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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON.' TUESDAY. MXT 18, 1937. PAGE FOUR LEAVE AS COURT CONCLUDES TERM (Continued from Pes One.) atdered a conservative member of the oourt. Hli retirement brought from Chief Justloe Hughes a statement that ttie oourt would lUffer a "moat sell- OUI lOM." In a statement the chief juatloe aid: "Hi long Judicial experience, bla estraordlnary memory and freep of precedenta, hlf acumen and fairness enabled him to render a serf lee of In estimable value in our deliberation!, while hla equable temperament, hit tact and unfailing kindliness made him an Ideal aeaoolate. W ahaU greatly mill him." Official! vested with high author ity aald there probably would be no mora retlrementa from the court at thla tlma. But others ealu that be fore the beginning of the fall term of the court In October, Justice Suth erland might take advantage of the retirement act. Four Eligible to Quit. Four other Justices are eligible for retirement Chief Justice Hughes and Associate Justices McBeynolds, Bran dels and Butler. Van Devanter wrote thla letter to Mr. Roosevelt: 'My dear Mr. President: "Having held my commission aa an associate Justice of the supreme oourt of the United States, and served in that court, for 3S years, and having come to be 7 yeara of age, I desire to avail myaelf of the rights, privileges and Judicial service specified In the set of March 1, 1937, entitled, 'An act to provide for retirement of Jus tices of the supreme oourt,' and to that and I hereby retire from regu lar active service on the bench this retirement to be effective on and after the second day of June, 1997, that being the day neat following the adjournment of 'the present term of the eourt. "I have the honor to remain, "Very respectfully youra, (Signed) "Willie Van Devanter,, . "The President." (The act to which the Justice re ferred permits Justices over 70 to re tire at full pay (20,000 annually). Member Since 1811 Van Devanter haa been a member of the court since 1911. Hla depart ure from the bench -will give Presl. dent Roosevelt an opportunity to select a successor -hla flrat apoplnt ment to the bench. The retirement created the first vacancy on the eourt since 91-year old Oliver Wendell Holmes resigned In IBM after serving 10 years. He was succeeded by Justice Benjamin N. Cardoao. Until the beginning of the present term of court last October, Van De vanter had voted against administra tion eetlon or lawa 13 time and for It once In litigation before the tri bunal. The sole exception was the Tennessee valley authority controver sy and the decision did not Involve - the constitutionality of the act. This term, however, he voted In line with the administration nine times and against It three times. Two of the three votes were against application of the Wagner labor re latione aot to the Associated Press and to manufacturing concerns. The other wee against the admlnlatra tlon's contention that the songree alonal resolution abrogating payment of obllgatlona In gold applied to bul lion aa well as to coin. Mny Aid Appeals Courts Van Devanter served under three chief Justices, White, Tnft and Hughes. Friends aald It woa the eld erly Jurtst'a Intention to make him self available for service on assign ment by Ohlef Justice Hughes to one of the circuit courts of appeal. He waa expected by intimates to spend most of his time on his 788 acre farm near Baltimore. The Justice was considered the court's authority on federal Jurisdic tion, public lands and water rlghta. Whenever a oase Involving those questions was under argument, he took a leading part in questioning the attorneys. Hla questions were searching and directly to the point of the controversy. He sat at the right of Chief Justice Hughee, Writes Fewer Opinions During recent years he wrote fewer opinions than any other Justice. He delivered only one opinion during WE CALL IT SPRING FAVOR Yea., it ii a fvor Indeed! We re talking about the swell Ice creams made by Snlilnr's. Flavors galore and all so very Rood. You'll find it essential (or combatting "arring fever." With a deft hand, deli cate blends of fruit fla vor! take the form of icey aherbeta. The purest of creams are used In SMDKK S. y the term ending In June, 1991, and only two the following year. He wrote more during the 1936-87 term. He prepared the unanlmoua opin ion delivered last January 11 holding constitutional 60 percent tax on pro- flta made by atlver tradera before enactment of the 1934 law Increasing treasury purchases of the metal, He wrote the dissenting opinion in be half of himself and Justices McRey nolds, Sutherland and Butler oppos ing the court's decision on April 30 setting aside the conviction of An gelo Herndon. Cincinnati negro com munist organizer, under a Georgia sntl. Insurrection law enacted In re construction days. Arduous service In the Republican party and energetic yeara aa a law yer carried him to the aupreme court by appointment of President Taft, CENTRAL PT. BOY AFTER ESCAPADE Jams H. Leei, 17, Central Point youth, charged with vlslttni the Cen tral point school recently while In a drunken condition, In a complaint filed by K. P. Jewett, auperlnten- dent of the school, appeared In jus tice oourt thla morning, and the case waa dismissed, upon condition that Lee apologize to the school, and conduct hlmaelf decorously in the future. Remorseful, the youth told the court he had been "drinking with an older person." Young Lees, fined 110 and coats In the Central Point city court by Recorder Ouy Tex, refused to "work out his One," and announced, ac cording to th district attorney, "I'll go to Jail before I'll work." Central Point haa no proper Jail, or men, for enforcement of the sentence, so a new complaint waa filed In Med ford Justice oourt. Disruption of school work and dis turbance of the peace and dignity of the school, was charged against Lees, ' George P. Alexander, a traveling sales man of Oakland, Calif., charged with driving on a public highway while Intoxicated, entered a plea of guilty, and was fined $100 and coats, had his driver's license revoked for one year, and waB given 30 days sus pended Jail sentence. William Shann, of Med ford, also charged with drunken driving, was fined $100, sentenced to 60 days In Jail and hla driver's license was sus pended 'for one year. Court records show it waa Bhann'a second offense on the same charge the past year, ' Harvey Ray Snook, of Medford, charged with being drunk on a pub Ho road, wae assessed $5 and costs and In lieu of payment was remand- ad to the county Jail for two and one-half days, , i Closing time for Too Late to Clas sify Ads la 1:30 p. m. A HINT ABOUT EYES OF HONESTY Eyes Urgesmd wide-open, with t cad y.straihtforwa ril expres sion. Set well apart, with one or two upright linea between them. The cyei of Integrity, tattntuineaa . . . tne straight hooter's" eyei. GENEROUS LIPS Full lipi, which are presied closely together at the corners. Upper Up protruding slightly forward, longer than the lower lip. The Hps of the cheerful, benevolent type, who gives freely with good-natured generosity. A sure f5j delicious "double-rich'' Kentucky drinks is to get this "double-rich" Kentucky straight Bourbon . . . made by an old Dixie distiller of character you can trusti m; ITS 0 AVAIL ABU KtHTVCKY $TAI6KT BOURBON tSKtf IN ORIOON QUIET CEREMONY IS AGREED UPON (Continued from Page One.) no religious ceremony Is contem plated. Edward, the man who chose to be husband rather than kin?, chose the birthday of his late father, George V, for his wedding to the woman he could not have as monarch. The announcement, which made no mention of the coincidence In dates, laid the wedding party would be confined to "those who have been with them" the duke end Mrs. War field "during the fast months," and added tersely: "There will be no members of the royal family present." Right up to the moment 'of the announcement, many had supposed that the Duks of Kent, Edward's youngest brother, would be best man. The official announcement of the wedding Itself, handed to reporters at the gates of the chateau by Her man L. Rogers, as Id: "His royal highness the Duke of Windsor announces that his marriage to Wallls War fie Id, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Teakle, Wallls Warfleld of Maryland, will take place at the Chateau de Cande at Monts on Thursday, June 8." Mrs.' Warfleld only recently re nounced her first name, "Bessie" and the surname- of the man from whom she was divorced early this month Ernest Aldrlch Simpson. Follows Birthday The long-awaited wedding date, Ship faster and save) moneyl 1500 points served. 6-day delivery in our East-Westservice between the Great Lakes and the Pacific Coast. Over night delivery within 350 miles. Modern Terminals. Finest Diesel powered "weather conditioned" equipment. 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He waa so excited he groped frantically for the Frent words needed to translate the announce ment for the French reporters. Rogers would put no Interpreta tion on his declaration that "invita tions to the wedding of the Duke of Windsor snd Mrs. Wallla Warfleld will be confined to those who have been with them during the post months." Neither would he say who, defin itely, would be Invited. Despite Rogers' reticence, there was an Immediate tendency on th part of some persons to Interpret the an nouncement aa an Indication the royal family la definitely frowning on the marriage. Use Mall Tribune want ads. COOL! fTARTS WEDNESDAY MmW 7 M Sensational Selling of Spring 7 m J (Rc n andfSummer Needs! Hurry! sales Jyd , ' SaPricesfor4 DNLYlJ Printe(1 j-goj dtJ. SAVE ON THRILLING STYLES 'mM& New High-In-Front Straps! Cut Outs! OO '''YrKM ' 7V' All Amazingly Low Priced at Wards! II X f Cool, lightweight, comfortable! 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The commission left thla morning for the north., . , Cabell and R. H. Baldoek state highway engineer, were entertained at a banquet in the Lithla Springs hotel In Ashland last night, with about 30 businessmen attending. Prank J. Van Dyke, president of the Ashland Chamber of Commerce, pre sided st the banquet and outlined the projects of Interest to southern Ore gon citizens. Cabell told the gathering that the commission would move rapidly to complete the Sl&klyou highway pro SUMMER WHITE ELK Fttxiblt Shots for 79 Smart T strap sandals with an extra strap over the toe for firm fitting! 8 ',-3. ELK SANDALS, 1 1 LI I I 4. 1 "V ject. He said that 150,000 was avail able at present for the Talent-to-Bear creek straightening -project, con tracts of which would be let at the next commission meeting.' He also pointed out that ddrfng the past two years the state highway commission had spent $3,000,000 on the highway between Junction City and the California, lines one-half of which had been used on the Siskiyou project. ...... Following the banquet,- the com mission were gueata of the chamber of commerce at the circus. , ELKS WILL HOLD 13 Medford Elks wilt have their an nual spring picnic on Sunday, June 13, this year, It was decided last, night at a meeting of the picnic committee headed by O. O. Alendrter. The pic nic, as in years past, will be held at the Elks' picnic grounds on Rogue river. Extending through the afternoon and into the evening, the largest crowd in the history of Elks' picnics here Is anticipated, Alenderfer said, beeause tlire will be no reason for any Elk not attending. Included among entertainment fea tures planned will be 30 rounds of SAN DA L 98 OR PATENT Crowing Fett! 98c 89 boxing by the pick of tbe CCO box ers of this district. Jerry Jerome Is In charge of the boxing. Kit ten ball games for members will take up part of the afternoon, and BUI Bowerman, coach of Medford high school, will handle the "schedule. Concessions, of which there will be many, will he under the direction of Leon Hasklns, and Capt. Overmeyer will be In charge of games. The big feed, featuring hot meats, will be ar ranged by P. C. Big ham. Meals will be served at all hours during the afternoon and evening, Btgham said, and there will be plenty for all. W. E. Morris was nsmed chairman of the parking committee, Art Hess of finances, and Ernest Scott chair man of tickets. As an added feature for the day. LARGE DOUBLE LOAD Green Pine A Cord and a Half- Valley Tel. 76. S NEW! TO Whether you're twenty or forty, slim or stout, tall or short, these youthful white kid sandals are sure to flatter your feet! 4 to 8. 4-DAY o UNDIES o'CELANESE A "en". & 1 eft rt n - f . or pH C.I wash ties Sou 4c ' - twill 01 39 tem. .""""ner "V We? the Elks Temple will be turned over to the wives of Elks during the after noon and evening while the men are attending the annual stag. Mrs. Maude Snider will be In charge of women's activities at the clubhouse. BIRTHS vrr. and Mrs. Sterling Me- KlUlp of 824 Bdwards street, a girl weighing alx pounds and seven ounces, at Sacred Heart hospital last night. Mother and haby were re. ported as doing nicely today. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hansen is., a.,, .nut., a elrl welshing eight pounds and ten ounces, at Sacred Heart nospuai tnia nuiim. SLABS M 12" or 16"X- Fuel Co. 28 W. Main EMBROIDERIED EYELET BATISTE FLATTER YOU! 975 Boy.- 1 Wo "oie pt. -s. m ITnUr 1So to, of 3 Cl0r! t sin . - 117 SOUTH CENTRAL TELEPT0NE 286
