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MEDFOtti), OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1933.
No. 90.
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ELECTION JULY 28
If Residents Vote Self-Liquidating
Bonds $70,000 for
Government Loan Uncle
Sam Furnishes $30,000
Application Is being made by the
Medford city council to the adminis
trator oi the National Industrial Re
covery act lor funds for construction
of two new units of the local sewage
system, and a special election to sub
mit the proposed loan to the people
of Medford for their approval has
been called for July 38. Final action
was taken last night at the regular
meeting of the city council, following
preparation of the application by
City Superintendent Fred Scheffel.
The application If granted by the
administrator and approved by a vote
of the people, will enable Medford to
take advantage of an absolute gift
of 30,000 made available to munici
palities by the federal government,
and of a loan of approximately
$70,000 to complete financing ofthe
two new units. The money will be
loaned the city by the government at
the rate of four per cent over a
period of 30 years.
Donate 30 Per Cent
Under the National Recovery Act
the federal government Is making
loans to municipalities for needed
municipal works. The government
has been authorized to donate to
such municipalities 30 per cent of
the amount needed for the public
. works. It Is then loaning the bal
ance at four per cent for 30 years.
The city of Medford. is asking for
$100,000 for construction of the two
much needed units to the local sew
age disposal plant. The. application
if approved by the administrator will
therefore bring Medford as a gift
from the government approximately
(30.000 and $70,000 as a loan.
In order to permit municipalities
to take advantage of this loan the
Ma to legislature (In chapter 289. Ore.
gon Laws 1933) authorized munici
palities to borrow money for the
purpose of constructing sewage
plants and to repay the cost of same
through service charges to the users.
' making the project self-liquidating.
Vote .Inly 28th
The city council will, July 28 re
fer the project to the people of Med
ford. asking whether or not the city
shall acquire the pre-treatment unit
of a sewaee disposal plant and con
struct a trunk line sewer from the
end of the present, line, at the esti
mated cost of $100,000. These two
unit have been approved by the
State Board of Health, which some
time ago condemned the present sys
tem, demanding that Medford take
early action to remedy the prevailing
situation.
At the election the people will be
asked to decide whether or not Med
ford will acquire these facilities and
Issue bonds for payment thereof.
Bonds are to be authorized to the
mm of $100,000, or the amount need
ed. If the application Is approved and
the bonds authorized the city will
i!6ue bonds to the amount of the
losn granted. In other words, coun
rilmen pointed out. if the application
I accepted and $30,000 Klven the city
the bonds Issued will be sold to the
federal government In the sum of
$70,000.
15 Cent Pewer Fee
It Is anticipated that retirement of
thew bonds over a period of 30 years
will require a monthly charge of 15
. centa for residential ue of aewers.
Taking advantage of the National
Industrial Recovery Act. at this time,
feunctlmen pointed out will enable
the ctty to receive outright the
noooo and to sell the bonds for the
remainder at a rate of interest, con
stituting a substantial saving to the
c:ty of Medford. The bonds to be
Issued will not constitute a general
obligation to the city, the principal
and interest thereof to be paid whol
ly from service charges.
VALUEOFSHARES
NEW YORK. July 8 (API The
New York stock exchsnge reported
trviav that the market value of list
ed thrres during June showed a gain
of nearly $4,000,000,000.
On July I, there were 1.207 listed
iMUea aggregating 1285,081.423 shares
vith a total market value of $36.
34fl. 747.928 On June 1. there were
1.217 issues of 1,293.876.237 shares
with tn aggregate market value of
H2.743 061.395. July 1, last jrar,
there were 1.253 listed Issues with
1.115.172.584 shares whose market
vain totaled $15,633,479,577,
The average market value of all
a'isres on July 1. 1933 was $28 29
ronirnred with $25 10 on June 1 and
$11 89 on July 1. 1932.
WASHINGTON. July . ( AP)
Frank B Tspltn. Clevelsnd capitalist
,nd president of the Pittsburg and
WMt Vircmls r.llrosd. told senate in
ic.tlan'nr tndsv he Ml up trust sc
r nn. for his children to lessen bis
ir.ccme tax.
SHQWSHUGE GAIN
Signs Contract
fUl; Jli
Loretta Young has signed a five
year agreement with a Hollywood
motion picture company that will
raise her $1731 to $3375 a week aft
er she returns from an European
tour. (Associated Press Photo)
SECRET COUNCIL
OOLE PATRONAGE
t'onvrlght. 1933. By Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, July 6. You must
whisper and Act mysteriously when
you speak of "the X.
It is a secret council Mr. Parley has
established to bring order out of the
patronage chaos. It la the innermost
circle of all Inner administration cir
cles. The rules are Just like those of
a college fraternity.
No one 18 supposed to know It ex
ists. Those who do know, .would not
dare to tell the names of the council
men.
The secrecy Is supposed to protect
"the X'iqfRtnst' congressional and
other pressure.
The name la appropriate because
there are about ten members. Also
because the council Is a publicly un-!
known quantity. -
If you do not tell anyone It would
be safe to disclose to you that most
of the councllmen are cabinet mem
bers. The postmaster general Is Mr.
X himself. In seats nearby are Com
merce Secretary Roper, Attorney Gen
eral Cummlngs and Secretary of In
terior Ickes. Each government depart
ment is represented by someone, not
necessarily a cabinet officer.
There i at least one outsider, an
adviser whose name has rarely ap
peared In print. He Is Emlle Hujra.
a political expert, who can most times
be found behind the chair that Far
ley sits in.
This may sound like foolishness to
you off-hand, but there is plenty of
sense to it.
The administration has been hop
ping from Jam to Jam on this pat
ronage business. Many close friends
of the Democratic family are bleating
behind their hands about It.
For instance Col. Donald Sawyer
started administrating his public
works setup as If he thought Mr.
(Contlnued on Page Thre)
GRANTS PASS. July 6. fPi John
Barrier and Harry Bowles, slayers of
State Policeman Milo Baucom here
Saturday when he stopped their stol
en car on the Pacific highway for a
routine oheck of ownership, today
waived their right to a hearing before
the county grand Jury and will go
directly before the circuit court for
trial on a charge of first degree mur
der. When the trial would open was not
yet determined, the date depending
on when Circuit Judge Harry D. Nor
ton can leave his assignment in the
circuit court at Corvallis to hold
court here.
I
PENDLETON, Ore . July iP,
I staijoned at the Bull K-alrle refores
tation camp in Orsnt county, Uma
tilla National forest, will soon be on
their way homewsrd. the result of a
; discharge from camp following fight
ing and rioting which occurred yes
terday. State police In this district, and
Morrow county officials were called in
to quell th? trouble.
All but Sit of the 2AQ men n the
: camp are from trie aiste of New York
j Camp' official naid thoe from Ne-r
ivork iuvt been "very uoub.ome."
E AS
F. D. WINS POINT
Money and Tariff Matters to
Be Excluded From Eco
nomic Meet New Agenda
Is Drawn by Committee
LONDON, July 6. (AP) The world
economic conference will continue,
but monetary and tariff matters will
be excluded, the steering committee
of the parley decided this evening.
The decision came after a furious
battle and was a victory for Cordell
Hull, American secretary of state,
who. on Instruction from President
Roosevelt, had stoutly Insisted that
the conclave must continue Its at
tempt to solve pressing world prob
lems. France and other members of the
European gold bloc advocated formal
conclusion for the major activities ol
the conference.
Triumph for Americans.
The morning session of the steering
committee lasted three hours and a
half, but was unable to arrive at fti
decision. The evening session, how
ever, was comparatively brief, ending
in triumph for the American position.
In the meantime, a drafting com
mittee, of which Secretary Hull was
a member, had been at work on a
proposed prbgram of future activities
for the parley.
The conference therefore will con
tinue in session for the discussion of
economic questions, except tariffs.
The agenda for the conclave thus
was substantially- modified from its
original form when the conference
met June 12.
Should Curry On.
An official communique Issued on
behalf of the steering committee
said:
"Believing that the bureau (steer
ing committee) is ftnnly convinced
that' the work of the conference
should be carried on to all possible
extent and aa rapidly as possible, and
in view of recent circumstances thet
countries on gold find themselves
obliged to declare that they cannot
take part for the moment in any
monetary questions.
The bureau Is In unanimous ac
cord that,-
First, every subcommittee should
meet as soon as possible to make up
a list of questions on which discus
sion can be carried on with most use
ful results.
Second, to meet as soon as reports
of subcommittees have been received
In order to make recommendations
for the arrangements which ought to
be made for the future work of the
conference."
Exactly what work the conference
can do was left in considerable con
fusion.
Robert P. Magulre, Portland attor
ney, has been named special referee
for the bankruptcy proceedings of
Suncrest Orchards Inc., Xj. A. Banks
and Edith R. Banks, according to In
formation received by Frank DeSouza
who represents persons In Medford
who sought the proceedings against
Banks.
Magulre announced that a meeting
of all persons Interested In the bsnk
ruptcy will be held in the federal
courtroom in the post office build
ing in Medford on July 14. at which
time a general discussion will be held.
Persons who have bona-fide claims
against Banks, his wife, or the Sun
crest Orchards are urged to be pres
ent. Banks was Instructed to have a
complete list of assets and liabilities
filed with the referee by July 13.
TROPICAL STORM
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. July fl. (API
Rising wind and tides heralded the
aDDroach today of a tropical slorm
that rushed westwsrd across the gulf
of Mexico lowara me lower mo
Grande valley.
Latest advices from the westher
bureau located the storm 75 miles east
of Brownsville. It waa traveling about
12 miles sn hour.
The wind had Increased here from
25 to 33 miles an hour. Rain squalla
swept the city. The
Ind slong the
coset Increased from 50 to 60 miles
sn hour.
FIRE DESTROYS ROOF
PALM STREET HOUSE
The entire roof of the H. Harrison
residence at tot& Palm atreet was del '
st roved by fire at 11 o'clock today.
j arrordir.s to tlie rity fire depart -
mnt . Ti-.e (t originated in the flue,
. toe leport Viows,
BANKS CREDITORS
HEARING JULY 14
NEAR 1 GRANDE
Necessity of Sales Tax
Explained by Governor
For Benefit of Voters
The following address on the Salts,
Tax bill was given last evening by
Julius L. Meier, governor of Oregon.
over radio station KGW, Portland: j
Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer of Oregon: j
The Sales Tax bill will be submit- j
ted to you for your approval or rejec-1
tton at a special election to be held 1
July 21st. Preliminary to a discussion 1
of the measure I wish to point out
that this emergency tax bill Is the
outgrowth of a statewide movement
to relieve the farmers and home
owners of the state from the proper
ty tax a tax that Is so high that it
has virtually become confiscatory.
The measure Is also designed to re
lieve counties which are threatened
with bankruptcy on account of the
rapid Increase in tax delinquencies.
Orgy of Spending
This deplorable situation Is due to
the fact that, in common with other
states, Oregon and Its 2753 local tax
raising bodies have been on a spend
ing debauch for the past quarter
century. In this orgy of-extravagance
wo have considered particularly our
several thousand tax levying bodies
the public purse bottomless and pub
lie credit Inexhaustible. Increase In
the cost of government la due largely
to Insistent demands of various or
ganized minorities for new govern
mental activities. It Is due also In
large measure to the people them
selves having voted favorably on
measures calling for expenditures of
public monies, thereby loading them
selves down with additional taxes.
Fifty odd millions of dollars were
collected annually In Oregon on real
property when I assumed office. Of
this amount some forty-three odd
millions represented local taxes levied
by the state's 2753 tax raising bodies.
In addition the state had a net
bended and warrant Indebtedness of
approximately one hundred and
fifty-five millions of dollars the
second largest per capita indebted
ness In the United States.
Economies Introduced
Recognizing that the day of reck
oning was at hand, I immediately
Inaugurated a rigid retrenchment
program In state affairs with the
result that I submitted to the last
legislative assembly a state budget
which was more than EIGHT Mlb-
POLICE SEEKING TWO FOR
KANSAS CITY MASSACRE
KANSAS CITY, July 8. (AP)
Throughout the nstlon the orders
were ou to authorities today to ar
rest Verne C. Miller, alleged Norm
Dakota ex-convict, and William
Welasman. Kansas City pcllce char
acter, in connection with the slay
ing of four officers and their pris
oner here June 17.
E. C. Reppert, director of police.
climaxed a quiet, but Intensive ln-
estigatlon of federal and city officers
by announcing Miller was the ma
chine gunne- who attempted to re
lease Frank Nairn, a hank robber, and
that Welssman accompanied Miller.
Nash was killed accidentally. Rep
pert said.
The shooting occurred shortly alter
7 a. m.. In front of the Union nation
as Nash wsa being transferred from
trsln to motor car on hu.way to the
Leavenworth, Kas., penitentiary from
which he had escaped.
Reppert said Miller fired after bis
demand that Nash be released was
Bnswered by the discharge of a platol
REYKJAVIK, Iceland. July '.
(AP) After winning another fight
with fog 06 Chicago-bound Italian
fliers rested today In anticipation of
a second ocesn hop to Lsbrador.
The 34 aeaplanea arrived In perfect
order late yesterday from London
derry. Ireland, 830 mllea from here
They conquered wind and fog so
bad at tlmea that they had to fly
a few feet above the water.
Their leader. Air Minister Balbo,
aaid he expected to atay several daya
before continuing the seven - Isp
cruise with a flight to Cartwrlght,
Labrador, 1500 mllea dlstsnt.
EX-LOAN OFFICIALS
DENIED PROBATION
PORTLAND, July 6. tP) A plea
for probation advanced by Dr. B. P
Olesy of Aurora, and Zeno Schwao,
former officers of the Willamette
Valley Mortgage It Losn compsny.
- rirnlMl In an order received in
; tfAtni court nere from federal Judje
C C. Cacanah of Boise. They were
convicted last April of using the mall
to defrsud in the operation of the
mortgage company. Each wa aenten
I ra 10 m monvns in ju ra nurv
1750.
SA1.EM. July fl State Treaa-
' urer Rnfu C, Hoi man today called)
; f8 8?1 12 afneral fund warrant to
include all ouutandinf up to and
including 27,
LION DOLLARS LESS then the ap
proprmtlons recommended by my
prjtTNKir in om.s,
This was near
ly alx million dollars less than the
authorized appropriations by the 1931
legislature for the 1931-32 blennlum.
Recognizing also that the bulk of
the property tax represented local
levies and that drastic reductions
must be made In the expenditures
of all branches of local government
if any substantial relief were to be
given ihe taxpayers. I organized the
Oregon Taxpayers Equalization and
Conservation League, which, with the
support of and in co-operation with
other local taxpayers organizations.
accomplished substantial results for
local tax relief.
Local Tux Levies
Due to the economies achieved un
der this administration and the re
ductions achieved by the tax leagues,
Oregons total tax on real property
was --educed along the first of the
year from fifty-odd millions to ap
proximately forty-one-odd millions,
of which only $3.000 000 represented
taxes lor state purposes, the remain
der of approximately $38,000,000
representing taxes levied by the local
tax levying bodies of the state. More
than 90 per cent of the entire prop
erty tax load continued to be made
up of local tax levies.
May I be pardoned If I pause here,
to interpose the remark that .had not
these economic been achieved oy
the administration, with the aid of
the various tax leagues and organiza
tions, approximately $10,000,000 in
additional taxes would have been im
posed on the property owners of Ore
gon during the last blennlum.
May I also here Interpose the re
mark, that after the Oregon Tax
payers' Equalization and Conserva
tion League had accomplished what
ever reduction- could be achieved
through voluntary work, It submit
ted to the electorate measures to
control tax levies and bond Issues,
and alt-o a measure revising the tax
on Incomes, but they were both re
jected at the last general election.
When the 1933 legislative assem
bly convened, my message outlined
the plight of our owners of real prop
erty. (Continued on Page Three)
in the hands of Police Detective W.
J. Grooms. The bullet wounded the
machine gunner, . w h o s e wespon
quickly killed Grooms. Police Detec
tive Prank Hermanson, Raymond J.
Caffrey, agent of the federal bureau
of Investigation and Otto Reed. Mc
Alester, Okla., chief of police.
Tracing of long distance calls from
Hot Springs, Ark., where Nash was
arrested and from Joplln. Mo., head
quarters of some of his gang, wived
the crime, according to Reppert.
Through one of these calls, police re
ported ascertaining that Miller rented
a house In Kansas City. Bloody rags
were found there end officers believe
Miller used them to bandage his
wound.
Police have not determined If
Welssman did any of the firing, but
Reppert aald he "carried two .48 auto
matic pistols."
It waa Mtller. aoeordlng to police,
who ssld "all right, let m hare It,"
Just prior to the burst of machine
gun fire.
BREAD PROFITEERS
WASHINGTON, July 6 (AP)
Prosecution of persons profiteering
In bread will be inaugurated by the
department of Justice u soon aa con
clualve evidence of the action la ob
tained.
Attorney General Cummlngs aald
today he waa studying complaint
laid before him by Secretary Wallace
that plana had been made to Increase
unduly the price of bread In various
sections of te country.
Bskers in some Instances have aald
the propoaed wheat processing tax
waa responsible for the contemplated
lncrea.se.
DRAW NEW PANEL
The Jury panel In the Bchermer
horn case waa exhausted at 8:16 this
iimmn, wivn uiw icuii jiuvs,
and two alternates to be selected.
The state has one challenge left; the
defense ha exhausted theirs
The court ordered the aherlff to
draw 13 names from the tax rolls to
! report, tomorrow morning at' 9:30
'o clock-
LICENSED SELLERS
flAKE COMPLAINT
OF
City Council Orders Drying
Up of Wet Spots Beer
Bait to Stronger Drink in
Some Places Is Claim
A drive to bring about a condi
tion of droughth In certain "very
wet paths" In Medtord will be start
ed today by the police department.
Instructions were handed Chief of
Police McCredle laat nl&ht by the
city council In regular session at the
city hall and the police chief agreed
"Something has to be done about
It '
The city dads were of the opinion
that too much unlicensed liquor Is
bring sold about town and many
dtapensera of legal 32 beer, who are
paying licenses, are of the same opin
ion, tluy are told.
strong Hints (liven
Just where the strong drink Is be
ing fold was not revealed In plain
language, but some very strong hints
were flven ft to places about town
in the "liquor Is flowing too freely"
classification.
It is a great Injustice to Oie firms
which have paid money Into the
city coffers for the privilege of sell
ing legal beverages, one councilman
pointed out in emphatic worda. If
other places are going to sell liquor,
he added, they should pay for the
privilege. If they don't they should
be forced to close shop.
Women In Itacket
Women as well as men were point
ed out as violators, Indicating that
the dUpensers of legal beer have ob
tained a much better lineup on their
competitors than the prohibitionists
havs ever gained.
The present setup of the law wi
discussed at aome length with the
conclualon that It la up to the olty
to do something about It, If anything
l to be 'done; Federal prohibition
agents have been withdrawn from
the field. There Is none in the Med
ford area and none In the Klamath
Falls district. One man. It was atat
ed, had been retained In Roseburg
Beer Used As Bait
In several placea beer la used aa
a bait to call the patrons In, It waa
also stated, and upon entry the cus
tomer Is offered "whatever drink he
deslre3."
At t.-.e end of the discussion. Chief
McCredle wsa Instructed to serve no
tice at once upon the placea known
to be selling liquor without license,
and, the councllmen added, there
are a number of them.
T
PORTLAND. Ore., July 6 (AP)
The Colonial Building company of
Spokane aubmltted the low bid to
day for grading of 6.7 miles of the
Entorprlse-Imnaha highway In east
ern Oregon, when propoasls were
opened by W. H. Lynch, district engi
neer of the Buresu of Public Roads.
This waa one of two Oregon projecta
bid on today.
Tom Lllldbo of Reedsport waa low
with a bid of 131.366 for construct
ing a steel I-beam stringer bridge 330
feet Ion gover Whitewater creek 10
mllea east of Detroit on the North
Santlam highway.
ATLANTA. July 6 (AP) John K.
Ottley. president of the First National
Bank of Atlanta, waa kidnaped esrly
today on leaving home for hla office,
but escaped from hla captora and Is
safe at Suwanee, Ga.
The Atlanta Journal reported Mr.
Ottley, In a telephone conversation
with the paper, said he was unharmed.
I He told the Journal he waa hailed
by a man from the sidewalk as he
flowed down to turn Into Peachtree
street, one of the city's main thor
oughfares, while on his way to the
office.
NEW YORK. July . (API Lau
rence A. Steinhardt. neweatof Presi
dent Roosevelt's envoys, sailed for
Europe today on a two-fold mission
to take over hla office as American
minister to Sweden and to make an
official study of the problems In
volved In recognition of Soviet Rus
sia. "I em going to slop In London en
route to Stockholm." he said, "but I
expect to stay only a few days. Stock
holm Is sn advantageous point from
which lo observe Russia I shall
make onoervations from there and re
port back, to the presUlenV'
BANKER ESCAPES
KIDNAPING GANG
Kidnaped
John "Jake the Barber- Factor,
Chicago speculator who has been
fighting extradition to London on a
swindling charge, was kidnaped by
a band of armed men In Chicago.
(Associated Press Photo)
Arguments on the motion of Earl
H. Fehl, county Judge, Indicted as
one of the 22 defendants charged with
ballot theft, were held thla morning.
Circuit Judgo George F. Sklpworth
reserving decision. The court said his
findings would be made on or before
Saturday.
Attorney A. C. Hough of Grants
Pass, representing Fehl, In hla state'
inent to the court, declared "that tno
newspapers had attacked Fehl, and
created a prejudice In the public
mind." that the "entire turmoil was
largely political." and that the articles
and clippings, "particularly since Fen
ruary SO. have been submitted w
the court.
Attorney Hough admitted "that
Fehl has Indulged In some attacks
and diatribes In hla own paper against
certain prominent citizens, which
have also tended to create a preju
dice against Fehl."
Attorney Hough also declared that
the- southern Oregon press have
played up Fehl's connection with the
ballot trials evidence, and have been
unfair and untruthful.'1
"If John Olenn had been convicted,
there would have been screaming
headlines, but aa It was there waa
two Inches in one corner of the
page."
(The Mall Tribune yesterday print
ed the account of Glenn's acquittal
on the front paxe, at the top of the
page, and prominently. Ed Note.)
Assistant Attorney Geneisl Moody,
In reply to Hough, declared: "The
newspapers. In their accounts of the
trials hare not been vindictive, but
have been extremely modest and fair,
and have not said half what they
ought to."
Attorney Moody characterized the
Olenn verdict aa "miscarriage of
Justice.
In resisting the motion for change
of venue the state contended that the
Oregon law requires that when a
venue Is granted, the original papers
In the case are removed to the venue
county, there to "remain the same as
If the case had originated there," and
that there were no provisions in Ore
gon law for using a certified copv of
an Indictment in a trial, and "Jackson
county would lose Jurisdiction."
"Under hla situation, the remain
ing defendants in the ballot theft in
dictments, could come into court, and
plead that they were being tried, not
on the orljrinal indictment, na ass
for a dismissal, and be warranted
under the law In so doing," said At
torney Moody. "The law In this state
makes no provision for trial on a cer
tified copy of an Indictment.'
Attorney Moody also declared that
Oregon hlsh court decisions have
ruled that opinions formed from read
ing newspaper articles, do not dis
qualify a Juror, and "in the trials of
the ballot cases to date, very few of
the Jurors have stated they had opin
ions formed by reading newspaper
article), or editorials,
Attorney Moodv held that the
(Continued on Page Seven)
TELEPHONE HEARING
SAl.ENf. July . (API Indefinite
postponement was today announced
for the hearing of ratea. chargea and
practices of the Par If ic Telephone and
Telegraph company, originally sched
uled for Monday at Portland.
Public Utllltlea Commissioner C. M.
Thomaa aald postponement waa nec
enaary because of the amount of time
being roinumed at the Northwestern
Fiertrl- company hearing now in pro
gress there.
STATE. DEFENSE
IN JURY CHOICE
Slow Progress Made Obtain
ing Jury for Trial of Sus
pended Sheriff Schcrmer
horn in Ballot Theft
At the opening of court this after
noon the state had exercised one of
Its peremptory challenges and the
defense two.
The state excused J. H. Martin of
Bcaglo. drawn thla morning in the
place of Chester Wendt of Jackson
ville. The defense used peremptory chal-
leugta on Perry Aehcraft of Ashland
and William Joe Nee, teacher, Jack
sonville. W. H. Arnold of Jacksonville, far- .
mer. drawn as a prospective Juror
Wednesday In the trial of Suspended
Sheriff Gordon h. Bchermerhorn.
charged with ballot theft, waa ex
cused thla morning by the court,
upon the showing of the state that
Arnold was a defendant In a civil
suit against L, A. Banks, former lo
cal agitator, and convicted slayer, for
money due, and wherein two other
ballot theft defendants were parties.
The state showed by the complaint
filed In the suit of the Columbia,
Paper Co. t,hat Arnold, with Claude
Ward, a brother-in-law or Banks;
Walter J. Jones, mayor of Rogue
River, found guilty of ballot theft
by a Jury, and others had obllgtaed
themselves to pay an Indebtedness ol
Banks.
Kvcuslng Opposed
Attorney Newman, for tha defense,
opposed the excusing of Arnold "on
the grounds that thla bUlt has noth
ing on thla living earth to do with
prejudicing the defendant in this
case."
The court excused Arnold with,
the observation ; "It would be Im
proper to have a Juror , . . Involved
In litigation with co-defendants."
Arnold was asked If he had not
discussed the ballot theft cases with
"a man by the name of Hood, and a
man by the name of Baker,' who runs
a service station." Anrnold said he
could not remember the conversa
tion, but would not deny that ht
had engaged In It.
"These circumstances, connected
with the facts that yesterday Ar
nold admitted an aversion to the
testimony," and tha "Arthur La
Dleu, one of the convicted defend
ants, yesterday morning before Ar
nold was called as a Juror, endeav
ored to enter Into a contract with
him to mow aome hay something he
had never done before entitles the
state to the granting of Its chal
lenge," said Attorney Moody.
Mr. C'npplii Kvused
- Ida M. Coppln of this city, apart
ment house operator and owner of
business property, was also excused by
the court upon the contentions of
the state that she had "expressed
the view that she was disqualified si
a Juror at least would be in Cali
fornia. '
Mrs. Cuppln, a widow, admitted
she had asked the Judge to be ex
cused yesterday, "because ahe hs4
expressed a general opinion on the
prosecution of the ballot theft cases,
and was sick and tired of the whole
business" Mrs. Coppln said ahe had-
expressed no opinion against any In
dividual defendant, but agatnst
conditions which upset business.'
She also admitted that she had told
Assistant District Attorney Nellson
yesterday that she had expressed
opinions, and was told by him to
inform the court.
Clyde h. Smith of Butte Falls waa
drawn to fill the vacancy.
The defense, In the exercise of Its
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ROGEHS
PRESCOTT, Ariz., July 5.
Well, here we are in Prescott,
Ariz., the real Western town a
mile high and 100 miles wide.
I would rather have Arizona'i
record as a state thnn New
York w ith her numbers, Massa
chusetts with her intellect, or
California with her modesty.
Arizona prolongs the life o tha
afflicted as well ns makes per
petiial the lives of the well.
Hy the way, I see in tlio Ari
zona Iiepublio that the London
conference was knocked cuckoo
when rtoo.scvelt told them it
was our dollar and wo would
arranRc the price of it.
Dllll sttKlutM JrnHau, In.