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JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. HIEDPORD; OREGON, WEDNESDAY," FEBRUARY 19. 1P36. PAGE THREE OF SKJOHfflS Six months suspended sentnoes were granted this morning to Ralph E. Glem, 20, local youth, who enter ed a plea of guilty to forgery and Bert Marsh, whose parents reside in Douglas county, by Circuit Judge H. D. Norton. Glem was charged with Issuance of a number of bogus checks in this city, asserted ly spending the pro ceeds on a young married woman, the mother rJt two children, who re sides witt ar husband In the Wag ner Creek district. An affair allegedly prevailed between the two. Marsh was charged with stealing a number of saddles from the George E. Dunn barn near Ashland, and selling them. The court, in- granting the proba tion, declared: "I was much Impressed by the statements of Raleigh Hoylman. who after his own sentence, spoke in behalf of you two boys. He preached a sermon, when he said If he had been given probation, he might have been a better man. He possessed qualities one must admire, though classed as a confirmed criminal." Hoylman was sentenced to serve nine years In state prison- Glem was granted a suspension upon conditions that ho refrain from meeting the woman in the case and pay back, in time, the amounts procured by his forgeries. The dis trict attorney submitUd a letter to the court, written- by the woman. The court, before passing sentence upon Glem. talked to him In a fatherly and confidential manner. The woman in the case appeared at the courthouse after Glem had been released, and at a conference with the court and district attorney was warned against further associa tion with Glem. Marsh's probation was also condi tional upon his refunding the money he had gained from sale of the stolen saddles. A letter was read to the court showing he was a first offender, and "has always been a good boy." Both youths assured the court they would "make good." DOG LICENSE BUYING A steady Increase in the number of 1036 dog licenses has been noted b? the county clerk's office the past week. To date 273 dog licenses have been Issued. The fee Is II for male dogs and 91.50 for females. The county court has not yet fixed a penalty date for non-payment of dog licenses but, as in previous years, It Is expected. to be early In March. , Last year more than 2900, dog li censes were Issued. CLEAR ADORABLE SKIN AIDS SOCIAL SUCCESS GIRLS who are the center ol attraction, keep their skin deli cately dainty in color and texture. With Chamberlain's Lotion, it is easy to have that kind of skin. Not rummy or sticky, absorbed in only 11 seconds, it is a complete beauty treatment, a blend of thirteen im- Eorted oils. 1 ry inamDer tin's on your hands and skin. Two sizes at any drug or department store, Your Washington's Birthday Party Calls for Snider's Incomparable Ice Cream Rich, pure cream temptingly flavored to please grown-ups and children. No party is really com plete without Sni der's Ice Cream. Telephone your special orders today. Colorful Individaul aJl J..E.laa nil j North JWt'cf Society j By Janet Washington Dance Plannel for Friday George Washington's birthday is the signal for festivities throughout the nation, both large and small af fairs honoring our first president In patriotic atmospheres. One of the largest among local holiday events will be the Town club's no-host cook tall party and dance Friday evening. Guests will begin arriving at the clubhouse at 8:30 for cocktails and conversation, the entire group later adjourning to the small ballroom at the Natatorlum for dancing. The en tertainment committee, in charge of arrangements, announces that music will be by a popular orchestra. In genious decorations in the patriotic tradition will add to the attractive ness of the affair, one of the first of large spring gatherings on the club calendar. Shrlners Invited To Klamath Reception Attention of Shrlners In southern Oregon this week la being focussed on the reception and dance for Po tentate George HlUis of Klamath Falls, and Divan in the Pelican City, this Saturday evening. A number of local members of Hll- lah temple and their ladles are plan ning to drive over for the event. Place for the affair la the Hotel Wil- lard in Klamath Falls, and festivities of the evening will start at 9 o'clock. Dancing, entertainment and re freshments will be features of the evening. Elks Planning Washington Dance Members of the entertainment com mittee making arrangements for the Elks' Washington Birthday dance at the temple Saturday evening, report that all plans proceed smoothly and that they pledge themselvea to pro vide an enjoyable evening for guests. Special guests for the evening will be ofleers of the Medford district of the Civilian Conservation corps and their ladles. Sebastian Apollo's or chestra will provide music for danc ing against a decorative background of patriotic colors and symbols. $267,193 COUNTY WARRANT DEBT The outstanding warrant Indebted ness of Jackson county at the clone of 1935 was 267, 193.51, according to the semi-annual statement filed to day by the county clerk. The amount covered by the war rants was S426.558 53, and the total number of warrants Issued during 1935 was 11,053. Outstanding warrants against the various county funds up to Decem ber 31 last were: General fund 249 ,030.86 Bounty fund Emergency County Library .. Ashland Library Dog license Enforcement fund Road fund - 4,864 .00. 2.141.67 684.37 183 3 31.85 13.00 10,245.45 St. Mark's Vestry Annual Dinner Is Thursday Evening The vestry of St. Mark's church will give their annual dinner Thurs day evening at St. Mark's parish hall. The Invited guests will include the Women's Auxiliary, St. Mark's Guild, Altar Oui!d, the church choir and the teachers In the Sunday school. The dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., and about ninety guests are expected to be presents The vestry will act as ushers and waiters. The evening's entertainment will include songs, recitations and cards- HEMSTITCHING 5e YARD. Buttons covered. Dressmaking. 203 South Front. Molds or Bricks VJt. A a uumvv -ww Phone 203 I 1 "" JjjP and Clubs Wray Smith Westererens to Uve Id Grant Pass ' Mr. and Mrs. Brio Weatergren i pluming to make th.tr horn In Grant, Paas, where Mr. Weatergren has been transferred Id a bualnea capacity. Since their marriage, Janu ary Id ot this year, the young couple have been raiding In Med lord. Mr. Weatergren wa formerly Mia Betty Bardwell. daughter of Mr. and Mre, Ralph Bardwell. Departure of the Eric Weatergren 1 regretted by their many frlende among Medford younger et, but the close proximity of their new home will make constant Interchange of visit possible, and friendly contacts will undoubtedly continue as much a during their residence here. Mrs. Weatergren left this morning to loin her husband In Grant Paa. where he ha been since Monday of thla week. Normal Student Hare Valentine Dance Host to the atudent at the South ern Oregon Normal school In Ash land last Friday were member of the Josephine County club, who sponsor ed a Valentine mixer In the school auditorium. Mlaa Beth Talbot, preal dent of the olub, waa chtlrman of the entertainment committee. As usual with school dances, this mixer was received with enthusiasm by the students, assuring It success. particularly a the Valentine theme provided decorations and motif. Special guests for the evening were members of the Monmouth basketball team. Apeparmg on the Intermission program waa Miss Katharine Wilson, In a vocal solo.. Pythian Club To Meet Thursday The Pythian club will -meet for a regular bi-monthly session Thursday evening at 8:30, In the club rooms. Hostesses for the evening will be Elizabeth Temple and Judith Wolf;. Those in charge request a full at tendance. Are you a member ot , Ethelwyn B Hoffmann' HOSIERY CLUB? Join Now. mm CALLED 1 Dolph Phtpps of Medford waa drawn this morning as a member of the grand Jury, to fill the vacancy caused by the Illness of John Hedrlck of Ashland. Hedrlok la In the hospital. The grand Jury started lta sessions this morning, after recessing yester day, with George Treichler of Central Point as foreman. The session Is ex pected to last all week. Eight or ten criminal matters and unfinished investigations will be con sidered. The Investigations Include the death of George Hall, Elk creek rancher, found dead In his home un der more or less baffling circum stances, apparently killed by the ac cidental discharge of an automatic pistol he waa cleaning, and the sui cide by poisoning of Mylea Randall In the county Jail, while despondent over ill-health and approaching re turn to the state prison aa a parole violator. f EAGLES LODGE CHIEF HITS UTOPIAN PLANS WALLA WALLA, Feb. 19. UP) George Nordltn, St. Paul, Minn., na tional president of the Fraternal Or der of Eagles, said hla lodge believed aolutlon to social security does not He In "Utopian schemes promising fabulous sum to the aged." He men tioned no old age penalon plan by name. WW FROM THE WEST COAST Eitprttt-Britaia This Arast worU-cntlM this arrives la Sss Francisco on April Mth, Ml I tag (or turop Sea mar anoraiag aa ua usual opportunity to Waiter travelers... trip to Cbtrbourf sndSou&amDtoa.BJTtTlna Mai kfJtth. Tht" EmprtJS of Britain Lffordlnl SIM, SiMd sad Smcs ...foomi sad apsrtmaura, Mania sad aquaah courts, two twunmloi aooU..,uaclld 'a luiurlous appoiatmtau sad i rile Join thatrouo of happy, ronfrnlal world travtlera aboard ..Through the Panama Canal, with ample time at Balboa aadi Uhrittobal...an iattrtUn dayl nd nithl In Havana... I a New' York for ahopplat sod an rnla at tin thttrp, Illnt aboard the "Emarejj of Britain- ourutt your atsy la Nw York. ..no bother af pack lot or unpacking '.-and no hotel npn..-tha the atat rral thrill, crowing the Atlantic oa the "Emprw of Britoin." MINIMUM FARE from SAN rRA.SU ICO at LOt KHQtXAM SOUTHAMPTON... $404 CHERBOURG $40 (including btrta and attala) for all dtalla, raerratlaa and booklets, tall or writ our local offices below. W N. WACO. Cyl S f. ty naH T" ' p APPELLANT'S BRIEF IN INTERPLEADER The appellant's brief In the inter pleader suit of Niedermeyer, Inc., against Earl H. Fehl, penitentiary imprisoned for vote -stealing; Electa A. Fehl, his wife, and Corinth Is E. Stalley. his mother-in-law, has been filed In the state supreme court. Copies of the brief were received today by the district attorney. The Eagle Point Irrigation dis trict, Kelly and Kelly, counsel for Fehl In the original suit. J. B. Thomas of Ashland and Ted Heim roth of Griffen creek, are also named as defendants. The main contentions of the briei are: The claim of Jackson county for costs in the trial of Fehl in Klam ath county, on a change of venue. should not have been allowed: trie share of Electa A. Fehl should not have been subjected to the criminal cost bill against Earl H. Fehl: the lien for taooo attorney's fees to Kelly and Kelly should have been disallowed: the trial court has no Jurisdiction to enter a decree ab solving Niedermeyer, Inc., from any and all responsibility arising out 01 the foreclosure suit; the court erred in the computation of the amount due. The brief holds "the allowance of the claim of Jackson county for criminal trial costs thereby afford ing greater and different rights to & county as a Judgment creditor than are enjoyed by other creditors generally, is contrary to the statutes. a dangerous precedent, and an in justice in the case at bar." The brief la filed by H. V. (Baron) Von Schmalz of Burns, Ore., and George A. Rhoten of Salem, as at torneys for the Fehls. ELECT I Officers for the coming year will be selected tomorrow night when the Young Democrats' club of Jack son county meets in a short busi ness session. The meeting will be held In the clubrooms over the Marshall - Smith - Leonard printing shop. Nominees for the offices are: President, Jack Murray; vice-presi dents, Paul Luy, Joe Winkler and Marlorle Kelly; secretary, Jack Mar ahall; treasurer, Jean Fabrick. Three vice-presidents must be elected, ac cording to the club constitution. The club plana an active year and numerous lectures snd 'unc tions are being outlined. All persons Interested in , the New Deal or the Democratic party are In vited to attend tomorrow night's meeting. Persons between the ages of 18 and 40 are eligible for member ship. LONE ARMY FLYER The army air corps officers who have been grounded here for several ' J " SEAGRAM'S "V. 0." "V0f i t U J y $U "7R Wme"lli 's J r WAS $1.20 $935 m am. M 11,11 WUI I BOTTifHf II fl,f J M Mf I now Ktu rill v V I 5 days were still awaiting favorable weather today before continuing to Hamilton field near San Rafael, Cat The weather bureau said the chamea of getting through today were slim as flying conditions over California were still bad . The pur suit ships the officers are flying are not equipped with radio which would permit blind flying. One of the group of ten officers broke away from the contingent yes terday and picked his way to Hamil ton field. He waa MsJ. F. C. Nelson. Familiar with the west coast ter rain he led four of his comrades south yesterday but the four turned back when they were unable to find a break in a thick layer of clouds over the Sacramento valley. Major Nelson continued and arrived safely at Hamilton field. He was to wait there for his comrades. 4 Silvertown Tires Offer Savings To Tractor Operators The super-traction, the self-clean ing lugs and the oversize shoulders of the new Goodrich farm service Silvertown tires are helping more and more farmers get the -moat out of their tractors and other farm equipment, according to Wi L. lwis. manager of the Lewis Super Service station, local Ooodrlch Tire and Fordson Tractor dealer. Mr. Lewis says: "Goodrich tractor tires save time, man health and machine wear and tear and repairs. It Is reliably estimated that at least 50,000 farm tractors and implements have been equipped with pneumatic tires, either as original equipment or as changeovera. In a recent sur vey conducted in the middle west, 68 per cent of the farmers inter viewed reported that they used their tractors more after equipping them with rubber, and nearly as many said they did more work In a day on rubber. Nearly 100 per cent re ported a fuel saving; 00 percent said that if buying a new tractor they would specify rubber. MRS. HERSHNER IS TAKEN BY DEATH Mrs. Martha R. Hershner of Hood River. Ore., passed away thla morning 1 at a local hospital after an illness of, a month. She is survived by her daughters. Mrs. Crawford Lemmon of this city, and Mrs. Helen Plant of San Jose. Cal., and a son, Harold Hershner of Hood River. Also two brothers, Scott Lough ar? of Dallas, Ore., and Prank Loughary of Mon mouth, Ore. She lived In Hood River, and was the wife of Rev. Join. 1. Hershner, who for many years waa pastor of the Riverside Congregational church of that city. Mrs. Hershner was a descendant of one of the oldest pioneer families of Oregon, and was greatly loved by her wide circle of friends. Interment will be at Hood River, February 81. State Would Drop Prison Flax Plan SALEM, Ore., Feb. 19. (AP) Orad ual elimination of the state peniten tiary flax Industry from the field of competition In Oregon Is the newly adopted policy of the present board of control. The announcement of the action, which waa taken to eventually close the industry in which the state has invested since its Inception a total of $430,723, was made by Governor Mar tin, chairman of the board. STREET SWEEPS BOUGHT BY CITY; RULES READ (Continued from Page one.) tloni and provisions for licensing dealers In gas appliances. Mayor George W. Porter suggested that since It was a new and compre hensive ordinance, the required sec ond and third readings be deferred until the next meeting, to permit the councilmen to make a leisurely study and to allow representatives of the Southern Oregon Gas corporation an opportunity to present their views. Hla recommendation was approved. Sale of a lot on Euclid avenue near Academy place to P. L. Andrews, for a 150 cash, was approved. On recommendation of Mayor Por ter, the council voted to authorize Mr. Far re 11 to represent Medford at a meeting In Eugene. February 38, when a uniform ordinance will be prepared lor me eiues wnicn approved j civil service for firemen at the apecial election January 31. At the auggestion of W. P. 8twart and on the motion of C. O. Furnas, the council approved purchase of a regulation target pistol for the police department, stipulating that a uni form practice schedule be adopted for all the policemen. The target pis tol was ordered as a matter of econ omy as It fires .33 caliber bullets which are considerably cheaper than the .38 caliber bullets which the po lice now have to use, It wsa pointed out. Mr. Farrell was authorised to re new the contract whereby the city turns over to the Jackson County Humane society the dog license re funds It receives from the county, the society providing dog catcher services. W. W. Allen stated that upon the advice of Dr. 1. D. Inskeep, city health officer, the council health committee would Investigate sewer conditions on the east side. It had been complain ed, he said, that a nuisance was rap idly developing because "certain places on the east side had not been con nected with the sewer." M. L. Alford, recorder, submitted the annual library report and It was ordered filed. Fred W. Scheffel. city superintend ent, submitted his annual report. It was approved and ordered filed. 4 Johnson Installs Displays At Food Show In Medford Colorful displays feature the West ern States Grocery Company's food show today and Thursday in the warehouse of that company at Eleventh and Fir atreeta In thla city. Representatives of many nationally known food manufacturers and dis tributors are here for the two-day event which Is open to the general public. Thursday evening, however, will be reserved for special entertain ment planned for grocers of southern Oregon and their families, according to h. G. Blckel, district manager for the Western States Grocery Co. W. C. Johnson, Medford artist and head of the Southern' Oregon Display Service, supervised the Installation of several or the booths at the Western States food show. Johnson's com pany Is affiliated with Window Ad vertising, Inc., of New York. Phone 543. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Berries. WEEK OF MAR. 30 DESIGNATED FOR ELECTROCUTION (Continued from Page One.) to Col. Mark O. Klmberllng, principal keeper at the state prlcion. Governor Hoffman, who on January 18 reprieved Hauptmann for 30 daya. gave no Immediate lndlctalon whether he would grant a second delay. He said previously he would not take such action unless Attorney General David A. Wllents agrees. Wllets held the first reprieve was Illegal, although he did not oppose its Issuance. Could Ask New Trial There are other possibilities for de fense efforts to stay the execution. but In some circles they were con For Real Comfort BUEN No Soot No Dirt All Heat Delivered in Boxes Practically No Ashes Phone Your Local Dealers Medford Fuel Co. Valley Fuel Co. Tel. 631 Tel. 76 Southern Ortfon rrcs-to-lofi Co. Extra Special! Cinderella Beauty Shop 44 S. Central TWO $5 RINGLETTE PERMANENT WAVES $5.00 TWO $3.75 PERMANENT WAVES ?3.75 SHAMPOO HAIRCUT FINGER WAVE $1.00 PERSONALITY HAIR CUTS 35 HENNA PACK OR BLEACH, complete $1.50 EYEBROW and EYELASH DYE. . 75 FINGER WAVE, wet . ' ' 25 Phone 265 for early appointment Velma Milkowski Bernadine Arnold Helen Wetterer LUXURY OF THESE FINER WHISKIES A Statement of Policy from the House of Seagram Every penny o( tariff saving is passed on to you. And in addition, substantial further reductions in price have been made to place these finer whiskies within the reach of all. tfjjjjV WAS IfX PM 'low J Similar Reductions on! SEAGRAM'S STRAIGHT BOURBON &otthi in tfflvruundct Canadian aidered unlikely. A new trial could be sought on tha basis of new evi dence, the application being present ed to Justice Tren chard. Soon after the death warrant was signed, Uebowlta announced he would visit Hauptmann In his death cell this aftenoon to question him fur ther. His previous visit, It Is re ported have failed to shake Haupt mann't story, Liebowlts said ha and hla secretary conferred throughout last evening at a Brooklyn hotel, but denied that Fisher and tha governor were with them. The New York attorney has been asked to aid in Hauptmann's de fense. Prison officials probably will fix either March 31 or April $ for the electrocution, twice postponed by le ft al action. aby's Cold Proved beat by two generations of mothers. ICKS VapoRus Gov't Supi - " crvijioQ