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PAGE TWELVE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. THURSDAY. MAT 16. 1935. FEW. TESTIMONY S Al G. Barnes Circus Day Draws Near (Continued from Psge One.) stand, Judf?e Wlmberly commented, from the bench: "I commend to all old folks, the reading of the supreme court decis ion In the case of Thomns against Tbomaa, as reported In Oregon 23. It warns them against the Riving of money and property to their chil dren." The decision, couched In lenal verb age for the most part, contains a quotation from the Bible, reading In part: "Give not thy aon and wife, nor thy brother and friend, power over thee whilst thou Uv eal. It Is better that they come to thee for comfort, than thou goent to them. Keep unto thyself thy possessions, as long as breath Is with ye." Plnanclal dealing between the Fehla and Mrs. Stalley, were corro borated by records of the Med ford National bank, as testified to by , George T. Frey, and by family let-1 tera. I Heftifr Fehl Claim Allegntlons of Fehl from the wit- new stand yesterday, that "the Bar association appointed a committee to defend him In the criminal libel stilts," and "they all knew about," the attempt to deed the Pacific Record-Herald building to his mother, Amanda M. Fehl, and mother-in-law. Corlnthla E. Stalley, wore refuted In the rebuttal testimony. Fehl testified that soon after the Parr libel verdict was returned, he went to the office of Attorney F. J. Newman, and In the presence of Attorney E. E. Kelly and T. J. En rlght, a deed transferring the prop erty to the two aged women was sworn to by Attorney Newman, as a notary, and filed late that day with the county clerk. "After the deed was filed, I met Judge Norton," Fehl testified, "and he was mad about the filing of the deed. The next morning. I withdrew the deed before It was recorded, and phoned Judge Norton to this effect. A few hours later Judge Norton ord ered the execution of the Judgment." Electa A- Fehl, corroborated her hus band's testimony as to those present and further testified: Fehl t iet "Mr. Fehl was upset by the Parr verdict. He wanted to deed him ev erything, and start all over.' Attorney Frank J. Newman testi fied this morning that he drew the deed, hut "advised Fehl It was a close question of law whether It was; valid." He said Fehl told him he owed his mother and mother-in-law money, mid soight to protect them. Attorney Newman further testified. "It Is my recollection only Fehl and Electa Fehl wero present at the drawing of the Instrument." Attorney Kelly snld he was In Gold Hill at the time, and Attorney En rlght that he was In his office and at the courthouse. Celling himself as an Impeaching witness. Attorney Kelly testified: -"After the return of the flvo crim inal llhpl Indictments. Fehl came to me and a.skeri that the Bar associa tion appoint a committee to defend him. I was then president of the bar annotation and Informed him tlint the bar association was not in the business of defending or condoning his cr) nil mil libel. Thought lie Owned Courl "Mr. Fehl after the election of Judge Norton." continued Attorney Kelly, "thought he owned the court and (lie bar as the rc.v.ilt cf his sup port. "When I first saw Fr-hl after the return of the Parr verdict ho was In a violent mood, condemning the Jury, the court, and Purr. "I did not know of the filing of the deed attempting to transfer the property until the court castigated me lor It and threatened contempt proceedings, .lucle Norton was prr turbed by the act." snld Attorney Kelly. Attorney hiulght testified that at a conference with Fehl, after the attempted Mine of the deed; "Attorney Kt'lly nave Fell! a 'dress ing down.' for such a mnvc. He told htm whatever chance he had for a new trial Jiad been lost. Mr. Kelly KpoKn in no mean terms throughout, and was very emphattr " Nil I Himnlttce rtiiiiiiril Attorney Enrich t further testified he was jtceretiiry of the bnr avMH'la- Only a few more days to wait for the appearance of the great Al -G. Barnes Wild Animal Circus In Med ford, Saturday, May 18, near Jackson school, ar d two performances will be given, at 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. with the doors to the big tent opening an hour earlier to allow for visitors to Inspect the Immense zoo and listen to Prof. Chas. Roderick's military band. Traveling on Bpeclal all-steel ral road equipment the circus la a thrill ing sight to watch as the trains roll Into town In the mnll hours of the morning. There Is generally a spe cial section which carries all the sta ble tents, menagerie, dining depart- MAHKL STARK AN!) KA-MH ment, and thia section generally leave the preceding town about 10 p. m. so that the cook tent ran be all up and breakfast ready for the army of people when they arrive In their Pullman sleepers. This year the circus la presenting a beautiful spectacle called "The Fies ta of the Rio Grande," Almost every one with tho show appears in this giant presentation. Elephants, cam els, dromedaries, horses, zebras, hip pos, everything but the wild beasts make their appearance In this grand entry. Immediately after this tourna ment leaves the tent the big arena Is erected. Then the wild animals, un der the direction of the famous Mabel Stark with 17 tigers. Captain Terrell Jacobs with 18 lions. Walter McLaln with his elephant riding Hons, and Major Robert Thornton with his pre sentation, all start in order. The cir cus is on and the beautiful dancing girls, aeriaHsts, funny clowns, the music, singers, the marvelous Im ported acta including The Great Wal ters Troupe, The Dazzling Burbans, The Bernetti Family, The Canastrelli Troupe and others anil pass before your eyes with startling precision. Truly, the circus breaks up the monotony of every day life. It acts as a vital tonic which brings the glow and sparkle to the cheeks and eyes. It peps up the sluggish circu latory system .and gives a thrill In these hectic days. tion, "and know positively no oom mlttee to defend Fehl was considered by that body." ' Testimony of Attorney Kelly and Enrlght was corroborated by Attorney Herbert K. Hanna, who testified he was one of Fehl's counsel In the criminal libel actions against him, but withdrew before the trial. The trial has lnsted since Monday, with a dally attendance of spectators averaging about 25 people. It Is a highly involved litigation, covering a period of ten years. Nicdermeyer, Inc., seeks an adjudi cation of a Judgment against them, awarded by the supreme court in favor of the Fehls for approximate ly 501X), among claimants for legal services, money loaned and county taxes and trial costs In the ballot theft cases. rinaling Cannery Sails AtiTORI A, Ore., May 18. (P) The floating cannery, Mention, of the Columbia River Parkers association, sailed last night for Itakan By Alas ka, where It will start salmon pack ing operations about May 27. Duke To Jail RITES ON FRIDAY AT Charles Walter Conklln, well known and beloved resident of southern Oregon, where he has lived for the past 33 years, passed away at a local hospital at one o'clock Wednesday, after an Illness of the past few weeks. Mr. Conklln was born at At lanta, Logan county, 111., May 7. 1B50, the second son of a family of four, born to Thomas and Laura Conklln. When Mr. Conklln was about the age of ten their home was broken by the death of the mother. The father, being unable to keep the lit tle family together and work at his trade, placed the children wherever homes could he secured. Mr. Conklln was raised on a farm, until twenty-, uuv. Dn-iiniig wnai rauraiion ne elude Arkansas. Missouri. Iowa. Illl eould between working seasons. At,noia and much of Kansas and Ne the age of twenty-one he left the i braskv However, m inn iw nr. i arm aim securea a position in lln united with the First Methodist church, and upon his arrival In Med ford Immediately became affiliated with the local church, holding many official positions. In 1907. he became a partner in the Med ford Furniture company, which later was known as the Medford Furniture & Hardware company. He retired from active business in 1930. He leaves to mourn his loss, his widow. Mrs. Llllie M. Conklln of Phoenix. Ore., one son, Sari o. Conk lln Sr.. of Tacoma; two brothers, Clifford A. Conklln of Lincoln, til.; Edwin A. Conklln of Atlanta, III., and one sister, Mrs. A. D. Morrison, of Zancsvlllc. Ohio. Funeral services will be conducted from the Perl Funeral Home Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, with Rev. t Joseph Knotts of the First Methodist church officiating. Remains will be transferred to Tacoma Friday eve ning, accompanied by Mrs. Conklln and Earl Conklln. for interment. There were only 76 true tornadoes In 19.14. according to weather bureau records, as against 260 In 1933 and 152 in IP32. last year's "twisters" cost the Uvea of 33 people and de molished property worth J2.800.000. f The tornado belt !s supposed to In- HOOVER SAYS NRA SADDLING PEOPLE (Continued from Page One.) be, a weapon of bureaucracy, a device for intimidation of decent citizens." He asserted the NRA has been crushing the life out of small busi nesses aid "they are crushing the life out of the very heart of the 'local community body." "This whole scheme has saddled the American people with the worst era of monoplies we have ever experi enced." Mr. Hoover declared. "How ever monoply is defined Its objective is to fix prices or to limit production or to stifle competition. Only one of those evils products the other two, and It Is no remedy to take part of them out. " Second Recent Criticism Mr. Hoover's statements, made yes terday, followed by a few days an ad dress in San Francisco in which he criticized "regimentation" aa not pro ductive of a true American. That ad dress was made to a conference of California social workers. Shortly before that he sounded a keynote for California Republicans, assembled at a Sacramento meeting, with a plea for the militant revival of Republicanism. A long silence on national affairs was broken by the former chief exec utive at the time of the supreme court's gold clause ruling. Return ing from a trip to New York, Mr. Hoover released a statement in Tuc son, Ariz., In which he advocated a return to the gold standard and cur rency stabilization. In the NRA codes Mr. Hoover saw a stifling of new enterprises, thereby depriving American youth of oppor- tunty. Codes Boost Cost "My Investigations over the coun try show that the code have In creased costs of production and dis tribution, and therefore prices." he said. "Thus they have driven toward decreased consumption and Increased employment. They have increased the t of living, and placed a heavier burden on the American farmer." If the codes have increased em ployment, Mr. Hoover said It was not apparent. 'If we subtract the persons tempo rarily employed by the coded indus tries as the direct result of the enor- 1 mous government e.xppndltures. we i find that the numbers being em-1 ployed are not materially greater than I when ft (NRA) was enacted." he de- j clarcd. "NRA's pretended promises to labor were Intentionally vague and have never been clarified. They have only promoted conflict without es tablishing real rights. Can't Build on Error "To the customary answer of 'de structive criticism' or the other ques tion 'What substitute Is offered?' I suggest that the only substitute for ah action that rests on definite and 0 S Pawning of lewelry which alleg edly didn't belong, to him led to conviction of the Duke of Man chester (above) on charges of ob taining money under falsa pre tenses. He drew a nine months' prison sentence In London. (Asso ciated Press PhntM furniture store at Atlanta, III., which he held for a number of years. In 1883 he married Miss Anna S. Nowell of Fairfield, Iowa, who pa--ed away June a, 1031. In Medford. To this union four children were born. Three passed away In infancy. At the age of eighteen. Mr. Conk- leanr, Cleveland and Indianapolis ex pernrel the freak storms. Torna does abide by no set rules. When the late Admiral Robert E. Coon t ?, saw the sea for the first time upon arriving at Norfolk. Va., as a youthful midshipman, he climbed high Into the rigging for a good view. DANCE Until SATURDAY NIGHT AT Dreamland proved economic error Is to abandon It. We do not construct new build ings on false foundations, and we 'cannot build a nation's economy on a fundamental error. "The beneficial objectives of greater social Justice and the pre vention of sweating, child labor and abuse in business practices should be and can be better attained by spe cific statutory law. . "There are already sufficient agen cies of govenynent for full enforce ment of the laws of the land. Where necessary those laws should be strengthened, but not replaced with personal government. "The magnitude of code adminis trators, agents or committees has spread into every hamlet, and, wheth er authorized or not, they have en gaged In the coercion and Intimida tion of presumably free citizens. Peo ple have been sent to Jail, but far more have been threatened with Jail. Direct and indirect boycotts have been organized by the btircaucracy itself. Many are being used today. Claiming to cure immoral business practices, the codes have increased them a thousand fold through 'chis eling.' They have not protected "le gitimate business from uiTfalr com petition but they have deprived the public of the benefits of fair compe tition. Will Impoverish Nation "Publishers have had to resist ar duously the encroachment of these NRA cedes upon such fundamental. constlutlonalLy guaranteed American liberties as free speech. "The whole concept of NRA Is root ed In a regimented 'economy of scarcity' an Idea that increased costs, restricted production and ham pered enterprte that -will enrich a nation. The notion may enrich a few individuals and help a few busi nesses, but It will impoverish the na tion and undermine the principles of real social Justice upon which this nation was founded. "That original ballyhoo used to hypnotize and coerce the people into acquiescence Is now gone. Most of the originally grandiose schemes now are conceded to be a violation of the spirit and letter of the American constitution." CLASSES IN SPANISH CONTINUE TO MAY 23 The Sponlsh classes which have been conducted here for some time, will end May 23. unless some pro vision Is made for continuance, ac cording to announcement today by J. C. Hunter. Instructor. The reg ular class will be held tonight In room three at the hlh school. Classes will also be held May 20. 21 and 23, but state authority for the classes after the latter date has been withdrawn. Keen interest has been shown in the classes since Inaugura tion, Mr. Hunter reports. I By SCHOOL BOARD (Continued from Page One.) Virginia Walt. Helen winter. Lillian Wise. Marguerite Young. Elementary SrhonU H. W. Oustin. Gertrude Ahlstrom. Marian Briggs. Ariene Hay. Mildred Henderson. Ethel Houston. Ivah D. Murray. Grace Reid. Vvonne Smith. Ruth Stewart. Or a Cox. Lueile Abbott. Ethel Chastain. Leona Crane. Clare Gurneltus. . 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