The Weather
Forwast: Tonight nnd Friday un
settled with ruin; nuniiiil temperature.
Medford
nn
Temperature
Highest yctcday 42
LoweKt tJilft nioniliiff 84
rrctlpUation
Tu ft p. m. yesterday a8
To ft ii. in. today .14
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Twenty-Fifth Year
MEDFORD, OUKUOX. THURSDAY, DKCK.MBKU 11, 19:50.
No. 2Gi?
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Todav
By Arthur Brisbane
From Salem to Pittsburg.
Mills, Money, Mellon.
Empty Stomachs Dan-V
gerous.
Twice Thanks to Hoover.
Copyright King Feature! 8ynd-, Inc.
PITTSBURGH, l'n., De?. 10.
When .traveling .through the
country, if opportunity offers,
gt off nt one rnilrontl stntion
nnd motor a few miles to an
other, observing as you fro.
This is written, after nn hour
nnd a linlf motor trip from Sn-
'im, Ohio, passing in that short
time through parts of Ohio,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania,
all the way on a good road la
beled "U. S. HO."
Where the highway cuts
through lulls, yon see holes in
the bank from which tjie owner
of land adjoining takes oitt coal
as he needs it. Very conven-
jent.
Through Lisbon, Liverpool,
and over the Ohio river you
enter West Virginia and motor
on through the rolling fields.
Soon a sign announces that you
have changed from West Vir
ginia into Pennsylvania. Then,
past mines, oil wells, gas wells,
you enter this powerful grow
ing city of coal, iron, gigantic
mills, money, and "the Mel
lons." Here every prospect pleases,
for nothing coidd be more
pleasing than active smoke-,
stacks that show factories run
ning, men employed. But there
is one disturbing feature.
Coming into Alleghany Coini-
ty, alert policemen stand on the
isomers, beside each one a. state
Ir.wper, watching automobiles.
Banditry, with robbing of
banks, and occasional murders,
lias increased suddenly, al
though, thanks to the wise pol
icy of big steel companies,
nearly all their men are em
ployed, at least part of the
week.
At 3 in .the afternoon a group
of men in working clothes
stand on a corner, evidently un
employed. One watches a pow
erful young man, who wears an
unpleasant look as be watches
the rolling automobiles.
How long does anybody ex
pect him to remain hungry, and
sec his wife and children hun
gry, without protest!
His theory that a man willing
to work is entitled to food may
not appeal to our "best minds"
but for their own protection
they would do well to adopt it.
They may learn from Britain,
Germany nnd France, with'bis
Vtorics longer than ours, that
empty stomachs are dangerous.
(Continued on Page Five)
Abe Martin
Hain't falo funny? Mm. Km
Moot' brother who's lived all his
llf In lilcngo win finally mis
taken fer a tleor newr Obcrlln,
Ohio, Who wmcnihoTM when wr
ncl to slow down nn offer lo
help a feller with a stalled enr?
3 TtotxTte' LvjLi-
OPEN COUNT
OF BALLOTS
FOR MAYOR
Recount of West Medford
Precinct Will End Today,
Is Belief Oakdale Pre
cinct Count Tomorrow
Attorneys On Job.
The recount for the West
Mcril'oiil precinct was com
pleted this nl'ternoon showing
the following I Inures on the
mayoralty;
Wilson 212
Fehl 141.
, Six hiillnts for lor Wilson
ami, two for Felil were pro
tested, n lid n iloen ballots
iiiurketl defective by the onn
va.sslng hoard will he ruled
upon by the court.
The official count for this
precinct cave:
Wilson 2I
Fehl NH
Counting of the ballots of the
West Medford precinct, in the re
count and election contest filed by ,
:arl H. Fehl against 10. M- Wilson,
successful candidate on the face
of the official returns, started this
afternoon.
At 3 o'clojck 140 ballots had
been counted, showing Wilson 91.
Fehl 54, five not voting for mayor.
and one ballot marked for each of
the candidates being protested and
laid aside for determination later.
-It Is expected that the recount
ing of the ballots for the West
Medford w.ll be completed by court
adjournment at 5 o'clock today.
The recounting of the ballots in
the Oakdale precinct will be start
ed In the morning.
Attorney Thomas J. Enright nets
as tallyman for Fehl, and City At
torney Frank P. Farrell in a sim
ilar capacity for Wilson.
Attorney K. E. Kelly reads the
ballots nnd Attorney J. Neff at
tests to their correct reading.
When the West Medford precinct
hnilot hag"' wna 'opened, Attorney
Kelly called the .court's attention
to the fact thnit the mouth of the
ballot bag was not sealed and the
keyhole of the lock also bare.
For the Oakdale precinct ballot
container, no key could be found,
so It was necessary for Attorney
Enright to take a hammer and
demolish it.
A dozen spectators were In the
courtroom watching the -proceedings.
(Continued on Page 6, 8tory 1)
F
PORTLAND, Dec. 11 Uids
on 71 miles of highway construc
tion at u cost estimated at $500,
000 were opened by the state high
way commission here t o d a y.
Award of contracts will be made
later.
The proposals included mirfac
ing 10 miles of the Oregon coast
highway In Lane county; regrad
Ing ami resurfacing in miles of
the Oregon Caves road in Jose
phine county: surfacing in. 6 miles
of the Oregon coast highway in
Coos county; surfacing 1 1 miles
of the Central Oregon highway
between Hampton and the I-ake
county line; resurfacing the U'in-caster-Vale
section of the John
Day h Ig h wa y ; g rn ding 3 miles
of the Siintiam highway between
llrynnt hill and Trout creek, and
regrading on the John Day high
way in Grant county.
He's Mayor Again
VANCOUVER. II. C, Dec. 11.
f,pt l. p. Taylor, seven times
mayor of Vancouver prior to 1928,
was elected again yesterday for a
two year term. He defeated Mayor
W. I!. Malkin by fiOfcG votes.
OPEN
1
FOR
HAL
MILLION
TO
WORK
Germans Ban Battle Film
As Endangering Standing
Among Nations of World
PEItLIN. Dec. 11. iJVi Ger-'
many's board of film censors to- j
day ruled the picture. "All Qulet(
on the Western Front." out of the
country's thentcrs. on the ground j
It "endangered "rmany's Inter-:
national tnnillnp."
This wart the film whose show-1
A; at n thitcr here reunited In ;
I riots inspired by the national
cialtM political pnrty. The hxn
iVean vifd after nn attorney V.r.
the producer had ia;d his com
pany would take the film out of
Canadians Favor
Wheat-For-Cash
Plan By Wrigley
WlNNIPEfl. Dec. 11. 0P
I'nqualifind approval of the
rlgley "whent-for-carth plan
was expressed last night by
.Ichn I. McFarland. head of
the Canadian wheat pool's v
central selling agency.
The' William Wrigley. Jr..
4 Company, Ltd., has derided
all money owing it In the
prairie provinces from le-
com her 12. lltltn, to May 1.
l!i."H, will he accumulated to
buy wheat In May. Vj31 at or
below 6' cents.
,
Salt Lake Blonde Refuses to
Name Accomplice in Hotel
Room Crime Barber
Held As Suspect, Refuses
Admit Connection.
SALT LAKE CITY. Dec. 11. 1
Jean D a y I e. 22-year-old
blonde, was being held in jail
today on nn open charge after
she is alleged to hnve confessed
the slaying of Sam Frank, 65.
jewelry auctioneer of Memphis,
Tenn., in a hotel room hero Sat
urday morning.
With the alleged confession,
however, the slaying was only
partly solved, since the woman i
said by police to have admitted
she had an accomplice, although
she refused to give his Identity.
"The only thing you need to
know is that I killed him," she
sobbed nt the end of- n four-hour
grilling last night. Detectives said
tho confession enmo nfter they
had told her they knew her real
identity.
Gave Victim Drug.
. In her alleged confession, the
girl said she went to Frank's
room Friday night and "had some
drinks with him." During the
night nnd early morning she said
she gave him three doses of
drug, and when she feared It had
not taken effect she said she hit,
him twice on the head with a
bottle. Then she tied his hands
and gagged him with one of hef
i stockings.
t Next nhe took a ring from his
finger, robbed him of ii stickpin,
and money, tied down the tele
phone receiver nnd left the room
Concerning disposal of the loot,
police said she told them:
"I- gave It to the man who
planned the job and his nume will
never pass my lips. I am ready
to take all the blame."
Police continued to hold Phil
J. Ouinin, a barber, arrested Sun
day In connection with the mur
der. He refused either to deny
or admit connection with the
slaying.
In her cell late Irtst night the
girl told k newspnper reporter an
unsuccessful marriage when he
was 15 "was the turning point In
my life.
"My husband wasn't square nnd
he went every annle to make ft
hum out of me," she said. "He
put me on the wrong track and
Introduced me to the underworld.
I've traveled a fast pace ever
since."
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. m The
value of the press nnd life Insur
ance companies In producing an
informed nation was set forth to
the convention of life Insurance
presidents today by Frank 11.
Noyes. president of the Associated
Press.
German circulation regardless of
the censors' decision.
Snakes crawling thrnutth the
theater where the film was being
screened caused a near-panic last
night, hut the excitement suhMd
ej when It was discovered that
the reptiles were of the harmless
garden variety.
llerlln fascists. In an effort to
dlfcouragM attendance at the cin
ema, l.it week loosed while rats
onto the theater floor, and have
used other of demount rat ing
their protest nt It .-bowing.
GIRL TELLS
OF MING
AUCTIONEER
TRY MAJOR FOR
W ill Wyi
MaJ. Charles A. Shepard, medical officer, It accused of poisoning
his wife because'he was In love with Grace Brandon (left), twenty-three-year-old
stenographer. MIh Brandon li a prosecution witness In
the trial In federal court, Kansas f.-ity,' Kan.
OTHER WOMAN
JELLS AFFAIR
WITH OFFICERiPLEAD GUILTY
Stenographer Star Witness
at Trial of Major Shepard
in Alleged Poisoning of
Wife.
KANSAS CITY, Kas., Dec. II.
(tP) Miss Grace Brandon, young
stenographer of San Antonio, Tex.,
who, figures as tho "other woman"
In the murder trial of Major Chas.
A. ": Shepard, charged ' with tho
poison murder of his second wife,
took the stand today as the rov
ernment's star witness and wept as
she related what Shepard had told
her regarding his relations with
Mrs. Shepard.
"He said he and his wife had not
been getting along well the last
five years,' the girl testified, "but
that they kept up congenial ap
pearances at social functions be
cause of his rank In the army."
Itclutc Arfuir
Miss Brandon recovered her
composure as government counsel
drew from her the story' of Major
Shcpiu'd'tt love affair with her
which the iftosecution contends
provided the motive for the alleged
fatal poisoning of Mrs. Shepard at
Fort Riley, Kas., In June, 1929.
She related that she had met
Shepard about Nov. 1, 1928. At
that time he was taking a flight
surgeon's course at lirooks Field,
San Antonio.
"Did you know Major Shepard
was married?' she was asked.
"Yes, I did know. 1 asked him
ff his wife objected."
The testimony did not bring out
what Shepard's reply was.
Proposed Morriii go
"Ho asked me If he got a divorce
whether I would marry him."
The w i t n ess sa I d S h e pa r d h n d
mentioned his "unhappy home
life" a number of times.
Miss Itrandon told of a trip to
Laredo, Tex., with Shepard and
another couple. They crossed tho
Mexican border and had several
small glasses of wine at u bar, she
said.
Shepard bought candy and flow
ers on the trip and a silver brace
let a short time later.
Asked what words of affection
the nrmy officer used, tho witness
replied:
"I don't remember exactly; he
told , me he loved me and had
never met any ono Just like me."
EXCHANGE SEATS AT
NEW YOIIK, Dec. II. fPj
Sales of three New York Stock
Kxchange memberships were ar
ranged today, one at $206,000 and
two at $205,000 each.
The sale nt $206,000 was a re
duction of $29,000 from the previ
ous sale, a new low price for seats
I ilce 1 927, when they sold as low
as $170,000.
BY
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Ul UUHii
LI'IIKKA, f'al,. Dec. II. W
Tw ii earl htpni ke were left here
tod.iy. The f!rnt wn at 12:51 a.
rn.. and lasted 25 seconds. The
econd rt;is at 4:2!' n. m.. and con
tinued for five (MM-nmiA, No dam
au'e .is reported.
WIFE'S MURDER
' 1 ' Associated Pfss Photo
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Father Shoulders Blame for
Crime Asks Clemency
for Son and Third Man
Implicated.
George Dennett, who told the
court he served two years of a
ono to 20 years sentence for grand
larceny, in .loliet,. Illinois prison,
arraigned with his son Albert, 19,
ft k'i'itpplng. youth) and O, U. Smith
of La Cruees, Texus, took tho ma
jor portion of the blame for tho
burglary November 30, of the Will
II. Wilson store and asked that
leniency be extended to his boy
nnd Smith, whom he descrllcd as
"a Texas waif, who cannot read or
write.''
Tho Bennetts entered pleas of
guilty. Smith, apparently befud
dled by tho court procedure, first
entered a plea of not guilty nnd
a few minutes later reversed it.
Tho court deferred passing sen
tence until tomorrow morning.
Dennett told the court his home
was In Chicago, and that he was
un auto mechanic. His wife left
, him, and ill-health beset him, bo
with his son he took to the road in
n Ford sedan. In Texas they found
! Smith, a wayfarer, working in tho
cotton fields. They brought him
along because of pity for him.
1 I cads for Son
Tho elder Hennett told a straight
forward story, and asked the court
to give his son another chance,
and that he would give him $40
so he could be sent back to his
grandmother In Illinois.
Dennett said .Smith had no part
In the robbery, but was Intoxicated
and nsleen In the hack sent of tb
Chief of Police Clatus McCredle
said three men were seen running
from the store.
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BY FORES! FIRES
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. W)
Despite the driest season in years,
fire damago to national furest
hinds this year was held to $237,
370. a reduction of almost 90 per
cent from lust year.
This decrease, the forest service
Kiild today was accomplished In
face of an increase in the number
of fires from 7449 In I 929, to H203
for the season Just ended. Forest
ii if a burned over umounti-d to
I9.r.9t;ri acres, only a fifth of last
year's total acreage.
CHICAGO AND ALTON
Uil
, WILMINGTON. III., Dec. 11
uV) An auctioneer's hammer
knocked down the Chicago nd
A I ton railroad today fir a bid
of $23,000,000 and the 1 021-niilc
line pnssed Into the hands of the
llaltlrnore and Ohio system.
! Only one bid was offered for
I he railroad, whose va hie has
j been estimated from $so,o,ooo
I to fl 30, 000,000.
Xevcr Saw a Mole
ftOCKFOHD. III., Dee. II OPl
Mrs, Marin Mophla Anderson, who
has never seen a moving picture
.how or eaten In n restaurant,!
celebrated her iioth birthday aunt-j
veryary today.
WILLI
TOR
BURGLAR
Rl
MENACE IN
FRFF GRA N
I HL.iL. Ul II 111 1
10 JOBLESS
Legge Warns Senate Com
mittee Plan Might Hurt
Prices Farm Aid Board
Would Be Forced to Buy
Huge Supply, Is View.
w s ii i si ;t ) x . l ec. 1 1 .
Pl rho senate today (Missed
tho cincrgciicy pulilic works
I'oiistrurtlon hill after Increas
ing the approprlatlou to SI 1.1,-
(1110,000.
The hill goes hack to tho
I to use, which a p p r o v e (I it
Tuesday, for consideration of
amendments. The senate add
ed $r,.niH),MI( to the house to
tal for work on romls on un
reserved puhlln la nils.
'J'Im hill carries fmids for
vast publle ImprovciiiciitK lo
Im HljirtiMl immediately.
WASHINdTON, Dee. 11. (fl1)
The senate agriculture committee
today appointed a subcommittee
of three to consider and report on
the Capper resolution to authorize
utilization of 40.000,000 bushels of
grain stabilization wheat for un
employment relief.
WAHHIXOTON, Dec. U.
Chairman Legge of the farm board,
warned the senate agriculture com
mittee today enactment of tho Cap
per resolution , to distribute 40.-
000.000 of tho grain stabilization
corporation's wheat for benefit of
the unemployed might uffect prices
adversely,
Legge said the corporation, to
maintain prices In event of such
a distribution would have to buy
back a large proportion of the
amount devoted to relief purposes,
"It would Just replace so much
wheat coming from other sources
of supply,' ho said of tho wheat.
He pointed out the domett in
prleo was now approximately 2
rents above th world' pifcnv and
to maintain that, level tho board
would have to bear the burden of
carrying a large portion of tho
surplus.
Legge would not estimate tho
amount of increased consumption
if the 40,000,000 bushels were di
verted for relief, hut said it would
be small.
While welcoming "any means of
getting rid" of the wheat holdings,
Legge said from the standpoint of
relieving the suffering, there was
a question whether providing one
food commodity would be n help
ful as a general supply of all things
needed.
PAYS HEAVY TAX
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. II.
(A) Prom the $4,KOi,000 for
tune left by Jacob Mortenson, lum
berman of Klamath Palls, Ore.,
and prominent steamship operator,
the uot'crnnient will receive $301,-
132 inheritance tax, $10,000 In
come tax, nnd tho state of Ore
gon will get $172,000 Inherltanro
tax.
He was head of the Pelican
May Lumber company of Klamath
Kalis, and operator of the Hed
Wing Steamship company.
INDICT SUSPECT IN
DKTItOlT, Dec. 1 1 . fP) The
Wayne county grand jury today
Indicted Joe Pom marl to, reputed
memhf-r of the IJcavoll rum run
ning gang, fur the slaying of
Itiidlo Announcer Jerry Duck ley,
July 23.
The Indictment was the first tho
Jury hiiH returned In the Durkley
murder case, which It was organ
ixed primarily to investigate more
thun four months ago.
Mrs. Karl Jlryant wan a Med
ford visitor Hniirday.
Sawdust Shot From Guns
Makes Synthetic Lumber
N1-:W OHLHANH. Dec. I (A)
An unusual synthetic lumber
proceMfl, was explained here at the
American Institute of Chemical
engineers by Itobert II. Hoehm, or
Laurel, Miss,
It consist of "shooting snwdnnt
and chipped Wood from guns,"
O Waste materia IIh parked Into,
eannon-llke cylinders about 20
Inches, in diameter and five feet I
In length. A uteain pressure of!
about looo pounds per square Ini h
Secretly Married J
1 , uma III u
HA
and Mrs. Fred Balzar of Nevada,
r"1'"1 August.
l29. tne wedding was recently an
nounced in Reno.
NAUR FIGHTS
Klamath Slayer's Counsel
Contend Admission Made
Under Duress Girl Re
lates Crime.
KLAMATH FALI-S, Dec. 11.
(P) The question of admission of
tho confession obtained from Don
ald Nacker, on trial for first de
greo murder in connection with
the death r Kred Dunbar, occu
pied tho attention of attorneys
for tho state and defense as court
opened today. A legal battle over
the confession was in progress
as court recessed last night, the
defense contending the confe,salon
was given under duress. Sheriff
L. L. Low admitted locking the
defendant up In a padded coll for
protection namst mob violence,
hut denied third degree methods
were used in securing tho confes
sion of murder.
At tho session yesterday Miss
Ddrls Hncon, Salem, state's star
witness, a reused Nacker of- killing
Dunbar and told of his treatment
of her following Dunbar's death,
tying her hands and feet and
binding her to a tree. Nacker's
face flushed deeply as she testl
fled In n calm manner.
TRAFFIC STAR
SALKM. Ore., Dec. 11. (vP) In
sistence by Julius Meier, governor
elect, that his chauffeur be depu
tized as a state traffic officer
caused Kent Shoemaker, chief of
the traffic department, to confer
with Governor Norblad over the
problem Thursday.
Shoemaker advised tho governor
that Mc Meier Insists that us gov
ernor ho Is untitled to a Htato traf
fic officer to drive his car. Shoe
maker advised Mr. Melor thut he
did not see how this could legally
be done.
Governor Norblad stepped Into
tho breach by volunteering to ap
point the chauffeur as u special
state agent if Mr. Meier would
npply for such a commission.
THE DALLES ORCHARDS
THR DALLKS. Ore., Dec. 11.
(P) Moisture and soil conditions
for orchards are the best here in
years, and a normnl winter will
bring bumper fruit crops next
year, tho county fruit Inspector
reported today following 35-100
Inch rainfall last night. Sunshine
followed the rain storm here.
Is applied for a few seconds. The
hydraulic valves are then opened,
causing h violent explosion which
shoots from the mouth of the gun
a mass of long fibres.
The fibres are refined, water
proofed and compressed Into syn
thetic I u m her and Insulation
hoard. 1
William A, Mason, a former -sorbite
of Thomas A. Kdison.
perfected the process and applied
It In Mississippi.
CONSIDERATION
OF CONFESSION
MEIER
WANTS
CHAUFFER
nr ATIHITW
nCLHIIVMI
i ill 1 1 nn in
WIAKII IN
i' : III I Ikal Mil 111
PEACE PLEA
Einstein Arrives in United
States With Hope That
Country Will End Mili
tarism Is Shy Before
Huge Camera Squad.
NEW YORK, Dee. 11. (P) -Dr.
Albert Kinsteln, father of o
scientific theory so complex few
human beings can ' understand It,
landed today In the United States
nnd gave to tho American people
by radio a simple, forceful mes
sage pleading for an end to mili
tarism. i-'rom the drawing room of the
liner Belgeulnnd ho spoke In Ger
man: "Kill the monster of militarism.
Your political and economic posi
tion today Is such you can en
tirely destroy militarism when
ever you set your hand to It."
The physicist's wife translated
his address.
"Your country' throtgh Its peace
and labor, has reached a pre
eminent position In the world."
Professor Klnstein said. "Through
your free government you have
put liberty - above the power of
any tyranny.' ...
Jests Before Camera.
A hundred reporters and cam
eramen met the scientist when
the Belgenland reached quaran
tine this morning, and he Jested
with -them In hhi native tongue
and caused many a photographer
to miss a good camera shot by
making the picture man laugh Just
as he was about to make a pic
ture. r ' ' '
Surrounded by n reportorlal mul
titude which stood on .. chairs
around him to see- over those
ahead, Kinstnin -sat .with hts wife
ut a table and remarked:. . :
"This Is just like a Punch nnc1
Judy Show!" . ( '
- , i'Th first 'QUestuW he -went .
on, "alwaya Is: ' la' everybody -here?'
and the answer always la:, ,,.
'Yos.' That la the ' question and
answer now."
Ho eyldencfld . his "relativity
complex." however, a few minutes
later when he drew, a German
friend aside, from the phalanx of
cameramen and whispered: "I do
not see them, I feel like I am
nn top of a high mountain and
I do not look down."
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HAVANA, Dec. 11. (&h-In the
face of Increasing unrest through
out the republic, president Ma
chado this afternoon informed the
Associated Press that he . had
issued a decree suspending con
stitutional guarantees and estab
lishing a -practical state of mar
tial law throughout Cuba.
SANTA CLARA HONORS
PROPHET OF WEATHER
SANTA CLARA, Cal., Deo. 11.
fP) All business in Santa Clara
wan suspended .today while funeral
services wore held at Santa Clara
mission for Father Jerome Rlxtun
Hlcnrd, "Padre of the Rains."
WILL
ROGERS
.says:
KEVERLY HJLLS, Cal., Dec.
11. Judge Lindsey is for frflo
love ii nd Bishop Manning fc
holding out for the usual cler
gyman's fee for the marriage
ceremony. It looks like church
lawn, or civil laws, don't mean
anything to anybody any more.
Everybody is doing just as they
like regardless of -everything.
They say all children reach a
"smart aleck"; age some time.
Well, our whole country is in
t lint stago now. Every man,
every denomination and every
organization wants things their
way. It's just one of those
things we got to pass through,
and we will look back and feel
ashamed of ourselves after
wards. Art
s)MsMts(Maaahs