rETVFOTtD MXIL TT?TBITyE, ,M"ET)FO'RT), OflECiON. THURSDAY. JTLY 27. 1933.
PAGE FTVB
PROSECUTOR SAYS
FEHL
10 HALT
KLAMATH FALLS, July JT. (Spl.)
In hi opening statement to the Jury
yesterday on behalf of the itate, As
sistant Attorney General Ralph E.
"It appeared upon tha face of the
.t...in Mtiim. a. tabulated hv the
county clerk alter the last November
election that Earl H. eni was eieciea
county Judge and that Gordon scner
nierhorn was elected sheriff. Proceed-'
Inga were Instituted by Ralph Jen
nlnga who was a 'write-in' candidate
for the office of sheriff, contesting
the election of Schermerhorn, and
demanding under the statute a re
count of the votea cast for the office
of sheriff, claiming that that recount
..ii .hnnt .ia.t. .Tennlnee was elect
ed sheriff rather than Schermerhorn.
"The ballot pouches and boxea
containing the ballota cast at the
1932 general election when returned
to the county clerk's office were piled
on the floor, or In a corner of said
office and not placed in the vault.
1 They were not placed In the vault
until New Year's eve of 1833. When
It was learned that there was an at
tempt to have the votes of the No
vember election recounted consterna
tion possessed Fehl and his adher
ents. It was determined by them
that no recount of the ballots'should
be made and that all means neces
sary were to be adopted to prevent
the recount of the ballots. During
the latter part of November or the
early, part of December Fehl, with I
another, tampered with the ballot
boxes which were then on the floor
of the county clerk's office and had
not yet been placed In the vault, and
a few of the seals were taken off of
these ballot boxes by Fehl and some
others so as to Indicate that the
ballot boxes had been tampered with
and thus prevent the court from I
allowing a recount.
"In the contest proceedings objec-
tlon was made to the recount of the
ballots by reason of the ballot boxes I
presenting physical evidence of hav- I
lng been tampered with. And It was
the understanding of the parties who
were Interested In preventing the re
count that If the Judge should allow
a recount notwithstanding the phys
ical evidence showing that the ballot
box had been tampered with that
such other means would be tsken or I
adopted as would be sufficient to
prevent a recount of the ballots. I
When the Judge ordered a recount of I
the ballot It was then Intended to
steal the ballot pouches from the
messengers who were conveying the I
pouches to and from the court house I
basement vault to the courtroom. I
However this plan or scheme to steal I
the ballota from the messenger boy 1
for some reason or other was not ac- I
compllshed. However an endeavor
was made to accomplish this tneit-
After the ballota on the evening of
the day that the Judge ordered a re
count to take place the next morning I
were placed In the vault It became I
necessary in order to prevent a re- I
count to arrange for the breaking
Into the vault and the stealing there
from of the ballots. This was accom
plished. Arrangement having been I
made by Fehl, and those associated I
with him in the conspiracy.
"Schermerhorn was kept out of the
state from the time that proceedings I
' Instituted against him to recount the
ballot until he took hi oatti or 01-
flce, and qualified in the early morn- I
lng hours of January 3, 1933 thua
permitting him to remain In office
during the pendency of the contest
proceedings against him. Had he not
absented himself from the state bo
that service could have been made
on him the election contest and the
recount of the ballota, had they been
there to recount, would have taken
place before his term of office began. I
While Schermerhorn was absent from I
the state he was In constant touch
with Fehl, and obeying hi dlrectlona I
and on the early morning of his re
turn Schermerhorn appointed a his
deputy the ones that Fehl and Banks
directed him to name."
"The evidence will show that Fehl
was aware and present around the I
nremlses at the time the actual bur-
alary took place when some 36 ballqt
pouches "were stolen from the vsult I
and the ballots subsequently destroy
ed by those who carried them away.
It waa evidently the Intention of
Fehl to prevent not only a recount of I
the office of sheriff but to prevent
a recount of the votea of any other
office the county Judgeship Includ
ed. The evidence will show that
there wa a meeting In the court
house In Fehl's- office on the late
afternoon of February 20, 1933, after
the Judge had ordered the recount i
to proceed the following morning.
This wa a secret meeting at which I
were present Fehl, Bsnks, Ladteu,
Jones. Schermerhorn, Brecheen.
Glenn, Amos Walker, and others I
whose identity the evidence will re
veal."
O. Coilins, Herb Drey, H. L. Nobllt.
O. L. MacDonald, A. Smith. Lieut.
J. B. Heybura and A. H. Banwell.
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D PEARS PROLONGED
LIFE TOM EDISON
Mors glory vu added to th rep
utation of the Rogue river valley
pear yesterday, when the aubject ol
Ita food value came up again In I
conversation on West Main street.
Homoe Bromley of the California
Oregon Power company announced
that the pear waa Thos. A. Edison's
only food for many days. That when
his health had reached a condition
where he could not eat anything
else, he was fed pears, because of
their sugar content and unusually
high tood value. He lived many
days, sustained by pears alone.
The story, Delroy Getchell, champ
Ion of the pear, declared last night,
further proves his contention that
the pe&r Is a food of remarkable
medicinal qualities.
FEHL'S EFFORT TO
HINDER PROBE OF
THEFT REVEALED
KLAMATH FALLS. July 37. The
state In the trial of Earl H. Fehl,
county Jude. on trial for ballot theft
conspiracy Wednesday afternoon. In
troduced for purposes of identifica
tion, files of habeas corpus proceed
ings. Instituted by Fehl last February
against Chief of Police Clatou Mc-
Credte, to aecure the release of Vir
gil Edington. C. W. (Chuck) Davis,
Tom L. Brecheen, and others arrested
for ballot theft.
To halt the proceedings launched
by Fehl. an injunction waa obtained
in circuit court.
County Clerk Carter testified that
he had nrocured the records last
'Monday. July 34, the day the present
trial started, rrom Mr. Ingrld Holmes,
secretary to the county court, who
took them from Fehl's desk.
The document were the originals
of the abortive action started by Fehl
when the arrests for ballot theft
were launched.
Fehl was In attendance In court In
thi city when the document were
turned over by his secretary In Med-
ford.
Their appearance came as ft sur
prise to the defense.
They were Introduced by the state
aa part of the chain of evidence show
ing Fehl's interest and aid to those
accused.
AS ROGUE RIVER
IS
Coos Bay Lumber
Shipments Grow
MARSHFIELD. ' July 27. AP)
Rail shipments of logs and lumber
out of Coos Bay have Increased 100
per cent over a year ago. shippers
estimated today. A switch engine
crew and three c.her new employes
were Added to the Southern Pacific
force f.ls week to care for Increased
business. Lumber from Winchester
Bay and Coqullle is being sent to
Coos Hay for export.
KLAMATH PALLS, July 37. Real
cent of Rogue River, attending the
Fehl ballot theft conspiracy trial here,
bring the news that Wslter J. Jones.
convicted of ballot-theft has resigned
as mayor of Rogue River, and thst
"Daddy" Fnow has been named to fill
tht vacancy.
Jones was the second of the ballot
theft defendants to be convicted, and
the evidence showed that he was the
' eUnalman." and "ffenerallasmo" of
the crime.
Jones, in January, when the Banks
demonstrations at the courthouse
flourished, presented & petition, de
manding the resignation of Commis
sioner R. E. Nealon. He was named
road supervisor by Fehl, and later re
signed that post.
Jones is scheduled to be called as
a witness for the Fehl defense. Gor
don L Schermerhorn, former Sheriff.
also convicted, and John Olenn. for
mer county jailer, and pensioned i
Spanish American war veteran, ac-1
quitted on the Fourth of July, by a
Jury of which Charles Bylaeaa was
foreman, are also slated as defense
witnesses.
RELIEF COMMITTEES
The work of the Jackson County
Relief committee was described . at
the l&3t meeting of the Klwanls club
by Mrs. R. E. Green in an enlighten
ing and Interesting manner.
All workings of the group, created
by the governor .to handle distribu
tion of relief In this county, made
possble through the reconstruction
11 nance corporation, were explained by
Mrs, Green,
sir
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ENJOYED BY 20
Ove.- twenty business men parti
cipated In the chamber of commerce
carnvtn to the United States govern
ment fish natcnery ai uune rn
Tuesday.
Upon arriving at the hatchery ft
tour of Inspection was made under
direction of Superintendent Adam
who explained In detail everything
In connection with the 35.0OO fed
eral Investment.
A shipment or 350,000 cut-throat
recently made attracted a great deal
of attention. A tour was made also
cf the state hatchery, under guidance
of Everett Moore. The beautiful
grounds surrounding t.1e hatchery
were patrlcularly attractive and cltl
rens aye lnvted to pay them a visit
at any time, according to Mr. Ad
ams. i they provide an eacellent
place ;n which to hold plcnlca.
Thoe who made the trip Include:
E. o. Brown. C. I Hayes. A. J. Klock
er W. D Butler. T. E Daniels. Ralph
CcxslH. Col W. H. Paine. Elmer Wil
son. W. C. Wilson, B. R. Shreve, E.
O. Trowbridge, Chester Hubbard, J.
The
fa
quality
sflnnaanBaHBKs
e ffoumidl Dim dd ftlhir
B"eimDoy inm gosolooiie on
ciffk Coast tdayo
That's why tests and claims of yesterday's gaso
lines don't mean a thing. That's why NEW
"FLYING A" is closer to ETHYL than any other
gasoline. That's why it is smoother, quieter.
And you don't need a laboratory, a stop
watch or technical experts to prove it. You in your
car can hear and feel the difference. Try it today.
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