MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. " OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1933.
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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.
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Broken windows glased by
Trowbridge Cabinet Works.
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Vivian Graham, favorite grand,
daughter of Mayor Anton Cermak
of Chicago, trket flowers to his hos
pital bedside In Miami, Fla. (Asso
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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.
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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
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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. Fingerprints were taken
on dusty file cases and on boxes,.'
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