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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. " OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1933. PAGE FIVE T Th Sons ranted In th final hilt of their game lt night with the Willamette university BearcaU to win 34-33 In the final seconds of play after having teen completely outclass ed In the first half. The score at the half was 10 to 10 In favor of the Invading Bearcats. ASHLAND, Ore., Feb. 25. (API- Continuing to display the remark able form that has characterized their play this season the Southern Oregon. Normal basketball team de feated Willamette university, 38 to 37. here Friday night. At the start of the last period the Sons had only a one-point margin at 23 to 22. But It was then that William Jones, Normal forward, Instl tuted a scoring rally that won the game. He was high scorer with 13 points. Halser, guard, was high for Willamette with 8 points. There were several rough spots In the contest and 28 personal fouls were called. Willamette's Inability to convert the free tosses was costly. They scored on but 0 out of 17 chances. RIFLE CLUB SHELLS AT OWN EXPENSE AS FEDERAL FUNDS CUT Medford Rifle club member who plan to attend rifle practice Wednes day evening are requested to bring their own ammunition, as tine club's supply Is exhausted. Due to reduced finances of the war department, the local olub was issued only 7,000 rounds of .22 cal. ammunl tlon for the winter shooting. . Since then, the club has purchased over 15,000 rounds and quite a num ber of additional target for the use of Its members. It is hoped that next year the full quota of ammunition and targets will be available from the government. It is not generally known or real leed that there are two-thirds u many civilian rifle and pistol clubs operating under N. R. A. charters as there are golf clubs In the whole United States, and that supplies for these civilian clubs constitute quite an Item In the budget of the war de partment. Following are the scores made last Wednesday out of a possible 400. C. R. Pomeroy . ..-......... 871 Ed. Uill : ! S. J. Brlstow 360 E. H. Pomeroy 354 O. R. Richmond ...... .... ... 346 Ivan Wftddell 334 R. L. Edwards ..... ............ 331 D. L. Smith 328 R. Payne ........ 336 P. Sander .. ... 324 Perry 333 Norman 322 E. Rlnabarger 3-11 E. LeMaster 373 A. Cormany 356 I of land ...... 350 Al, L. H. L. W. T. Lew Conger J. Henry . E. Olson J. Horner 249 230 227 166 RIFLE RANGE OPENING SCHEDULED FOR TODAY This morning at 8:30 o'clock, the outdoor target season for the National Guard opens at their rifle range two miles east of Medford near the Hill crest orchard. It was announced Sat urday. Captain Oflri T. Tengwald Is In charge of the rifle range, and said Saturday that he expected a number of men out to get their qualifications scores. a Broken windows glased by Trowbridge Cabinet Works. Flowers For Grandpa a! A'rVP t'-is-!I Vivian Graham, favorite grand, daughter of Mayor Anton Cermak of Chicago, trket flowers to his hos pital bedside In Miami, Fla. (Asso ciated Press Ehoto t IS OF jWiLLAWlETTE END AT HI SCHOOL RUSH WORK ON STANDS FOR INAUGURATION Intramural basketoall at Medford high school Is now In the semi-final round, with the next week. The Red RMa and the Oaa Bouse gang meet for the seml-flnala of the winners and the Slaughter House five meets the winner of the Rtnky Dink and Sidewinders game for the semi-finals in the oonsolatlon. Win ner of the consolation and the win ning bunch play for the champion ship. A very attractive cup has been given. Following are the games played last week. Pink Elephants, 10 Red Rats. 36 B. Fowler (4) F J. Cowdeo (13) B. Ottoman (2) F Pierce () A. Merrltt (3) ...O...M. Kroeschel (7) Hall (2) a Howard Hlggins O Mathews Walters Red Rats 24 Rlnky Dinks It Howard (3) F F. Brown (4) Walters (8) F W. Lowry J. fierce (5) O O. Hooker (4) Mathews (2) O Hicks (2) J. Cowden (6) 0 Dudley (2) . Atklne (1) Campbell Slaughter H. 10 81de Winders 21 Holrgang ..:.F Schafer (4) Reich (10) F Kimball (7) O. Andrews O Vandever (9) B. Lewis O Walden Sparks O' Overmeyer (1) Williams a Nellson Basketeer 22 Slaughter H, 244 Horner (2) F Reich (7) O. Ayres (2) T Holzgang Rawhouser (2) ..0.. B. Lewis (10) Hober (3) O Sparks H. Olfford (11) -O Williams (7) L. Kuehnle (2)- F Harper Side Winders 15 Oas House Gang 3D walden (7) F..W. Colbaugh (14) Kimball F E. Bennett (3) Vandever (2) ......O D. Lowry (5) Schafer () O .-. R. Jordan (2) H. Kellson Q ... Santo 0.....i Olem Overmeyer .V Cope (0) pink Eleph. IS Padooka w. Cats 14 Hlggins (2) F Krous (9) Fowler (3) ..F... K. Alcore Merritt (4) O Moffatt (2) Crouoher ..... O Prentice (1) Kindred (1) G Llttrell (2) Hall F Gall PHOENIX, BUT1E FALLS SEASON COMING WEEK With nine conference wins to their credit, members of the Phoenix high school basketball -team will enter competition with Butte Falls this week for the B-school championship of the district. Phoenix defeated Central Point high school Friday eve ning, 28 to 17, to win In the divi sion. Central Point has suffered two de feats this season, while Phoenix has not lost a single game. The play off Is tentatively set for Thursday evening at the Medford Junior high. Friday nights contest was refereed by Ivan Harrington of Medford. Swingle of Phoenix was high point man for his team, with 11, while R. Cased of Central Point chalked up 10. Lineups for the tilt were. Phoenix Central Point. Olover . F...-....... Ayres, D Sears .......M..w...w.F..w.w...Casad, R. Hlgglnbotham, O....C..... .....Oaaad, O. Swingle -a.. Elcher Hlgglnbotham, W..O ..-...Ayres, A. Rltch Central Pt Grange Will Produce Play On Tuesday Eve. Tuesday evening, February 28th. "Friday for Luck" will be presented by the Central Point Orange In the grange hall In that town and the gen eral public la invited. The play will be g.ven In competi tion with those of other clubs and granges In the county. Several music al numbers will also be presented. Mrs. Victor Bursell is directing the play and Judges will be Mrs. Edith Thompson, Mrs. Maybelle Church and Miss Kandle Mayfleld. A small admission charge will be collected. In the -cast will appear Dr. B. R. Elliott, A. M. Tyrell, Harriett Sparrow ariU John Blackford. Phone M2. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. Fingerprints Taken. Tuesday morning the two unidenti fied youths were taken into custody That afternoon a search of the court bouse furnace revealed that the bal lots had been burned therein. Read able pieces of ballots were found. Later the same afternoon 18 ballot pouch containers were found hidden In a cranny far beneatb the court house walls. Fingerprints were found there. "St ran Re" Actions. Wednesday and Thursday evidence of a valuable nature poured upon the authorities, from people living across the etreet from the court house rear, and from outside spectators t ine uood Government Congress" Monday night. All reported tense and mysterious movements by groups. outside during the Good Government meeting. Several cltlsens reported mat wniie listening through the win dows to the speeches of County Judge Fehl and L. A. Banks and the Rev. Kring. they had a feeling, "they were oeing guarded." Resident and pe destrians reported they saw "stranice goings-on" most of the night, and saw eight or ten men skulking around in the shadows. It is the theory of the official! that Citizens who come from far and wide to witness the Inaugural ceremonies will occupy these seats which are nearing completion in front of the national capltol. In the background Is the platform where Mr. Roosevelt will take the oath aa Preaident. (Associated Preaa Photo) one or two men entered the vault.1 after the window was broken, and passed out the ballots, and they were then relayed to the furnace room, and burned. It Is figured that some oi the smaller ballot pouches were passed out unopened, carried to the furnace, and then rifled. Public Aroused. The news of the outrage against constituted authority shocked the county and aroused oltlsens of al) classes. Including many members of the "Good Government Congress.' A firm demand went forth that the criminal desecratora of the public records be publtshed. Following the news of the outrage the public mind Immediately fixed the real motive for the ballot destruc tion as something more sinister than the sheriff recount. Officials will throw no light on this phase, except that plenty of motives have been re vealed. Recount Delayed. The Jennings recount was first launched on December 8, but this waa blocked when Sheriff Schermer horn absented himself tn northern California for nearly a month, and service of summons was Impossible. I Sheriff Schermerhorn returned on 1 January 1, last, to assume the office, and then summons for the recount were filed upon blm. In mid-January, Judge G. P. Skip worth of Eugene was assigned to hear the case. He appeared and heard motions, and returned to his own district, with the announcement that he would return shortly. Pressure of business in bis own district prevent ed his return until last Monday After a day In court, the way was cleared for the recount. Judge Skip worth ruled that Jennings' "write-In" can didacy was valid, and also ruled that the defense charge that the ballot "had been tampered with" while stored In the clerk's office, was "not proven." In support of the tampering con tent tons, Robert Bell, court house Janitor, T. L. Brecheen, now under ar rest, and County Judge Fehl were called as witnesses. They described the ballot containers, while In the clerk's office. Brecheen testified that he saw a dozen or so "stickers" that failed to adhere to the ballot pouches, lying on a window sill. On December 31. the ballot con tainers were moved to the vault in the basement, and the lock combina tion changed. On Monday night. February 30, the ballots were stolen and destroyed. JL JL HOW THE BANK CONTRIBUTES TO COMMUNITY WELFARE T (Continued from Page One) also widely used aa "copy" In the fevered Journalism that has kept the county In a turmoil for the past two years. Only Indictment Found. The Indictment against Cave was the only Indictment returned, at the farewell appearance. Goetschen and Smith, now . residents of Portland, were brought here as witnesses. Each drew fees of CS2 on county warrants yesterday. Seventeen witnesses were examined by the grand Jury, Including all the officers of the law, engaged In the raid. It required most of the week. A number of matte ra were exam ined by the grand Jury, since it start ed lta session last October. Many of the matters presented had to do with local conditions. . scheISnis held in surprise move byofficers (Continued from Page One) J. J. Emmens and H. F. Meador as sureties. Arrested by Coroner. When this procedure was finished, Sheriff Schermerhorn was asked to step into Chief of Police Clatous Mc Cre die's office. There he was met by Coroner Frank Perl, who arrested him on a warrant. The coroner Is the only official in the county with the power to arrest the sheriff. He serves In that capacity until another Is ap pointed. The arrest took the sheriff by sur prise. He was immediately placed In the city Jail, In the city hall. Jailer John Glenn was arrested at noon, and It was not known to the general public until after the arrest of the sheriff. Sheriff Schermerhorn had no comment to make. Brecheen "Congress" Leader. T. L. Brecheen was arrested In mid- afternoon when he came from Ash land for questioning. Brecheen Is recent arrival here. He has resided In Ashland for about two years, oomlng there from Alameda county, Calif. Brecheen took an active Interest In the Democratic primary last spring, and was an earnest worker for Sheriff Schermerhon then and In the general eleetlon. In two of the meetings of the "Good Government Congress" held In the courthouse assembly Bre cheen made speeches, and told Jokes, and claimed "a friendship of 38 years' standing with President-elect Roosevelt." The two youths held In custody, are said by authorities to have been steadily around the courthouse for the last six weeks, and were minor satellites of the "Good Government Congress," and regular attendants at the meetings of that organization as "cheer leaders." A hammer, thought to have been used In smashing the vault window, was found In the room occupied by the pair. The room was atop the courthouse. Glenn New Arrival. Jailer Glenn la a comparative re cent arrival In th valley. He for merly lived In Coos county. He was appointed by Sheriff Schermerhorn last January when he assumed of fice. The appointment was a Burpi"18 as Glenn Is not well known. Sheriff Schermerhorn haa been resident of the county for more than 30 years, and is well-known among the older residents. His arrest came aa a shock to many. He waa the Democratic winner in the primary last spring, and wan winner In the general election by 123 votes on the face of the official count. When the brazen and audacious ballot theft was reported. Sheriff Schermerhorn told friends, "this puts me on the spot, and In a bad. light." Evidence Veiled. The district attorney's offloe, the state police, and city police last night declined to give any report on the evidence they have collected. The five arrested persons are kept sepa rated. Brecheen and Glenn are held In the county Jail, under close guard. Sheriff Schermerhorn Is held In the city Jail. He Is allowed the freedom of the place, and spent most of the evening lying on a cot In the middle of the room. He ate lightly of a sup per brought him from a restaurant. The authorities state that all the evidence they have collected, upholds their contention from the start that It was "an ltulde Job," and that It had been planned. Sure "Inside Job. The theft and destruction of bal lot cut In the last general election, from a vault In the courthouse last Monday night was one of the most brazen and audacious crimes In the history of the state. The ballot were to have been counted In circuit couiL Tuesday morning In a recount. Instituted by former Sheriff Ralph Jennings against Sheriff Schermerhorn. The destruc tion of the ballot automatically caused the dismissal of the case, and the retention of Sheriff Schermer horn. Jennings claimed that If the votes legally cast for him were count ed, he would have been elected "by not lea than 07 votes." Entrance to the vault was gained by breaking a window to the vault. In the rear of the courthouse, and lifting the lock. The window was then opened. The space would per mit only a small built man to pass through. Theft Discovery. The theft was discovered Tuesday morning at eight o'clock, when At torney Elton Wat kins of Portland, At torney Frank DeSouza of this city, counsel for Sheriff Schermerhorn, and Oharles Fischer went to the court house first floor. When County Clerk George Carter arrived to open the vault, they intended to have Lock smith Fischer fit the keys to the bal lot container locks, to expedite open ing, when the counting started. While waiting the three men and Janitor Joseph Daniels, Jr., went into the backyard of the court house. Daniels noted the opened and broken window. They peered inside, and realized that the ballot had been stolen. A check later by the clerk's office showed that 40 ballot containers had been rifled. 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