Pl'GE SIX
irEDFORD MAIL' TBTBTJNT:, MEDFOIiD, OREGON", THURSD1T, JULY 19, 1934.
DRESSED IN AT
SIWEPRBON
Former Sheriff Facing Three
Year Term for Ballot Theft
With Hope of Pardon After
Serving Six Months' Time
6ALEM, July 1 0 , ( AP ) Oordon L.
Schermerhorn, former Jackson sheriff,
was dressed In at the state peniten
tiary here at 8:45 this morning, to
begin the serving of a three-year
sentence placed on him by the Jack-
eon county circuit court.
The former sheriff was convicted
with a number of others of partici
pation In the Jackson county ballot
theft case of last year. He lost a sub.
sequent appeal to the supreme court
and was resentenced.
Warden James Lewis said that
Schermerhorn had not yet been as
signed to any specific duty.
Oordon L. Schermerhorn, former
sheriff of Jackson county left last
night by train, for Salem, where this
morning at fl:4fl o'clock he was
"dressed In" at the state penitentiary
to start serving a three-year sentence
for conviction of ballot theft. It
was the laat act In the tragedy of an
old man who fell among turmoil
makers.
Commitment papers were mailed to
the prison warden Monday. Attached
to the document waa the recom
mendation of the court, with the ap
proval of the attorney-general that
Schermerhorn be granted a condi
tional pardon after he has served six
months. Penitentiary officials have
been requested by the sheriff's office
to advise them as soon as he is offic
ially received.
Long at Mherty.
Schermerhorn was sentenced August
i, last, and has been at liberty on
7600 bonds stneo. He made a vigor
ous legal fight for freedom, but two
months ago lost an appeal to the
state supreme court. Among final
moves was request for a parole from
the bench. This was withdrawn on
the eve of a parole hearing.
"The court would have no hesi
tancy In granting Mr. Schermerhorn
a parole If he alone was concerned,"
Judge Sklpworth said, "but society
and the state Is Interested In others
convicted of the same crime."
The court further said that Scher
merhorn was "the tool of Earl H. Pehl
snd others, and sheriff In name only.'
Favor I'arrton,
The court said because of a pre
Tlous pood reoord, "a rocommcnda
tlon for a conditional pardon In six
i months, wli! be approved. There is no
question of your guilt. You wore
thfcre, and knew what wns going on.
You had a fair trial beforo a Jury of
your own people. It Is unfortunate
for you and for Jackson county that
you were ever elected sheriff.
Schermerhorn departed for Salem
In a philosophical mood, after bid
ding many old friends good bye. He
has been a resident of this city and
county for 40 years. lie was a con
tractor and farmer.
Tun filed In Turmoil,
Shortly after his election as sheriff,
he allied himself with Agitators Banks
and Pehl, and from that day until
the cell doors clanged behind htm
this morning was enmeshed In a se
ries of legal tangles.
Friends have always claimed that
Schermerhorn was the "goat" of the
ballot thefts, and the destruction of
the votes was Inspired by the fear
that a recount would reveal that one
offlrtnl besides the sheriff had not
been duly elected,
Schermerhorn Is the last of the 31
men charged with the crime. AM the
others are on parole, or behind peni
tentiary walls.
Fair Contender
Wry' '
Lurlene Griffith of Chicago, tint
entrant In the All-American Ama
teur dancing contest, the finale ot
which will be held at the free La.
goon theater at the new World'i
Fair In Chicago, Sept. 20. The
All-American Arts Contests la con
ducting the effort to find national
dance champions.
Police Drop Case
of Connor Infant
WHITE PLAINS, N. T.. July 10.--fP)
Police today dropped the case of 21.
months-old Robert Connor, who mys
teriously disappeared for five dnys.
Robert continued to Improve and
wns given his tint solid food In a
wrck.
University of California's out-patient
clinic gives to the public ncurly
300.000 consultations and treatments
yerly.
DEATH DANCER
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DOG EATS SC0REB00K;
JACKSONVILLE TEAMS
TO PLAY GAME OVER
Because a dog ate the scorebook fol
lowing the game, the first meeting
between Jacksonville's Miners and
Merchants has been declared a no
con teat, and the fray will be replayed
Friday night on the Jacksonville dia
mond at 6 o'clock. The game resulted
In a 8-7 decision for the Merchants
who, It Is alleged by the Miners, had
the scorckeepcr bought off.
The Merchants, an outfit of has-
beens and once-upon-a-tlmers chal
lenged the Miners to a second con
test only on condition that Manager
Leonard (Beanball) Hall do the pitch,
lng for his nine. Merchant battens
plan to wear football helmets when
up to the plate, as It will be Bean
ball's first and last appearance above
any mound.
Merchant lineup will Include such
former lights as Vorne Cautrall, Ernest
and Joe Mclntyre, Hay Coleman, How
ard daddy, V. J. Beach, Hay Wilson
and other past-tensers, including,
possibly, Joo Wetterer on short. The
miners will present their regular line
up for the game that will decide
once and for all who will be ad
dressed as Mister" henceforth In the
old mining town.
There will be no admission charge,
and friend and foe alike of both
teams are Invited to drop over and
watch the struggle, which will be
curried to the last pop-bottle, or
darkness.
Following this classic, If Miners are
still In workable condition, they will
Journey to Prospect Sunday for their
second meeting with Jack Baldtng's
team of that city on Dewey Hill's
famous cow-lot diamond.
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SET FOR SUNDAY
Southern Oregon Boat club will
hold Its annual picnic at Savage
Rapids dam. Sunday. July S3, It was
announced today by Jack Marshall ,
assistant sc-crutary.
Everyone interested tn boating Is
invito and ure4 to attend, Marshall
said, as the picnic Is not restricted
to boat club members, Coffee, cream,
sugar and Ue cream will be furnish
ed by the club, and participants are
naked to bring sandwiches. Anyone
may brliui boats to the event, Mar
shall stated. Harry Lewis in In charge
of the program.
HOW THEY
STAND.
By the Associated Pmi.
Coast.
W. L. PC.
San FtanclKO 18 8 .867
Hollywood 18 8 .662
Mlaalons 14 10
Los Angelea .. 14 10 .888
Seattla 18 11 .643
Oakland 11 12 .487
Sacramento 8 16 .333
Portland 4 20 .167
National.
W. L. PC
New York 64 31 .636
Chicago 51 34 .600
St. Louis 47 35 .673
Pittsburg 41 39 .513
Boston 43 42 .506
Philadelphia 36 49 .421
Brooklyn 35 50 .412
Cincinnati 27 64 .333
American.
W. L. PC.
Detroit 63 31 .831
New York 49 33 .606
Boston . 47 37 .553
Cleveland 44 38 .637
Washington 41 44 .482
St. Louis 36 41 .468
Philadelphia 32 60 JOO
Chicago 28 68 .333
CCC NET TOURNEY
John Redden, mimeograph expert,
defeated Stanley Bennett, radio op
erator, 3-6, 0-7, 6-0, to win the head
quarters detachment CCO tennis
championship this week.
Redden had advanced to the finals
beating Ben Whitesmith of the sur
geon's office, while Bennett had ad
vanced by beating John Dallalre, file
clerk. All members of the Medford
district headquarters detachment, In
cluding two officers, were entered.
Those who took part In the tour
nament were Forrest Hogg, Redden,
Lieut, John Rae, jC, W. Johnson,
George Hollenback, Ben Whitesmith,
J. Wollan, L. Gill, Bennett. Adolph
Groth, G. Phillips, Lee VanAusdall,
John Dallalre, Lleut. Leslie G, Ross,
Bud Simons and McDermott.
JUNIORS 10 PLAY
Med ford's American Legion Junior
baseball team will travel to Klamath
Falls Saturday to meet the Klamath
Juniors In the first of a three-game
series, the second to be run off Sun
day morning and the final to be
staged Sunday afternoon. The de
cision will be handed the winner of
two out of the three games.
Cars will leave this city for Klam
ath Falls Saturday morning at 8:00
o'clock, from the city park. A prac
tice game will be staged tonight for
the Juniors at the Jackson school diamond.
Twenty-seven members of the
Rogue River Valley Golf club en
tered the weekly men's tournament
held at fl o'clock last night. E. O.
Jerome won first prize, three golf
balls, with a low net cf 93.
Second prlw, of two golf balls.
went to H. B. Kellom, for his net 33.
Four players tied for fourth with
34s O. E. Pierce, R. R. Kbit, Har
old Johnston and Tod Porter who
received one golf ball apiece.
Other entrants who turned In
cards. In the order of their scores,
were E. C. Sollnsky and Ed Simmons.
35; E. L. Chllders, 36; G. M. Rob
erts, 37; Mnrk Miller. D. G. Tyree.
Harry MeMahon and Verne Shangle,
38; F. o. Cone, 30, and E. K. Hem
mlla and Harold Bunch, 41.
Some Insect damage to plants re
sembles plant diseases so closely
t hat wrong treat inent Is sometimes
given for the trouble.
BABE FACES LONG
LAYOFF ACCOUNT
T LEG INJURY
Mrs. F. O. Bunch ended up ou tl,
last green In the ladles' weekly ko.i (
tournament at the Rogue Ittver Val- ,
ley course yesterday, to win first place
In the "tninbstono" event. Mts. E. F. -
Coleman placed second by finishing
her allotted strokes on the last fair-1
way. ;
In a tournament of this kind, nan- !
d leaps are a!ded to par and each
participant allowti to go as fsr as
possible on the number of strokes
In the tournament yesterday, lunch-;
eon was held tn the club house at
noon.
The weird, Impressive "dance ot
death" will be one of the unusual
Sights accorded people who aitnd
Eugene's Oregon Trail pageant
July 26, 27 and 28. The Jance will
be do. -a by a real Ind n girl, at
tractive Thelma Knowkon. whose
Indian name la "Sul-Ksult." Her
husband will give the old Indian
ehant accompanied by tomtoms,
while ahe dancea.
Scores Yesterday
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Oakland, H; Hollywood, fl.
!.oe Articles, 7-7; Portland, 4-3.
MlMlons, 4; Sacramento, 3.
AmerhHtt I ear. 11.
At Detroit. 4; Washington, t.
At Cleveland. IS; New York, 14.
At Chlrsffn, 3; Ronton. 1.
At St I-ouU, S; Philadelphia. 3
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At New York. 8; Oieso. B.
At Brooklyn 3; Jt lii'i, B.
At Rutin S-7: P:ttmirff. t S
At Philadelphia 8, Cincinnati, 9.
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CLEVELAND, O., July 19. (AP)
Babe Ruth lay grumbling and morose
In bis hotel bed today, waiting to see
what his badly Injured right leg will
do to his fading career aa a home
run collector.
Dr. Edward B. Castle, who took
charge of the aching leg, said the
slugger will be out of the Yankee
lineup for at least two weeks and
perhaps for the rest of the season.
Ruth disagreed with this diagnosis,
but he stayed In bed here as the
Yankees moved to Chicago.
Ruth ran into one of Lou Gehrig's
sizzling grounders between first and
second base lr. the game with the
Indians here yesterday. He dropped to
the ground, clutching his shin, and
flnslly was carried from the field.
"It looks as though you're going to
bed for a while," said Dr. Castle after
X-rays had been taken, showing no
break.
"No," sad Ruth, "I've got to go to
Chicago to present some prizes to
some kids who won a contest there.
I've got to go."
The slugger then went to bed at
his hotel and Mrs. Ruth bcan apply
ing a succession of compresses. Phy
sicians said It would take several days
to determine the gravity of the In
Jury. A hard blow to the Yankees, who
are struggling wtth Detroit for lead
ership of the American league, Ruth's
Injury was a tragedy to one family.
Coe Livingston. 66. Kent, Ohio, mer
chant, died at the ball park of heart
disease during the excitement of the
Incident.
Notice.
Kotlce la hereby given that the
Jackson County Court will on July
25th. 1934. at the hour of 10:00 o'clor-k
a. m., receive bids for the furnishing
of 50 cords of body fir to be delivered
by September 1st, 1934, to the Jaclc
son County Poor Farm.
O. R. CARTER,
Jackaon county clerk.
CHAMPS WORK OUT ON THE CORN SURPLUS
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Mat Results
Staging their own cam reduction program r Max Baer, heavyweight champ, and Barney Roas, title
holder in the light and welterweight division!. Thoae attending the obviously enjoyable corn-on-the-cob
party In a New York reataurant were, left to right: "Pa" Baer, Rosa, Max himself, Leo Carrillo, movla
actor, and Ancll Hoffman. Baer'a manager. (Associated Press Photo)
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LONDON, July 0. (AP) The draw
for tho interzone final between the
United States and Australia today
pitted Prank Shields. No. 1 ranking
star of America, against Jack Craw
ford, the Australian leader and Sid
ney B. Wood. Jr., against young Vivian
McGrath In the opening singles
matches Saturday.
George M. Lott, Jr., and Lester Stoe
fen. United States and Wimbledon
doubles champions, will play Craw
ford and Adrian QuUt In the doubles
match Monday and Shields will meet
McGrath and Wood will go against
Crawford In the last two singles en
counters next Tuesday.
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LOS ANGELES Oi Sonnenberg,
200, Boston, beat Sammy Stein, 204,
New York, when the latter was in
jured after each had won a fall.
TOPEKA. Kaa. Ed (Stmngler)
T,iH 94ft Tsi Arteries, defeated
Billy Edwards, 215. Kansas City. In
straight falls.
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