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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1934)
JPA'GE TEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAT 9, 193. E APPEAL RECEIVED The opinion in full at tht state supreme court In the appeal of L. A. Bankx. former local agitator, serving yio In state prison, for second de gree murder conviction bas been re ceived by local attorneys. It Is a trior opinion, written by Justice Bal lsy, tbe entire hlgb court assenting unanimously, and affirming Judge Oeorge F, Sklpworth of Eugene, who Beard the trial. The opinion holds that Banks bad a fair and Impartial trial, that no prejudicial errors were committed. Tile appeal brief contended that In troduction of a revolver found In the Banks home, after the slaying: the court ruling limiting the testimony of an alienist on Banks' mentality, and remarks ot the assistant attorney general In his closing address were prejudicial. The supreme court de cision held the defense claims were not well ta:.en. Upon the return of the state su preme court from Its Eastern Oregon term, it Is expected an early bearing 111 be ordered upon the motion .of the state for a dismissal ot the appeal Of Gordon L. Schermerhom, former aliorlff. under a three-year sentence tor ballot-theft conviction. The state holds the appeal has not been filed within the time required by law, and that the lower court has no power to grant extensions of time. Bchcrmerhorn, through his oounsel, attorney Prank J. Newman, contends tjhat the delay occasioned was beyond their control, and they acted with tllllgence and as fast as circumstances would permit. OPEN MAY 28TH May term ot the circuit court Is scheduled to start Monday, May 38, fudge H. D. Norton presiding. A new petit Jury will be drawn, and, a new grand Jury If deemed necessary. The i present grand Jury has held one ses sion. Tbe criminal docket for the May erm will be the lightest In several yttars. Two cases held over from the present term will probably be called. They are Al Poston of the Plnehurst district, oharged with threatening as sault and Meirele Blden, charged with statutory offense Involving a young woman. The civil docket will be fairly heavy with a number of ossea scheduled to be called that have been hanging fire for nearly two years. . The ' accumulation of litigation, which confpvited the court upon the resumption of normalcy last fall, has benn largely cleared away. Judge Norton la hearing routine riatters this week. Next week he will old the regular Josephine county term at Grants Pass. I A pioneer quilt exhibit hss been Irranged for Oregon's Diamond Jubilee celebration In Med ford and Jackson fllle next June 3 to 0. The Ladles' .fid of the Presbyterian church of Jacksonville has scheduled Thursday, pune 7, for the display. Quite s large number of quilts, moat of which are over 100 years old, bave been located for this Jubilee fea ture, but more quilts are desired from J1 parts or southern Oregon to add o the success of the display. The xhlblt will be held In the basement of the Prenbytcrlan ohurch, one of the oldest in the state, and will begin t 10 o'clock In the forenoon and will (J at fl o'clock. Southern Oregon residents having bullts, are urged to contact Mrs. IwMvlan Beach In Jacksonville as early M possible. TUCKER VOICES Congratulations to The Mall Trib une, and praise for Royoe Brier of the San Francisco Chronicle were ex pressed last evening by Nlon Tucker BIG PINES LUMBER CO. FOR DEPENDABLE ESTIMATES Phono 1 GtJQ Joints- fiVl '"j"- f as V j , , -toy of San Francisco and Burllngame, who has been spending the week-end at his summer lodge, Rogue's Roost on the river. Mr. Tucker, who Is Interested In the Chronicle, expressed his pleasure at the awarding of the Pulitzer prises, snd highly praised Brier, reporter on the Chronicle, who received the 91000 reward for the distinguished exsmple of a reporter's work. Mr. Tucker left last evening on the Shasta for San Francisco. Candidate Ball Saturday, Oriental Gardens. Mayor E. M. Wilson and aeversl other Medford people, 'who will repre sent this city tomorrow In Portland, left today noon for the Rose City, where a rsdlo program devoted to Medford and Medford'a needs will be broadcast from station KEX Thursday noon. Other members of the delegation from this city expected to participate in the progrem are: Ceroid J. Parker, Archie Pierce, Raymond Reter, I. E. Schuler, Frank Hull and Ernest Scott. Dr. Yarnes Here For Conference . Of M. E. Church Dr. Thomas D. Yarnes of Salem, superintendent of th cascade dis trict of the Methodist Episcopal church, arrived by train this morn ing and will conduct the last quar terly conference of the local church for this church year. The meeting will be held In the church parlors this evening at the close of the evangelistic service con ducted by the Duff Irish Trio, which meeting Is scheduled to begin at 7:16 p. m. and close promptly at 8:30 p. m. At the quarterly conference re ports for the year's work will be giv en by all departments of the church; trustees, stewards and other officers and committee will b mntA fml the ensuing year, and some matters of exceptional Importance are ex pected to come up for' consideration. CHOIRS REQUESTED Church choirs ot Medford and southern Oregon are asked to coop erate 1 by the genersl oummlttee of Oregon's Dlsmond Jubilee celebration next June, in the formation of a large choir for the union services at the fslrgrounds Sunday evening. June 3. Mrs. Elsie Carleton Strang has been sppolnted director of the union choir, which undoubtedly presents one of the largest gatherings of singing voices ever heard in Oregon. Special music has been obtained for this Important part of Jubilee week to be held at the Jackson county fairgrounds. Several thousand peo ple are expected to be In attendance at the services, which will have 1 prominent speaker In attendance. Lance In Medford Francis Lange, architect with the national park serv ice, who has been atatloned at Crater Lake national park, was a visitor In Medford todoy sttcndlng to business matters. He planned to continue to the Oregon Caves, which have re cently been made a national monu ment. A CCC spike camp will be as tabllshed at the cares this summer, according to present plans. ! Tiki sZX MM nw mwk win ma Mattress 111 .45 A apecial rich color in blue, rose or green on this splendid coil spring. 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