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JIEDFORD MfflL TRIBUTE. 3IEDFORD, OREGON'. SrSDST, SEPTEMBER I, 1935.
2 ASHLAND MEN
GET PRISON TERM
FOR DELINQUENCY
Johnson Refutes Claim tie
Is 'Railroaded' Social
Standing No Excuse for
Crime.
Bar Johnson, middle-aged Ash
land resident, who plead guilty to a
charge of contributing to the delin
quency of a minor, was sentenced
to serve not to eiceed three years
in state prison Saturday morning by
Circuit Judge H. D. Norton.
There have been strong repre
ientatlons," the court said, "urging
clemency In this case because of the
atandlng of your family, and your
. ..nutation. You have many de-
lenders. The court will state that
your high social atanaing i -recommendation
for clemency. Be
cause of It. there la grounds to ex
pect a higher regard for the moral
code.
It has been claimed by some of
jour defenders that you are being
railroaded'," continued the court. "1
want to ask you, la the statement
joll signed the inlt."
Johnson replied: "It Is the truth
absolutely."
"Then those persons who claimed
you were being 'railroaded' were mis
taken," the court concluded.
A petition, signed by a number ol
Ashland residents, asking clemency
tor Johnson was filed with the court.
Peter Jackson Fry, attached to the
Anne Springs CCC camp, charged
lao with contributing to the de
linquency of a minor, and who en
tered a plea of guilty, was sen
tenced to servo not more than four
jears In state prison.
"This 1 the worst case that- has
Ter come to the attention of the
district attorneys office." said Dep
uty District Attorney Oeorgo Ncll
aon. "For the protection of the
children of .Ashland and Jackson
county, we urge that Fry bo given
the heaviest possible sentence."
The court, In passing sentence on
Try said:
"Your case Is particularly repre
hensible more so than that ol
Johnson."
Both men will be aubject to the
Oregon parole laws. Both made
lengthy atatemeuta, admitting aordld
action Involving minora. A relatlvo
of Fry. In a statement to the au
thorities. Blleged Fry had a long
record for moral turpitude.
K. O. Walters, a young man, who
entered a plea of guilty to burglary
In a dwelling, waa sentenced to lour
months In the county Jail.
Fred RoBeborough. who plead
guilty to the larceny of a calf was
meted a similar sentence.
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GUILTY 10 F
Bilks Number of Valley
Youths With Job and
Flying Lure Sentence
Pending.
RETURNS TO FIND
HOME RANSACKED
Burglars are atlll busy In Medford.
apparently. Iva Dobba Murry. who
has been out of the city slnco Aug. 14.
returned to her home at 1033 West
neventh atreet Frlady night and
found the back door unlocked, and
the houeo ransacked, slie told city
police.
A large amount of women'a cloth
tog waa taken, and acme men'a dom
ing. Suitcases, a pen and pencil set.
and other articles comprised the rest
of the loot.
Chief of Police Clatoua McCredle
repeated an earlier warning yesterday,
that houses In the city, whether left
for vacations or at any other time,
should be carefully locked. The city
la awarmlng with transients at the
prwent time, and burglnrles will not
be checked until the public becomes
aware of the fact, and homes are kept
locked.
PEBBLE BEACH, Aug. 31. P)
etuart Hswley of piedmont and Jack
Gaines of Loo Angeles will fiffht It
out tomorrow In the flnr.ls of the
California state amateur champion
ship. Both Clalnes and Hiwiey won
the right to play In the 3a-hole fin
ale tomorrow by each eliminating this
arternoon their respective opponents.
Frnte Pleper of Ssn Jose and Harry
WeAbrook of IjOS Angeles.
Charged with fraud In the en
rollment of aviation students in a
mythical aviation school, Howard T.
Johnson, who operated In thlj city
and county, under the name ol
Virgil DeVon Whltcsell, h'as entered
a plea of guilty. Sentence lias been
held In abeyance, pending official
Investigation of his prevloua police
record. If any.
Johnson operated by the Inser
tion nt want ad. In newspapers,
reading: "Opportunity to young men
Interested in aviauou, a uioui-b
make 5 a day and board. Must have
$20 deposit. If Interested write."
According to the district attorney.
H. L. Nichols. 201 West Jacason
street, was "Interested," and gave
Johnson the 20 deposit. When no
reaulta or Joba were forthcoming, he
protested, resulting In the arrest ol
Johnson.
Correspondence turned over to the
authorities, Indicate Johnson also
bilked other youths of the valley
with a desire to fly, or be aviation
mechanics. Some of the letters were
under the heading: "The Central
Point Flying Hawk club."
It was first thought that two men
were involved In the acheme, but
later It waa revealed that Johnson
used two names.
nt. trior. Attorney George A. Cod
ding said that It haa been brought
to light that six youtna were
and possibly more.
Officers were tipped off to tho
scheme when Whltsell sold courses
to two brothers, and algned the ro
nt. h. different names, police
said. A check up among the brothers
revealed that the Jonnson ana "
rrniiin. iaiiaturea must have been
written by the same man, and the
police were notified.
whitM.ii was nBbbcd at a Table
Rock district farm house, according
to offlcera, In the act oi pacains
his luggage for a trip Into northern
Oregon. He admitted the fraud, po
ur niri. hnfc nromlsed to pay back
every cent taken, Bbout 47. Of that
amount, he had 2u In uia posses
sion when arrtsted.
He told police that the Idea of me
alleged hoax occurred to him several
yeara ago, when ha himself was
bilked out of 50 on a aimuni
scheme. Police said that he waa not
without customera for hi deal, In
that several followed him about 'or
soveral days trying to sign for the
minor the ImDresslon. given
out by Whltaell himself, that the
"flying club" waa to be exclusive,
as membera. He told
soveral that there were only threo
openings left, police atated.
Eu gene Golfer Meets Simmons in Quarter Finals
visitors occupy
SPOTLIGHT FIRST
ROUND GOLF MEET
Elmer Owen Peters. 33. of Phoenix.
la In the county Jail on 1010 bona,
on a charge of forging checks. For the
n..t Mvml months, according to
state police who made the arrest Fri
day night at Phoenix, retera na oet-n
forelna checks signing vne names m
prominent Medford men.
The state police have five of the
checka allegedly forged by Peters,
each In the amount of 10. He has
waived preliminary hearing, and his
case will be next referred to the
grand Jury.
Suite police said yesterday that
Pelera haa admitted having been In
rfifriotiltv ahnut. 10 veara ago.
having Just finished 10 year parole
on the charge.
SOLON, O., Aug. 31. (PI h. 8.
Pratt, aa. sporting good ator clerk
of Indlnnapolla. Ind.. took the throne
today as America' all-bore akeet
champion. He won his laurel In the
first natlonsl tournament ever atag
ed by the skeet fans, breaking 344 of
250 targets to lead a field of 114 by
a pair of clays.
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Eddie Simmons Defeats
Tom Emmons In Close
Tilt Hammond Jr. Gives
Thrill.
OUST SEALS BOSS
Bob Near of Butane, who la favor
ed along with several other outsiders
to ae final competition In the South'
rrn Oregon golf tournament, Mil miet
die Simmon, young title defender.
tod.iy In the quartei fnali of the
championship flight.
Golfers from out of town occupied
the spotlight In the first rounds of
the championship flight Saturday,
with Near turning In a 2 and I win
ever L. Hamilton of Grants Pass; Ce
cil Stevens of Portland defeating Earl
Tumy of this city 3 and 2, and Eddie
Hnlaeht of Portland defeating Arnold
Inmnn of McMlnnvllle. 2 and 1. Sim
mons gnlned his berth In the quarter
finals by grinning 7 and 8 from Tom
Em mens.
Those expected to make the strong
est bid for the title were Simmons,
Near, H. B. Bentley of Ashland, who
defeated Bud Simmons, S and 3. and
Leland Clark, who won low medal
score In the qualifying rounds, and
edged George Harrington out of the
first match by the narrow margin of
ore up on the 19th. Harrington card
ed ten straight pars when he started
the 18 hole contest, and wm two up
with a 36 on the first nine, halving
No. 10 with another par perform
ance. Harrington won No. 11 with a
blrdte to be three up, but Clark shot
one under par for the next six
straight, and halved No. 18 to come
out all square. On No. 10 the life In
surance man captured the match with
a par four against Harrington's five.
The low medalist Jinx, failed to
keep Clark out of the running, but
he will have a tough assignment In
his match today with Dr. B. G. Bark
will. Ashland's leading contender.
Gchtf low medalists were Stevens and
Bimtley, who tied for second with
7A, i,nd Ed Simmons, who carded a
77.
The moat unusual match of the
day was tho reak second-flight con
test of Bob Hammond Or., and Har
ry McMahon, which ended with Ham
mond one up on the 19th, disting
uished with having used only three
clubs, during the remarkable per
forms nee. Hammond discarded the
rest of his regulation 12 clubs due
to the fact that most of them went
back on him in the qualifying rounds.
In which he failed to earn a place In
the championship flight. As he was
qualifying, an unplayable lie and sev
eral other penalties robbed him of
every chance to make a good score.
Coming up on the green on No. 8
Hammond found himself stymied on
the rim of the cup with McMahon'a
ball, but he used a follow -shot such
aa trick bllllardlsts employ, chivying
McMahon'a pellet out of the way and
rolling Into the cup. Coming up on
No. 10. Hammond clubbed a shot Into
a tree, where the ball still remains,
costing Hammond one stroke and dis
tance. Mrs. J. C. Thompson, who was wo
men's low medalist with an 89. de
feated Mrs. R. W. Myers of Oakland
In the championship flight Saturday
and Is paired with Mrs. Aletha Vaw
ter of this city today.
Ninety-six men and 18 women teed
orf Saturday, a faster field than ever
In the history of the tournament, ac
cording to Pro Jack Hueaton.
Results Saturday were as follows:
Championship Flight
Lelond Clark defeated George Har
rington 1 up on the 19th.
Dr. B. a. Barkwilt of Ashland de-
8 AN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31. (TJP)
Indefinite suspension of Charlea
(Gabby) Street, manager of the Mis
sion Reds baseball team of the Pac
ific Coast league, waa ordered today
by Hyland Baggerly, president of the
league.
Street allegedly assaulted Paul
Panning, one-armed umpire, last
night at Seattle, where the Missions
are playing.
According to Information received
by Baggerly, Street knocked Fan
ning'! mask off and shoved him
around the field, following a close
decision by the umpire In the sixth
inning.
Spectator gathered and disorders
were feared. Street, however, was
hustled to the clubhouse and Se
attle players restrained Panning, who
was Intent on following Street.
The length of Street's suspension
will be determined, It was said to
day, after Bnggerly receives a full
statement from Panning.
Street managed the pennant-winning
St. Louis Cardinals In 1930 and
1931 before coming to the west coast
to assume managership of the Reds.
GAME HURLED BY
Vernon Kennedy Reaches
Baseball Hall of Fame,
With Cleveland Indians
the Victim.
feated J. B. Kirk, 4 and 3.
Leonard Harding defeated J. Wood,
3 up.
Cecil Stevens of Portland defeated
Eart Tumy, 3 and 2.
Ed Simmons defeated Tom Em
mens, 7 and 6.
Bob Near of Eugene defeated L
Hamilton of Grants Pass, 2 and 1.
Eddie Halseth of Portland defeated
Arnold Inman of McMlnnville, 2 and
1.
H. B. Bentley of Ashland defeated
Bud Simmons, A and 3.
- Second Might
Dick Sleeter defeated Dave Wilcox.
3 and 2.
Bob Hammond, Jr.. defeated Harry
McHahon, 1 up on the 19th.
Scott Hamilton of Grants Pass de
feated Homer Marx, 5 and 4.
A. P. Mansfield defeated H. A.
Johnson, 3 and 2.
Bob Maentz defeated R. B. Ham
mond, 1 up.
ueorge sarcnet defeated Jean Eb
erhardt of Ashland, 3 and 2.
Geo. Phythlan defeated Wm. Hath
away, 3 and 2.
M. Clark defeated Karl Bennett of
Grants Pass, 3 and 1.
Third Might
H. Lomons of Oakland defeated T.
S. Johnson, 2 and 1.
Oeorgo Snider defeated Ed Good
man of Eugene, by default.
Art Latng defeated Lee Watson, 5
and 3.
William McAllister defeated Ward
Beeney, 2 and 1.
George Henselman defeated A. S.V.
Carpenter, 8 and 6.
E. L. Childcrs defeated C. Dawson,
of Grants Pass, 6 and 4.
Stem West defeated Ivan Harring
ton, 3 and 2.
Harry Rsvlzza of Klamath Palls de
feated W. Beer of Areata. 3 and 1.
lVomrn's Championship Flight
Mrs. J. C. Thompson defeated Mrs.
R. W. Myers of San Francisco, 6 and
a.
Mrs. Aletha Vawter defeated Mrs.
W. S. Thurlow by default.
Mlas Roxane Ruhl defeated Mrs.
Larry Schade. A and 3.
Mrs. Georgia Cowdln of Grants
Pans defeated Mrs. R. G. Bunch. 4
and 2.
Mrs. O. Woods defested Miss Mar
garlte Boyle. 3 and 1.
Mrs. Scott Hamilton of Grants Pam
defeated Mrs. Hal McNelr of Ashland,
7 and 8. '
Mrs. Havard defeated Mrs. E. C.
Jerome, 2 and 1.
Mrs. D. R. Wood defeated Mrs.
Georpe Codding, 7 and 5.
CHICAGO. Aug. 31. 7P( A no-hlt
no-run game the first In the major
leagues since Sept. 21, 1934 and the
first In the American circuit In four
years today admitted twenty -six
year old Vernon Kennedy of the Chi
cago White Sox to baseball's hall of
fame. Ha blanked the third-place
Cleveland Indians, fi to 0.
Only four Indiana reached first
base, all on passes. Kennedy com
pleted his brilliant pereformance by
striking out Joe Vosmlk. the league's
leading hitter,' with the count 3 and
2 and Earl Averill, who had walked,
on first base.
There were only two hard ,-iIt balls
during the entire contest, Al Sim
mons making a spectacular diving
catch of Galatmr's hard emash In
the ninth and Washington taking a
line drive off the bat of Roy Hughes
in the eighth.
Paul Dean of the St. Louis Cardin
als pitched the last no-hltter in the
major leagues, stopping the Brook
lyn Dodgers without a safety last
September. The last Amerjcan league
hurler to turn the trick was Bob
Burke. Washington southpaw, who
beat the Boston' Red Sox cn Aug. 8,
1931.
R. H. E.
Cleveland 0.0.1
Chicago 5 10 0
Hudlln and Phillips; Kennedy and
Sewell.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31. VPj The De
troit ' Tigers capitalized on Jack
Knott's wlldnesa today -to hammer
across a 5 to 1 victory over the league
trailing St. Louis Browns. It was the
second triumph for the leaders In
their four-game series which closes
tomorrow.
R. H. E.
Detroit - 5 7 0
St. Louis I 10 0
Crowder and Cochrane; Knott.
Walkup and Hemsley.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. Be
hind Jack Russell's four-hit pitching,
the Washington Senators today won
the first of a two-game series with
the Boston Red Six. 3 to 1.
R. H. E.
Boston - 14 2
Washington 3 7 0
Welch. Walberg and R. Fen-ell:
Whltehlll. Russell and Redmond.
Starr.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 31. D
The effective elbowing of lean Lefty
Gomez and 285-pou.nd Walter Brown
enabled the Yankees to take a d"U
bleheader from the Athletics todsy.
8 to 2 and 3 to 1, and ran the A's
losing streak to six straight.
First game: R. H. E.
New York - 6 7 0
Philadelphia - 2 8 3
Gomez and Dickey; Blaeholder and
Berry.
Second game: R. H. E.
New York 3 8 2
Philadelphia 17 0
Brown and Dickey; Doyle. Marcum
and Richards.
OLYMP1A. Wash., Aug. 31. (API
Henry Woods, 135, Yakima negro,
outpointed Frankle Monroe, 1347
Portland, In a 10-round main event
here last night. Woods had Monroe In
a bad way In the sixth, but Frankle
managed to weather the storm.
CARDS BEAT REDS
TO KEEP SLENDER
HOLD TOP PLACE
CIKCINNA'fl, Aug. St. P) Ag
gresslr from ths start, the St. Louis
Csrdlnl protected their slender hold
on first place In the natlonsl leazue
tonight by defeating the Cincinnati
Reds, e to 3.
It vas' the last night game of the
1933 major league season, and 20,872
fans paid to see the contest.
K. H. E.
St. Louis 6 9 0
Cincinnati 3 7 0
P. Dean and Davis; Holl!ii?r rorth,
Brennan, Scnott and Camp:;,
NEW TORK, Aug. 31. (AP) The
Giants continued tn r1bj.Ii Intn
dwindling lead of the nr.. Tuf. Car
dinals today when they belted over
me rnmies v to 3 in the opening
game of their series.
The trlumnh nut the ni.nt. nni
a half game behind the Cards pend
ing the outcome of the 8t. Louis
Cincinnati flodllght encounter to-
nignt witn a chance to tie for the
lead should the Cards lose.
Hal Schumacher hH in tin..
ringing up hi lath -Ictory of the
season as his mates rslabored three
pitchers for 18 blows.
Score: ,
n. h v.
Philadelphia . 3.7 0
New Yorlc g in o
Bowman. Rlvln. MnWh. .nrf rr..i.
Schumacher and Mancuso.
PITTSRTmrm. a,, h
The suddcnlv lnsDirat pitteh,,P(.t.
buccaneers kept up their galloping I
uuwn tne national league pen
nant stretch today by bowling over
the Chicago Cubs, 8 to 0. for their
tenth consecutive triumph.
Sli of these victories have hMn
taken from the peace-making Giant.
Cardinals and Cubx. u-hii. th. im
have lost only four games In their
iasi u. mey now are 3!i games be
hind Chicago In third place, and 8
behind New York.
Score:
SEALS KEEP LEAD
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 31.
The San Francisco Seals won their
fourth out of five games here today,
defeating the Oakland Acorns 11 to 7
In a free-scoring game, to retain their
league lead by a slim margin
R. H. E.
Oakland 7 13 3
San Francisco 11 13 2
D arrow and Kels; Denvmore and
Becker.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 31. fH Sac
ramento easily vanquished Los An
getea 5 to 3 today in a game devoid
of thrills. Koupal of the visitors held
Loa Angeles runless until the final
Inning, when Carlyle'a single brought
In Oglesby and Meaner with the An
gela' two runs.
R. H. E. j
Sacramento B 15 0
Los Angelea 3 10 1
HAL IE, PICK
CORVALLIS, Ore.. Aug. 31. (UP)
Hal Moe, former Oregon Stats
backfleld star and later with the
professional Chicago Cardinals, will
have charge of freshman football
again this fall, It was announced
today by athletic director Carl Lo
dell. Moe previously had been named
varsity backfleld coach under Laurie
Walqulst, while all freshman ath
letics were put In charge of George
Scott. The later recently accepted
appointment aa Oregon State alum
ni secretary, leaving the freshman
coaching Job open again.
Ose Mall Tribune ant ad.
R. H. E.
0 6 3
H it n
French, Kowallk and Hnrtnotf.
Birkofer and Fadden.
Chtcatro
Pittsburgh
BOSTON. Aiicr. .11 Am rpU.
Braves drove rookie Tom Baker from
tne mil with a ninth inning rally to
day but scored onlv nn m w
Brooklyn won the series opener 5 to
2. Oeorgo Earnshaw, Brooklyn start
ing lnu-ler, suffered a broken finger
in the third Inning.
score :
Brooklyn
R. H. E.
a ii
Boston 3 7 2
Earnshaw, Baker, eLonard and
Lopez; MacFayden, Betts and Sooh-
rer.
DARTMOUTH. Rnc A,, ii
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capsized today In the nrtmo,,fh .
gatta but all members of the crew
were saved. The accident ended the
race.
SIGNED FOR BOUT
The lightning like "Toots" Estes.
champion of the Hawaiian islands
who last Thursday unravelled Pete
Belcastro In convincing style, has
been signed by Promoter Mack Lll
lard for another main-event perfor
mance next week, he announced last
night. Estes proved one of the most
popular manglers seen here In some
time.
Another btg-time boy who has been
signed Is Danny Savlch of the Uni
versity of Utah, who also proved pop
ular last week In his match with Joe
Hubka. Savlch and Estes will not
meet, however, but will be billed sep
arately on a double header. Aa yet
no opponents have been named, but
Lit lard Is maneuvering to get the fa
mous Canadian strongman. Rocky
Brooks for an appearance here.
In the opening embrogllo. Bob Ken
aston. Gold Hill marine will encoun
ter Toy Aho, Portland Finn who has
been dusting canvas with opponents
regularly In the northern part of
the state.
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