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MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 2, 1933.
No. 87.
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
B13
13 news:
The big city bants are fighting
guarantee of deposits, which will make
the smallest country bank as strong as
the biggest city banks.
They don't like that, because bank
ing strength In the big cities tends to
concentrate money in the big cities.
iiOUNTRY districts, such
this,
A which need money and
credit
ind don't like to see them drained
away to the big centers, are hoping
the big city banks lose their fight.
TUT, you say, guarantee or deposKs,
MJ or rather Insurance of deposits.
la Included In the new banking bill,
which Is now law.
True enough. But congress meets
again about the time the new bank
ing bill becomea effective. Congress
MIGHT repeal the deposit Insurance
provision.
It might, that is, unless enough of
Its members hear from their constltu
enta to the contrary In the mean
time.
ITTLE news:
aW a -prohibition agent, driving
along a California road, eaw a pig
come out of the brush, staggering vis
ibly, and attack an automobile tire
lying beside the highway. Then an
other pig emerged and tried woozlly
to climb a fence.
- He Investigated and found the ani
mals had been eating mash from l
nearby still.
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MEN act the hog often enough, but
It isn't so often that hogs try
to act like men.
ROBE little news:
' President Roosevelt, vacation
ing briefly on Hoard a small Doafr, lsl
, held for three daya In a fog off the
coast of Maine. During these three
days, he doesn't shave.
City men who like to get out In
the hills will understand his reasons
for letting his whiskers grow. For
getting conventions for a short time
means relaxation.
The President of the United States,
upon whose shoulders rests a tremen
dous burden of responsibility, needs
all the relaxations he1 can get.
CALIFORNIA votersadopt the Rlley
Stewart tax plan, which in
cludes, among other things, putting
the property of public service cor
porations back on the general tax
rolls. In fact, public service corpora
tions have been assessed separately
by the state.
It Is srgued that the new plan will
reduce the burden on property. Per
haps. At least, it will be a change, and
In times such as these changes are
welcomed.
CALIPORNIANS, by , heavy major
ity, vote to legalize race track
betting.
Unwise, in this writer's opinion,
because legalized gambling never dtd
business any good, and never will.
It has done PLENTY of harm.
But legalization of race track gam
bling in California indicates how
at.-ong is the swing away from every
thing that has been In the recent
past.
BY a majority of nearly two to one,
California voters favor giving to
county boards of supervisors power
to fix salaries of county officials,
other than their wn, district attor
neys' and county auditors'. In the
past, as here In Oregon. tits power,
has been held by the legislature.
This writer, for one. Is inclined to i
regard that as a rather good Idea.
BY a majority so great as to be over
whelming. Cslirorntan vote
against diversion of the proceeds of
the gwoltne tax away from new con-
struction and maintenance of high
ways. People still want good roads. Make
no mutnk as to that.
F'ls irvlce to Crater Lake national
park trtd Saturday with the stage
from Medford being driven by O. H.
. Hamilton of Klamath Falla. who held
Ltthe sain position last year. No one
made the trip by stage yesterday.
Mr. Hamilton will leave Medford
following arrival of the trains tn the
mcrnlng and will return each day In
Mm irtr rs''ic-rs to board the eve
ring iralria One .tag l. also going
to V lake daily from Kiamatb rail
LOS ANGELES BOYS
Pair Taken Less Than Two
Hours After Brutal Mur
der Medford Man Miner
Sees Highway Tragedy
GRANTS PASS. Ore., July 1. fAP)
Lea than two hours after State
Policeman Burrell Mllo Baucom of
Medford was shot and killed on the
Pacific highway near here, two men
giving their names as Harry Adolph
Bowles, 31, and John Alvln Barrier,
17, both of Los Angeles, were in the
Josephine county Jail here tonight,
held for the slaying.
. Police said that the two youths,
who attempted to slip through a hur
riedly organized police line by posing
as hitch-hikers and walking openly
along the highway, readily admitted
the slaying and that Barrier said he
had fired the fatal shots.
Afraid of Arrest.
Apparently showing little concern
over the tragedy. Barrier told the ar
resting officers, they said, that he
killed Baucom because he was afraid
of being srrested for possession of a
stolen automobile.
Baucom had stopped their car.
stolen only yesterday in Los Angeles.
as they approached the summit of
Sexton mountain on the Pacific high
way. He searched them, but over
looked an automatic pistol that Bar
rier had concealed on his person, the
officers said they were told. While
Baucom was talking to Bowles. Barrier
suddenly opened fire, the shot knock
ing the state trooper to the ground,
the officers said the youth admitted.
Barrier started to run, he was quoted
as saying, but noticing that Baucom
was holding Bow res, "returned, and
fired twice more, both- bullets pierc
ing the trooper's head.
Fled Northward.
The two fled In the car north along
the highway, stepped out of the ma
chine, sent It crashing over a steep
embankment, threw the death pistol
into some heavy underbrush nearby,
and continued down the highway to
ward Grants Pass, they were quoted
as admitting.
Meanwhile, L. E. Klumpf, manager
of the Greenback mine near Grants
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FEHL VENUE PLEA
WILL BE ARGUED
T
Arguments on the change of venue
motion of Earl H. Fehl, county judge,
charged with ballot-theft, will be
heard Wednesday morning, with the
proviso of Circuit Judge George F.
Skipworth. that "if possible, they will
oe nearo Monday."
Attorney H. Von Schmalz of Burns.
one of Peril's counsel said that "I
would like to get home as soon as pos
sible." and the court agreed to expe
dite the matter if he could.
Monday will be devoted to the clos
ing arguments, and Instructions of
the court. In the Glenn case.
Assistant Attorney Oencral Moody,
said he had a number of counter af
fidavits to file In the Fcnl change of
venue plea, and did not think ne
could have them ready by Monday,
"but will if I can."
Fehl bases his pica for a venue
change, upon the allegation that he
cannot secure a fair and impartial
trial in thla county. He asserts that
newspaper articles and edltorlala pub
lished relative to his political career
the past year have prejudiced the
public mind, and that he has been
the target of "personal attacks
against his honor and Integrity."
The motion also cited a number of
Interviews, purporting to be from a
number of local and county residenrs.
expressing the view thst he csnnot
receive a fair and Impartial trial here.
Fehl also asvs that his slcnlng of
a recall petition against Judge H. D.
Norton, also caused prejudice, but
states that he la wilting to be tried
either before Judge Norton, or Judge
Skipworth. but not in Jackson coun
ty. Clippings of new.paper articles and
editorials, which Fehl alleges are
prejudicial accompany the motion.
COLUMBIA. Mo.. July 1. (API
Bumping hr head against a ranoe
caused Ml Mary Alice Sand of Cali
fornia. Mo., to lose the sight of her
left eye seven years ago.
Bumping her head atralnst poet
artrdentaily in a rate railed her to '
rrmn h eta-rit Ph !r.sn '
Mid h blow totlav r,:ad prwjre. I
which bad deadened an optic nerve.
Bandits' Victim
"tdSr'SNjsJa
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B. MILO BAUCOM, killed this art
ernoon when he stopped an auto on
Sexton .Mountain, had long been con
nected nith police work In this vi
cinity, having been a state traffic
officer before the department was
Included In the state police.
SLAYER
OF
E
IN
LOS ANGELES, July 31. (AP)
Henry Adolph Bowles, 31, one of two
men held in Grants Pass, Ore.. In
connection with the shooting of a
stats policeman, was arrested in Van
Nuys, Calif., police records revealed,
on an auto theft chnrge in Novem
ber, 1928.
Bowles confessed stealing three
other automobiles, police said. Rifles
and revolvers were confiscated by au
thorities when they arrested Bowles
and two others of minor age. Bowlea
was tried and given probation.
He was arrested again in Septem
ber. 1B30, on a charge of tampering
with an automobile. His probation
was revoked and he was sentenced to
San Quentin prison for five years,
being paroled April 8, 1933. and dis
charged from parol a year later. ' r
Authorities said they had no record
of John Alvln Barrier, 17, held In
Grants Pass with Bowles. ,
MARTIN EPLER
PASSES, AGED 87
Martin Epler died at his home 515
North Riverside late Friday evening
as the result of an Injury to the skull
received last May while salmon fish
ing in the river. He was born st Lan
caster, Pa., January 21, 1859. He waa
a retired farmer and rancher. Re
tiring from his farm In Minnesota In
1909 he went to Craig. Mont., where
he bought an 800-acre cattle ranch.
Selling thla ranch In 1915, the family
came to Medford In 1927. He leavea
his wife. Caroline.
The remains will be forwarded to
hla old home at Ottertali. Minn., for
burial accompanied by his wife, Caro
line Epler, Monday morning. All ser
vices will be held st his home In
Minnesota. Perl Funeral Home in
charge of the arrangements.
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VOTED 212 TO 40
Bill for amending the Medford city
charter to provide for the Issuance
and exchange of refunding bonds to
care for the city indebtedness was
spproved by a vote of 312 to 40 In
the election held here Friday.
The votes were csnvassed yeaterdsy
by the city council and 252 were cast.
The outstanding bonds will not ma
ture until January 1. 1934, but the
city will start calling them in In the
immediate future and prepare the
new onea to make the exchange,
which will enable Medford to care
for her debts without losing an Im
portant sum of money through aale
of bonda on a low market.
BASEBALL
f oust,
R. H. K
San Pranclsco 8 8 4
Los Angeles
Batteries: . Darts and
Newsom and McMullen.
10 11 3
Boturini;
R H E
Hollywood 0
MtMtona . 4 13 ft
Batteries: 8hehan and Tobln:
Bblh. Plllette and PMrpatriiMt
R H t
Oakland I 8 3
Portland if) 14 1
Btteri: Joiner. Walh and Velt
man; Oibson and McKay.
qvTmnf)
p4tM
Bttn ;
R H t.
. I 10 1
. 12 18 0
Aaundra and Woodall,
PUletn and Bradbury.
ROOSEVELT VETO
STABLEDOLLARS
Monetary Truce in Present
Form Disliked by Presi
dentPolicy to Be Elabo
rated for World Meet
CAMFO BELlvO ISLAND. N. B . July
1. (fP) President Roosevelt started
bai'k from his vacation cruise today
aboard the trim cruiser Indianapolis,
with his thoughts again turning to
work and more particularly to the
London economic conference.
Before boarding the new 10,000 ton
fighting ship of the American fleet
late this afternoon, the president
made it definitely known that he
has sanctioned no formal agreement
at London on stabilisation of cur
rency. By The Associated Press
Rejection by President Roosevelt
" In its present form" of a monetary
truce designed to satisfy the demands
of gold staandard countries, disturb
ed by the wide fluctuations of the
dollar and threatening a bolt from
the parley, left the world economic
conference in an uncertain state last
night.
A statement Monday by Cordell
Hull. American secretary of state and
chairman of the United State dele
gation, was' promised. In It he will
elaborate American policy In respect
to the monetary tleup.
FEULlAFlNTS
S WALKER AS
Amos Walker, in an order signed by
County Judge Earl H. Pehl. and filed
with the county clerk, on June 29,
has been appointed probation officer
for the Juvenile court department, for
the second time, and is now func'
tlonlng In that capacity.
The order states that Walker's ftp'
polntment is "during the pleasure of
the Judge of this court," and is "to
take care of neglected, dependent,
and delinquent children."
The order Is not signed either by
Commissioner R. E. Nealon or Ralph
Billings, other members of the coun
ty court.
Walker has been more or less in
the limelight, sines January 1st, when
at a meeting held at Fehl's home he
waa named deputy sheriff, under
Sheriff .Schermerhom. A protest arose
from Democratic ranks, and he re
tired.
Walker was then appointed proba
tion officer by County Judge Pehl
The remainder of the court refused
to approve his bill for pay, and Walk-
er ceased the post after a month. It
was Indicated that the same course
would be followed In the present ap
pointment.
Commissioner Nealon said Satur
day, that the last appointment was
made without the knowledge or ap
proval of the two commissioners.
E
Mr. and Mrs. Porter J. Neff and
Mrs. Theron Hooker escaped serious
Injuries late Saturday afternoon when
their automobile, driven by Mrs. Neft,
turned over at the end of a bridge
across the Illinois river, and tended
them In the river, with the car upside
down.
Mr. Neff managed to get out of the
csr first, and aided Mrs. Hooker and
Mrs. Neff to get from the deep water.
They were sideswiped by a Pord ear
with a California license, which
reused the Neff car to overturn t
the end of the bridge.
The' Arthur Wamorka, also In the
party en route to Crescent City for
the week-end, brought the Neffs and
Mrs. Hooker back to Medford.
A. R MAIS IS
CALLED BY DEATH
A B Williams. 88, veteran newspa
per man. associated for more than 20
yeara with the Medford Mall Tribune
and the old Medford Aim. died last
night at the Sacred Heart hospital
at I o'clock, following a week'. Ill
ness. The funeral will be held st the
Conger parlo.-a Wednesday afternoon
at 4 o'clork and a compl.t. obituary
will b published in the Monday Mall
Tnbuns.
PER CENT OF
LIN J
Federal Survey Shows Pur
chasing Power Not Keep
ing Pace Problem Now
to Increase Buying Power
Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
Syndicate
Bv PAIL MALLON
WASHINGTON. July 1. The gov
ernment's confidential estimates are
that industrial production this month
was more than 80 per cent of normal
the averages between 1023 and 1025
being considered normal.
That is good news, but not as good
as It sounds.
Purchasing power has not kept
pace. Factory employment will be less
than 68 per cent normal. Payrolls of
89 manufacturing group will be
about 48 per cent normal; depart
ment store sales around 70 per cent.
Those figures represent splendid in
creases, but they also disclose the in
ner problem. We must boost the pur
chasing power.
That ta the main objective behind
everything your government now is
doing here.
The monthly chart by which gov
ernment officials plan their economic
course shows we are fighting the
summer slump with a strong hand.
Substantial strengthening of our po
sition is disclosed in May and June,
as follows:
Ind. Fae. Frt. Dept.
Prdctn Emp. Car Store
Ldga. Gal's
.. 74 99.4 68 81
.. 72 8.t 64 78
.. &8 88.3 81 61
.. 66 60 3 84 70
.. S 81.2 87 85
.. 68 60.8 ' 88 63
ft 4 JK)
.. 84 69.4 64 60
.. 80 88 6 , 80 ' 87
67 87.7 83 87
- 78 60 8 88 68
.. 83 63 80 70
)
thing now Is payrolls. For
July
Sept.
Nov.
Dec.
Jsnt 1
Feb.
March
April
May ..
June
the ssme months carried In the chart
(Continued on Page Four)
ITS
READY TO SHOW
ART AS MILKERS
Everything is in readiness for the
cow milking demonstration and the
fire department exhibition scheduled
for Monday forenoon, It was announc
ed by John Moffatt, chairman of the
retail merchants committee of the
chamber of commerce yesterdty.
Entrants for the cow milking con
test, confined to boys and girls of
Jackson county under 18 yean of
age, have registered In larger num
bers than was anticipated and to date
the following 34 contestants have
signed up for the contest: Francis
Wldmer, Rex Pegg, age 16; Wally Be
gan. 8; Victor Anderson, 14; Paul
JTparks. 12; Ward Blaine, 11: Perry
Regan, 18; Theodora Regan. 10: MalK
le Shelley. 14; Richard Shelley, 13;
David Shelley, 10; Ear) Cameron, 14;
Paul Bray, 13; Robert von der Hellen,
12; Newton Smith, 12; Bud Hoffman.
11; Dick von der Hellen, 14; Donald
Mlnear, Ernest Lathrop, Marvin Poy
er, Melvln Poyer, Robert Bell Jr., Bud
Hoover, S; Fred Morse Jr.
On account of the fact that prob
ably only 10 cowa will be available. It
may be necessary for the Judges to
draw lot to select those to enter the
contest ss It may not be possible for
all 24 to take part. However, all con
testants are urged to report at the
chamber of commerce e.t 10:30 a. m.
and to bring a milk pall and stool.
lne Judges will also meet at the
chamber of commerce at the same
time to determine the final rules for
the contest which will be announced
before the affair starts. D. O. Freder
icks Is chairman of the committee to
supply the cows-
The 8. P. lot opposite the chamber
of commerce has ben roped off in
order to give plenfy of room for the
contest. The fire department exhibi
tion will be held some time between
9:00 and 11:00 on the A. P. tracks on
6th street and the milking contest is
scheduled to start at 11:00.
Immediately following the milking
contest the prizes will be distributed
by Major Clare H. Armstrong, com
mander of the C. C. C. headquarters
lo this city.
A great amount of Interest is tn evi
dence in the rural districts reardlng
the contest and It la expected that a
large crowd will be on hand to wit
ness the event.
NEW TORX. July l.-HffV-Eighteen
persons were injured, three requiring
hospital treatment when a gust of
wind blew down a flrcus tent tn As
toria during severe electrical torm
tonight.
BIG SHO iSAMBLER HELD
BY CHIC.jO
CHICAGO. July l.VP) Kidnaped,
In the presence of his son and wife,
Jake Factor was held Incommuni
cado tonight by his abductors.
Eager to meet any ransom demand
from his father's captors, the son.
Jerome, himseir a recent kidnap vic
tim, kept vigil behind locked doors
in a 40th story hotel ulte awaiting
communication from the band hold
ing prisoner the stock market plung
er and erstwhile barber.
A gay party in a Morton Grove
roadhouse last night was followed oy
the spectacular kidnaping.
Factor, the visitor of night clubs,
habitue, of gsmtng tables the story
runs that he has pocketed $1,000,000
from his play in recent weeks was
pounced on by two autoloads of kid
napers bristling with guns. Prom a car
behind, Mrs. Factor and Mrs. Al Ep
TRAGEDY MARKS START
OF ITALIAN AIR JAUNT
AMSTERDAM, July l.(r) Trag
edy marked the arrival of the Italian
air armada of 38 seaplanea enroute
for Chicago. One of the ahlps cap
sized on striking the water, resulting
In the death of Sergeant Qulntavelle
and the Injury of three other mem
bera of the crew.
General Italo Balo. the youthful
bearded leader of the expedition and
Italian air minister, waa much dis
turbed at the loss of life which the
sccldent produced. The general was
said to be uncertain whether he
should lead the air fleet on to Lon
donderry, Ireland, tomorrow as bed
been planned.
EX-STUDEBAKER AUTO CO.
MANAGER TAKES OWN LIFE
SOUTH BEND, Ind., July l.(S)
Albert Russell Eraklne, whose man
agement of the Studebaker corpora
tion was terminated only a few weeka
ago by receivership proceedings, end
ed his life at his home here today.
He shot himself In the hesd.
Vhe sixty-two old business execut
ive who began as a bookkeeper, ap
parently planned deliberately to com
mit suicide. As hla wife left him to
go to breakfast he Instructed her to
send their adopted aon, Albert Rua
sell Ersklne, Jr., to his room.
Russell went to the father's cham
bers and there found the body, a gun
'S
Suspended Sheriff Gordon L. Scher
merhom, charged with ballot-theft,
la scheduled to go to trial Wednesday,
when the selection of ft new Jury will
start. Schermerhom ts the fourth ot
the ballot defendants to be tried,
Attorney Prank J. Newman, repre
senting Schermerhom, Saturday af
ternoon, asked the court to draw the
Jury list at time. The court denied
the plea. It was recommended that
the venire -be drawn Monday, to re
port Wednesday.
The Jurors will be drawn from the
body of the county,' by the sheriff
s the regular Jury list drawn last
January, by the county court has
been exhausted.
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HIP IS FRACTURED
Victor Chase, 18, member of the
CCC camp In the Crater Lake district,
received ft fractured hip yesterdsy
evening when "truck by a falling tree.
He waa brought to the Sacred Heart
hoipltal about 6 o'clock.
Chase comes from Seneca, til. He
will probably be forced to spend sev
eral months In a rastf as a result of
the injury, but will rot be crippled
permanently, the attending physician
stated last night.
A building permit 'for remodeling
of offices on East Main street, to be
occupied in the future by the Jacksor.
County Building and Loan associa
tion, now located on North Central
was Issued by the city yesterday to
O. C. Boggs. The; remodeling will cost
IAOOO.
The location Is that formerly occu
pied by the Model Clothing company,
on door east of the First National
bank buUdinff.
KIDNAP GANG
stein, hysterical, watched their hus
bands dragged from the automobile
young Jerome was driving.
Jerome was sent on his way. Ep
stein was put out later.
They met in Factor's hotel quar
ters, announced they were eager to
meet demands of the abductors,
locked their doors and settled down
for an anxtou vigil.
Hours went by. rumor, ran that
the anticipated bill for Factor's free
dom had come through the usual
underground route: 1 00. ooo or el&0,
000 was the fancied; price.
Lat thla afternoon, however, Lieut.
Leo Carr waa admitted to the rooms
and emerged shortly with the defi
nite statement: "Not one word has
been received from Factor or the kid
napers. If we had a message we would
be greatly relieved."
(Mackay radio and commercial cable
dispatch from Amaterdam reported
that the flight would be resumed
esrly Sunday morning.)
The Italian squadron made a spec
tacular arrival hers and received a
warm welcome. The plane of which
Sergeant tjulntavelle waa engineer,
careened as it alljrhted and the Ser
geant waa auffocated.
Th commander of the Ill-fated
craft. Flight Lieutenant Baldlnl. was
reported suffering from concussion,
flying officers Novelll, second In com
mand, had a broken arm and leg.
while another member of th crew
suffered a fractured Jaw and broken
shoulder.
nearby. In the room was a not ad
dressed to the son. It read:
"Russell: I csn not go on any long
er. Devotedly.' A. R. E."
The suicide occurred at the Ersklne
estate, about 4 miles from the gi
gantic motor plant of the studebaker
corporation. Across from the . estate
Is the Ersklne golf course donated by
Ersklne to the city of South Bend.
The motor msgnste killed himself
shortly sfter his wile left his room
sbout 8 a. in. Paul a. Hoffman, re
ceiver for the Studebaker corporation,
announced the death several hours
later.
HITLER TO ABANDON
FAITH AS CATHOLIC
BERLIN, July 1. (AP) Chancellor
Hitler expects to Join the new Na
tional Protestant church of Germany,
abandoning his Roman Catholic faith
as soon ss the reorgsnlaatlon of
Protestantism In the relch has been
completed, the Rev. Ludwlg Mueller,
nasi church leader, announced today.
The head of the nasi movement will
urge German Catholics to affiliate
with the new church, Mr. Mueller
asserted.
ON EYES
Dr. Joseph McCool of Ssn Fran
claco. professor of opathmology at
the University of California, spent
Saturday in Medford as the guest of
pr. J. J. Emmens snd while here op
erated upon Mrs. Oeorge Hunt. He
left last night for Seaside to spend
the Fourth of July with his family,
summering there.
On his return Dr. McCool will stay
another day, Friday, in Medford visit
ing Dr. Emmens.
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WA8ITINOTON. July 1. (AP) In ft
message calculated to warn ftll re
tailer against price advances the
administration doee uot consider war
ranted, Secretary Wallace Informed
Iowa bakers late today that any un
reasonable retail boosts would be
prosecuted.
The secretary told the Iowa bakers
the department was prepared to use
the powers that had been lodged in
it and th president to prevent un-
rssonabl increases to be borne by
the con urns rs, i
FATE OF GLENN
Taking Testimony Ended
Saturday Accused Jailer
Takes Stand in Own Be
halfSays He Was Abed
Testimony In the trial of John
Glenn of Ashland, form wmnt.
Jailer charged with ballot theft, was
compicieo Saturday afternoon. The
closing arguments will be atartsd
Monday morning, and the case will
be In the hands of the Jury of six
men and six women Monday after
noon.
Olenn waa the principal witness In
his own behalf Saturday. He char
acterized the testimony of Burley
Sextoi.. 30. and O. O. Clancy, two of
the states principal witnesses sgalnst
him. aa "dellberats Ilea." Under
cross examination, the middle-aged
dofendant testified that between 7
and 7:48 o'clock on Uie night of the
ballot robbery, he was with his wife
and two friends In the county Jail
office and between and 10 o'cloo
the same night he waa with County
Judge Fehl in hla office In the court
house, discussing waya and means to
secure money to provide a press for
Fehl's newspaper snd "srrange a deal
with Nledermeyer."
Claim Plot Laid
The state witnesses testified thst
between 7 and 7:45 o'clock Glenn
wss conferring with Fehl, Jonea. the
Sextons, Brecheen and Chck Davie
near the sheriff's vault on the base
ment floor relative to plans to steal
the bsllots, snd later promising the
Sextons money and Jobs for their
role in the crime.
During the time that Glenn testi
fied he waa with Fehl alone In his
office, the state contends he was
holding conferences In the county
Jell with Schermerhom, Brecheen
and Davla at various times, and dur
ing tho ssme period he brought the. .
Sextons to the Jsll office and told
them, they testified, "that the bal
lota must be gotten rid of, or we
will all be out"
Glenn testified thst he went to
bed at 10 o'clock, was awakened at
10:4S by joe Daniels, and thereafter
did not arise again until o'clock
the next morning, and did not hear
of the ballot robbery until after 8
o'clock.
Told of Crime at :S0
The Bextona testified that they
awoke Glenn at 3:30 a. m. and told
him the ballot robbery had been fin
ished and Olenn praised them and
told them ha would pay the prom
ised tlo In the morning.
Under cross exemlnatlon Olenn de
nied that Thomaa h. Brecheen had
eaten breakfast at the county Jail
and bad apent the day following the
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MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOS ANGE
LES, July I. iJP Rocketing weat
ward from New York to set a new
transcontinental speed record from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, Colonel
Roacoe Turner, veteran racing pilot
of Hollywood, won the cross-country
dssh of the national air races today
with a time of 11 hours, 80 minutes.
Will
ROGERS
'says:
BEVERLY HILLS, June 30.
That economic conference
ought to be starting now over
in London. The American del
egation arrive! there Wednes
day. Telire ha been millions and
millions of dollars made out of
wheat in the last month, but
not a ent made by anybody
lhat aver raised any or any
I body that ever really owned
liny.
No vond.?r the people in so
i many states voted for leijal
betting on horse racing. The
state docs get a per cent of
that.
Those who demanded their
pound of flesh finally received
their satisfaction. "Fattty" Ar
buekle accommodated 'em by
dying from a broken heart. Ha
brought much happiness to
many and never knowingly
wronged a soul. The Lord will
pass on his innocence or guilt
now, and not the reformer.
Yours,
1MI MiMiiust 4Ut4. 1m