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PXGE "EIGHT ifEDFORD MAIL TRTBTTNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. fONDXT. 'APRnJ 13. 1936. OFFICERS HNABIFllM'" PICK OP TRAIL OF No trace has been found of ruielgh H. Hoylmn, 37. who last rrldny night, on the eve of receiving a man datory life Imprisonment aentence. slashed and slugnd County Jailer Harry Ingllng Into aubmlaalon and escaped. Hoylman nad Deen aajuogea an habitual criminal, under the Ore gon law. Sheriff 8yd I. Brown Bald today he believed Hoylman waa "holed up In thta city," waiting for a chance to steal an auto. The authorltlea Satur day and Sunday questioned known friends of the fugitive, without ob taining a single clue. They also Inter viewed men who had served time with Hoylman In the state prison at Salem. When Hoylman escaped from the state police and city police last Janu ary, he hid for two days In the rear eat of an auto stored In a local gar age before dashing for another area. On this trip he stole an auto belong ing to J. P. Naumes of this city, and was captured at Kcrby, by CCC en- rollees, while trying to toal gaso line. On another flight from the law, Hoylman enlisted In a Josephine county CCO camp and found a haven for two months. He departed after stealing all available money. Hoylman attacked Jailer Ingllng. with a pair of shears In one hand and the Jell vinegar bottle In the other. A man of athletlo type and powerful Physique, the prisoner flailed at his keeper, with curses, and threats, "I will kill you." In the fierce struggle Jailer Ingllng was subdued and lock ed In a cell block, while Hoylman de parted with the main door key. Jailer Ingllng In the grapple, grab bed tha scissors and sustained a se vere cut on the hand, that required SI stitches, when Hoylman wrenched the weapon loose. The aclesors were used In the Jail barbershop. Hoylman, according to the authori ties, as heretofore returned to the scene of his crimes. His kin live at Merlin, In Josephine county. ' AS DEADLINE NEARS Briskness marked the registration Saturday and today at trio clerk's of fice for. the May IB primary. The registration period closes Tuesday afternoon at ft o'clock. Citizens who have not voted In the past two years, who have moved to anothrr precinct, or have become residents or the city or county or state In the same period, are re quired to register to vote at the primary. April 13. 1036 Medford and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Little change in temperature. Oregon: Fair east and partly cloudy went portion tonight and Tuesday. Light rains on north coast. Little change In temperature. Temperature a year ago today: Highest 69; lowest 44. Total monthly precipitation .64 in. Excess for the month .11 Inches. Total precipitation since Sept. 1, 1035, 17.40 Inches, Excess for the season 3.62 Inches. Relative humidity at S p. m. yes terday 30 percent; 6 a. m. today 44 percent. Tomorrow: Sunrise 6:32 a. m. Sunset 6:61 p. m. Observations Taken at 6, A. 130 Meridian Time M. TTI at' ROUNDED UP IN CRESCENT AREA (Continued from Page One.) Boise Boston Inver . Eureka ....... Helena ...... 84 54 7 ,- 82 73 Los Angeles ........ 76 MEDFORD 88 New York 44 Omaha Phoenix Mw Portland Reno Roseburg . 78 , 98 . 76 . 78 . 84 Sslt Lake 83 San Francisco .... 83 Seattle i. 70 Spokane 78 Walla Walla 84 Washington. D.C. 84 48 43 48 44 48 80 47 38 43 66 48 44 46 48 50 48 50 60 43 Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Rain Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear T0NITE AT 8 TOO HAVE THAT DATE WITH M ENTICULTURE (SKB PAGE 4 E JOSEPHINE COURT The Josephine county term of the circuit court, with Judge H. D. Nor ton presiding opened today at Orants Pass, and Is expected to last most of the week. Judge Norton expects to return to the local bench by the end of the week. A Jury late Friday, returned a ver dict for the defendant In the damage suit of William Fllppen of Oold Hill, against Perry Ash craft. Medford auto dealer. Ashcraft was absolved of nil damage payment. Fllppen sought 36,000 damsges as the result of. an auto accident on the Pacific high way in a old Hill In June, 1036. . , James E. Everhard, relief worker, oharged by his wife with non-support, was sentenced Friday to state prison for three years one year for forgery, and two years for larceny of a calf. Everhard has been at liberty on sus pended sentences on these two charges, Everhard 's wife oharged he received $44 per month as a WPA worker, but squandered the msjor portion of this sum. He Is the father of four children. Perfume Is a perfect Easter gift. We suggest Vlmay chany's Qardcnla. Young's Drug Co. ft 9 KOTOS 16c. Vesnley's Studio. negro In a futile effort to wrest the gun from him. Ford held his custodian, the six passengers and driver at bay while the bus trav eled about six miles, then made off Into nearby woods, accompanied by his reluctant co-prisoner. When the bus reached Crescent City, Sheriff Austin Huffman was notified and a posse formed. All roads were blocked and the sheriff said the prisoners' recapture would be but a matter of hours because o the rugged terrain and sparsely settled country. Cut Handcuff Links. Meanwhile, Dr. Flint gave him self up to the sheriff, explaining the handcuff links were severed with a hatchet obtained at 8 deserted camp. He turned over the pistol taken from Sheriff Howell, saying Ford agreed to its return to ame liorate punishment In the event of recapture. - Blood stains on the weapon's stock he ascribed to Injuries Ford incurred In an attempt to shoot the links apart. Ford, he said, hsd taken flight southward. Two hours before midnight lest night, Underaheriff Frank Blackerby and Deputy Bay Plalster of Del Norte county espied Ford walking along the highway. He submitted readily, and said he had had nothing to eat for 34 hours. Both prisoners remained here over night and continued their north ward Journey today In Sheriff How ell's custcdy. Officers said Dr. Flint once had been a physician at a CCC camp near Medford, Ore. His father once was president, pro tern, of the state senate. He now Is (11 In his homo at Holllster. Smiles Beam 'Round and 'Round When You Bake "Windmill Cake" Vert H XlS'Z fly Y PORTLAND. Ore.. April 13. (AP) Death of Lillian Hill. 38-year-old nurse, brought to 38 the number of traffic accident denths In Portlaad for the fiscal year beginning Dec. 1, last. Miss Hill was Injured April 1 In a craah on a bridge here which also resulted fatally to J. A. Johnson, 30. Canter Sunday accidents sent eight persona to hospitals lor Injuries rang ing from broken legs to fractured skulls. Automobiles figured In the Injuries ot six and tile others were hurt In fall. One victim, Barney Master, 33. fiactured his skull when he fell against a bumper while pushing a stalled automobile. Another casualty was O. H. Fay, a deaf mute, whose legs were seriously bruised .when he was struck by a hlt-and-nin driver, the second time he has been hurt In thla manner. 1 TTfle Mnll Tribune want. ana. ISN'T It heart-warming to bear murmurs or admiration when you bring a handsome, eye-Ailing cake to the tabic? Don't such trib utes repay you royally for the time you took to decorate your cake? And you can vary this decora tion: You. can frost this cake with white frosting and tint the coconut pink before you apply It; you can tint the frosting pink and decorate either with white or toasted coco nut. Windmill Cak, 3 cups sifted cake flour 1 teaspoons double-acting baking powder V. teaspoon .alt , y cup butter or other shortening l'A cups sugar W cup milk lh cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla V. teaspoon almond extract I egg arnltes. slimy beaten Sift flour once, measure, add baking powder and salt, and sift together three times. Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add flour, alternately with liquid, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth. Add flavoring; fold In egg whites quickly and thoroughly. Bake in two greased 9-inch layer pass In moderate oven (376 F.) 20 minutes. Spread chocolate frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. While frosting is still soft, mark off In eight sections. Sprinkle moist, sweetened coconut on alter nating sections, beginning from top center and work out and down on sides. - To Toast Coconut: Spread coco nut In thin layer In pan or baking sheet. Place In hot oven (400 F.) or under broiler. Toast until deli cately browned stirring frequently to prevent burning. CLOSE TO C. OF G. Commander Cole Holmes of Med ford post, American Legion, announc ed today that the U. 8. marine corps "wonder car," traveling museum will be located near the Chamber of Com merce and open to the public from 9 a. m., to 10 p. m., Tuesday and Wed nesday. The legion Is sponsoring the local visit of the huge auto. The car, 53 feet long, contains ap proximately 1000 exhibits selected with the assistance of the Smithson ian Institute, the national museum at Washington and the Lee Museum ot Gettysburg. The display Includes 'many Hems of historical Interest. Because of Its educational nature a large number of school children will visit the museum car and for this reason Commander Holmes request adults to make their visit at some other time than between 3:30 and 0:30 when most of the students are expected. Commander Holmes points out that the Legion la bringing the car here as one of their community service projects, without thought of profit and the small admission fee Is neces sary to defray traveling expenses of the car. The admission price Is shown In a small advertisement In this paper. "Well, what are you waiting for?" f N W pisiuiu ikwifW: you risk nothing 'pwpaw .A-imw-w .m you get double your money back ' JvwilL j 'f DOUBLE' MELLOW OLD COLDS X Pf ' I don't m'n you J j - -J- M? " qa' I : . , OoZOfd ff DOUBLE-MONEY-BACK OFFER In effect since Oct. 6,1935 ' frf Smoke half a pack of Double-MeUmo Old Golds. .11 you're not v pleased, mail us the wrapper and the remaining ten cigarette frfeffi' at any time within 30 day from this date, and we'll send you ''c-Ni .- ,fr " double the price you paid for the full package, pint postage. Shu fTHtu ' (SigntJ) P. LORILLARD COMPANY, Inc. 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"His sudden death," said Solicitor General Stanley Reed, who as Beck's opponent, argued some recent new deal cases In the supreme court, "Is a great loss .to the nation. Beck was born In Philadelphia, and waa graduated trom Moravian college at Bethlehem, Pa. He began his political career as a Democrat, being appointed by Presi dent Cleveland as federal attorney In Pennsylvania. Disagreeing with the platform of William Jennings Bryan, he switched to the Republican party. OF RETURNED ID HOME SALEM, Ore., April 13. (AP) Mrs. Milton R. Mitchell, who appeared at Salem police headquarters Saturday In a confused state of mind and un able to remember her name, bs.s been returned to her home at 160 Wll lard street In Eugene, police reported. Police here were told Mrs. Mitchell disappeared from her home In Eu gene last Friday. The cause of her lapse of memory was not learned here. 4 : Too Much Spinach FAIRFIELD, Cal. (UP) With the spinach market being over-done. Solano county farmers have decided to develop a rival Industry- They will concentrate on raising and shipping mustard greens. Work started today on the replace ment of 6000 feet of water pipe on Oak street from the Southern pacific tracks to the sewage disposal plant In Ashland. It is a WPA project In volving an outlay of 12.000 About 25 men taken from other public Job were available for tlie work today. It will take at least eltfht weeks to complete the project, Elmer Blegel, city superintendent, said. The present steel pipe la to be re placed with cast Iron pipe, guaran teed for more than a century. The steel mains were laid less than 30 years ago but are badly in need of replacement. Mr. Blegel stated. Six Inch pipe will replace the pres ent three-inch mains with the excep tion of the strtp from Nevada and Helman streets to the sewer plant where a two-inch pipe will be laid. Regulation fire hydrants will be Installed to replaced two-Inch goose necks which have served as he only fire protection for the lower Oak street area. Tlie new equipment will bring a material reduction In fire Insurance rates, Mr. Blegel said. STUDY OF Fi 10 BE Home extension units of Jackson county will continue the study of foods and nutrition projects through out the month of April, according to Mabel C. Mack, home demonstra tion agent. These projects include a study of food habits and diets for various ages and member of the fam ily, emphasizing particularly food at forty and food for the young child. The demontratlon on food at forty will be given by the home demon stration agent Tuesday, April 14. at Central Point. This meeting will be held at the First Christian church, commencing at 10 a. m. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon. The Jacksonville home extension unit will also be given at the horn of Mrs. Herbert Hanna, Thursday, April Ifl. 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