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While Passing 'Round the "Chloroform-for-Feeble-Minded" Idea, Don't Overlook European War Promoters. "Statesmen" Are Often Only Moronic Copies. WEATHER Highest temperature yesterday 5fi Lowest temperature lust night 41 Precipitation for 24 hours ill Precip. since first of month .us Precip. from Sept. 1, 1!i35 25.94 Kxcess since Sept. 1, 19:15 CK Clearing, Cold BEFORE YOUR EYES The cream of the local, state, national and world news FRESH. The unfailing service of your home-city, evening dally, the NKW8-KKVIKWV He a read er and ulwuys be Informed. THE DOUGLAS COUNTY DAILY VOL. XXXVIII NO. 272 OF ROEBURG ROSEBURG. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 13. 1936. VOL. XXVI N0.192 OF THE EVENING NEWS IMI Jl N ffiT :'r&tiiWS Mil IIIIUT II I I IVIl.llMII II. Hilt 7b m limi msum at Editorials on the Day's Newsi By FRANK JENKINS TTHIS question, In one form or an- other. Is on every Up: "Will there be war In Europe as a result of Hitler's thumbing his nose .at the treaties which forbid him to move German troops up to the Rhine?" nTHE answer, as things stand to- day, is: "Probably not, right away, unless some startling inci dent, like the killing of the Aus trian archduke in 1914, should oc cur to inflame the passions of the already excited populations thut are concerned in the situation." Europe isn't yet quite ready to fight. pOR one thing, most of Europe doesn't Just know how a mod ern war, which Is staggeringly costly, could be financed. Kusy, kindly, gullible old Uncle Sam was fllmflammed into financ ing the bulk of the World 'war. The process was first to buy from him, on credit, the things needed to fight with, and then to ROR ROW from him the money with which to pny his bills. Farther along in the game, he was flattered into getting into the war on his own account in order to "make the world safe for demo cracy." After thut, he was a part ner In the business and his asso ciates pushed off onto his shoul ders the job of doing the PAY ING. - - - v- .; - Uncle Sam, In the World war, was about the easiest mark It was ever Europe's good fortune to meet. OUT Uncle Sam isn't feeling so kindly and generous and ex pansive as be was back in World war days. For one thing, he has been forc ed to realize that in (he World war (Continued on page 2.) $450,000 LISTED An appropriation of $450,000 for the south jetty at the month of the Umpqua river is the second in magnitude of the Oregon projects added by amendment to the rivers and harbors bill, the Washington correspondent of the Oregon Jour nal reports. The senate appropria tions committee amendment to the war department bill would, if en acted, provide funds for a number of Oregon projects. The largest is the sum of $2,- 425.000 for numerous items in con nection with Bonneville dam. The f mpqua south jetty proposal Is next in order. The sum of S1M.000 for Coos bay is Included. Chloroforming Idea For Feeble Minded Children Again Endorsed PORTLAND, Ore., March 13. 1 (AP) Dr. Alexander Goldenwels er. nallonally-known authority on sociology and anthropology, agreed with a contemporary todny that hopelessly feeble-minded children should be chloroformed. Dr. Goldenwelser, professor of sociology at Reed college here and formerly lecturer at Columbia uni versity and the new school for so cial research in New York, said he believed laws to permit such ac tion "are needed from a humani tarian standpoint." His comment followed publica tion of an Interview with Dr. S. U. 1-nughlin, sociologist at Willlam ette university, Salem. Ore. Dr. Lauehlln said "one has only to visit the Oregon state feeble minded home and look at those children lying In bed unable to lift their heads from their pillows to agree with me that they should be chloroformed." Dr. Golden weiser said today "hopeless feeble-mlndedness as well as extreme forms of crippled' ness. wherein Individuals cannot live as Individuals but must mere lv vfiiTPtnti. wnrmnt such act on as advocated by Dr. Laughlin." He Overhead Crossing to mm set AS T Project Indicated in Word From State Road Body ; Change in Highway Will Follow. Immediate construction of an overhead crossing at Green, be tween Shady Point and Kelley's Korner, la Indicated by an an nouncement received by the coun ty court this morning from the state highway department, which notified the court that application- has been made to the public utili ties commission for a date for a hearing on the proposed grade separation. The construction of the over head structure is expected to be followed by a change in the loca tion of the highway between Shady Point and Kelley's Korner, elim inating several sharp and danger ous curves. The proposed crossing, accord ing to pluns drawn by the bridge department, will consist of a con crete structure 28S feet in length mil carrying a 2ii-f:iot roadbed with sidewalks. The deck will be 27 feet above the level of the rail road tracks. The estimated cost of the struc ture is $40,000. A delegation from the Roseburg chamber of commerce and county court appeared before the state highway commission yesterday with a request for Improvement or the highway between Roseburg and Kelley's Korner, and It is an ticipated the commission will take action in the near future to con tract the proposed road changes, particularly south of Shady Point. The present plan is to continue the highway southward from the present Shady Point grade cross ing, keeping the road on the east side of the railroad tracks to a point a short distunee south of the Green station. Here the road will turn -on a wide curve and cross the tracks on the concrete overhead structure, and will connect in a straight line with the present rond at Kelley's (Continued on page 6) DOCTOR CONVICTED OF DOUBLE MURDER LONDON. March 13. (AP) A jury convicted Dr. Ruck Ruxton, Indian-blooded physician, of first degree murder today In connection with the slaying of his wife and nursemaid. Near the end of his long summing-up. Judge Singleton referred to testimony that part of one body found in the ravine called the "Devil's Beef-Tub" had been wrap ped in a romper suit of one of Dr. Kuxton's children. Justice Singleton also pointed out to the jurors that the dismem berment of the bodies had been done "by a person of some anato mical skill." would restrict such action to i cases "in which the center of per sonal life is abolished." 1 do not advocate breaking present laws In any way. I mere-! ly say Buch laws should be changed," he declared. Dr. Laughlin, who taught in many parts of the east and mid west before accepting his position at Willamette in 1M3, said hope lessly feeble-minded children "were better off dead." He also advocat ed strict mental and physical ex aminations for all applicants fur man luge licenses. A survey of expenditures at the Oregon state feeble-minded home showed the state would save about $300.0110 yearly If the proposal to chloroform hopelessly deficient children were adopted. Officials said most of the 969 inmates were regarded as hopeless cases. Dr. Roy F. Uyrd, superintendent of the home at Salem, declined to comment on the discussion be cause of his position. Dr. Laughlin, whose comments , followed a cla.-ts period In which the problem was discussed, said - (the idea he proposed was not new and previously na?i neen auvocai- ed by "many others." PROBABLE I Old Man Jinx Spreads Out His Talons Friday, 13th, Flouted and Heeded 100 Per Cent Defiance CHICAGO, March 13. AP) Thirteen business and profession al men went to some inconvenience and no little expense today to thumb their noses at that Friday the 13th jinx. All members of Anti-Superstition club, they rented room 1313 In an exclusive hotel for an orgy of salt-spilling, under-ladder walk ing, black cat balling and mirror breaking. Nathaniel Leverone, president, plans to smash a mirror at 6:13 p. m., to begin the banquet. The menu includes "black cat cocktails," "fruit a la jinx" and coiffin ice ciam." These good luck charms will be on exhibition: A bride's garter, a shoe tossed at married couple, a beggar's ring and a "good luck pin picked up by a man who was killed by a taxicab as he stooped to pick it up, Superstitious Smith LA GRANDE, Ore., March 13. (AP) Because today is Friday the thirteenth, .ludd Smith, local res taurant man who has just complet ed a three-day spring cleaning and painting job, refused to open his place . of business until tomorrow. The work is all done but Smith just isn't taking any chances, al though he's paying a full days wages to every member of his staff just to enjoy a 24-hour vacation. Not only does smith rrown on Friday the thirteenth, but he shuns anything with a "thirteen" tacked ontn.lt. . . t . Tl Condemned Man Not Told He Won't Be Granted Second Reprieve. TRENTON, N. J., March 13. (AP) Kruno Richard Huuptmann, his last reprieve deudllne passed at midnight lust flight, paced his cell today still convinced he would not die for the kidnap-slaylng of the Lindbergh baby. Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, who stayed Hauptmann's execution on January 17, announced yesterday that he does not Intend to grant a new reprieve; that, in fact, he has no legal power to do so now. Hauptmunu told his chief coun sel, C. Lloyd Fisher, he is confi dent he will somehow win a new reprieve. Fisher did not tell him of Hoffman's announcement. The governor, despite his an nouncement, continued his investi gation today of the Lindbergh crime, which, he I; us said he be lieves is not completely solved. In sharp contrast to Haupt mann's hopeful attitude, Charles Zied, Philadelphia thug condemned to die in the electric chair the same night as Hauptmann three weeks hence, was resigned to hi fate. Hauptmann's execution date was set for the week or march 6 Zled's was placed for the same week and Warden Mark Kimber- ling settled on a double execution. UMPQUA CLOSING PLEA TO BE STUDIED PORTLAND, Ore., March 13. (AP)The Oregon state game and fish commission voted today to halt asserted fish bootlegging by scindine the privilege for sports men to sell fish caught with hook and line In non-commercial wa ters. A group of Roseburg citizens re quested that use of nets In the Umpqua river be prohibited. The commission voted to defer action on the matter until the next meet ing. April H, when a more com plete study could be made. PITCA1RN ISLAND STRUCK BY DROUGHT LOS ANGELES. Mar 13. (AP) Drought has struck the ro mantic island of Pitcairn. settled by mutineers of the British war ship Iiounty In the lHth century, word received here sa'd today. A letter from Fred M. Christian, deccendant of the leading colonizer of the South Sea Island, told Philes I Cook of how lark of rain had pre vented a harvest. Score One for Jinx , LOS ANGELES. March 13. (AP) At one minute after mid night, the Jinx of Friday the 13th hit Jack Fontaine today. Fontaine, a chef, was stirring a kettle of soup in a downtown res taurant. At 12:01 a. m., it upset and spilled over his legs. He was given emergency treat ment for second degree burns. Takes No Chances SPOKANE. March 13. (API If Friday the thirteenth catches H. 1'' Strong today It'll have to sneak up on him at home. Afield on the jinx day several years ago he lost three fingers, and that nitsror- tune's anniversaries have seen him break a leg and lose bis automo bile by fire. So today he plnnned to keep indoors. 13 Family Favorite CHICAGO, March 13. (AP) The Ryerson family believes in 13. Hob Ryerson, 13 years old today, will have 13 friends at his Friday the 13th birthday party. His fath er was 13 on a Friday, September 13, and his grandfather's birthday was December 13.. . . Harbinger of Joy I1EI.UNG1IAM, March 13. (AP) Elaine Common, who has thir teen letters In her name and who welched 13 pounds at birth, wns celebrating her 13th birthday to day, Friday the 13th. The figures of her street address also total 1J. IBBED BY G-MEN Fugitive Facing Charges in Four States Caught in Apartment House. BROOKLYN, March 13. (API- Edward lienz, sought in Vermont, Pennsylvania and North Carolina on charges of bunk robbery, today was captured by four department of justice agents trying to escape through the numb waiter of apartment which they bad besieg ed with tear gas. Menz, the arresting agents said had been mentioned In connection with the kidnaping of George Weyerhaeuser in Tacoina, Wash last spring. The raided apartment was occu pled by a man who described him self as LouiB Philip. With him were his wife and tbeir three chil dren. They emerged Into the corn dor of the first floor apartment when the first gas bomb was thrown over the transom. Other tenants, attempting to flee the gas fumes, were blocked by the agents, who hurried upstairs to guard against Henz' escape. They dragged him from the dumb waiter shaft on the third floor, clad only In his underwear. SKATTI.R, March 13 (API- Edward llenz, former Tacoman. captured In Brooklyn, N. Y., today by federal agents, has been a fu gitive In connection with the r0, mill holdup of a Colfax, Whitman county, hank In 1933. Ho jumped S15.000 bond after being arrested In Dallas, in May, 103.1, for the Colfax robbery. J. Charles Dennis, IJ. 8. district attorney here, said nenz Is not un der indictment in the kidnaping of nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser last May. Henz was mentioned ns a suspect at the time. CHURCHES LAUD RAP AT BEER DISPENSERS PORTLAND, Ore.. March 13. (AP) The executive committee of the Portland Council of Churches lauded city officials who opposed Imposing fines on minors buying liquor and easing the responsibility of dispensers. Mayor Joseph Carson and other city officials declared the dispens ers should be held strictly to uc count for selling liquor to youths "I believe when public officials and groups of business men outside the church take a stand In de fense of youth, the least a church group can d Is to commend them.' - 'said Dean Anderson, chairman of the church youth commission. Rise at RELIEF ROLL IN ALL AREAS Able-Bodied Persons Will Be Shifted to Jobs as Fast as Available, Voyt States. Efforts lo remove all able- bodied persons from. relief rolls as apidly as seasonal and other em ployment becomes available have been started by the state and county relief committees, Franklyn Voyt, relief director for Douglas county reports. The local relief office, he states, Is anxious to receive applications from all persons who can employ common farm labor or can use men and women In any other works lusstfications. "There has been established In all larger communities." Voyt says, a relief sub-committee, which can be notified of available Jobs, and persons able to furnish employment will be regularly contacted by case workers, who will have lists of em ployable persons. In Douglas county the national reemployment office should be no tified by those persons seeking la borers. The local office, of which Frank Chase is manager, is located in the courthouse." Name Filing Asked. Mr. Chase requests that nil em ployables listed on relief rolls filo tlreir- names with- ms ouico ior farm Jobs. The relief committee has aiso re solved, Mr. Voyt states, that all (Continued on page 6) FRED ASTAIRE STILL E HOLLYWOOD, Cnlif., March 13. (AP) Fred Astaire took a cue from the title of bis next scneuui- ed jnovlo and told R.K.O. studio, won t dance." Negotiations over his new con tract struck Jarring notes today, as Astaire declared, I don't KJiow whether the outcome will bo that I leave the studio or not." Film circles discussed three pos sible causes of dispute between tho uglle dancing star and the company which has featured him with Gin ger Rngors. Texas red-bead, In re cent productions. They were Astnire's rumored de mands for: 1. More money than his past 1250,000 earnings In tive movies. 2. Solo starring. 3. Fewer pictures per year. Hut Astaire, terming New York newspaper's report "ridiculous" which hail him refusing an oiler of Sl.nnO.OQQ for four pictures, said the disagreement had "nothing whatever to do with Balary." He accused the studio of con tract violations, but declined to de scribe their nature. As for wish ing to part' company with Miss Rogers, Astaire Bald, "I hope we can work together again nt some future time." FROM THE HEADLINES By the Deacon "Pooeve Wins War With Brutia Popeye and good old wimpy have won the Ilrutlan war, in way that no one ever thought of winning wars before: With good two-flBted fighting and Bpina h fed marines, be defeated all the Hrutians. who live on pork and beans. Of course he used some "strug Ity" to get the Hrutfan guns; bill It was a brilliant victory Tor all his native sons. A war that's In the comics is really awfully funny; it doesn't cost a million lives, zm billions In good money. Hut wars, In fact, are serious things and. even when you win 'em, there is loss for all who do not go and death for those that's in 'em. Man's conquered many enemies. In nature and diseases; on land. In water and In air, he goes where e'er he pleases, but the enemies he cannot down most vicious of the breed, are firmly seated in his heart his selfishness and greed. BEGUN Green RESERVES DUE rail House Bill to Place Levy On Undistributed Earnings, Prediction of Head of Committee. WASHINGTON, March 13. (AP) A house ways and means sub-committee indicated it will frame a tax on undistributed cor porate earnings which will yield the $020,000,000 requested by the administration, regardless of any revisions for "cushion reserves. Chairman Samuel 11. Hill (I).. Wash.) said he believed the lonta tive schedule "will bring In $020,- 000,000, although It may not be exactly that." A rate starting at 15 per cent on the first five per cent of until vided net corporate Income ami mounting to 55 per cent on 3ft per cent or more of undistributed prof Its has received the most serious consideration of the subcommittee. Knotty Angle Studied Hill said the members spent two hours this morning trying to tangle the knotty problem of how to prevent foreign holders of stock In American corporations from escaping taxation on dividends. ' W e are no nearer a solution, Hill said. "The problem Is: How to levy a tax, and at what rate to have reasonably Just tax- on tllvldcnds that go to foreign stockholders, either Individual or corporate. No particular plan Is In mind." Hill expressed opinion the sub committee would not recommend that a corporation be allowed to set aside for reserves, entirely exempt from taxution, some por- (Continued on page G ERER SELZ DRAWS LIFE TERM SAN Ql'KNTIN, Calif., March id. (AP) Life imprisonment he bind San Queutiu's drab wulls ush ored In u new scheme of living to day iwr eccentric Ralph Jerome Selz. The 27-year-old adventurer plead ed guilly to the first degree mur der of .Mrs. Alada ! rench Rice, was sentenced lo life and brought he from Kedwood City all in tho space of a few hours yesterday. Superior Judge A. R. Cotton spared tiie youth's life on recom mendution of District Attorney (ill bert Ferrell. Redwood Ctly offlcors, under Sheriff James J. Mctirnth, continu ed search for the body and Iden Illy of a man Selr. named as Mich ael Horonnvich. Selr, said he clu bed the man to death with the butt of a gun and dumped his body In San FrancfKco bay because be threatened "blackmail" In conne tion with Mrs. Rice's death. LEGION ADVOCATES DEFENSE MEASURES PORTLAND. Ore.. March 13. Three hundred American legion and auxiliary members urged day that legislation be enacted t insure permanent neutrality and to take (ho profit out of war. At a mass meuling here the I. giunnulres also recommended mi lary training of civilian forces, maintenance of strong defensn an compulsory military training mate institutions of higher educ tion. Sharp curbing of communist activities and deporlutlon of mid siruhle aliens also was urged. "All we want is assurance that our borders will not be violat haid Slate Legion (ieorge D. Koehn. Command PLUMBER WORKING UNDER HOUSE DIES Ml-;DFORD, Ore.. March 13. (AP) John W. Stroub, a plumber, died of a heart attack late yeste day, as be worked under a house this city, the coroner reported to day. According to his companion: Stroub wus hesitant about, crawl log under the building. Money Put up To Smash N.Y. Strike, Charge NEW YORK, March 13. (AP) James J. Bumbrick, leader of the building workers strike, today a Hit- Father Charles E, Coughlln, adlo priest, to publicize his arges that federal money Is be- g used lo cms lithe strike. Hambrlck, local head of the Iluildlug Service Employes union. telegraphed Father Coughlln, that banks of New York have concen- rated campaign to crush the Iluildlug Service Employes union." "They are refusing mortgages to any owner who signs contracts 1th the union for a raise In pay. the telegram continued. "They are pouring out millions of dollars a lay hiring strike-breakers and thugs from all over the country to euk the strike. I Jam brick added ho had tele- uphed Jesse Jones, chulrmun of the reconstruction finance corpora- i on board, protesting against al- ged use of federal money for the ed H. French Management com- puny which owns Tudor city, largo I sidentiai development in rsew ork nffocted by the strike. Tho French company, Hambrlck ! Haid, "Is spending $f)0,000 daily to I ush the workers." BENEFIT PROGRAM Indian Theater Will Help Movement for Purchase of New Uniforms. A benefit program for the Rose burg Municipal bsud uniform fund Is to be held at Hunt's Indian the ater Thursday. March III. D. W. Radabaugh, theater manager, an nounced this morning that a fine comedy picture, "F.vory Saturday Night," featuring an all-star cast, will be presented, together with a stage show, being arrangetl by J. , "Snap" (illlmore, band director. The proceeds from ticket BuleB will he turned over to the hand to be npplled to tho purchase of new uniforms. Speaking of the forthcoming en- ertafnment. Mr. Radabaugh said this morning: Onr theater Is glad to cooperate In the effort to raise funds for the new uniforms so badly needed by our band. We have secured a fine picture, which is a riot of fun, nnd when added to Snap (illlmore a special numbers wo can assure show tlmt will easily be worth louble the price of admission." Ivury effort is being made to as sist the band In securing uniforms for appearances during the coming summer months, when the organi zation will be called upon for nu merous services in connection with the major conventions to be held In Roseburg. These appearances will be in addition to the usual weekly concerts of the summer season. Civic clubs, particularly the University club und Lions club, have already contributed to tho fund through home talent plays, and a substantial additional amount Is being raised this week through direct solicitation. o ; SUICIDE LEAVES 'WOMEN WARNING NKW YORK, Mutch 13. (AP) neslde the body of Joseph Hanto, 20, police found a note In Porlu guese today. Translated, It read: "A lesson to the young male members of our family to keep uway from women." Gas Jets In the room were open. Rules for Jobless Issued by Federal Government WASHINGTON, March -13. (AP) The internal revenue bur eau today published regulations governing payment of the unem ployment insurnnce tax. due next Jan. 31, uniler the social security act. All employers of eight or more persons are subject, with certain exceptions, to the tax. The rate Ibis year Is one per cent on pay rolls, next year two por cent and thereafter three per cent. Thoso who offer services to the public were hold to be Indepen dent contractors and not subject to the lax. In this group are phy sicians, lawyers, dentists, veterin arians, contractors, subcontrac tors, public stenographers and auc- - tlonecrs, 1 The act provides that employers views n ACCORD I GIVEN PUBLIC Door Kept Open for Offer, From Germany; Italy Refuses to Join in j Sanctions Plan. LONDON, March 13. (AP)--An official communique Issued to night said a "closer approxima tion of views" had been reached between the Locarno treaty fcignu torles, "A small committee of minis ters representing the signatory ncwers of the Locarno treaty cou- tinned during the day Us examlna- t ton of the situation. "As the discussion proceeded, it was noted with satisfaction that a closer annroximatlon of views had become apparent. "The next meeting of the com- nilttee will take place tomorrow." At the same time. It was offl- daily announced, tho league of nutiotis council will meet. scheduled tomorrow to bear the French and llelglans state their cases against Germany, a ft e r which the council will adjourn un til Monday. (Copyright, 193R, by the Associated Press) LONDON, March 13. A high au thority stated today that Italy had flatly refused to impose sanc tions against Germany Bhortly aft-. the British foreign office an nounced: "The door is still open for Germany to make any kind of an offor it wishes. (Tho Itnllnn nnllnn wiut ratTnrrtpn h a stumbling block In the way tary und economic sanctions be ap plied against Germany for send ing troops Into the Rhfneland. Russia had been supporting1 France in demanding these sanc tions. So had Yugoslavia, Czecho slovakia and Rumania, the mem (Continued on page 6) $50,000 VOTED FOR T WASHINGTON, March 13. (AP) The house today voted 150, U0O to defray expenses of Its spe cial bi-partisan committee Investi gating the Townsend and other old age pension plans. Supporters of the Townsend movement to pay $200 a mouth pensions to those over 60 charged tho amount wus excessive and forc ed a roll call on the question of whether the resolution 'for the fund should be open to amend ment. Speaker Uyrns announced the vote ou this question as 241 to 112 against any amendments. Tho resolution providing 150,000 was then adopted on a voice vote. Home suggested the committee be given only $10,000, while oth ers contended no investigation was needed. Representative Monaghan (I)., Mont.), charged there bad been "tricky procedure" in adoption Of a revised resolution authorizing the Investigation. After Speaker Byrns warned him against engaging In person alities, he was persuaded to with draw the remark. Some members thought Monughan bad cast re flections on Chairman Hell (!., Mo.), of the Investigating commit tee. Insurance Tax of agricultural labor, domestlo servants and members of a ship's crew are exempt as are federal, state and local governments and rcllclous and charitable groups. No tax applies on domestic ser vants in private homes, hut tho bureau ruled payment will be duo for bucIi employment In boarding or rooming houses, fraternity houses, clubs, hotels or commer cial offices. Nine states have set up unem ployment Insurance systems satis factory to the board. F.mployers in those states will be entitled to cretllt 90 per cent of any money they pay Into stale funds against the total duo the federal govern ment. In states where no insur ance plan exists, payments will go direct to tho federal treasury
