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PSGB FTVB NEW YORK C. C. C. MEMBERS REVEL IN MID-JULY SNOW xnmroTiu mate tribtjste. rEBroRt), okegon, tuesbxt, july it, 1933. L No Curfew Eor Him! battler, was announced today by Jo Waterman, Portland promoter, for July 39 at Multnomah Otic stadium. PRESENCE NEAR CRIMEJLAIID Three Witnesses Say Sheriff in Rear of Courthouse During Ballot Stealing . Was Nervous Afterward Three witnesses for the state, at the trial yesterday afternoon of Sus pended Sheriff Gordon L. Schermer horn, charged with ballot theft, de- r clared they saw the accused county official In the rear of the courthouse, between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, February $0 last the night the ballots were stolen and destroyed, and about the time the vault window was crashed. The three witnesses were Mrs. Mary Wilson, a stenographer, Frank McKlt rlck of Rogue River, and John Brock of this city, the men both former "Banks guards." Mrs. Wilson was a surprise witness. Recognized Schermerhorn. Mrs. Wilson testified that she came to the courthouse at 9 o'clock, went to the third floor of the courthouse, where she had an appointment to do dictation for Judge W. M. Duncan, found him absent, returned, to her car on Oakdale avenue and drove around to Laurel street, where she saw Suspended. Sheriff Schermerhorn leaving the courthouse. Mr. Wilson testified Schermerhorn, after a few moments on Laurel street, returned with a- man about his own size, and then went north. The wit ness said she recognized Schermer horn when he stood in the glare of her auto lights momentarily, and that he seemed to hesitate when he reached the sidewalk. I Frank McKltrlck testified that he was In the courthouse, and around It from 7:45 to 9:46 o'clock, on the ballot theft night. Between 9:18 and 9:30 o'clock McKltrlck testified he saw Schermerhorn leawvthe sheriff's door In the rear of the courthouse, and a "very short time afterwards the light over the rear door went out." He said Schermerhorn went to Laurel street. Jones Near Spot, McKltrlck testified he saw Walter J. Jones, the mayor of Rogue River, ' standing at the southwest corner shortly after Schermerhorn left, and ' that a short time after that he heard an auto rattling in the rear court 7 yard. He said he learned afterwards i it was R. C. Cummlngs auto, started, the evidence showed, to drown the ' sound of the breaking vault window, j McKltrlck testified he saw Fehl . talking to Jones at the east side of the courthouse; that he saw Bre- cheen, another co-defendant, on the 1 south side, and In the auditorium. ' ' John Brock of this city, also ft i "Banks guard," testified that he saw ' Schermerhorn at a rear window when he crawled out of It, and that It was between 8:45 and 9 o'clock, and that 1 the defendant made some passing re 1 mark about the meeting. Schermerhorn Fidgety. Chief of Police Clatoua McCredle testified that Suspended Sheriff Schermerhorn "became nervous" when with District Attorney Codding and himself, the ballot pouch tops were found In the courthouse basement and that when the suspended sheriff - tried to open the sheriff's vault later to store the ballot tops, he was "very nervous." When this was accom plished the witness declared Scher merhorn said: " 'You go in first. That's the liquor , vault, and I don't want anything to do with if." Chief McCredle also testified on cross-examination, that he and Scher merhorn were. In the district attor ney's office, the day after the rob bery, and District Attorney Codding said to them: ' 'You fellows are going to talk to the superintendent of the state po- lice at Salem. He's on the line now'." McCredle testified he suggested that Schermerhorn talk first, and he did, telling the state police head he was "short of help and need asalst ! ance." The witness denied that the state police phone was at the sugges tion of Schermerhorn, but was Dis trict Attorney Coddlng's Idea. Uncertain of Action. Under cross-examination by Attor ' ney Newman, McCredle declared. "I think Schermerhorn's nervousness was due to finding the ballots. What else could it be?" The witness also said that after the Salem phone call District Attorney Codding said: " 'Let's get going',' and Schermer horn said: 'What'U we do. The bal lot are gone'." McCredle then said: " 'We'll go down In the basement and look around'." : Chief McCredle was examined at length relative to the arrest of Scher merhorn and his detention In the ; city jail, and the placing of the Sex ton brothers in the same department. Attorney Newman intimated that Schermerhorn had been subjected to the "third degree." "If placing him in the women's ward Is the third degree that's it,' the witness replied. Chief McCredle admitted that while Schermerhorn was talking to the Sex ton brothers, state and county of ficials were within earshot. Took No Initiative. Under re-cross-examt nation by the state. McCredle declared that Seher merhorn had taken "no initiative" in ballot theft detection and when the wholesale arrests started "we did not want to put the prisoners In HIS Jail.' The wttneaa said the defendant made no discoveries, offered no sug gestion and "just stood around, and went with us." Trror "PropoMtloned'.'V Don Tryor testified that on the afternoon before the ballot thefts he was twice "proposltlonec. by C. Jean Conners to steal the ballot, but de clined, because he didn't want to "tangle with Uncle 8am." - "I was seated on a bench on the first floor, near the rear window, the l.-h-T Li V- I "The sidewalks of New York wore never like this, In July." said members of Company 1232, Civilian Conservation corps, as they piled Into four-foot snow to build tent foundations for their camp at Narada Falls, Rainier National park, Washington. Most of them, recruited from New York's tenements, had never seen trees such as orow on Mount Rainier. .(Auoclated Press Photo! i ' BARRYMORES TO Here's the John Barrymore family as they appeared In San Fran cisco before sailing to Victoria, B. C, where their yacht awaits them for a three month vacation cruise in Alaskan waters. Left to right: Barrymore, Dolores Costeilo Barrymore, holding John, Jr., and Doiorei, (Associated press Photo. witness said. "Schermerhorn came over to me, and said: ' 'How's everything?' and I told him everything was all right." Tryor said this was between the first and second time that Conners had proposed stealing the ballots. "I thought at the time," Tryor said, "he was Inquiring about my health, or the weather, but when I heard the ballots were stolen, I began to think different." Tryor is quite deaf. Charles W. (Chuck) Davis, a co defendant, who has pleaded .guilty, testified that at about 7:45 o'clock on the night of the ballot robbery he and the Sexton brothers, Fehl and Brecbeen engaged in a conversation near the sheriff's vault In the court house, and that Jones came up lu a few minutes. Davis testified Fehl asked the Sextons if they knew the combination of the ballot vault, and Brecheen asked if there were bars on the vault windows. Warned of Danger. Davis testified he then told the Sextons and Fehl, "if you fellows fig ure on stealing the ballots, yc.7 will get Into trouble, and none of them made answer." Davis testified he had then gone to the basement with Jones and the Sextons to look for tools, and tried to pry open the window with a crow bar, and fAlled. He then testified he went to Estes' pool hall, remained there till 0 o'clock, and returned to the courthouse about 9:10, meeting Schermerhorn en route near the Park Grocery on Main street. He testi fied he saw Fehl and Newton C. Cha ney. talking In front of the audito rium, and that he returned to where they were standing about 0:95 o'clock, with Janitor Joe Daniels, and all three compared thetr watches and It was 9:55 o'clock. Davis said he went home at 10 o'clock. He testified he saw Jones and Oliver Martin standing at the southwest corner of the court house, about 9:30 and Claude Ward, brother-in-law of L. A. Banks, at the northeast corner, a few moments later. Had fo See Fehl." TS. A. Fleming. Earl Bryant, and James D. Gaddy, Jacksonville resl dents, testified that they destroyed the contents of five ballot pouches, and were stopped on the south side of the courthouse by a "husky man with a hammer," who detained them. Oaddy testified that Fleming said " 'I've got to go back and see Fehl' " after the ballot pouches were loaded on Bryant's truck. Fleming testified that the burning was first tried In Bryant's home, but most ballots were taken to the woods near Jacksonville and burned to make destruction speedier. None of the trio could Iden tify the man with the hammer, but Fleming did identify Burley Sexton u one of those who had helped load the ballots. Mrs. Nora B. McKitrtck and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elsie McKltrlck, testified to La Dleu. Wesley McKlt rlck and Edlngton bringing ballot to her house, and burning them la the early morning of February 31. State Policemen Rodney Roach, Ed Walker and Clarence Malco.m testi fied to recovering ballot pouches where Edlngton, McKltrlck and the Sexton brothers testified they had thrown them in Rogue River, at By I bee's bridge and Gall s creek, on the night of vhe robbery. WAT H U 7 CRUISE IN NORTH S AT ATLANTIC CITY ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 11 (AP) Parading Shrlners put on a gala show today for the crowds thronging the flag draped boardwalk. For an hour and a quarter the Jaunty red fezzed tide moved along the seashore to the auditorium, where the red, green and yellow unl' formed nobles stepped through in tricate drills In a spectacle that pre ceded the formal opening of the fifty-ninth annual session of the im perial council. Earl C. Mills, of Des Moines, Iowa, the Imperial potentate of shrine who retires with the close of the conven tion, headed the flhrlne legions, while fifty odd bands and drum corps sup plied the martial music for the 15,- 000 paradcrs. SALEM. July II. (AP) Consider able abuse of maintenance engineers has resulted from the highway com mission's efforts to rid the highways of advertising signs, according to in formation received at the local of flees. This was especially .true In Doug las county, officiate declared. At Wolf Creek a number of signs en croachlng on the Pacific highway were ordered removed. The owners vented their 111 humor by abusing the state highway department and Its representatives, reports stated. An irate service station owner was alleged o have menaced Frank 8ul Uvan, foreman of the maintenance crew, with a gun. SHEEP-KILLING DOG IS SHOT BY FARMER STAYTON, July 11. (AP) Charles Stay ton reported that two dogs kill ed 17 head of his high grade sheep here the other day, and that he shot one of the marauders, a lare police dog. which was later identified by Its owner. New 50 Size LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S TABLETS FOR WOMEN They, relieve and prevent periodic pain and associated disorders. No narcotics. Not just a pain killer but a modern medicine which acts upon the CAUSE of your trouble. Per sistent use brings permanent relict; Sold tv al druggist 1 f VETS' AID BOARD SALEM, July 11. (AP) A contin uation of Inflation, as experienced during the past two months, may enable the World war veterans' state aid commission to dispose of Us re possessed properties without any ma terial financial loss to the state, Jerrold Owen, secretary, predicted to day. Owen said that if these properties were sold at their present appraisal the commission would lose approxi mately 90.000. A total of 12,500,' 000, of these properties have been repossessed by the commission. The rising market, coupled with Interest received by the state; may wipe out this 990,000 loss, Owen declared. Steiner Funeral Wednesday 3 p. pi. Funeral services for David J. tSei- ner, who passed away at his home north of Medford Sunday night, a notice of which appeared In Monday's Mall Tribune, will be held at the Conger chapel at 3 p. m. Wednesday with Rev. Carver officiating. nterment will be in Siskiyou Me morial park. NOT UKE OTHERS fo eyou "QO you think all alike! Well, you just light up one of these and sec for yourself that Chesterfields arc really different. "They're milder for one thing. And they taste better, too. But just you take a few puffs and you'll know they're the kind that satisfy!" esJfe0ui;. 1 J C , jSef hesteriielcL PTSi- tt t, ItGfifTT MrfM Toiwo Co. LOCAL SPEAKERS A series of arguments for ratifica tion of repeal of the 18th amend ment was begun last evening by the Jackson County League for the Re peal of the 18th Amendment, with C. Kelly speaking over the local radio station. Rawles Moore talked this afternoon and George M. Rob erts la scheduled on the air at 6:30 p.' m. Wednesday. On Thursday at 13:45 p. m-. Moore Hamilton will face the microphone. Mr. Kelly, In his broadcast, last evening, spoke In part: "Four months ago we were in the most desperate situation In peace time the American people have ever faced. Our banks were all closed In national holiday. The prices of goods were the lowest in centuries. Unem ployment was widespread and increas ing. Talk of revolution was In the air. While the burden of taxes was so great as to almost crush ua under neath, our national, state and local budgets were unbalanced, and the credit even of our government was threatened. "But at the very moment when conditions were most desperate great leader took over the command of our government. Day by day since March 4th of this year, the hope of the American people has Increased Under President Roosevelt's program, our banks have been made solvent, prices of all goods and commodities AND WAGES have Increased. Unem ployment is diminishing, and the wheels of idle industry have com menced to turn. "President Roosevelt has performed mighty tasks toward lifting us from the depression, but he cannot succeed alone. He must have the united help and co-operation of the American people. One of the major requirements of the Roosevelt program of recovery Is the repeal of the 18th amendment. Under the constitution repeal, to be accomplished, must be voted by the people of two-thirds of the states. Re peal offers the American people, by thetr ballots, the opportunity to show our president that we are behind him and that we believe, under his lead ership, the depression shall be con quered. "Thus' far the people of 18 states have cast their ballot upon the ques tion and by overwhelming majori ties the people of these 18 states have voted for repeal. "Now it's Oregon's turn to show our president that we stand firmly behind him, and his program of re- cigarettes are E Jj1 1j Mayor-lct A. O. "Buzz Bain- brldgs of Minneapolis, vsttran theatrical producer who takes of. flee July 3, says Minneapolis won't bs "a nlna o'clock town" during his administration, but that law violations wont be tolerated. (Associated Press Photo) covery. We can do this by voting for repeal on July 31. Oregon shall not, and must not, lag behind." LEGACY AWAITS F SAli&TM, July 11. (AP) When death clalma the dog of Louis Wig- gen ox Aatorla, deceased. Wlggen'a brother In Norway will get the bal ance of a 11,000 trust fund left for "Spike." Wlggen's will provided the money should be held in trust and ex pended In behalf of the dog, at the rate of $10 a month. Inheritance taz officials here were attempting to find some statute un der which they could legally handle the 91.000. They said a compromise with, attorneys for the estate will be sought, rather than spend a large part of 'the money In litigation. During the three years the Centfary of Progress exposition mslntstned an employment office, more than 100,000 men and women applied for Jobs. In Its first six weeks the Knoxvllle, Tenn., barter exchsnge gave work to 100 jobless on 130 Jobs snd sold or swapped 9500 worth of goods. CARDED FOR JULY 25 PORTLAND. Ore.. Juiy 11. (AP) A match between Young Peter Jackson of Los Angeles who la billed as "the Pacific coast champion" in the 135-pound class, and Ah Wing Lee, Portland's Chinese lightweight (LffMliWMT I! Super Safe Refrigerator I' The only Refrigerator displayed in the HALL OF SCENCE AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. Recognised as one of the most important scientific devel opments of recent years. The Orunow Refrigerator wu seleoted for exhibition in Chicago. FIND OUT ALL ABOUT IT FROM YOUR LOCAL DEALER , . , PALMER Music and Electric Store Z. Main Street. ,. Phone 788 Broken winoows giaxed by Trow bridge Cabinet Worka SWIM DANCE TWIN PLUNGES "The Pun Spot of Southern Oregon"
