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Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFOKD, OB EG ON, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933.
No. 2.
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
HERE Is something that Interest
all of us In this lumber country:
A resident ot southern Oregon was
in Long Beach the night of the earth
quake. The neat day. he drove oyer
Long Beach. Huntington Park, Santa
Monies, Hollywood and various areas
of Los Angeles, noting the damage
that hsd been done.
In all this area, he didn't see a SIN
GLE WOODEN HOUSE that had been
damaged.
WOOD Is the cheapest of the estab
llshed building materials. Taking
It by and large. It Is the most satia
factory building material for homes,
aome of America's most beautiful
homes being built of wood.
So far as Southern California is
concerned. It Is the SAFEST building
material.
CHEAPEST, most satisfactory and
SAFEST. That is a pretty-good
line of selilng argument for wood
as a material for building homes.
IH 1931. Americans spent THREE
BILLION dollars for vacations
chiefly In what, for want of a better
word, we call "touring."
That's a lot of money, Isn't It
especially In the first yesr of a de
pression. AND here's something Interesting:
In 1930. 452,000 American tour
ists spent 868,000,000 in Europe. -In
this writer's bumble Judgment.
,nid have irot more for their
money if they had spent it at home-
especially If they had spent it
here on the Pacific coast.
.. .nn. ana nnn .smrista Visited Call
I fornla. They came from 46 states
nrovlnce in Canada.
t . .rim. and July of that year.
an average of '3173 tourist cars en
tered California every day from ra
...... mi is ner cent of them
camped out. The rest stayed t
.-i.nr Indicates that of' each
10 person coming to California as
tourists one returns within five years
to become a permanent rcsinem.
IN 1031, tourists spent In Northern
California that Is, California north
of the Tehachapl the sum of sob
nnn nnn.
They stayed an average of 11 'A
days, and spent an average of S 59
..rh ner day. Among these tourism.
cars costing 1500 or more were In the
majority.
THIS 68.000.000 equaled 44 per
cent of the value of the California
fruit crop that year, 96 per nt
the vegetable crop and was MORE
thsn ALL the gold produced In Cali
fornia In five years.
OT THIS 68,000.000, 23,000000
went for food and lodging. The
rest was divided among car expense,
local transportation, clothing, recrea
tion, personal expense, cameras and
supplies and souvenirs.
For example, they spent $1,800,000
for souvenirs.
HOW were thestfTgures obtained?
Well. Callfornlans Incorporated
interviewed 938 tourists In Yosemlte
Park, sent out questionnaires to S8B'J
others in vsrlous places and Inter
viewed 266 guests in San Frsnclsco
hotels.
From these sources, they obtained
percentsges which they applied to the
total number of tourists, getting the
figures here given.
J f F YOU questlonthe accuracy of this
1 method, come down to the office
of this newspaper on the night of
the next election and watch the
counting of the first 100 ballots.
If these ballots ere. scattered widely
enough to represent an accurate cross,
section of the voting public, you will
be able to forecast quite closely the
outcome of the election from them.
THE figures on tourist expenditures
here quoted were given to this
writer by Bert Hall, president of the
Shasta-Cascade Wonderland assoc.a
tlon. The Shssta-Cascade Wonderland as
soclstlon has meant a lot to South-
em Oregon and Northern California,
and Is going to mean a lot more.
WASHINGTON. March 34 (API
Representative Lea (D., Cal l said to
day he would reintroduce his wine
legalization bill nxt week and hoped
for action soon by tha house ways
aa4 means commutes,
Schermerhorn Had
Close Relation With
Banks Gang, Claim
At this morn I lie's session of the circuit court. In the Schermerhorn ouster
and suspension hearing, testimony watt
to show that the sherlfr was reluctant to
Earl H. Fehl and L. A. Banks, the latter
gree murder: that "his attitude was
made by Banks 'guards,' and that
Banks and Fehl, and conferred with
Interested.
- J. T. Davis, transfer man .testified,
at this afternoon's session, that
Sheriff Schermerhorn had talked to
him about securing the release of
the news print of the Banks news
paper seized by the constable, and ha
had refused, "except under the pro
per papers." Davis said the newsprint
was held In his warehouse, and tnai
the sheriff and four or five others
had endeavored to have him release
It. He testified that later he saw
Schermerhorn, and the sheriff told
him, "wo can't do nothing until
morning."
Hinted Violence
Davis further testified that he was
visited at the warehouse by four or
five men. he did not know, who en
deavored to have him turn back the
newsprint.
"One of them", Davis testified,
"got hard-boiled, and said, "What
would you do if we broke down the
door, and took the paper."
Davis sold he replied:
"If any of you fellows want to
break down the door to my place
while I am here, go ahead and try
it."
Davis said one of the men suggest
ed, "you leave the door open and we
will go In and get the paper." Davis
frowned on the proposition.
The witness said that he talked
with the sheriff at his place, and In
front of the News office.
Davis said the men with the sheriff
on the visit, were not known to him
by name, "but he had seen them
around the newspaper.".
Carey Continues
Sam Carey, former ad solicitor for
the Banks paper completed nis testi
mony at the start of the 'afternoon
session. Under cross examination.
ho did not materially change his
previous ' testimony that Sheriff
Schermerhorn had been present wnen
threats were made, and made no ef
fort to halt them.
Carey testified that the sheriff hsd
said, at one point, when threats were
made:
"That'a the way they did things
In "the old days, but that don't go
any more." Carey said he told the
"Banks guards", they would have to
accept any legal paper served. .
Carey testified that C. J. Connors.
Wesley McKltrlck. Arthur LaDleu,
and Donald '1'tyor, all under Indict
ment for the ballot thefts were arm
ed guards In the Banks plant.
Gun Permit Wanted
McKltrlck testified at the morn
ing session that he had talked to the
sheriff about getting a permit to
carry a gun and was told "It won't
be necessary." McKltrlck also testi
fied to threats and conditions.
A packed courtroom greeted the
afternoon session.- Many or tne spec
tators came during the noon hour.
The court . ordered the bailiff and
state police, to permit only those
able to be seated to remain In the
courtroom, "because the fire hazard
Is too great." He ordered the court
authorities to keep tne aisles clesr.
Tremipnt nblectlons and exceptions
to testimony were offered by Attorney
F. J. Newman, counsel for Sheriff
Schermerhorn.
Sam Carey, former ad solicitor for
the Banks newspaper, testified that
Sheriff Schermerhorn wss a frequent
visitor at tne -news- omce;
threats were uttered by "guards" In
hi. nnuHpa t.n which his "attitude
was one of encouragement": thst after
the late Constable Prescott had seized
news print on a legal attachment.
Sheriff Schermernorn nsa. over me
telephone, sought It release, end held
the view "that the second seizure was
not legal, on the first attachment."
Guards Yoicen inreais.
r-.M tMtifled that the men fre
quenting the News as "guards" were
armed and naa aecisrea mj y.vu.
not permit another seizure." Carey
was on the stand at the noon ad
journment, and was under cross-examination
this sfternoon at ths open
ing of court, carey wsmea m
had heard Arthur LaDleu. former
manager of Banks' paper tell the
.. ir .nnthM attachment was
threatened, "to tag 'em and let them
He."
M. O Wllkins. former attorney lor
H.nv. .nrf counsel for- Fehl. testi
fied that he was present at a confer
ence held at the county Judge s home,
celled for two o'clock in the morn
ing, on January 3. last. Wllkins tes
tified that Fehl tola mm ne was
representstlve of Schermerhorn's" and
... h. .hunt. Kh.riff would return
from northern California In the night
and deputies would De sworn in .
vt,t'. hnm He said John Olenn.
Thomss L. Brecheen and six or eight
other men were present at tnia meet
ing, at which deputies were sworn
. a.nrf ,v. nn ballot recounts
discussed at length. Olenn and Bre
cheen are under indictment ior oai
lot theft.
Fehl Had Active Part.
Wllkins testified that "plans were
formed for taking possesion of the
tariff- nfflee " .nil that "resistance
j was sntlclpated." WIlkMta said he
had presented a bill to the sheriff
Introduced by the state In an effort
serve warrants agalnM. County juage
now under Indictment for first de
one of encouragement towards threats
he maintained a loe llason between
them on matters in which both were
--
FEHL IN EFFORT
IN BALLOT THEFT
Earl H. Fehl, county Judge under
Indictment for participation In the
ballot theft, this afternoon filed a
motion In circuit court seeking to
quash the 'warrant upon which he
was arrested and an order discharging
him from arrest: The motion was
filed by his attorneys, H. Von Schmalz
and T. J. Enright. .
The latest legal move came on the
heels of Fehl yesterday filing an affi
davit of prejudice against Circuit
Judge W. M. Duncan. It alleged he
could not secure a fslr and Impartial
trial, and that the prejudice affidavit
was not filed for the purpose of de.
lay.
Fehl waa scheduled to entr a plea
and be arraigned Thursday. The
prejudice affidavit automatically
blocked the action.
In the motion to quash and dls'
charge, the accused county Judge al
leges that Judge Duncan has not aU'
thorlty to preside over the circuit
court, that he .was assigned here by
the. state supreme court, for the case
of O. B. Waddell against L. A. Banks.
The order of assignment is attached,
and gives Judge Duncan the power
to hear cases In this district, on and
after February 7.
The motion also holds that Judge
H. D. Norton Is not disqualified to set
upon the case, and that the grand
Jury did not hold Its session In the
regular grand Jury . room, and that
Judge Duncan had no authority, to
receive the Indictments, or order
bench warrants Issued upon them,
When the. Indictments were first re
turned the accused official announced
"that he would demand an early trial
No date has been set for the hear
ing of the motion to quash. The
atate will contend that It is evasive,
and Intended to delay Justice.
STATUS ON FEHL
Response to the petition asking for
removal from office of County Judge
Earl H. Fehl wss received today by
the past commandera of the Amerl
can Legion, stating that the governor
docs not have power under the law
to cause removal of a county Judge.
"Should the county Judge be disquali
fied for service," the governor's let
ter stated, "the governor may ap
point someone to fill the vacancy."
for aervlces. but It had been Ignored
He testified he acted as counsel for
Schermerhorn upon the represents
tlons of Fehl. who took an active part
In the proceedings held at his home.
Wllkins also testified to difficulty
he encountered In having Schermer
horn serve a warrant upon Banks, on
the first Indictment for criminal
libel, and "that It waa held by the
sheriff from Thursdsy evening to Sat-
urday noon." snd thst Banks sur
rendered voluntarily, per announce
ment he made at a "great assembly of
the Good Government Congress In
the Armory.
Agitating Denied.
Attorney Newman asked Wllkins, In
cross-exsmlnatlon. If he hsd "been
quite an agitator yourself." The 1m
peachment was denied. The witness
admitted he had been attorney lor
both Banks and Fehl In litigation
arising from the turmoil.
Twenty witnesses. Including two
former "Banks guards." are acheduled
to be called by the state, represented
by Attorney O. C. Bogg. Attorney
Newman said "plenty of witnesses"
will be called by the defense.
It Is now forecast thst the hesr
lng will Isst until 1st tomorrow, If
not Into next Monday.
Hearing before Circuit Judge W, M.
Duncan of the charges filed against
Sheriff Gordon I. Schermerhorn. as
serting his unfitness and Ineligibility
to hold the position, was started this
morning and It Is anticipated that
the session will take the entire day.
The hearing waa called by Gover
nor Meier, upon the filing of the
charge by commlsslonem - B. E.
Nealon and Ralph Billings. The court
will hear the testimony and file rec
ommendations with the governor,
rho will act upon them.
(Continued on page fouruaa).
FOREIGN POLICY
KEPT VEILED BY
F.R.C
Copyright by McClure Newspaper
syndicate
By PAUL MAIXOX
WASHINGTON. March 24. The
frankness of the now administration
In domestic affairs is not being ap
plied to foreign policy.
Strong deceptions were attempted
at first In connection with the trip
of Norman Davis abroad. Everybody
swears .he is going only to Geneva
as head of the disarmament mission,
For your own accurate Information
his passport names Britain. Prance,
Germany, Italy and Switzerland as
prospective porta of call.
The White House line about am
bassadors calling last week because
they were "old friends" was so much
eyewash. The official assertion that
the British, French and German am
bassadors asked to see the president
is also untrue.
What appeara to be behind the
whole thing la a new deal Interna
tionally. Mr. Roosevelt la supposed
to have In mind a consultative pact
to make the Kellogg past effective.
He would not go so fsr as to gusr
antee the security of any nation. He
Is toying with the Idea of adding to
the Kellogg pact a provision for con
sultation and conference among signa
tories when the going gets rough.
Something like that la needed now
in the strained condition In Europe.
You can bet your last dollar Nor
man Davis has some informal nota-
(Continued on Page six)
RUNAWAY BOY IS
Billy Springer, 13. of Tacoma. Waah.
who decided three diys ago he would
"go fouth," was a guest at the city
Jail last night, and his father Is en
route here from the north to return
the young boy to Tacoma, according
to a telegram received by Chief of
Police Clatous MoCredle from Ta
coma's chief, M. D. uuy. -.
Billy, who made the trip from Eu
gene to Medford Thursdsy. ssld that
he had only missed one meal since
he left home. He Is a 7-A student In
the Tacoma schools, he said. Billy
thought he'd like to go down around
Los Angeles, but the arrival of his
father- will probably convince him
that the north Isn't so terrible.
Scores Withdraw From
Banks ' "Congress " When
True Objective Learned
Return of Membership Cards Is Refused;
Outrages Charged to Leaders
Open Eyes of Followers
With a score of leaders In the Good i
Government Congress in Jail, some
charger) with first degree murder,
others wit stealing and burning the
official ballots from the November
election, still others with criminal
syndicalism and another with slan
dering a bank. 185 conscientious citi
zens of Jackson county have already
asked that their names be withdrawn
from the membership of the "con
gress." a complete tabulation of pub
lished requests shows.
Many of the group had verbally
requested that Secretary C. H. Brown
of the organization return their mem
bership cards to them, but in no
known Instance has this been done.
Citizens who said they had been mis
led and who signed the cards through
misrepresentation, have asked that it
be made public they wished to form
ally withdraw from the group which
has in every way violated all princi
ples of good government, their let
ters state.
Although "congressional" officials
claim a membership of 6000. this
number has never gathered at a pub
lic meeting, the lsrgest assemblage
having been estimated around 3000.
Active workers of the "Inner circle,
who faithfully attended the sessions,
were never estimated In numbers
over one hundred.
The cou n ty com m Iwaary , ope ra ted
for some time under an appointee of
County Judge Earl H. Pehl, wss re
cruiting headquarters tor t&a Good
Seven Indicted
PLANS REVEALED
BY REGION CHIEF
Extra Fancy and Fancy
Grades Only Will Enjoy
Benefit of Federal Aid Is
Announcement by Towle
SPOKANE. Wash., March 24. (AP)
The regional agricultural credit cor
poration of Spokane today announc
ed its program for financing the coat
of production of Paclflo northwest
crops of apples and winter pears,
which Is expected to call for advances
to growers of from as,0O0,00O to
$10,000,000.
The plan, aa announced by R. E.
Towle, general manager of' the cor
poration here contemplatea- the fi
nancing of extra fancy and fancy
grades of fruit only, and control of
selling through selected marketing
sgencies.
Money will be advanced atrlctly on
a basis of actual costs of production,
and on a budget basis, Towle said.
Maximum use of 16 cents a box will
be allowed for growing costs, 13 cents
harvesting and 37 cents for packing,
a total of 55 cents a standard pack
box.
A selling commission of a mini
mum of 3V4 cent a box will be per
mitted In addition to the 56 cents.
Allowance of selling commissions
In addition to the basic loan meana
the grower la being granted an In
crease of B',4 cents a box over the
maximum financing previously auth
orized by the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Towle. explained. . . ,
FLOOD OF ORDERS
By the Associated Tress.
In more than a dozen states vats
were Bubbling -today In preparation
for putting legal 3.2 beer on sale
April 7. -
Breweries reported they were del
uged with orders in New York the
suggestion being made that It might
be necessary to ration beer among
those who had ordered until supply
could catch up with demand.
Beer advertisements appeared In
newspapers for the first time in 13
years, heralding the date on which
sale will be permitted. An informal
ruling by Attorney General dim
ming held anticipatory advertise
ments were not Infractions of the
law. ' ',
Arrives In City Beulah Jedklns
arrived In Medford on the Shasta this
moaning from LaJolla, Cal., where
.she has been spending the winter.
Government Congress, It was learned.
and workers In the "congress" were
receiving supplies from the county
and at the same time condemning
practically all of the county offi
cials with the exception of Judge
Pehl and Sheriff Gordon L. Schermer
horn. Supporters of Pehl, who were also
members of the mis-named society,
were shown preference in awarding
road work, according to reports from
various districts of the county.
The following letter "To the Edi
tor" the day after Constable George
J. Prescott was shot down by the
honorary president of the "congress,"
Llewellyn A. Banks, Is Indicative of
the tide wh leh swept through t he
county, causing many to ask for
withdrawals:
"We wish to announce to the pub
lic that our affiliation with the 'Good
Government Congress' is terminated
at this date.
"While we believe In the tenets
and principles endorsed on the mem
bership cards we signed, the events
of yesterday convince us that those
principles have been violated and
therefore wish to be no longer af
filiated with this organ I ration."
Another cltusen who said he was
sorry he had attended one meeting
wrote the editor: . - .
"I wish to announce to the public
that our Affiliation with the 'Good
J Continued oa Page Blx)
DROWNS DAUGHTER IN BATHTUB
Mrs. Marie Kennedy, housewife sf Montrose, suburb of Los Angeles,
killed her eight year old daughter, June, by immersing her in the bath
tub of their home while her husband was at work. She then called
police and told them of her act. Her husband later said she had been
suffering from growing mental weakneaa but he had delayed making
an Insanity complaint, hoping tha would improve, (Associated Press
Photoa)
SHASTA 10 STAY
WHILE LONGER IS
OF S. P.
SALEM, Ore., March 34. (AP)
The Southern Paclflo company today
notified the public utilities commis
sioner of postponement of the ef
fective date of the suspension of the
Shasta train between Eugene and
Roeeburg. No date for its effective
ness was set and it was not learned
whether the action would mean In
definite postponement, 1
The date for suspension of the
train was first act for March 37, but
opposition was made by Roeeburg
and Qrants Pass, --, . ; , .
Since this Information ' has been
received, the utilities commissioner 'a
office also announced Vie conference
called for Wednesday between South
ern Pacific officials the Rose burg
chamber of commerce and the com
missioner had been postponed, like
wise. ,
The utilities commissioner &UU,u
he had not yet received a formal
complaint against suspension of the
train from Roseburg. but was advised
that such a complnlnt waa being pre
pared. Grants Pass secured com
promise with the railroad In that the
Shasta from the soutih would run aa
far north as Grants Pass, It was an
nounced here.
The commissioner stated the South
ern Pacific company had not set a
new date for effectiveness for the
suspension order issued several weeks
ago.
READY FOR TEST
AT
Everything Is in readiness for the
hog calling contest to be staged by
the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow
morning at 11:00 a. m. on the South
ern Pacific tracks at 8th street, la the
word from chamber of commerce
headquarters.
The list of entrants so far received
Includes In the women's division, Mrs
Laura Jones, Griffin Crek; Mrs. An
nette Prick, Medford; Miss Ollie Dc-
pew, Ashland: and In the men's dl
vision. A. C. Martin, Medford; John
Anderson, Central Point; Fred V.
Woolrldge, Medford; Rand " Newby,
Medford; W. N. Carl. Provolt; E. J.
Carstens, Medford; Dr. D. W. Stone,
Medford; John Duggan, Sams Valley;
Dick Bradley, Medford; David E. Wil
son, Central Point; H. C. Mechem,
Jacksonville.
As previously announced the prizes
will be 10 first prize. (6 second prize,
and 12 60 third prlre In both divisions
and are awarded by the retail mer
chants of Medford.
It is expected that the contest will
start punctually at 11:00 a. m., and
those Intending to take In thla un
usual event are asked to be on hand
promptly.
THREATENED BY FI
City fire department was called to
the home of Mra. Olen Fabrlck, 106
Crater Lake avenue, at midnight
Thursday, to extinguish a fire In back
of the chimney.
A grass fire at the corner of Sixth
and Oakdale was placed under con
trol at 1:35 o'clock by the fire de
par.ment today, and Fire Chief Roy
Elliott requested that no grass or
rubrish fires be started on windy
by Grand Jury
TO SEEK LIBERTY
Walter J. Jones arrested yesterday
for ballot stealing, was ordered re
leased this afternoon, on $7500 bonds
with his wife, H. W. Jones of Rogue
River and E. W. Wilson of Rogue
Riven as sureties.
The court gave the state the rlc,ht
to a it isrlrtg when it had investigat
ed the 'JUallflcatlona of the sureties.
A hearing was prevented today due
to other pressing court business.
H. W. Jones and Wilson are small
landowners of tho Rogue ttjvcr dls
Steps were under way this after
noon to secure the release on bands
of Walter J. ones, mayor of Rogue
River and Fehl appointee as road
supervisor, and John Glenn of Ash
land, former county Jailer. Both are
held In tho county Jail on ballot
theft indictments. Glenn was arrest
ed two weeks ago. Jones was arrest
cd early Thursday morning at his
Rogue River home, after atote police
had sought him for nearly a week.
Jones claimed to have . a severe
cold bordering on bronchitis and a
doctors certificate that ho was ill,
Attorney En r Wit for Olenn said
that the sureties named for Glenn
were Jesse T. Thomas of Ashland,
Nick Roesl of the same city and Ran
klu Estcs of this city.
Jones wife appeared In court this
morning and said that she had ae
cured bondsmen for her husband.
The district atotmeys office Indi
cated it would request a hearing on
the quallflctalons of tho bondsmen,
ER
L
NEW YORK. March 34. (AP)
Charles E. Mitchell, former chairman
of the board or the National City
Bank, was Indicted by a federal grand
Jury today on a charge of wilful eva
sion of his Income tax for the year
1920.
The Indictment charges that In
1020 Mitchell's net income was 12,
823,406. lift, whereas he reported a net
loss of $48 000, and therefore paid no
tax.
He was charged In the Indictment
with evading payment of a tax of
Sft73.3IZBl.
BOIiSF Ida., Mar 24. (p) Oov-erno-
C. Ben Ross today Issued a
p roc' Am at ton suspending mortgage
foreclosures for 00 days.
DclATlng "There have been numer
oi is and continuing mortgage- fore
clos"res upon real etaUi throughout
the state." and adding that "many
othe. such mortgagee are aiviv to be
fore'esed. "the governor In hla proc
lamation invoked the authority of the
banit'.ng and mortgage holiday law
enacted by the last session of the
legls'ature to block all further evic
tions ARMY FLIERS DIE
IN PLANE CRASH
MIAMI, Pla., Mar. 24. 4fr) fiecond
Lieutenant Charles W. Stouff. Ut, of
Thorndale. Fla., and Staff Sergeant
Oale M Lester. 30. of Mitchell field,
both members of tho fifth observation
group of the army air corps, were
killed today as the! plane crashed
In an attempted lauding at Chapman
field tare.
E
ARE CHARGED IN
PRESCOn DEATH
Fleming's Connection With
Ambush of Officer Comes
Up Later Mrs. Martin
Among Lesser Indicted
Llewellyn A. Banks, agitator former
editor "and orchardlat, and his wife.
Edlt.i B. Banks, In a lolnt Indictment
returned this noon bv the grand Jury,
are charged with first degree murder
for the slaying of Constaole deorae
J. Prtscott on the morning of March
in. wnne the officer was In the act
of wring a warrant upon Banks for
Indictment as one of the Jackson
county ballot thieves
The full txt of the Indictment
readt aa follows:
"Then and there being, and then
and there acting together, did then
and there unlawfully and feloniously.
purposely snd of deliberate and pre
meditated malice. ktM one George J.
Prescott by then and there ahootlng
him. the said George J. Prescott. with
a rifle loaded with powder and bul
lets, wnitai said rlf.e he, the said
Llewellyn A. Banks, then and there
hsd and held in his hands."
No action was taken st this time
relat're to E. A. Fleming, Jacksonville
orchnrdlst, arrested while attempting
to n;e tne murfler scene, by the bac
doo-. Tt Is understood that the grand
Jury will consider his esse soon.
Fleming Nervous. .
Fleming, who hss oeen held In ths
Josephine county Jail the past week, '
was '.edged In the county. Jail .hers
late yesterday; He wss described by
Jail attendants u In a high atate of
nervousness, worn .from' worry, and
losing weight rapidly. - "
- Time for the ararlgnment for plead
ing ot Banka and hla wlfs on the
first degree murder indictment has
not been set, but will be at an early
date, officials Indicated. Under the
first degree murder emerge, they are
not subject to ball.- Banks Is held lrr
the Josephine county Jail at Grants
Pass; Mrs. Banks In the Jell here.
. . . Few. Present.
Tha Indictments were returned at
the noon hour, after the adjourn- -men
of the Schermerhorn oustor
proordings, snd lecelved by the
w.t wumm epectaiors, in
cluding Mrs. c. H. . Brown, mother of
Heniletta B. Martin, eating their
lunctt In the courtroom: two men
spectators and court attendants were
the only persons present. The Indict
ment were presented and received
by Circuit Judge Duncan.
. At the same time, indictments
charging Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin,
president of the "Good Government
Conx-css." her father. C. H. Brown,
secretary of the organisation, and O. .
L. V.inWegen and B. h. Fitch with
"riotous conduct and disturbing the
peace" were returned. The Indict
ment grew out of Mrs. Msrtln's at
tempt to buggy-whip Leonard Hall,
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WILL
ROGERS
BEVKRliY IllLIiS, Cal.) Jfar.
2-t. Ifnre is a suggestion that
will help you all out. of a lot
of anxiety and anguifih in cassj
your town or district should ba
hit by soma disaster:
Run quiek and turn off the
radio, otherwise you will hear
where your own home has been
swept, away by the flood, you
have been lost in the fire and
your husband kidnaped. We
had an earthquake out here.
That's all we had (which
was plenty) but that wasn't
enough news for the radio.
They added , "oil wells over
flowing and on fire, a city
burning to tho ground," and
as a P. S., "a tidal wave com
ing in from the ocean." So in
case of disaster, run (don't
walk) to the nearest radio and
turn it off, for they take de
light in killing you whether
you have been killed or not. .
Yours,
$1HI N'NsuiM Irsslwte. las