PA'GE KIOHT
1MEPFORD MAIL TRIBirN'E, JFEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1933.
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SECRET CONFABS
WITH G1C. TOLD
Jones, La Dieu, Brecheen
and Fehl in and Out of
Accused Sheriff's Office
Frequently After Crime
Olga Anderson, chief office deputy
of tbe sheriff's office, and Gertrude
Martin of the tax department, testi
fied Tuesday afternoon at the trial
of Suspended Sheriff Gordon L. Scner-
merhorn that the official, accused of
ballot theft, and Walter J. Jones,
mayor of Rogue River, and J. Arthur
La Dieu, both convicted of ballot
thef(. Thomas L. Brecheen of Ashland,
defendant awaiting trial, Jobn uienn,
acquitted former county Jailer, and
County Judge Earl H. Fehl. also a co
defendant, held frequent secret con
ferences, In the sheriff's private of
fice between the date of the ballot
robbery and the series of arrests.
In and Out Often.
Mrs. Martin testified that the pur
ported leadera of the vote stealing
plot, entered the sheriff's office by
way of the tax department an un
usual route and that they came
"quite often." Both testified Jonea.
La Dieu and Brecheen "were In and
out frequently." and that as far as
they knew, their missions were not
county business.
The witness also testified that the
visits averaged half an hour In length
and that Fehl and Brecheen were the
most frequent conferees.
Both the witnesses testified that
after the ballot thefts, Shcermerhorn
was "absent-minded, excitable, con
cerned and nervous."
Olga Anderson testified that Bcher
merhorn had asked her to recall that
he had been in the office "between
eight and nine o'clock." Miss Ander
son testified It was between "7 and
9:10 o'clock" on the night of the
Tsult looting. -Burton
Haw Skulkers.
Col. R. H. Burton testified that
about 10 o'clock on the night of the
ballot -robbery he wss standing on
Laurel street and aaw some men crawl
out of the courthouse window In the
rear from the auditorium and thought
It was a fight. He investigated and
met Schermerhorn there and the lat
ter, after a talk, asked him what he
thought of the "Good Government
Congress." Burton replied he dfd not
think it was "worth a d n."
The next day, after the robbery was j
d iscovered Burton test! fled he met
Schermerhorn near the vault window
and he (Burton) said:
"If you had stayed at that window,
you might have caught the thieves,"
and Schermerhorn replied: "'I wnsn't
at the window'." Burton said he then
told Schermerhorn, "I am the man
you spoke to, last night."
"Urged to Come Clean."
Under cross-examination Burton
admitted he had several talks with
Schermerhorn in the city park and
other places, and had urged hlra "to
come clean and resign, and have your
friends Intercede with the district at
torney." Burton testified "he seemed to be
afraid If he resigned they wouldn't
dismiss the Indictment." Me lnilsted
that the meetings had been agree
able to Schermerhorn, though defense
counsel tried to make It otherwise.
Burton admitted Schermerhorn told
him: "I want Into the office clean,
and I'm going out clean."
Burton was a voluble witness, and
had to be admonished by the court
several times. Burton said he "saun
tered down to the courthouse after
he had been chased away from a
friend's house, where he was playing
pinochle, as Andy's wife said he had
to go to bed and get some sleep, so
he can get up In the morning."
Sorry for Schermerhorn.
County Commissioner R. S. Nealon
testified that a few weeks after the
ballot robbery, he had said to Scher
merhorn:
"Like a lot of other people, X feel
sorry for you, for we feel you have
been pulled Into this, until they hsve
you under their control." 8cherraer
horn replied, They have not got that
much pull."
Commissioner Nealon said when tbe
commissioners voted to put on a night
watchman after the ballot robbery
County Judge Fehl objected and
called Schermerhorn and. asked him.
"If the sheriff's office couldn't han
dle the situation?" Schermerhorn
was reluctant to make a definite re
ply. The commissioners appointed
night-watchman, over Fahl's objec
tion, and the next day Schermerhorn
deputized him.
Commissioner Kealon said he told
Schermerhorn, "people cant see how
the robbery was committed without
the sheriff's office knowing something
about It right under the sheriff's
windows."
Schermerhorn told Nealon he had
been on the west side and the south
side of the courthouse on the rob
bery night, and that he saw " 'them
fellows, or those fellows crawling out
of the window, but thought they had
a bottle of whiskey hid In a tree''
Commissioner Nealon testified.
Fehl Would Stop Recount.
William Rosenbaum, airport me
chanic, testified that he attended the
"Congress" at the courthouse on the
ballot theft night, and heard Fehl
ask the audience, "how many want a
recount," and a few answered In the
affirmative, and Fehl then declared
"he would see there would be no re
count." Rosenbaum testified he saw Fehl
and Schermerhorn talking on the
south side of the courthouse and they
were Joined by Newton C. Chaney,
who soon left tot home'. He said when
Fehl first appeared on the south side,
a "young kid said, 'What's the mat
ter, Fehl, won't they let you atay In
side? and Fehl asked, 'Who said
that?' "
Rosenbaum said he saw Oliver Mar
tin standing at the southwest cor
ner, and that Schermerhorn also held
a conference with him.
Hall Kept Eyes Open.
Leonard Hall, editor of the Jack
sonville Miner, and a figure In the
turmoil last winter, testified that he
was at one of the windows on the
south side of the courthouse, looking
Inside at the- "Congress," and was
there from 8 till about 11 o'clock.
Hall said he saw Oliver Martin stand
ing out 3a feet from the southwest
corner, and "seemed to be the hub of
things and delivering messages." He
said Schermerhorn came out from
behind the building and Hall saw
Fehl on the south side, also Brecheen
and Jones talking to Martin, and
Fehl and Jones talking. He said Jones
"ke"pt prowling up and down,"
Hall laid he aaw Schermerhorn at
the Mall Tribune office about 11
o'clock that night and he was "ner
vous,'' that he came without an Invi
tation, and forced his way Into the
conversation. -The latter revelation
waa ordered stricken by the court.
Rosenbaum testified that he also aaw
Schermerhorn at the . Mall Tribune.
but he only remained a few minutes.
Earl York, a postal clerk, testified
that on the way home from the Elks,
he stopped at the courthouse, and saw
Schermerhorn' coming around from
the rear and talk to Martin. York
said he lingered between 10 o'clock
and 10:30 o'clock and the outside
crowd had started to thin.
Visited Tribune Of lice.
Sam Carey, forcer ad solicitor for
the News testified Schermerhorn
called and said he was "going to the
Mall Tribune to give them a story
about the recount," and returned In
a few minutes. The evidence showed
that Scrermerhorn was In the Mall
Tribune for close to an hour talking
to printers, scribes, and the night
watchman on duty during the height
of the Banks-fomented agitation.
Attorney Frank Van Dyke testified
that the day the robbery wa dis
covered he met Schermerhorn on the
second floor of the courthouse, and
Schermerhorn, after a few conversa
tional remarks, -said : "I used to be In
the secret service In Colorado, and, if
I was handling this case, I would let
It drop for a couple of months, and
then start a quiet Investigation."
T
TO
IS
Two Hundred Million Will Be
Spent Under Projects
Submitted to Cabinet
No Inside to Contracts
WASHINGTON, July 12. AP) A
huge federal construction program.
estimated roughly at about $200,000,-
000 was approved late yesterday by
the cabinet board In charge of the
public works program for putting men
back to work.
The projects will not be announced
until they have been approved by
President Roosevelt, but Secretary
Ickes, public works administrator and
chairman of the board, said they
would be submitted today for prompt
action.
Assistant Named.
Following the meeting of tbe board
Ickes announced the appointment of
Colonel H. M. Walte, formerly city
manager of Dayton, Ohio, as his first
assistant In administering the $3,300,
000,000 public works program, with
the title of deputy administrator.
The board set up a subcommittee
of three members.'headed by Ickes to
allocate among the public parks, na
tional forests and Indian reservations
the $50,000,000 set aside In the pro
gram for roads In those areas.
Another board meeting win be neia
today to consider municipal projects
which have been recommended by the
reconstruction corporation.
The federal projects approved by
the board today were Included In a
program totaling about moo.ouu.uuu
recommended by a subcommittee
which has been considering estimates
drafted by the various government
depsrtments.
Some Cain Approval.
Ickes announced he had given pre
11 ml nary approval to allocations from
$400,000,000 road construction ind
to Utah, Ohio. Mwachusetts and New
York.
The total of $400,000,000 was set
aside In the public works act for road
construction to be allocated on the
basis of length of post roads, area and
population.
Secretary Ickes warned contractors
not to waste money on agents claim
ing to have an "inside track" to contracts.
Ickes said contracts . would be
awarded "to those able to do the best
Job for the least money In an honest
way." He added:
The public works fund will be con
served for the purpose of giving work
to the unemployed. All ponalble pub
lic and private 'overhead' will be elim
inated to this end."
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ELKS' NATIONAL
CONVENTION TO
OPEN JULY 16TH
MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 13. (UP)
Complete approval of the program
of entertainment and business for
the S9tb annual reunion of Elkdom
here July 16 to 32 waa given today
by Grand Exalted Ruler Floyd E.
Thompson of Chicago.
Thompson told Julius P. Hell, chair
man of the Milwaukee convention
board, -stating that "the program la
th. moat complete and comprehensive
ever prepared for a national Elks re
union." Tor the first time in history, the
grand lodge sessions will be opened
with public ceremonies which will
permit other than delegated represen
tative of the 433 Elka lodges to at
tend. It la hoped that President
Roosevelt, who Is an Elk, will be pres
ent In Milwaukee to open the con
vention. On the tame opening program
Grand Exaxlted Ruler Thompson will
speak, aa will Postmaster Genera!
Jsmes A. Parley, Governor Albert G.
Schmedeman of Wisconsin, Mayor
Hoan of Milwaukee, and Chauncey
Yockey, exalted ruler of Milwaukee
lodge. -
The convention officially opens
July IS. Past grand exalted rulers
will occupy varloua Milwaukee pulpits.
On Monday the Elks national 94
hole golf tournament will begin.
On Tuesday marksmen will Inau
gurate the Elks ninth annual trap
shoot, and on that day also the cham
pionship national ritualistic tesm of
Elkdom will be picked.
One of the most colorful events on
the program will be the national drill
competition to be conducted among
Elks lodgea of the country.
There also la to be a national band
contest to decide which band outfit
of all the Elka lodges In America mer
its the title of champion.
spend two weeks filming exteriors
on the ranch of Henry W. Collin
for the picture, "Golden Harvest."
Ralph Murphy, director, said Col
Una U1 act as technical advisor.
Pendleton Ranch
Is Movie Locale
LOS ANGELES, July 13. AP
A party of forty film players Includ
ing Richard Arlen and Chester Mor
ris, left last night for Pendleton to
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