Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 17, 1932, Page 10, Image 10

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    MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, BEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, kPRIL 17, 1932,
ASSESSED $2 FOR
ACID CAST ON DOG
Oeorg Huggtna, IS, Junior fclgh
school boy charged with throwing
acid on a wlro-halred terrier dog
In a thoughtless moment, appeared
beJore County Judge O. B. Lamkln
In Juvenile court Saturday morning
and waa lined M and given tlx
mouth In which to pay.
"I want it atrlctly understood,"
aald Judge Lamkin in paaalng aen
tence. "that If thla line In any way
Intorferoa with the neceaaltiea of life
In the borne, It will not be collect
ad." The court approved the sug
gestion of tha lad'a mother that he
visit the Humane Society shelter and
view the atrlcken dog.
Teachers of the boy testified that
Jie "waa an exceptionally good boy
without a vlcloua tendency." B. R.
Finch, principal of the Junior high
achool, aald he came to oppose "any
undue punishment." ,
. "George did what any other boy
la apt to do In a thoughtless mo
ment," said Prof. Finch. "As far
as punishment goes he has been pun
ished severely already by the atti
tude of his schoolmates. The Jus
tice of children Is sure and awlft.
The humiliation of having the sher
iff come to a achool lor a boy Is a
hard blow. Oeorge haa been a per
lect student and there la no mean
ness In him."
Oeorge told tha court ha had taken
the aurphurlo acid from tha achool
laboratory to make a battery and
threw tha acid, not to malm the
dog, but to acaro him home aa he
was chasing young chickens.
Mrs. S. I. Richardson and Mrs. H.
D. McCaskey represented the Humane
Society and recommended that "cor
rective means be taken," and that
the boy be Instructed to visit tha
animal. The mother agreed to thla.
Tho Humane Boclety leaders agreed
to provide work for Oeorge, so he
could pay tin fine.
Meteorological Report
April 17, 1302
Forecasts
Medford and vicinity: Sunday
cloudy, probably with ahowers; not
much change In temperature.
Oregon: Sunday cloudy, probably
with ahowers west portion; not much
change In temperature.
M a. -r
Local Data JE S P
J l
Temperature (degrees) 45 1
Highest (last 13 hrs.) 63 63
Lowest (last 13 hrs.) . 48 41
Rel. humidity (percent.) 80 44
Precipitation (Inches). .0 T.
State of weather . P. Cdy. Cdy.
Total precipitation since September
1, 1931, 16.29 Inches.
Sunrise today. 8:27 a. m.
nunset today, 6:54 p. m.
Sunrise Monday, 0:36 a, m.
ASHLAND TYPISTS
F
E
RECEIVE LENIENCY
Escape from serving sentences of
10 days each for stealing gasoline
from cars In Central Point waa only
made possible for four Medford and
Central Point youths, who pleaded
guilty to that charge In Judge Tay
lor's court hora Friday on condition
that each atop driving fare for tbs
next SO days.
It seems that tha Central Point
achool superintendent on Thursday
night aaw them drawing gaa from
a car and notified tha Central Point
police, who In turn phoned the,
news to tha state police here, and
the latter arrested tha youths. Tyrua
Peck, owner of the car from which
the gallon of gaa In question was
stolen and Jerry Relllng, student of
the Central Point high achool, Wm.
Jasmin and Paul Fence.
COUNTYfFERS
ROAD OILING AID
The county court will furnish the
equipment and apread the oil for
districts that will provide funds
tor tha cost of tha oil. Thla policy
haa been agreed upon for the com'
lng year and Is made necessary by
the retrenchment steps taken In
the budget. Tha county haa no
funds for oiling dusty roads. The
funds therefor must be secured by
private subscriptions or by district
special levies, aa tne separaw aw
trlcts may determine.
The Esgle Point district lsst Wed
nesday aubmltted petitions asking
that tha road In that city be ouea.
A number of other districts have
considered filing oil petitions,
Driving a Crater national park
truck Norman White, assistant sup
ervisor of that forest, and David
Oanfleld, chief ranger of Crater nat
ional park, departed early yesterday
afternoon to attend tha ten daya
forest training camp for chosen field
representatives from tha 33 national
forests of Oregon and Washington
at Wind River, Wash.
In speaking of tha training camp
Major John D. Outhrle, assistant dis
trict forester of tha United States
service, says: "The plan la to train
thee men to hsndla a compass, spot
fire and do other work, ao that
thla summer they will be able to
teach tha several hundred, extra
worker their duties."
'THEY STOOD ON THE
IGHT
Art Hodklns and Noah Llndermsn
were each fined In the city court
Saturday on the charge of being
drunk In a publlo place, namely the
Cottage atreet bridge over Bear
creek, the former ais because be
had previously been arrested on a
similar charge, and tha latter aio.
Tha young men war on thslr
way horn lata last night with much
moonshine Inside of thsm and each
with a partially filled bottle of tha
asms fluid, aooordlng to officers,
and stopped for needed rest on the
bridge, where they wer picked up
by Uis polios.
In the southern Oregon typewrit
ing and ahortMnd contest conduct
ed at Medford high school, the lov
ing cup for the highest team aver
age In typing went to Ashland high
achool, with Klamath Falls second,
Orant Pass third, and Medford
fourt,h.
With a team average of 08.39,
Grants Pass won the loving cup for
first place In the shorthand division,
the first time since the annual con
tests have been held. Klamath Falls
rated second, Ashland third, and
Medford fourth.
Mary Chambers, novice in tne
aborthand competition, representing
Medford, had the blgheat rat In both
divisions, winning a gold medal for
th novlc division and a fountain
ten for the highest contest rat.
Miss Chamber' rate waa 99.87. She
made on error, eliminating a dash
In transcription.
Th Royal typewriter award, a o
sold piece, went to Helen Edmlston
of Medford, In the amateur division
with a net rata of 61.6. An award
la made each year at these contests
by tha local Royal representative lor
tha highest rate made on me machine.
Ashland'a team average In typing.
which won first place, was os.io.
Th other schools rated: Klamath
Falls, 67.63; Oranta Pasr 03.00; Med
ford, 80.69. Gold meda n ttio ama
teur division was won oy uiancne
Hayden of Klamath Falls, th sil
ver by Lola Qoetze of Ashland; In
tha novice, Betty Dean of Ashland
won tha gold medal, and Betty
Springer, Oranta Pass, silver medal.
The team winning tor Aaniarra in
cluded Lloyd Arant, Lola Ooetae, am
ateurs; Thelma Oood, Betty Dean,
novices. Klamath Falls was repre
sented by Frances Oysbers. Blanche
Hayden, amateurs: . benora King.
Mildred Fraser, novlcea. Bervadlne
Chrlstlanl and Lola Myers wer ama
teurs from Oranta Pass, with Betty
Springer and Ruth Ellis, novlcea.
Helen Edmlston and uiiyan aw-
hoan were Medford'a amateur rep
resentatives, and Helen Wilson and
Harold Barton, novlcea.
A number of secondary schools
also participated, with several high
rates being recorded in tha group.
Central Point, with Vivian Jones
and Mary Jane Beebe, amateura and
Edna Shaver, Avis Ayers, novices,
rated 48.38.
Phoenix had a rat of 44.08. From
th achool wer Mary Hlg,ht and
Winifred Irman, amateurs; Pauline
MoAbe and Helen Olover, novices.
Talent had 37.78 aa th team aver
age. Nina Pepper and Thelma Btev-
ena were th amateur contestants
and Dorla Work and Fay Estes, nov
lcea.
Gold H1U amateura rated 34.66. The
team Included Opal Hayes and Zelda
Smith.
Tha girls representing Orsnta
Pass' shorthand classes were Mary
K. Nellson and Betty Springer, ama
teura, Mary Treadgold and Lola
Myera, novlcea. Klamath Falls, rat-
ing 97.78 aa a team average also
took aoma awards. Oervalse Qulstod
and Hasel Hllman, amateura, won
the gold and sliver medals, respect
ively In their division.
Rating third place, one of Mh
land novices Rachel Foraythe, took
tha allver medal In that dlvlaton.
Eunice CoaU was th other novice.
with Edith Arnold and Beulah Hervy
aa amateurs.
Medford'a team waa composed of
Mary Chambers and Cecil Sullivan,
novices, and LaDonna Calder, Carvel
Reamea, amateura. Tha local high
school's averag was 04.69.
Zelda SmlUh, an amateur from
Gold Hill represented her school and
had an average of 08.76.
The contest waa In charge. of Mrs.
La vera Mo Oetschell, who was chair
man. Mrs. Elisabeth Jerome, Med
ford high achool typing Instructor,
conducted th t7ta throughout Vie
schedule.
4
Murray Home With
Beautifying Hints
W. H. Murray, owner of Murray
Beauty Shop, returned to Medford
Wedneadsy after attending the third
annual convention of the Pacific
Northwest Association of Beauty cul
turlsta In Seattle. Mr. Murray Is
vice-president of the organlratlon.
Demonstrations showing milady
ready to atep out In a green frock
with her hair tinted to match were
a feature of th program. New
style In hslr dress, the oil finger
wave and brush curl were other
Ideas Introduced at th convention.
VOTER REGISTRY
SETS HIGH MARK
Jackson county registration for th
Mst 30 primary and tha general
election total 16.308 names with ev
ery Indication that th total will
exceed the 17.000 mark ere the
books close next Tuesday at 6.00 p.
This Is th highest registration
In the history of the county. In
prevloua yesra tne high mark was
approxlmstely 13,600.
Reoubllcsn reelstratione augmented
the past week, up to Frldsy by 644,
now total 10,848. Democratlo regis
trations for the same period were
443, with a grand total of 4,943
ths largest number of uemocraie
ever listed In these parts.
Total registration by party Is ss
follows:
Republicans 10,848
Democrata - 4,943
Progressives ..-.... 17
Prohibitionists 38
Soclallsta 1
Miscellaneous 411
Th Socialists gslned a long vote
and "miscellaneous" eight votes. In
the registration.
The list Includes many first voters
who have recently reached their ma
jority and a number of citizens who
have not take the trouble and time
to vote for periods ranging from four
to 33 years.
The major portions of tne past
week's registrations were from thla
city and Ashland.
It la expected that Monday and
Tuesday, tha final days, will see a
rush of registrants. The county
clerk's office will be kept open noons
until then to accommodat voters.
BRINGS $19 FINE
J. Merrill Smith, Portland aalea
supervisor, waa fined aig.50 In Judge
Taylor's court Saturday, after plead
ing guilty to not giving autflclent
clearance to an approaching car.
The offense occurred shout 8:30
a.m. Saturday when Smith, In a
truck, met a sedan on the turn the
other aide of Central Point and
narrowly eacaped striking It. Btste
Policeman Sheridan, from a distance
of a few hundred feet, witnessed
the episode and placed Smith under
arrest.
It was testified, too, in court.
that State Policeman Baucom had
warned Smith only the day before
for almllar driving on th overhead
bridge at Tolo.
It Is Just such driving that
causes so many bad accldenta all
over tha state," aald Judge Taylor
In Imposing the fine and costs on
Smith, who hsd msds the assertion
that he had been driving a car
over th highways of Oregon the
past six years and never yet had
met with, an accident.
Bromley Displays
Films of Medford
School At Church
A large number of church members
and their friends attended the regu.
lar monthly church supper and mo
tion picture program presented at the
First Christian ohurch Wednesday
evening. During dinner, Miss Eleanor
Currle ssng two solos, accompanied
at th piano by Mrs. Effl Herbert
yeoman.
Rev. W, R. Balrd entertained with
readings, and Horace Bromley of the
Copco ahowed eeveral reels of film
Including one of the Christian church
Sunday school, with views of all de
partmenta. Comedies and Copco
newa flashes wer also shown.
"Jafsie"
iff l VT -w. A. A
C. OF C. DIRECTORS
ELECTED FOR NEW
YEARS
Associated Prest Photo
Dr. John P. Condon, retire. New
York ichool principal, was Identified
ths Lindbergh Intermediary who
conducted ransom negotiations for
tha filer's kidnaped ion through a
Miies of advertisement In New York
papers signed "Jafsie."
HELD FOR THEFT
Roy Been, 42, a farmer living In
the Aahland district was arrested, by
the state police late Saturday charg
ed with stealing two wheels from
a tractor belonging to Chester Mor-
tIb, a farmer of the same section.
Beers was arrested on the Dead In
dian road. Morris swore to a com
plaint charging larceny.
Ray Beers, a brother, of the Evans
creek district waa charged with oper
ating a delivery truck on a license
belonging to an auto registered from
Klamath county.
Ernest Linn re a of Gold Hill was
arrested Saturday and charged with
operating an auto with switched li
cense plates.
Results of the election of directors
to the chamber of commerce board,
announced yesterday, show the new
membership to Include J. O. Carle,
B. E. Harder, A. P. Johnson, Floyd
H. Hart, W. S. Bolger, O. O. Lemmon
and W. A. Gates.
The hold over members, who with
the first named will constitute the
board of directors, are: O. O. Alen
derfer, John Anderson, H. S. Deuel,
Roland Hubbard, W. H. Fluhrer, J.
C. Mann and J, C. Thompson.
The first meeting of the new or
ganization will held Tuesday eve
ning at 7:30 o'oLck at the Chamber
of Commerce building Officers will
be elected at that session and the
budget and program for the coming
year considered.
Any reforms or plans the local
citizenry would like to have Included
In the program for the next year
should be suggested before this
meeting ,1s the request of the board.
Blakely Arrested
By State Officers
Ml to Blakeley of Rogue River, was
arrested at five o'clock yesterday af
ternoon at Rogue River by state po
lice for having no operators' license.
He was cited to appear In Gold Hill
court Monday, according to the officers.
SWEET MUSIC TO
EARS
(Continued from rage One.)
convention floor, could not conceal
their Infinite glee over the "break."
Political observers now await
eagerly Roosevelt's speech in St.
Peul Monday and the Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts prlmsrles to see
whether the outbreak will receive
attention from his succesor at Al
bany and how the votera may react
In the two pivotal state primaries
on April 26.
NEW YORK, April 16 (AP) Gov
ernor Franklin D. Roosevelt packed
his bsgs tonight for a trip to Minne
sota. Alfred E. Smith debated
whether he should do some political
stumping, and observers speculated
over the possibility of a bitter open
fight between the pair.
The governor's speech in St. Paul
Monday will be his first since Smith
unleashed a veiled attack on him
for a "demagogic attitude."
With him as he speeds westward
tonight the governor will have six
drafts of the address he la to de'
liver. His close friends here say
Smith la not mentioned by name
In any of them.
But In the final draft which
Roosevelt will write on the train,
he Is expected to take the advice
of his confidants and Include an
Wild Mallard And
6 Black Ducklings
Now in Local Park
A wild mallard and six little
black ducklings are now enjoying
life In their new home In the
fountain at the city park on Main
street between Holly and ly.
Th little birds were found In
th drainage ditch near the 8. O.
8. fruit plant by Fred Scheffel.
city superintendent. The flock
was moved to the city park where
Tom Hlgglns constructed a fence
around the fountain for them.
hitr m n m
IIIIILU IU ULII1EU
smpllflcatlon of his now-celebrated
"little man" radio talk.
His advisors have suggested he
might win over many nominally
D...Kiian farm vote bv clearly
outlining his Ideas for helping the
small home and rarm owner.
WASHINGTON, April 16. (AP)
Tha Glass banking reform bill tight
ening the national banking and fed
eral reserve systems against specula
fa and Intended to protect deposit
ors wsa approved today by the senate
banking committee.
The far reaching legislation was
modified to meet the almost unani
mous spproval of the committee and
to satisfy to a great degree suggest
ions of federal reserve and banking
officials.
Several contribution to the Alex
Sparrow memorial clinic have been
received from children of Jackson
county, who were among the great
est admirers of the late Judge. The
aix daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Scherer are among the moat recent
contributors, as are Albert and Doro
thy Oaddls.
a ittr rix-entlv received from Mrs.
Jerry Crawford of Chicago, formerly
of this city, brings anoiner cmuiiiu
tlon to the clinic and an expression
of this community's great loss In the
desth of Judge Sparrow.
Other contributors, announcea yes
terday by Mrs. Lewis Ulrlch. who la
receiving addltlona to the fund, are
the State Soldiers' home at Rose
burg, represented by J. O. Davis:
Mrs. L. A. Salade. the Medford Pub
lic Health group, the Phoenix Pub
lic Health group and W. 8. Oilmore.
Work on the court house Is prog
ressing well and the clinic, dedicated
to the late Judge, promises to b
smong the most modern health de
partment on the coast. It la spon
sored by the Jackson County publlo
health association, and contributors
to the fund represent all sections of
the valley and many walks of life. . ;
In Eugene Mrs. C. Ij. Reynolds!
and daughter Miss Dorothy, ar
spending several days In Eugene, hav
lng motored north Wednesday.
VT.
GENEVA, April 18. (AP) Secre
tary of State Stlmson arrived here
today and plunged Into the work of
acquainting himself with the prob
lems and personages of the disarma
ment conference. At luncheon with
Sir John Simon, British foreign sec
retary, he discussed disarmament and
the Issues raised by the Slno-Japan-ese
conflict.
Subsequently he visited Giuseppe
Motta, president of Switzerland, re
ceived Tewflk Rushdl Bey, Turkish
foreign minister, and t)hen called on
Sir Cedrlo Drummond, secretary
general of the league of nations, and
on Arthur Henderson, president of
the conference.
Authors Son Weds
TACOMA, Wash., April 19. (AP)
Frank Norrls, of Palto Alto, son
of Charles G. Norrls and Kathleen
Norrls, the novelists, was married
here today to Miss Alice CcCreery,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William B.
McCreery of Tacoma. Both are alum
ni of Stanford university.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
FOR RENT Four room modern fur
nished house. Inquire 119 Almond
St. i
LOST Diamond Lake Tire Co. Find
er please leave at Tribune office.
PRICED to sell quick, 30 Essex Coach,
30 Ford Tudor Sedan, 39 Ford
Coupe, every car guaranteed. Your
oar In trade, easy monthly pay
ments. GATES AUTO CO., Used Car Dept.
P. B. Hawley of the United States
Bureau of fisheries, Clackamas, la in
southern Oregon Inspecting the new
government hatchery operations at
Butte Falls.
He reports that the ptpe line to
supply the state and government
hatcheries has been completed, and
work will start Immediately on the
main buildings.
COSTS LIVES OF BOYS
SASKATOON. Bask, April 16.
((P Thre young boys wer burned
to death at Vantage, today when the
United church there waa destroyed
by fir. Authorities believed th boys
had plsycd with a kerosene can near
th stove in th ohurch and that the
liquid exploded.
GOOD HOMES Building lots, acre
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