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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. SrnDFORD, OREGON, TTEDNESDAY. .TUNE 30, 1937. PAGE THREE BEGIN ARGTSiraupieofTopnotchers SCHRODER, HICKS i 1 TRIAL OF HUNT GIRL'S CHARGE ' LOS AXCMELES. June SO. yp) Tn tlmony vu suddenly terminated here today In the federal court trial oi John West Bunt, charged with vio lation of the' Harm act ln bringing 17-year-old Delight Jewett here from Denver.-' Both prosecution and defease rest ed and argumenta began. The defense tailed to lummon Evangelist Almee flemplo Mcpherson. The defense call ed the parents of the Jewett girl to the witness stand but Judge Leon . Yankwlch overruled all the questions as Improper. LOS ANGELES, June 0. (API Almee Semple Mcpherson, psstor of Angelus Temple, wsa a prospective defense witness today in the trisl of John Wuest Hunt, charged with vio lation of the Mann Act In bringing ' 17-year-old Delight Jewett here from Denver. Hugh MacBeth, Bunt's negro attor ney. .. said he would subpoena Mrs. McPherson "for the purpose of show ' ing the Jury Just how a religious worker reacts to manifestations of the divine spirit as Mr. Bunt has been struck by them." . , . - Admits Relations Hunt, wealthy MO.pound disciple of Father Divine, negro cult leader. testified yesterday that he bad Illicit relations with the Denver high school girl.. Mrs.' MacPherson aald she had not been followlnghe trial . and cimld not Indicate the nirtiwe. of testimony aae-aJBuld give. ' , 'However, If I am aubpoenaed I will do my best to clarify . the situation it "it ,1s. a muddled one from the standpoint of divine forces," ahe added. "I really feel, though, that sums qualified representative of the ministerial group of the city might mke lust as good a witness." Hunt finishing hla , cross-examina tion late yesterday aiao tesuuea tnei rather Divine had scolded him for his conduct with Mlas Jewett a no for entertaining the notion that he was Jesus the Christ. . Censured-by Leader " .."Father Divine , said, when Delight and I reached New York last January, that I was wrong for carrying on aa I bad and for thinking I waa Jesus, arid told me my body was con dunned", Hunt testified. Bunt's graphic, detailed account of hn relations with the comely Denver girl, lived up to the promise ot bis rjestro attorney, that his testimony would be freely given.. The defendant admitted he bad bait a dozen times been Intimate wltb the girl whom he had selected to be "Virgin Msry" and bring about the birth of a new "redeemer." - ' Bunt said the first time he was Intimate- with Miss Jewett, a high school girl, she came to bis room In his Beverly Hills mansion ot her own volition. Previously, the cberublo cult disci' tie, who also styles himself "John th Divine" and "John the Revelator; testified he became almost a soarirg cHmn when spiritual vibrations struck him. 4. Dizzy Dean, the talkative St. Louis Cardinal pitcher, and Helen Ste phens, Olympic sprint champion, . tal kin); .things ' over Just before Helen raced 100 yards in an exhibition In St. Louis In 10.9 seconds to better the world mark for women. ' 3 FOR CITY SERVICE STARTING IN FALL Medford City Bus company today announced the ordering of three 21 passenger streamline coaches for service here. The company, headed by Robert Harnlsh and James Ru dldes, was granted a franchise by the city council ou June 15 to oper ate a bus line on the principal city arteries and cross streets. The order called for three coach bodies to be mounted on GMC chas sis manufactured by the General Motors coach and truck division of the Yellow Coach fc Truck Manu facturing company. The order was handled here by O. V. Myers for Skinner's garage, local OMC dealer. The order specified delivery of the buses here about August 15. Service will be inaugurated Immediately af- USE ROOF TO MM ESCAPE (Continued from Fag One.) ter delivery, Mr. Harnlsh said. Walter J. Boots of Portland, General Motors district representative for trucks and coaches, was here - to help, prepare the specifications. The three buses represent, on Investment of about $10,000, Mr. Myers .said.' 'The franchise provides for a max imum bus fare of ten cents or three fares for 35 cents, 15 for $1; children under five free; children .between five and 10,' half fare; children going to or from 'schoo., ' five cents or 30 tickets for 1. ' " Some of the -most skilfully made arrow neads found In the United States recently were unearthed In San Diego county, Calif. v Though protected by - law since 1883. . mountain- sheep In California are showing no appreciable Increase. Canada's system of national parks consists of 20 separate park UDltJ covering more than 13,500 square miles. . ' , of the courthouse, and freedom An Immediate alarm failed to provide any clue as to the direction they bad to ken, and guards and warnings were tpread to all parts ot the county. Before their flight, neither gave any indications of a break plan, and It It viewed by the authorities as a sudden Inspiration. Neither are arm ed, are afoot, and not regarded as desperate. Schroder Taken In Denver Schroder was arrested two weeks ago in Denver, and brought back to this city by Sheriff 8yd I. Brown last Saturday, charged with passing spuri ous checks amounting to 9150 on the J. C. Penney company of this city, erd the proprietor of Calif ornla-On-Tbe-Rogue. near Trail. Schroder entered a plea of guilty, and claimed to be a "victim of circumstances.' Schroder passed a check for tlOO on the auto camp owner. In payment of. an 984 board bill for himself .and two hitch-hiking girls he "picked up" on the road en route here. He Uter had the camp proprietor endorse , a worthless check for $50. Hicks pleaded guilty two weeks ago to the theft of a saddle and cowboy equipment belonging to E. W. Kubll of the Applegate He waa arrested at 'Jranta Pass, in possession ,of the equipment, and first claimed be had bought It from a stranger.. Later he changed his plea to guilty and was scLtenoed to two and one-half years in state prison. - Aocordlng to the oi lie la Is Hicks has been In trouble on several occasions. t - Fourth Escape The escape yesterday was the fourth in the past three years from the county Jail. Raleigh Holy man, now nerving life a an habitual criminal, r.'ter a desperate battle with then Jailer Ingllng escaped; and : was cap tured two weeks later at Crescent City, Calif. "j. . About a year ago,-"Bum" Marshall and Edward Paughty, youthful ban dits, attempted a jajlbreak. They at tacked Jailer Ingllng and a trusty. A ftdctlc battle followed . In which Faughty was shot. Last April Elmer Haab, 10, Ashland Champ Smiles BJMBBMSWaMMMBWMMMIllllll'Til'Ifsl Don Schumacher, youthful Dallas, Texas, golfer, grinned broadly as he received the trophy emblematic; nf the trans-Mlsslsslppi golf champion ship. Schumacher won the title at Denver, defeating Eddie Held, St. Louis, one up. (A. P. Photo.) youth, fled as he was being led from the courtroom to the Jail, In charge of Sheriff Brown. He was captuied a week later, and la now In the state prison serving a three year term. START WORK SOON ON ' ROSEBURG HOSPITAL ROSEBURG, Ore., June 30. (AP) vnrkmen arrived In Roseburg today to start the task of Installing grilles and making minor alterations In con nection with the conversion of the veterans administration facility here for neurd-psychlatrtct purposes. Grilles and other equipment for the conversion were fabricated In Chicago am. the first materials arrived here last week. The work of converting the facility Is expected to require fiom 30 to 60 days, Kentucky accounted for nearly, half the. nation's whisky production In March. T SETS NEW RECORD FOR FISCAL YEAR (Continued irom page One.) and payments into government life Insurance, old age and unemploy ment Insurance reserve funds. Borrowing for gold purchases,-, be said, has totaled 1.060. 000.000. He asserted this borrowing put a cor responding sum of gold assets in the treasury. This , and other listed Items, he said, brought a debt Increase of 3,- 000,000,000 on paper. Revenues Over 1936, Treasury reports through June 36 listed revenues this year at 5,348( 576,000. about 38 per cent more than last- year. . , Income tax receipts, bolstered by the levy on undistributed corporate profits and higher rates on upper bracket Individuals, totaled 12,144,- 795.000, a 50 per cent advance. Mr. Roosevelt forecast In his origi nal January budget a 65 per cent climb In Income tax collections. March receipts fell below forecasts, however, leading the president to revise budget estimates and prompt ing the treasury to Investigate tax returns. In response to a message from Mr. Roosevelt, congress began Its Inquiry Into alleged tax evasion and avoid Expenditures through June 30 to taled aa ,20 l.Ofl 1,000 or 9 per cent less than last yesr. Excluding debt retirement, the deficit on June 36 was 63.660,774.000, or 1 1 1,000,000 over the revised estimate. In Ita working cash balance on June 36. the treasury held $1,016, 800.000. This fund waa created largely by second quarter Income tax col lections and new government bor rowing this month. Sao Franrlsco Butter SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 .(AP USDA) Butter, unchanged. SACRAMENTO. June 30. JP But terfat quotations: first grade 37; sec and grade 35. 4 Ordered to Academy DALLAS, June 30. (JP) Karl Nel son Retoer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam C. Retzer, received orders today to report to the U. 8. military acad emy at West Point on July 1. He Is a senior at Oregon State college. Five thousand members comprise the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. I f ' Now 1 Eat i I HOT DOGS I r J t'pset Stomach Goes I I ln 1ltty wlth Beil-ans Bell-ans FOR INDIGESTION I Schilling TCcl has more ; flavor because it's toasted XSURE THEY WASH LINEN SUITS This one has ben laundered many times and it looks like newl , IF your linen suit is baggy at the knees, wrinkly at the shoulders and generally bedraggled, we'Tl launder spotless, freshness and jaunty style back into it. WE will take care of all your laundry troubles, economically, this summer. It -o;it but little more than laving the work done at mmA ' ...... American Laundry . . A. aT IVII rrUTItll aa. onl aiafe J University of Alabama coeds made decidedly better grades for the first semestor,of this year than the men. American-made equipment Is to be Installed In' the first modern garage to be operated In Greece. ' H. VISITOR, PASSES John H. Roberts, who came here last Friday to visit his niece, Mrs. Charles Thompson, of 1004 West Fourth street, pessed away at the Thompson home Wednesday morning at the age ot 67. Mr. Roberta had been ln falling health . for several months and thought the climatic change might prove beneficial. - Be was a resident of Sheridan. Wyo., and had been employed by the railway aa car foreman for the past 35 years. He was born st Milwaukee, Wis., April 17, 1880. . Besides his wile, Msry Eleanor Roberts, who was with him at the end, be leaves no other near rela tives except his niece and ' foster daughter. Alios Thompson of this city. Funeral services will be held at Bacred Heart Catholic church at t a. m. Friday with Rev. F. W. Black officiating. Rosary services will be conducted at the Conger chapel at ISO Thurs day evening. . Interment will be ln the Siskiyou memorial park. It costs 113.411 to train a flying cadet, and tl3.8sa to train a navr of floor to fly at the Penaaoola avia tion school. The natural bridge near Slade, Ky.. elands 100 feet In the clear and la a, estimated ; to contain - more.' than I9.ooo.ooo pounds of rock. The first well drilled for oil, the Drake weU of 1SV waa 89 u, feet deep. Today wells 10,000 feet deep ore quite common. A stairway to the second story win dow of a Birmingham. Ala, house was bulll exclusively for cat. Mayor Harry Wooding of Danville. Vs.. Is S3. He has been mayor 45 vrars. FINER FILM FINI8HIK0 Free developing, better printf, quicker service In by 11 Ready at 6 SWEM'S KODAKS FOR A COMPLETE and GLORIOUS FOURTH get away from your regular haunta go to the seashore, to the mountains or along some shady Btream. Whether away or at home, stock up with good, wholesome food. We have dozens of items which will make your meals more enjoyable and your outing more complete. Ca.keS Most any kind you want 49c-59c Ea. ft i A large variety Date Drops, Pecan IsO Okies Drops, Fig Newtons, Date-Oatmeal, Peanut Butter Wafers, Butter Slices . and many others 15c-19c-23c Doz. Sandwich Breads No outing lunch is com ' plete without many delicious sandwiches have a variety made from thin sliced White, Whole Wheat, Rye or Cracked Wheat. Pimiento Cheese Bread or Pumpernickel make grand sandwiches 10c..llc-15cLoaf Sandwich Buns & Weiner Buns an important part of any picnic lunch don't over look them. . 20c Doz. and a host of other good things Pies,: many kinds of Sweet Rolls and Coffee Cakes. Come in and let us help you decide what you need. Shop early or better yet, phone your order now and avoid disappointment. OSffiltA A Convenient Site! light to Carry I Week-end Case 98 It holds much more than von would think. Strong wooden frame covered with neat grain ed fibre. Rounded edge. Post type leather handle. 21 in. site.' 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