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PXflE EIGHT IfEDFORD WXTL THIBTINT:, MEDFORD, OREGON, MONT3AY. 3TJNE 19, 1933. E PAINTS JONES AS BALLOT PLOTTER (Continued from Fag On.) rear of tha courthouse, upon auggee t!on of Jones, and as several state witnesses have testified Beaten To H Davis testified that Uie "Saturday following tha ballot theft, I met Jones In front of the News office, on slain street, and Jones told me that If the ballots had not been stolen, when they were, Tom B recti ten and I figured on going Into the vaul'. and getting them." Davis declared that about 8:15 o'clock, on the night of the vote stealing he met suspended Sheriff Sehermerhorn. In front of the Park Grocery. Neither the atate or de fense counsel pressed the witness as to what conversation took place, if any. Davis aald he returned to tha courthouse, met Jones, and asked him, "How Is verythlng going along?" and Jones replied: "Fine." Davis waa able to give the time of the varloua Incidents, and aald ther waa a large crowd outside the court bouse auditorium listening to the "congress" that night. Was a Trusty Under cross-examination D a t 1 a aald he had resided here fire years, had been employed by former Sheriff Jennings on special work, and was named last January by Fehl to assist in taking an Inventory of county machinery. Hla acquaintance with Jones was casual, and "for about a week." Davis said he had been "key trusty" In the county Jail, and was allowed to go home nights, since June 9, because of his wife's health. Virgil Edlngton, a native son of Ssms valley, whose case was dis missed, testified that after he had entered a plea of not guilty, he met Jones and Arthur LaDleu, found guilty of ballot theft last week, on th second floor of the court house, and that It was suggested "they have nothing on us. If tha three of us get together and form a line of de fense, and stick together we can overrule tha testimony of Wee Mc Xltrlck on his past record." Bdlngton testified that Jones and IjaDleu proposed that ha change at torneys, and he replied he waa "satisfied with Kelly and DeSouza, named by the court. They wanted me to get Enrlght." Jones Persistent Bdlngton testified that later he again talked to Jones, and the latter aald, "though I'm an old man, I am going down fighting and wilt never give up. They only want to get Banks and Fehl and the older heads; they don't care anything about you amall fry They want the leaders." Edlngto'n testified under cross-examination that he waa "guard for Bnnks" and took orders from Wos McKltrlck, "captain of the guards," and related his previous testimony, under dlroct questioning, of taking six ballot pouches to Jones' home at Bogue River, and getting pitch, "to make (he ballots burn better," upon the defendant's suggestion. Bdlngton testified that "McKltrlck and another man went to the wood shed and got the pitch." Attorney Enrlght queried the witness at length o nwhy he had not told this In the LaDleu trial. I. A. Fleming. Jacksonville orch ardlst, and ona of the key witnesses for the state. In the Banks murder trial at Eugene, teatllled that he and Earl Bryant and Jsmea Oaddy, about II o'clock on the ballot robbery night ware atopped at the southwest corner of the courthouse by "a man who took a hammer out of hla sleeve." He could not Identify Jones aa tha man. but aald, "he waa about my heft." (Jones and Fleming have alm llar physical characteristics.) Flem ing testified, "two big black men were with Jones." Ha could not 'Identity them. Other witnesses hav teatllled Jone was on guard with a hammer and a monkey-wrench Took llallot Load Flaming aald ha waa told "We are stealing the ballots," and waa asked "can't you take some?" He went and got Bryant'a consent to haul them In hla truck. They took five pouches, Fleming testified, and burned th ballots in Bryant's cookstove, and In the woods near Jacksonville. Flem ing said, "we did a good Job of It." Fleming aald, with Bryant and Oaddy. ha had attended the "con gress," and atterwarda went to tha Newa office, and back to their con veyance near the courthouse. Attempts of the state to have Fleming tell of a conversation b had with Fehl about the ballots failed when the defense objection were austslncd by the court. Mra. Nora B. McKltrlck. and daughter-in-law. Mrs. Elsie McKlt rlck. repeated their testimony at th LaDleu trial, of Wesley, LaDleu and Edlngton coming to her horn at Rogue River about one o'clock, and burning tha ballot In the store, Rodney Roach, Ed Walker, and Clarence . Malcolm, member of the atnta police, testified to finding the hsllot pouches in Rogue river, at Bybee bridge and tha mouth of Galls creek. Chief of Police McCredl testified to finding tops of ballot containers In the basement of the courthouse, the dsy after the crime. New Home Loan Bill As Passed by Congress Is Explained in Full Detail No. h In view of tht fact that so many home owners are requesting informa tion concerning the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1033. I am going to out line the main features of the bill as passed by congress and signed by the president last week. I shall at tempt to Interpret the bill to fit con ditions right here In Med ford. There are four terms throughout this act, which should be properly defined as follows: A. The term "board" means the Federal Home Loan Bank board cre ated under the Federal Home Loan Bank act of 1033. This 1s a board of five In Washington which Is ap pointed by the president and has governing power over the 12 district bank throughout the United States. One of these Is located in Portland. B. The term "corporation" means the new home owners loan corpora tion which la to be Immediately set up by this board and shall be an In strumentality of the United States, operated under the direction of the board with whatever regulations It may prescribe. O. The term "home mortgage" means a first mortgage on real estate upon which there Is located a dwell ing for not more than four families used by the owner as a home or held by him aa his homestead and having a value not exceeding $20,000. These mortgages are to be first mortgages, but the bill la broad enough so that people having contracts In escrow may also receive consideration, D, The term "association" means a Federal Savings and Loan associa tion chartered by the board. Such MAJOR FIGURES IN WORLD TARIFF CONFERENCES an association will be parallel In th long term credit field, with s na tional bank In the short term credit field. Before going Into detail of th Horn Owners' Loan corporation, I wish to review the Home Loan Bank bill of 1932, which has repeatedly been misunderstood. Subsection D of section a of this act provide for direct loan to home owners; but without any provision for funds or mschlnery to make loans. This sub section la repealed In the new bill. There need be no expectancy on the nsrt of tha home owner of getting ! relief from the home Josn bsnk, aa ui-h. This bank la now, and alwaya ; was, Intended to be a rediscount bsnk I ror the Institutions which were mem ' bers of It. These Institutions were i limited to life Insurance companies, building and loan associations, and aavlnga banks. The relationship of the home losn bank to long tlm credit agenclea Is Identical with the relationship of federal reserve bank to short time credit agenclea. Tha district bank Is owned by the agenclea and la operated by them Jointly with dlrectora appointed by the home loan hoard at Washington. All district banks are regulated by the board at Washington. In my next letter I will start to explain the feature of the home owner's loan corporation which gives direct relief to tha home owner by the government. SOUTHERN OREGON BLDO. ac LOAN ASSOCIATION, By Hamilton Patton, 138 W. Main St., Medford, Ore. (To be Continued) TO CONVENE HERE An invitation to Veterans of For eign Wars to conduct their annual convention In Medford In 1934, will be presented at the state convention In station at Roseburg July 13-15, M. H. Carter said today. The chamber of commerce of the city haa written a letter to the vete rans Inviting them here. The regu lar post meeting will be held tonight, with Glenn R, Jack of Oregon City, past atate commander, as a guest. Mr. Carter stated that any assist ance from local buslneea houses in getting the convention - for Medford, would be greatly appreciated by the Medford post. HERE EARLIER SOON Effective June M, train 370, the Oregonlan from the north, will be du at Medford at 8:16 a. m-. twenty-firs minutes earlier than at pres ent, according to information made public by the district office of the Southern Pacific today. DEBATE AT" Hsll and Summers, who addresseJ an enthusiastic crowd at the First Christian church Wednesday evening on "The Aftermath" will speak there again tonight under auspices of the Prohibition forces and have announc ed a clever debate for the evening. The program will open at 8 o'clock and "Wet vs. Dry" is the topic an nounced for the evening. Characters appearing ,n the dialogue will be bootlegger and Judge. normalschool"has larger enrollment Summer session at the Southern Oregon Normal school opened today with two hundred persona enrolled, a number In exoess of last year, accord ing to word received from Ashland. Call 90 For Wiring or Hepalrlng MEDFORD ELECTRIC B. M. BUSH. Owner Basement, Medford Bldf. OUT-STATE CARS TO BE WATCHED State police announced today that an active campaign will be started concerning registrations of motor cars, and checking of foreign license plat. Uixler the new law. which went into effect June 9, all out-of- state automobiles must be registered within 24 hours Instead of 72, as) previously required. I The new law also provides that when a peon has a foreign licence on his car, and establr- a real deuce here or engages it: .'.mful oc-1 rupation. he will be req;; :d to, ob-! tain ah Oregon license, r.'.tunuoii or out-of-state rsra is madt fre of I charge to motorist. I witttottt PRESSURE... car r eh It remained fur Wm. C Gruiiow, genius of manufac turing, to make it possinle to use the amsiing refriger ant, CAnniNB, In household units. Never before was It accomplished. Acknowledged the greatest refriger ant of all for safety and service. Car vena, fully patent ed and protected, is Grunow's exclu sively for house bold purpose. 30 Palmer Music & Electric Store "WE SELL HAPPINESS" Main and Bartlett. Pho 788 fsi A V ) A I . V V S 4kz.' '" - It , tWsag Bate - Mmim il , - adtmS The leaders In th field of International economic ar pictured In conference In London after tht American proposal for an International tariff true was adopted by tha organization committee of tht world disarmament conference. Left to right: Slgnor Olno Grandl, Italian ambassador to Great Britain; Norman Oavla, European negotiator for President Roosevelt; Harr Von Hoeach, German ambaasador to Great Britain. (Associated Press Photo) LARGE VOTE SEEN T Indication of a large vote, excell ing th records of several past years, were noted this afternoon when the polls opened at the high school on South Oakdal for the annual school election. There were approximately SO people waiting to cast their votes at a o'clock. The polls will remain open until T o'olock In accordance with tha law. Two board have been placed on duty to care for the Increased vote sntlclpated. Anyone, who 1 a citizen of the United states, a resident of the state of Oregon for six months, and of the Medford school district. No. 40, for SO daya, and over 31 years of age, will be permitted to vote In the school election. It Is not neces sary to be registered or to be a prop erty owner. Two directors are to be named to serve three year terms on the school board at the election today. The can dldatea are: N. H. Franklin and Eu gene Thorndike, members of th pres ent board and seeking re-election; and Dr. I. D. Phlpp. Th two boards placed on duty to csre for the Incressed vote are com posed of: first bosrd, J. F. Banish. Judge. Mrs. H. D. Powell, clerk, snd Mrs. Earl oaddla: second board. Mrs. Hsl Piatt, Judge. M.S. Kat Young, clerk, and Mrs. Nora O. Klrkpatrlck. School election returns of th past, several yesrs In Medford have shown total vote of between 7S to 300. In dications preceding today' election were of greatly Increased balloting so srrangements were made to ear for the voters as well s possible In tha on polling plsoe. Th. nnll will TAtnsln fflttl UAtll V o'clock so result of tha election will not be published before tomorrow. Finest Quality PAINT f i Remlar at gflfTief ss.oo II Big Pines Lumber Co. rilONE NO. 1 This is the First Report of the AmeHcan Automobile Association Contest Board fCrSpfP?- Sgp?? Besides STANDARD there are several good non-premium gasolines on sale in I aw''' " w- thi vicinity-... But even among the good gasolines there is a choice. Some are w I r" ir 'VSk, unsurpassed in one or more qualities. But Standard Gasoline is unsurpassed in t' $ S 0if5' p W dl startingacceleranon,milMge,ajidanti-kjiock.MrfArryfejiw. fvf ' WL , STANDARD.OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA M - dJS--.-. . .... 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