortment of stamped and stcm-TIrd art fin' JJJ
for wi men and mlsrs. These are full lie and haul"' ' 1 1
sign. Buy now and make up for Christmas gi".
values.
Choice 59c Each
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