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P2lGE EIGHT BEDFORD MHE TRIBUTE, lEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 17. 1935. E PENDING APPEAL George A. High and Robert N. (Babe) High, brothers, of Ashland, under a four year sentence In state prison on conviction of setting fire to the Balfour, Guthrie barn near Ashland In January 1933. to defraud an Insurance company, are again In conflict with the law. The brothers have been at liberty on $2500 bonds, pending an appeal to the state su preme court. George High was arrested at Los Angclea, Calif., last Saturday on a Jackjon county complaint charging obtaining money under false pre tenses. The district attorney's office reporta George High is now en route here, on his own recognizance, after procuring ball In the south. He Is alleged to have transferred mortgaged property to three different parties. J. O. Ray last Saturday withdrew as bobndsman for "Babe" High, and the latter In detained In the county Jail, pending procuring of new bonds. The High brothers, well known In the south end of this county, were found guilty of setting fire to the Balfour, Outhrie barn last March, and sentenced to four year prison tnrms. Joe Holland and Theron (Red) Martin, alleged accomplices, pleaded guilty. Holland was granted a parole. Martin was sentenced to the peniten tiary. The Highs have since been at liberty on bonds, pending appeal. A motion seeking a continuance . until September 1, for filing the ap peal Is now pending In circuit court, and is set for consideration tomorrow morning. The present time for filing the appeal expires July 1. TRAIL TO $90,700 OF KIDNAP RANSOM MONEY VALLEY CHERRIES Above , a atep by atep diagram Indicating the direction, alleged to have been given the authorltlea by Harmon M. Waley and hl wife which led to the apot where $90,700 of the Weyerheuaer raneom money had been found burled. (Associated Pre,, Photo) F. TROEH REMAINS KING OF OREGON SC ATTERGU N NERS (Continued from Pago one.) First shipments of the 1935 crop of Rogue river cherries were dis patched Saturday from this city and Ashland to the open markets of Cali fornia. According to County Agent Robert a. Fowler there Is a light crop of all varieties. All cherry shipments from this county must be accompanied by a certificate certifying the fruit. Jack eon county cherries, the county agent states, are free from the cherry fly peat, and such la set forth in the certificate. Valley peach and apricot crops now In the "greening stage," will also be light according to FGWer, "with good crops In some soct'ons, but as a rule light." OLD NA1AT0RI1 SUIT IStlTLED By a stipulation filed In circuit court, the suit of Jesne E. Enyart against 8tella P. Merrick, the Nata torlum, company, and counter-claimant, Grace D. Brown, la settled, and an order of dismissal Issued. Terms of the stipulation, If any, are not set forth. The action has been pend lng for three years. Enyart sued for an accounting ol the Natatorlum, claiming an Interest on the grounds of Investment when the project was launched during the "boom days" here. The Merrick ostate contended that the Natatorlum was an unprofitable venture until tourist travel flour" Inhed, and that by changes and Initiative on their part prosiwred for several years. The action was highly Involved, and covered a period of 20 years. SALLEE SENTENCING Sentence ts scheduled tomorrow morning upon Melvin Franklin 8al.ee. 3R. Yankee Creek district resident and former SERA worker, found guilty by a circuit court, jury of a statutory off erne Involving a even year old Central Point girl. At the same time, BaMI Petroff, 4ft. who entered a plea of guilty to a fhnllar charge Involving an Ashland plrl of six years will be sentenced. The penalty under Oregon law la from one to 30 years In state prison, with a life sentence provided for caees Involving violence. Floyd Shepard. IB. former Roaeburg youth, and eecup from the state training school at Woodburn. and Oeorge A. Robert. 30, trnu.fnt youth erf New York state, who entered pleas of guilty to stenling an auto belong ing to Den Pleper of this city, will also be wntenced, by JudRe H. D. Norton. CARL JOHNSON LEAVES FOR CCC ASSIGNMENT watched by the entire assemblage. When he finished his 00 shots with out a miss the Medford shooter wna given an ovation. Mrs. Ntelner Win. The stato woman's championship was won by Mrs. Frieda Stelner of Portland with a score of lflfi out of 200. Her victory was a foregone con clusion, as she was the only Oregon woman entered In the match. The three Oregon men were highest In the entire field entered In the Handicap match, Including all of the out-of-state entrants who were not eligible for the title. They led by two targets their nearest contest ants. O. O. Hllderbrand of Wasco, u. a. II IK I brand of Independence and Dr. Oeorge Blow of Calgary, Alberta, i each of whom broke oa. The five-man team of the Klam ath Falls Oun club won a second leg on the Oregonlan trophy In the final shoot-off of the telegraphic tournament yeMcrday. In finishing ' on top In the Oregonlan race Klum ath won the hottest contost In the 10 years' history of the wire hhoot, being Just one target ahead of the Medford Oun club sqund. The first leg on the trophy wna won by Klam ath a few yrars ago. The final standing In the Ore gonlan number whs: j Klamath Falls. 403; Medford, 463; ! Salem, 461; Portland. 450; Heppner Pilot Rock. 4ft8; Corvallls, 45S; Coos county. 447. The Klamath tram was composed of C. A. Dunn, J. H. Mnrtln, N. Y Stoddard, C. J. Martin and J. H. Cawker. Medford was represented by S O. Mrndenhall. Bill Bates, Rid New ton, Ed Pense and Hay Coleninn. Hrno In Money. With a score of 474 Reno was hlnh In the money team shoot, the five men In the mi unci splitting the top purse of $10. Sncrnmento was second with 407. Portland third with 4H,i and Klamath fourth with 46:j The Reno team wna composed of R. J. Vnnnoy, V. E. Warren. J. S. Clark. Al Brundlge and Henry Itosenbro.'k. Jr.. the 10-year-old youth who captured the national sub-Junior champion ship when he wns 14. Jn winning the lfi-ysid singles cnampmnshlp for the second time In succession Mr. Troth did some exceedingly skillful shooting. He wns down one In the second round of vt targets In the first hslf Saturday after nuking a perfect tally In fhe first round. He finished the lirst half of the event by running out 50 strntght for a tally of 00 for the day. He continued the straight run yesterday by not missing n single target out of the 100 thrown from the traps. He cinched the title by his perfect score yesterday, for not one In the field of eligible hud a chance to tie. Loses. In Shoot off. Oscar Shltfer of Timber, wiuv re mained in the running Sntuulnv by scoring 08. was down three on his first round yesterday and was down four on the day for a total of !! He tied with O. O. Hllderbrand tor the runner-up position, but in the sheotoff of 25 targets Mr. Svh liter took second honors by breaking 34 targets to Hllderbrand s 31. Among the oirier high" scorers in the singles championship uere Oeorge loung of Sumner. Wash., champion of the state, with l!6: John Oray if Nanipa, Idaho, with 1P5; Ted ltcn- fro. ifi;u International lie bird champion of Hell. Montana, with 105, R. J. Vannoy of Reno. Nevada. with 10;i; W. E. Warren of Reno, with !0;i; Carl Vlning of Sacramento, ful., with W3; Joe Cot ant of Pocotello. Kin ho, with 103. and Oeorge R Wtl s"n of Sacramento, aio with WKi. l'he out-of-state shooters were not itlliiible for the Oregon crown, al though they shared in the distribu tion of other trophies and cast, purses, his 100 straight. J. A. Thompson of Corvallls also was awarded a trophy by Mr. Lamm for his 97, which took runner-up honors. Karl Troeh Champion Pro. Earl E. Troeh, son of Frank, cap tured the championship for profes sionals by turning In a tally of 104 out of 300, Al Rlehl, also of Port land, was runner-up at 180. Like his father. Earl took several other titles. He was first In the doubles with a score of 43 as against 37 for Rlehl. runner-up. He waa also out In front In the handicap, with L. R. Plckard of Medford runner-up, and to complete the day he was crowned all-around champion with a tally of 324 out of 350. Rlehl and Plckard split runner-up honors with 305 each. Frank Troeh waa high on all 16 yard targets trapped with 394 out of 400. Ted Renfro was second with 391, Oscar Shlffer third with 390 nnd Joe Cotnnt fourth with 389. Ernest Carsten. Jr., of Camlno, Cal., did some remarkably fine shoot ing for a 17-year-old youngster in the singles championship match. He turned in a score of 190, consist ently breaking 05 targets In each half of the event. Lillte R. Burgess Funeral Tuesday Funeral services for Llllle R. Bur gess will be held from the Conger Funeral Parlors Tuesday at 3 p. m. Rev. Larkin will have charge of ser vices and Interment will be made In the Medford cemetery. Attorney for Wife's lihorce. MEMPHIS. Tenn. (UP) When Mrs. Josephine Hubbard Houston de cided she wanted a divorce on grounds of abandonment, she could think of no better attorney than her husband. She hired him. he prepared the pa pers and now they are separated. IN MYSTERY DEATH OF HOLLYWOOD GIRL LOS ANGELES, June 17. (AP) The veil of mystery over the death of Maybelle Fenner. attractive 21-year-old girl, was lifted today. Police said that doctors at the general hospital reported death fol lowed a diabetic coma, and that David Mansell, Hollywood chauffeur, who has been held as a material witness, would be released from cus tody. His story was that he met the girl through a flirtation Saturday on a boulevard In Hollywood. Invited her lo dinner, and after the meal she lecamc faint, he took her to the Hollywood emergency hospital. Her father, Arthur J. Fenner, was located by police after the girl died In th general hospital. He said his daughter had been effllcted with diabetes for six years and had no hope for recovery. Mansell ts chauffeur for Yvonne d'Arle. French operatic star. IN TAX PAYMENT AS QUARTER ENDS The second quarterly payment of taxes, closed Saturday, with light receipts due to most of the taxpayers making half or full year payment previously, according to the tax col lection department of the sheriff's office. Heaviest payment was a check for $30,650 from the California Ore gon Power company. Delinquent tax payments continue "brisk,", according to tax collection department aides. Under the liberal provisions of a new law, which went into effect June 12, property owners are given until July 15 to make a 10 per cent payment to the sheriff, and secure a six month's extension ol time, to save property from fore closure, now listed as delinquent- Many are taking advantage of the new law. Reports Indicate that a large num ber of property holders do not un derstand the provisions of the new law, and It easy payment privi leges. All such whose land la now being foreclosed, are urged to confer with the district attorney or sheriff, so the law can be fully explained to them. Final decree could have been taken April 4, last but action has been de ferred to permit property owners to make the 10 per cent payment, and save their property from foreclosure. "No redemption la possible, under the new law, after the decree is entered," District Attornev Georee A. Codding said today. "It ls planned to have the decrees entered July 15. Anyone desiring to stop the fore closure. Insofar as It affects their property, should consult the sherlfi or district attorney before that date.' HnitK' Self. SALEM. June 17. fp) J Paul Ber ger, 55. of Portland, inmate of the state hospital here. hancd himself last nlht with a towel from the towel-rack In a lavatory. Bnrgor was received from Portland June 11. Be correctly corseted In an Artist Model by Bthelwyn B Hoffmann. Von drr llellen Return William Von der Hellen left by train yester day on a business trip to Los Angeles. WASHINGTON. June 17. f AP) The National Lumber Manufacturers' association today reported that or ders as reported by 803 lumber mills for the week ended June 8 dropped 21 per cent as compared with the previous week. The report also ahowed a. decline of 10 per cent in shipments and an increase of seven per cent In pro duction by the same comparison. WILLOW SPRINGS VOTE ON CATTLE TOMORROW A special election to determine whether or not stock shall be allowed to run at large in the Willow Springs ' district, will be held tomorrow. There are 152 registered voters In the pre- j cinct. The votes will be cast at the j Willow Springs schoolhouse, with the same election official aa In the last general electldti. The special election, according to the district attorney, waa called to clear the legal atmosphere over the stock Issue In the district. A Justice court Jury of six held by an acquit tal verdict that the stock district had been abolished by a vote of the people at an election In 1930. The attorney-general held the election did not affect districts already established. of Yamhill county, and when he awoke around dusk he began search lng for his father-in-law. The sheriff expressed the opinion HoIIlster slipped and fell while tra versing the canyon and may be In jured or dead. POST'S AIRPLANE GOING TO MUSEUM 1STER GREETS SLAYER AT PENITENTIARY GATE: TO MAKEHOME IN EAST (Continued rrom Page One.) McMTNNVILLE. Ore.. June 17. (AP Search for Elbert E. HoIIlster. 52, was being conducted today in the wild canyon country drained by the West Nestucca river west of this city. HoIIlster, who la general chairman of the B r ot herh ood of Locomot i ve Engineers In Portland, was last seen at 3 a. m. Sunday by his son-ln-taw. Rex M. Briggs of Portland, with whom he had been fishing. Brlgga said he left HoIIlster at the river snd returned to his car. He fell asleep, he told Sheriff O. W. Manning BARTLESVILLE. Okla., Jun 17. (AP) Wiley Post, convinced after four attempts his world girdling ship, the Winnie Mae, cannot carry him to a transcontinental speed mark via ths substratosphere, will confer here to day to determine his future course. Post arrived late yesterday from Wichita. Kas.. leaving behind the purple and white high winged mono plane In which he was forced down Saturday by a broken piston. Whether the Winnie Mae will be placed In a private museum here be side the "Woolaroc". now obsolete ship in which Art Goebel won the Dole flight to Hawaii in 1927, or be sent to a larger, nationally known museum, probably will be determined late today. road July 12, 1022 and then walked her to the fatal beating and death. There were tears In her eyes as she entered the car today with her sister, Mrs. Etta Mae Jackson. Her smile waa a nervous smile. Her sister ssld they would drive to Los Angeles, the city of her crime. But she did not Intend to remain there long, saying that she planned to go east. It waa more like a going away party, from outward appearances, than her step to liberty on parole. 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