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LEGAL KING OF u wni Argument Before Utah Court Centers On Question of Interpretation of Word Salt Lake City, Sept. 13 (U.R) The first current arguments on polygamy to be heard by the Utah supreme court today cen tered on the question of whether "cohabitation" means to live in the same bed or only in the same house. Arguing the appeal of 15 Fun damentalists convicted in the state district court o "illegal co habitation" with a total of 55 plural wives, Defense Attorney Knox Patterson explained that the entire trial was based on only 100 words a stipu:ation of of facts stating that each defend ant did cohabit with more than one person of the opposite sex. Appeal Studied The supreme court took the appeal under advisement. "The counsel thinks he out smarted me," Prosecuting At torney Brigham Roberts told the high court "But it is obvious that 'cohabit' means living to gether as husband and wives." "Outsmarted the prosecution?" Patterson asked. "I hope he didn't think we were dumb enough to plunge In and plead guilty for our clients. The whole issue is that we agreed on a stipulation we thought the court would not sustain as sufficient evidence and which the prosecu tion, thought the court would sustain." Defense Attorney Claude T. Barnes, ex-officio poet and nat uralist, quoted Thoreau. Milton and Defoe to prove that "co habitation" means no more than dwelling in the same place, such as with friendly animals or fath ers and mothers. Claim No Crime Shown "There was no testimony con cerning sexual intercourse," he added, explaining. "We wrote the stipulation and as far as evi dence of a crime is concerned, the stipulations state absolutely . routing. 1 "You can add vitriol to vitriol to blast polygamy," Patterson said, "but no man can say polyg amy has harmed Utah or kept it from leading all the western states " "But that may be different ! from opening the floodgates for everyone who wants another wife," Chief Justice James H. Wolfe said "Well, there's a great surplus of women and what are we go ing to do about it?" Patterson said. "I understand there's a man over here from tnsland now to study the way polygamy operates And in 1943 there were 8000 sex cases in Salt Lake City. Polygamy has no such rec j rui nas polygamy Deen prac ticed on a wide scale; one oi the justices asked. "I think it has," Patterson countered convincingly. Closing time tor Sunday Too Late to Clarity 5 30 Saturday afternoon Please remember. 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Freed Americans Arrive in Turkey By United Press A total of 382 former allied prisoners of war in Bulgaria, in cluding 310 American officers and men, have arrived in Istan bul, the Turkish home radio said in a broadcast recorded by FCC monitors. The prisoners were liberated when Bulgaria declar ed war against Germany. enA a m ml ifei ' T ----- - -JIIz WSST iS YOURS, YOUfJG MAN vryilEX nORACE Cni'.r.I.EY nilvi?cd V vounj men to ''Go VTcft," lie knew there were opportunities be yond the Appalachians. But little did he realize the limitless promises of the great Pacific Coast. You don't have to go West, young man. You're here! And ahead of yon lies a pot-war era rich in promise. As this Pacific Empire expands, an enlarged gateway will he opened to Russia . . . China . . . Australia , . . the Indies and the Far F t. Air transportation will play an im portant part in the cxpat-sion of this Western Fmpire.Thc Age rf Flight will f liniiilate new kinds of bu-incss.Many producU uniijuc to this region will he rushed to distant markets by air. And in the post-war era into which vou are growing, there will be United Mainlincrs to meet these require ments. You will sec great 4-cngine planes carry ing 1 1 to S.l passengers and cargo at speeds up to 300 miles an hour. There will also be more fre cpient inter-city schedules with fast planes built for this type of travel. Thai's the picture of your West as it looks today. Vou will sec the realization of iLs promises tomorrow. For 18 years United has been a partner in the progress of the Pacific Coast and has even greater things planned for the po't-war period. FLIGHT TIME FROM MEDFORD TOt IOS ANGELES AH HOUR! SAN FRANCISCO 2'i HOURS PORTLAND 1!i HOURS SEATTLE HOURS r Its, u ...iu iimI AIRWAY V MI pmn NITED Municipal Airport Ttl.phon. 7111 L DESCR1 AT E Jane Churchill Says She Didn't See Knife; Mus cles Win Until Aid Comes Wednesday, Sept. 13. 1944 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE THREE as the federal government took control of 12 other operations shut down by strikes of foremen. Hollywood, Sept. 13 (U.R) Jane Churchill, by her own ac count a third cousin of that oth er Churchill, today described for presentation to a grand jury the balcony scene between Tom my Dorscy of the trombone and Jon Hall of the muscles. The muscles were triumphing over the trombone by Dorsey's own account until something in tervened. Dorsey said it was a potted geranium. Hall said it was a knife and if there was anything potted around there it wasn't a geranium. Dr. Marcus Crahne. county physician who examined Hall after the fray, said only a knife could have made the cuts. Purse Is Cause Miss Churchill, whose forgot ten purse initiated the brawl that night of August 5, said she saw Dorsey bending Hall over the railing of his second story balcany. Actor Eddie Norris tried to interfere, she said, and a neigh bor one Allen Smiley stepped in with a haymaker which drop ped Norris to a deep sleep on Dorsey's oriental rug. Smiley, who yesterday paid a $250 fine for telephone betting on the horses, then began kick ing Norris as he slumbered. "He was kicking him like any thing," she said, "and I pushed him off balance and he stopped." Dorscy later dragged Norris downstairs by one leg, Norris testified, 'my head banging on every step." Saw No Knife She didn't see any knife, Miss Churchill said. Hall, however, did see "a bright Instrument." Despite at tempts to keep his testimony quiet, reporters learned that he had told Jurors that the "bright instrument" flashed before his eyes for an Instant as Miss Pat Dane, Dorsey's beautiful actress wife, was pulling his hair. Dorsey was busy at the time slugging him, he snid. Miss Churchill's hair also had been pulled by Miss Dane. Exhibiting three bald spots, she snid the tresses ordinarily growing there had been remov ed by Miss Dane. It started when Hnll returned for Miss Churchill's purse and patted Miss Dane affectionately. The county clerk's office re ports more than 800 applica tions from Jackson county serv icemen for soldier ballots have been received, and more are ex pected. It is estimated between 1.000 and 1,200 applications will be received. Opening date for mailing the ballots has been designated as October 9, and the final date is October 27. The earlier dnte will be for ballots addressed to the far war fronts, and the lat est date for servicemen station ed in this nation. All the ballots will be deliv ered by air mail, and will ar rive in ample time for study and marking. They will be re turned by air mail also. MINE RESUMES Charleston. W. Va., Sept. 13 (U.R) Production was resumed today in the Stotesbury No. 8 mine of the Koppers coal divi sion, Eastern Gas and Fuel As sociates, in Raleigh county, when foremen returned to work THE GRANGE Roxy Ann Grange Roxy Ann Grange will meet In regular session Friday, Sep tember 15, at 8:15 p. m. Mrs. Leonard Lehman, chair man of this month's ways and means committee, asks members to bring household articles or produce for an auction. : Serving committee for tho evening includes Mr. and Mrs. Don Elliott, Sr., and Mrs. Don Elliott, Jr. Closing time for CinMiflfd ads 9 . m. 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Payments may also be spread over a period of 10 to 20 years. U. 5. National 35th In Bank Position According to Geo. T. Frcy, manager of tho local bmnrh rn. cent figures released by the American Danker place the Unit ed States National bank in 35th position In size among the na tion's top ranking banks. The United States National bank's deposits as of June 30, 1044. total S42R1.1Q1I3 i, against $102,552,442 for Decem ber 31, 1040, thus demonstrating the rapi-l growth of this aggres sive pioneer banking Institution. MR. AMEICA JAILED Los Angeles, Sept. 13 UR) William ilillgnnlner, 28, whose bulging muscles won him the "Mr. America" title three limes, today sat In a Jail cell awaiting hearing on a six-year-old mor als offense. Hillgardner was ar rested yesterday on his arrival by government transport from Pombny India, where he had been a physical Instructor. GASH in a FLASH FOR YOUR CAR Save Time, Caih & Gat Call AUTOMOBILE MARKET 6th and Bartlett Sts. 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