PJGE ETGTTT
MEDFOTtD MAIL TRIBUOT, MEPFORD, OREGON", TUESDAY, 'AUGUST 8, 1933.
FEHL'S TENURE AS
COUNTY JUDGE-IS
ENDED BY COURT
Judge Voices Amazement
That Sensible Man Would
Believe Ballot Theft Could
Be 'Gotten Away With'
Seven month and (even day after
h had assumed, the office of county
Judge. Earl H. Fehl, for many jeara
an apostle of dissension In Jackson
county and Medford affaire, waa sen
tenced Monday afternoon to eerve
four years In state prison, for his
part In the ballot thefts of February
30th last.
Immediately following the passage
of sentence, Pehl. grim, glum and
creatfallen, was remanded to the cus
tody of Sheriff Lloyd Low of Klamath
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Earl H. Fehl.
county, pending tiling of new 7500
Honda. He waa photgraphed and fin
gerprinted, while his attorney sought
surety. A motion for 10 daya In
which to file a motion (or a new trial
vas allowed.
Gtltedged Bond Iteqtilred. ,
The court directed that the new
bonds of Pehl be glltedged, and fully
qualified. If property la offered as
bonds, under the law. It must be
worth twice the amount of the bonds,
or 1 5.000.
Only a handful of people were In
the courtroom when Circuit Judge
Oeorge P. 6klpworth of Eugene came
to the bench. - Pehl waa seated be
tween his grey-hatred mother and
hi wife.
. "Tills la the time to pass sentence
upon Earl H. Pehl," said the court.
"Have his attorneys anything to aay?"
Attorney A. C. Hough of drams
Pass addressed the court:
"This la one of the saddest times
that comes to a man, and It la not
pleasant for the attorney who de
fended him.
"In all my experience as a lawyer,
1 have never known a Jury to return
an apparently unanimous verdict In
such a short time.
Hough' Sllll Unconvinced.
'. There is not much that X can aay.
I, however, am Informed on author
ity that I conalder reliable, that this
defendant had nothing to do with the
crime of which he atanda convicted.
1 feel that it la more political than
criminal. They were out to get Earl
Pehl, as a result of the hatreds and
prejudices they had aroused." .
The court, addressing the fore part
of his remarks to Attorney Hough,
said:
"The defendant has been found
guilty, In a fair trial. No defendant
In any court ever had a fairer trial.
The state worked for Its conviction,
and much credit Is dim Asststane Attorney-General
Moody, an experienced
lawyer, for his brilliant work. The
evidence In the atate's case was over
whelming, clear and conoluatve.
Derd Showed Thonghilennesi,
"How any man with threa grains
erf sense could make himself believe
he could get away with a crime like
the ballot thefts, la more than I can
understand. The court at 4:20 the
previous afternoon had ordered a re
count of the ballots. Many points of
law Involved are still at Issue. Div
ing the night the ballots were stolen
and that automatically dismissed the
action. It was not alone burglary
rot in a dwelling: it was an affront
to the court. All concerned were In
contempt of court.
"The court knows nothing of the
political angles. I have heard only
the evidence, which rests exclusively
with the Jury. I have listened to the
evidence In all the five ballot cases.
Sxoept for minor details of corrobo
ration, it was tv.e same In each caae."
Fehl Iterelves Sentence.
The court then directed that De
fendant Pehl atand up for eentenoe.
He did, with hla head bowed, in char
acteristic attitude. His mother and
wife looked straight ahead. Asked
If he had any word to spesk In his
own behalf, Pehl replied In a low
voice. "Nothing to aay."
"The court regrets that Judge Pehl,
who had been honored by the elec
torate of Is county, come before
htm today for sentence, I feel sorry
for Judge rthl. I feel sorry for his
momer. I feel sorry for his wife.
Th Jury has spoken and the duty of
we court la pla n.
"I hereby sentence you to serve
rour years In state prison. The
length of time you spend in the
penitentiary reals with yourself and
m parole board."
Pehl. somewhat stunned, rallied
quickly, and consoled his mother and
wife. The court then remanded him
to the custody of the sheriff, pend
Ing securing of new bond.
The former official, en route to
the county Jail, told Sheriff Low, "1
am as innocent as you are."
Jones Gathered In,
After the sentencing of Pehl, Wal
ter J. Jones, ex-mayor of Rogue River
convicted of h.Mlot theft, and "gen
ralissmo" of the amazing crime,
entered to courtroom. Judii Skip-
worth ordered bis arrest, oa an order
Issued a short time before. Jones
was brought back to Medford late
yesterday by the state police.
Following the sentence upon Pehl
and the lncrceratlon of Jones.
Thomas L. Brecheen of Ashland, who
Saturday pleaded guilty to ballot
theft, was brought Into court.
His attorney sought leniency for
Brecheen, claiming "his conviction
was a matter of doubt," and that
"Brecheen Is not a chronic law
breaker,"
Attorney Moody for the state de
clared: "I disagree with counsel.
The conviction of Brecheen would be
easier than any of the previous cases.
I will say this for Brecheen: He baa
had a rotten deal. He has lain In
Jail since lsst March. On the other
hand, be has kept his secret wrapped
In his soul, along with the other
leading defendants. By pleading
guilty he has saved Jackson county
the expense of thetrlal."
Brecheen sentenced.
Brecheen was then sentenced to IS
months In state prison, with the
words, "If you behsve yourself you
will be out In about a year on parole."
The court told Brecheen r "I am
taking Into consideration the fact
that you saved Jackson county about
15000 by pleading guilty. That Is the
sole reason. Your name has been
mentioned and your movementa
shown In every one of the ballot
theft trials."
J. Arthur LaDleu, former business
msnager for the L. A. Banks news
paper, was arrested at his home yes
terdsy evening by state police, and
placed in the county Jail, pending
sentence today.
OREGON 14TH TO
RATIFY REPEAL
OF PROHI LAWS
SALEM, Aug. 8. AP) Testerday
Oregon became the 14th state to for
mally ratify the Slat amendment,
which calla for repeal of the 18th
amendment, to the federal constitu
tion. The vote was 110 yea, five no,
and one abeent.
Organisation of the convention and
voting required only two houra.and
eeven mlnutsa, 44 minutes under the
previous ehort repeal convention record
net by Massachusetts.
The official certificate setting out
the action of the convention was duly
signed late yesterday, filed with the
secretary of state's office, and today
forwarded to the secretary of state In
Washington.
On July 31 Oregon became the 30th
state to vote In favor of prohibition
repeal. The vote was 130,713 yea to
73.864 no.
The chairmanship campaign scarcely
reached the convention floor. Mrs.
Nanny Wood Honeyman of Portland
was elected permanent chairman and
Ben Iiltftn of The Dalles permanent
clerk. The chair appointed Joe Singer
of Portland sergeant at arms and
Rolla South wick of Salem doorkeeper.
These were honorary offices, neither
appointee being a delegate.
A one-minute time limitation, on
speech from the floor accelerated the
convention. Following the roll call
on the repeal vote, a resolution to
outlaw the saloon In Oregon and call
ing for the state legislature to so en
act, waa defeated.
Three of the negative votes came
from Linn county and the other' two
from Benton county.
Wind Bulns .Smith's Shop.
Q LESSON. Arhs. (UP) Che black
smith shop of T. A. Hamilton waa
swept from the hillside on whlcft It
waa built Into a canyon below by a
violent wind.
PORTLAND
AND BACK
FOR CHILDREN
$5.30 For Adults
TO SEE
"Old Ironsides"
Friday, Aug. 11
Leave Friday on Shasta or Oregon! an
Special coaches, also .standard or
tourist sleeping cara If desired. SI .80
for upper berth; 93.3S for lom-er. Two
may occupy berth at no additional
coet. Tot return leave Portland as
late aa 8:00 a. m. Monday.
FREE FEATURES
KxcuralonlsU will be given badges
good for free visit to Battleahlp Ore
gon, entrance to Jantnen Beach and
price conceeslona at other attractions.
Phone your S. p. agent for details.
Southern Pacific
J. C. r.tRI.K, Agent
Tel. 31
MEDFORD ELECTRIC
It. M. Uuih, owner
statement, Medford Hide.
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FOREST PROGRAM
MOVING FAST AS
An extensive program Is being tar
ried out In the Rogue River National
forest this season, with the aid of the
CCC recrulta now stationed here, and
includes the construction of lookout
stations, roads and other, projects.
A 40-foot tower la now. under con
struction at Burnt peek In the Elk
creek district, to which a road Is now
being built. Material tor construc
tion of the tower at Anderson butte
la being packed In for a distance of
three miles, according to forestry ser
vice officials.
Two new trail builders, a road rip
per and a heavy grader for road build
ing are now being used by the CCC
men. One of the caterpillars la now
at Elk creek, one at Lake creek, and
two graders have been rented from
the county Including the one at Elk
creek and another In use at the Moon
Prairie camp. The rosd ripper la also
In use at Elk creek.
A side camp, made up of 60 men,
has been formed at the head of Bea
ver creek on the Applegate, and they
are working down hill to the Elliott
creek road. Another side camp of
ten men is located at Anderson Butte
for the construction work.
Other projects now under way In
clude a road to the Parker Mountain
station from the Oreensprlngs road
for the protection of the O. and C.
land. The Soda mountain road down
from Hyatt dam along Beaver creek,
to the Oreensprlngs and back up to
Johnson's Prairie, la being worked on
by the Moon Prairie CCO recrulta.
Work has been completed by the
forestry service from Lake of the'
Woods to the Clover station. '
The outaandlng O. O. O. camp In
each district la to be selected by Sep
tember 1, and special awards for the
commanding officer, as well aa other
officers and the men In the camp
are to be given by the Army and
Navy Journal, according to an
nouncement received here by O. C.
C. headquarters.
The commander of the camp la to
receive a gold award, other officers
In the campa a silver award, and each
O. O. O, man a bronze award. It Is
the plan of army officials to have
the winning officers report to Wash
ington at a convenient date, to re
ceive the award.
Ratings will be made as follows:
Camp site 60, living quarters 35, ad
ministrating 35, kitchen and mess
100 latrines 35, supply 50, adminis
tration 100, discipline 100, morale
and welfare 100, c. c. c. personnel
35, work forest service 300.
In Commerce Post
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Dr. Wlllard L. Thorp of Amherst,
Mass., has been installed In office
aa director of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce. (Associat
ed Press Photo)
FEED DEALERS TO
E
Feed dealers of Southern Oregon
have been Invited to attend a meet
ing at the court house here Wednes
day at 7:45 p. m., to discuss the feed
code adopted by the Pacific North
west Peed association.
The code has been forwarded to
Washington and Is awaiting disposi
tion of the administration.
Ray Mlksche. manager -of the Mon
arch Seed & Feed Co., Is district gov
ernor of the feed association, while
Leon S. Jackson of Portland, Is man
ager of the Oregon division.
The Pacific Northwest association
Is a consolidation of the Oregon Feed
Dealers association and the Feed
Dealers' association of Washington.
r. C. C. Man KMfd.
NEWPORT, Ore., Aug. 8. (IP) Ern
est B. Nauertz. 31, a C. C. C. worker,
was killed Monday when crushed by
a falling tree near the Fall Creek
forest camp. He lived In Lakeside,
111.
TESTING OF PEARS
The testing of pears for maturity
by means of the pressure tester and
interpreting such Information Into
terms of when best to pick will be a
service available in the county agent's
office, beginning August 9, states
County Agent L. P. Wllcos.
The pressure test used In making
maturity determinations was worked
out by the Oregon Experiment Sta
tion and ta considered one of the most
reliable methods of telling when pears
should be harvested In order to ob
tain maximum quality. If pears are
picked prematurely the fruit la usu
ally undersized, shriveling before
ripening and lacks sweetness and fla
vor. In case of too late picking, the
fruit ripens quickly and tacks Julct
ness, the flesh becomes gritty and
core break-down Is the rule rather
than the exception.
In view of the fact that pears must
be picked at a proper degree of ma
turity if quality la to result, all
growers are urged to make use of the
testing service offered.
Select 10 to 13 specimens of
healthy, normal fruits coming from
several different trees so that the
sample will represent an average for
entire crop. Selection of the
the
sample should be done In the early
morning while the fruit la cool, and
the test be made as soon after pick
ing as possible.
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Jackson E. Reynolds, president of
the First National Bank of New Tork
and a director of the Southern Pa
cific company, waa a passenger on
the Shasta this morning. Mr. Rey
nolds has visited Crater Lake and
also enjoyed a trip over the Red
wood highway.
A. 8. Rosenbaum. district freight
and passenger agent had a four-pound
f-teelhead and some choice Rogue river
fruit placed aboard the train for Mr.
Reynolds.
Das Neue Deutschland
1st wiedorum den Luegen seiner Feinde ausgesetzt.
MAENNER
Verteitigt Eure Ehre und Euer Blut. Wichtige
Versammhmg Donnerstag Abend 8:15 in Nanette '
Grill.
WILHELM B. GRUBER, von Portland
Bund der Freunde des neuen Deutscbland's
n ?jr? I I IT3
LiWEBTriiectj ir
nuKsi
We've Done our Part...
We'll Keep on Doing It!
Although the number of employee oa
Gil more payrolls has been maintained InUrt
through the past three (trenaoos years
although Gllmore employees hare taken bait
one small wage reduction during that time.
Gilmore s among the first to sign the
blanket code of the National RecOTery
Administration.
A nation "fortified" against wast and
suAVeing will result. if ererj-one get behind
the Frrsidrnt- and joins the spirit of the
MRA program.
EZE8$fREQI$l
THK"jF<ifUd OAS OMNI
S. P. FARES AT LOWEST
FOR PORTLAND VISIT
TO SEE OLD FRIGATE
Record - breaking low excursion
rates havs been named by the south
ern Pacific from Southern Oregon
cities to Portlsnd for Frldsy of this
week to enable children and adults of
this section to -e the historic frlg
ste, "Old Ironsides," now snchored
In the Portland harour, according to
J. C. Carls, local agent.
Round-trip fare from Medford for
children will be t2.it and for adults
5.30. These fares sre baaed on four-
tenths of a cent per mile for chil
dren and eight-tenths of a cent tee
adults.
Tickets will be good on the Shasta
leaving hers Friday morning or on
the Oregonian Friday evening. They
will be good for travel In Coaches, or
in Pullman cars. A special tourist
sleeping car will be added to the Ore
gonian Friday evening, providing
lower berths for S3 35 and upper tor
S1.80. For the return trip the ex
cursionists csn lesve any tuns up to
and Including 8:00 a. m., Monday
morning.
Several hundred local children and
adults are expected to take advantage
of the excursion to ses "Old Iron
sides." Carle said. More tnan 1400
persons took advantage of a similar
excursion operated from Willamette
valley points last week-end. The ex
curslonlsts will be provided with
badges which will give them free ad
mission to the battleship Oregco. also
anchored In the Portland narbot. to
Jantxen Beach, and special price con.
cessions st Portland theaters ana
other features.
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