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Medfomd" Mail Trrune The Weather Jiititlt: ToiiIkIh ii ii il KuiiiIii.v fair lull Ikh-oiiiIiii; lllwlllt'd llji Ki-ouud fol; iimniiiiic; nu t'luuitfo Ui U'liijM'iiKiirc Temperature Highest yesterduy IsmCsl iIUn morning i;7 Precipitation To 5 p. in, yesterday 00 To " ii. in. mIiiv .no Twenty-Fifth Year MEDFORIX OlfKdOX. SATURDAY. KKIiUTAIiY 7. 1!:!1. No. i KINGSLEYS FATE RESTS Strong Pleas Made By De- fense in Windup of. Mur der Trial Killer Boastful, . Says Prosecutor George Codding. The fate of J anion E. Klngsley. alias J. C. Adams, self admitted slayer of Sam Prescott, Aslilajul policeman will be in the hands of the jury by four o'clock this after noon, following the instructions of the court. The state asks for the death pen alty. The defenso seeks life im prisonment. Final argument for the defen.se was made by Attorney K. K. Kelly, who declared KiiiKsley, "was a vic tim of a society that pays $10,000 for a poodle dog. and concentrutoH (he wealth of the nation in the 4 hands of 15 per cent of the popula tion." The defendant, his chief counsel said, "has the morality of a boy of 14 years." It was a strong plea for mercy. "Kingsley is a boy, who never hal a mother, never had a child hood, never had a chance," said Attorney Kelly. "The death of Sam Prescott was not premediated, and he has more right to be con fined in the state penitentiary for life, than the DeAutremont broth ers, who planned for wenkH a crime In the HiskiyouHj they , executed with wanton ruthtessness and cold blooded thoroughness." Codding In Final Plea Dlntrict Attorney (!eorgo A. Cod ditig. making the final argument for the state asked for the death penalty, "to protect Hociety from its enemies." "lefciiHc counsel made a force ful plea Tor mercy." ho said, "but it has no place In this case. I never saw a cooler individual, as the defendant told his Htory from the wititCKH stand, and I think I I'etccted, just a trace of boastlul nesH a he told of his crimes and rscapes." - "The defense talks about Klugs i,y acting as a reformer among the inmates of the state prison at Salem." continued Ulslrlct At torney Codding. "Send him there for life and be will do good, they ask. I doubt if bo would be of an influence for good, among the 'hardbolled inmates' of the state prison. They would teach him new ways of crimes." "Suppose ynu do send hi in to Salem for 'life.' There will be a 'break' one of these days, and somebody will get hurt. If this cool Individual is among the In mates dashing for liberty, and some innocent guard Is killed some of the blame will be on the heads of this jury, if it grants his plea for mercy." The district allnrney ruiileuded that all the testimony showed that I'rcscott was .shot, jus he lay upon the pavement. In his cloying remarks, he made a strong plea for Infliction of the death penalty. Tames K. Kiugsley, scif-admitted slayer of Sit in Prescott, Ashland : policeman, two weeks ago today, twbo seeks to escape the noose on n sentimental plea, for life im prisonment, hoard himself describ ed by Heputy District Attorney f icorgc V. Ncilsen, aa "a mur derer as cold-blooded as a rnttle kv.iKo,'' and by Defense Attorney Thomas J. Knrlght, as "an impetu ous youth with a poor start." The dapper defendant, look tug more haggard than on the oilier two days of his trial, evinced no emotion at the words of either. The morning session of the cir cuit court was devoted to the first (Continued on I'age Story One) Ah' Martin A nr'n -jtlil iM'ftire. Ill feller that ilnn'l nilvi-rll-o limy klMnv lit liihii''. hut nnlNMly eNr ilm. "SmiiicImiw M'liTlIn" H utrr Mfill mi nl(l MntKliil. After nil, I hp. II'. Ill' feller thill clti honked v if limit knimln' It niiikr 1111 lm1 trct'tirlltil liii-lmml." ilrWnrrtl .MKf l iron l.llncMIrili) (Copyright j&n F. ViWe Co.) WITH JURY Lightning Flash Brings Blindness To Kansas Co-ed HAI.DWIN, Kail., Fell. 7 () hlKlnniiiK blazed ns Miss. Melon Ruauchuinu, la. Baker University coed watched a rainstorm through a window here yesterday and she turned away blind. Physicians said the flash caused optical par- v alysis. Ihey expressed the be lief her sight would be re- stored when the eye muscles relaxed. Secondard Federal Office Building Or Addition to Present Structure Needed Treasury Considering Project, Is Word WASHINGTON. Feb. 7. UV) The senate today passed the house bill authorizing appropriation of mother SIOO.OOU.OUO tu expand the public building program. According to news from Wash- I hiKlon, V. C. the information has leaked out from the treasury di- . partinent that Medfortl is beinc I considered for another federal i building. Concerning thi the I'ort- hind Journal yesterday pulili.shod the following telegram from Its Washington bureau: "The treasury department lias reported to Representative Maw ley that It Is giving consideration to Med ford. Ore., as one of the sites to be included in the next alloca tion of federal buildings. The de part men t's decision us to sites is expected to be sent to congress before the present session ends. Other candidates in Hawley's dis trict nrc Ashland, (! rants- Tass, McMinnvillc and Seaside." Inquiry here today reveals the. above true only to a certain ex tent, and that there has been a quiet movement on here for some time past seeking to enlarge the present federal building, or that if that cannot be brought about to probably obtain another federal office building. I'oreht Offlee Crmvdcd The necessity for enlargement of the present structure is that the Crater National forest offices on the fourth floor, and the Crater National park headquarters on the serond floor oaeli need twice as much room as they now have, be sides taking up much storage room In tin basement. Then, too, the Crater National park winter offices oerupy three of the federal court offices, which have to bo vacated whenever the United States district court holds a session here. In add it ion each of tho other federal departments housed in the present federal building could use more room although not crowded now. House Siib-PoKtofrire Provided a second federal build ing is allowed for Med ford it would not only house tho Crater National forest offices and the Crater Iike national park offices. but would house a secondary clas sified postofflce. to take the place of the postofflce sub-station, for which the postofflce department has to provide quarters In some tore, as for years past. In that eve tit, the classified office would be operated by men detailed from tho regular postofflce staff. A secondary federal building would probably also provide office quarters for some of the other government departments of this dlsl rlel, such as prohibition en forccment. However, according to all infor mation that can be gieancd here mi I he subject, the main efforts are bring put forth to obtain an enlargement of the present federal building, und If enlargement Is not regarded as feasible to go after another federal office structure. AT SILL PRICE HOLLYWOOD. Calif.. Fch. 7 itV Screen famous finery today Hdorn studio secrelarieH, wait resses and scrubwomen as a result of hoiiso elcHnlng yesterday by -n movie wardrobe department. The hotiM' cleaning was by way creations for furthcoming product Ions. Gowns and wrHp. 4o in all. worn by Hath Cbatterlon. Kay Francis, Mary Hrian. Clara How knd other Paramount-Pgtilix stars in recent piures, were sola to studio employes at ?1 eacb, UNCLE Si MAY BUILD IN MFDFORD PRINCE OF WALES AND BROTHER I -TV 7s Q v c 12 ' Vrt TI The Prince of Wales and hit their trip to South America. At the left it the Prince of Wales followed hip, the Oropesa. At right Is Wales riding In true Bermuda style on his THIRD ASSAUlJlSTIIVISON FLING MISS EARHART ATTEMPTED ON STATE WITNESS Bowles Case Mystery Deep ened By Alleged Visit of Man During Absence of Police Guard. POUTUANl). Ore., 'Feb. 7. Pj The victim- of two alleged attacks, ; Mrs. II. w. Howard. 'alt, stale w it ness in the murder easo against ' Nelson C. Howies and Irma Loticks, ' was found hi a hysterical eondi-! tion lat night by the patrolman ' aligned to guard her home, she wild a man had tried to force his way into the house. J A sewing machine which had . been agalm-t a .side door was over- turned and its contents spilled. Po lice reported they found tracks made by a No. il man's overshoe, leading down tho steps, through; the muddy yard and to the street, , The Incident occurred while' Patrolman f'harle Vincent, assign-I ed to guard the house, wu.s all lunch. The two previous alleged altaeks j on Mn. I loward. most confusing factors In the rase or the Vorllnnd j capitalist and his former secretary, j eharge,i wiih ihe murder of Mrs.; Howies, caused a police guard to j 1m plaeed at the Howard home.! Mrs. Howard is said lo be an Im-j purlanl slate witness. FOR OWN AREA That Klamath Falls will bo a more formidable competitor of .M id ford for tourist business from the south to Crater Lake, and gen eral travel to Portland and other, points north is held by the Klam- , ath Falls Herald in the following dissertation: "Tills Is a story of the appropri ation of $ir",ooo to be applied to I he const rnVtii'ii of the Weed K la ma til Falls lilghway from a, point this side of Weed to the southern border of Klamath coun ty, with the added Information that the road is to be Included In the state highway system of Cali fornia with a view to early comple tion. "From the standpoint of tourist travel and trade the completion of n through highway from Weed to this city will improve the strategic position of Klamath Fa Its on t he recreational and tourist map of southwestern Oregon to a point that will plaet? the city In a com mand lug position W Ith respeet to travel to Crater Lake, to Portland and points north, and llend and points east. "k means a saving of 1" miles over that or the Pacific highway ami eliminate! the ascent and d -eent of two mountain ranges the ,uiktvoiis and Hrcenspring. It will mean a saving of hours In the trip from California points to CiatT l.ske and to Portland, and gives hII but positive assurance thut this city will become the hub of auto mobile traffic of the southwestern Oregon district." KLAMATH SEES TOURIST BOOM brother, Prince Georoe, are shown AT WILSON HIT BY DEM. CHIEF WASHINGTON. I'Vb. 7. (!) Senator Koblnson of Arkansas, the democratic leader, today criticized Secretary Stlmsou of the state, de partment for Iiirt address last night, saying the secretary of Mut "wont out of hU way to make a some wliHt stupid attack upon Wood row Wilson." N1-3W YCMtK, Feb. 7. (!) -Secretary of Stale Stliuson upholds the JjHt in-American policy of the United States as a safeguard to Die independence and welfare of the southern republics. Its fundamental principles, he- assorts, are the Monroe dictriue, the agreement with Central Amer ican republics not to recognize uny government established through revolution, and tho embargo on shipment of arms to rebels opposed to an established republic. UKDIUNfi. ral.. Feb. 7. (!') Ira f limine), 4. was shot and killed today at Pig Hend, 0 miles east of here. William Wright, 7S-year-old Indian, and brother-in-law of (limmel, was arrested and charged with the murder. Wright said Chnniel attacked him and he shot ill self defense. The argument was said to have begun during a card game during whlr-h the players had been drink ing. UNCLE m TO BREW WA.IIIN;T0N. Feb. 7. )!') Orders for the manufacture of two million gallons of medicinal whis key in 1 : 3 1 ai-o being sent lo dls t i l lors in Pe n nsylva nla and Ke n -tucky by th(e industrial alcohol bu reau of tint treasury department. The action Is In compliance with the prohibition law whieii requires the government to keep an ample st nek of medirinal wlikey avail able. Oregon Weather Generally lair tonight and Sun day but becoming unsettled Kim day; valley fogs tonight; no change in temperature. Moderate east and southwest winds off shore. Increas ing Sunday. Supply of Pistols Fails To Save Gangland Chief DKTIiOlT. Feb. 7.-Wl Chester 1 Mare, for years a powerful fac tor In the underworlds of Detroit and Hamtramek, was Hiot to death arly today In th kitchen of his home on Grandvllle avenue. Found by his slayer In a house w hleh he had plentifully stocked with pistols and ammunition, the gan header wa shot down in the one room w here h had neglected to place a weapon. Whether the VISIT BERMUDA , Assiwuitftt 'fffls t'hnto here as they visited Bermuda on . by Prince George leaving their way to the Mid-ocean Golf club. AND G. PUTNAM QUIETLY WED Bride to Continue Work With Aviation Concern Under Maiden Name No Honeymoon Planned. NKW VdltK, Feb. 7. !') A ivlla Km hart, trans-Atlantic i flier, and Ceorge Palmer Putnam, : publisher anil explorer, were mar ried today at the home of Mr. Put- nam's mother, Mrs. Frances Put nam, at Nuank. Conn. Announcement 0f the marriage , was made by Mrs. Putnam's ,eere ' tary In New York and confirmed by relatives at Nuank. Judge Arthur Anderson perform ed the iereiuoiiy, which was wlt- iioh-hmI by the groom's mother and Judge Anderson's son Uobert. The bride said she would retain her maiden na me. and continue her cxerullve position with an avi ation company. She said sin.- would he at her desk Monday and that her huisband would be at work as usual In the New York -publishing firm of Hrewor Warraiie. wllli which he is associated. RATES FALL AGAIN KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 7- fp) Another rale reduction by Ihe Southern Pacific Railway from points, on Ihe Mudoc Northern line, and the Alturas rut-off, to practic ally all large cities of the Pacific coast, was announced lodHy. to be come effective March !. The rate covers flour, cereals, cereal pro ducts, grain and grain products. It Is the second rate reduction made by the company In Klamath county within Urn w'fck. W A SI II Nl iTO.V. Feb. 7. !' Approximately S 4,01m acres on the south and east boundaries has been added to Mount Halnler Natlonal park by the recent net ton of President Hoover In approving legislation revising purk boundar ies, Horace M. Albright, director of the national park service, said today. shooting was the work of iji.Mare'n gangster enemies or a betrayal by Ills f rb nds H not know n to I he police. m Mare's wife Anna. ho noti fied the puliee- of the slaying and biter told police and AsHiMant Prosecutor Frank G. Schema nuke a story which the latter ssiil was full of contradictions, l detained at hcadq rlei F. The house had plulols scattered In virtually every room. HINT III,: ; WILL VETO ROGUE II Reports Current at Capital Say Governor to Follow November Election Vote Against Barring Commer cial Fishermen. Ily Clayton V. Iterulianl. SAI.KM. Kid). 7-111 With two thirds of the limited -10-day ses sion passed, the Oregon legisla ture has not enacted a major Mil. a survey of the first four weeks revealed today. The major hills include the , administration meas ures on power, police and Institu tional reg illations, taxation bills, approprlal Ion measures ami high way proposals, observers predict the session will continue tit least 10 days over the required period. The Uogue Uiver fish bill, which Is considered the closest measure to those of major importance Up cau.M' of the state-wide Interest created, has been passed by both houses and Is now before the gov ernor. May Veto Hill. Keports current tho past few days state the governor will veto the bill, wbteh provide for dos ing tho stream to commercial j fishing. Arguments presented In this view Include the fact that 1 the people voted against chining ! at the November election. Others deelare he will sign the bill since he favored closing In his election eampaigu. The governor has u"t committed himself one way or the d her since bin inauguration, and has refused lo make any state ment. Hills Killed. A statistical review discloses that of the I7li bills Introduced both houses, 114 have been passed by tho legislature, of which 'Jl were signed by the governor Thirty-six of the original bills have been killed, either by with dvawaU Indefinite postponement or by substitution. ' Tho governor, to date, has not vetoed any meas ures, nor havo any bllla been voted down in either house upon final passage. In add It ton tu (be bills passed by both houses, the lower branch passed 1!7 others and the senate upprovcil L'O of Its own proposals. This leaves H'H' bills yet to be disposed of either In committee uv on the floor. Many Pending. Important bills pending In 0"' legislature, In addition to scores on salary Increases, education, in surauee, judicial and fish regu lations, are the intangibles tax bills, old age pensions, adminis tration utilities and power hills. Tho grange dlntrlct power bill Ih also In the hands of committee men. The free-text bonk bill lm not yet been reported ut, nor has the state building code, and the anti-trust measures. The com mercial fish rode, embargo on agricultural products and tho agri cultural department measures have yet to he acted upon. SAN FltANOIHCO, Feb. 7. W) Convicted of attempting to bomb the CowleM Publishing Company building In Spokane, Wash,, Henry A. Use, former Spokano fireman, and Thomas Hoyle, San Francisco bookkeeper, today faced possible sentences of from uno year to life, Tho Jury which convicted them lat night on all five count of the indictment, defl iterated four hours. After being dismissed, the Jurors filed back Into the court room to plead for mercy for Uoyle. CHICAGO, Felt. 7. fl Owners of nine bakeries In the Humboldt park district have appealed to the courts for protection against a group of women who call them selves "The Mothers League." and whom they accuse of singing a boycott against their bread to force the prleo from 10 to 6 cents per pound louf. The movement, bakers nay, Is not a labor movement, since each of (hem employ union help. The Noted Dead IIOM I Fe I . J . A'i Tom m as Tittoni. one of Ihe most active of Italian ntatesmen In tho the pre Mussolini era, died today. Preacher Wrestler A.taocuuea frets rnato The rtov. Charles H. Urban of Philadelphia, former college foot ball player. Is shown here signing a contract to engage in professional wrestling. Community Leaders Will Have Recommendations for Homemakers Confer ence Late Today. The program for the cloning day of the Jackson County Farm Home makers conference opened this morning at the First Christian church with Si! farm women, rep resenting communities reaching from Ashland to tl rants Pass, in attendance. Dismission introduced yesterday were continued with tho I divided into groiipa to tli- cuss 'problems in which each Is most Interested. Leaders of the various groups, who will ' make reeunintendsHuntf to the general assembly this afternoon are Mes dames J. L. Kd wards, J. It. Mc cracken, Carl CiIagow and Kfflo Ulrdseye. M Iss A. tirace Johnson of the household management depart ment, Oregon State college; It. G. Fowler, county agent, and Mabel C Miuik, Jackson county home demonstration ngent, will parth-l-pate In this afternoon's program, which will be climaxed by the ban quet at 7 o'clock this evening. Main speakers on tho program yesterday were Paul Marls, exten sion director; Madge J. Iteese, field nl In home demonstration and GROUPS IalK PROBLEMS ARM WOMEN club work for the western states ; collections under the Invalid act In the extension servleo of tho; except the difference between the I'nlted States department of agrl-itax on gross and net incomes. culture; Miss Carlbel Nye, stato! leader of home economics exl eli sion; Harriet K. Siliuard, clot h In i, specialist ; Miss Lucy Case, nutri tion specialist ; Zelta Itodenwold, homo management specialist, and Mabel .C. Mack. Fhxt and foremost among the Interests of farm women (Mimes comfortable housing. Miss Heeso Informed her audience. Adequate onvenierice,s, health, medical at- (enllon, food, clothing, high school education and opportunities for adult education, she also listed as topics to which women of the farm are ready to devote much time. A great need Is being realized on the farm for lime to enjoy music, art, books, magazine and general social cultivation. Through seen ring a def Inlte farm Income, leisure time for development of the mind will he available, Miss ltecso pointed out. (Continued on pago ' Aur, Story U) rt ni rt rt rti r 1 1 1 r-r- bUUH CH t expecis mm m TO FAVOR RUM HAL HOSS PLEA nui nnrrn nnno , MIAMI. Flu., Feb. 7. P) Jouctt Hhoiise, i-luilrman of the national democratic executive coin nil t tee. told a gathering of party leaders here last night that states whose delegates will represent n majority In the next national convention, "have already declared for Homo change lit existing conditions and If that means going wet, then I say that the democratic parly already has gone wet." Mr. Kimono said the democratic parly "must face sipiarely and honestly tho prohibition question." He would not predict what posi tion the party would take. "Jtut whether Its position be fur repeal or for modification or for continu ing In status quo," he said, "I hope the democratic parly will have the courage to let the American people know where 11 stands, and I don't think there Is any doubt that It will." ITAXES HOLD 'LIMELIGHT AT SALEM Revenue Raising Problem More Muddled Than Ever After Four Weeks of Ses sion Intangibles Main Point in Confusion. SALKM, Feb. 7, A') A predic tion made before tho opening of the legislature by Charles V. Gal loway, chairman of tho state tax commission, that the tax question would overshadow all other issues In the session, appears in a fair way to be fulfilled, with four weeks of the session gone and lax matters becoming more com plicated. Centering the couIuhIou is tho Intangibles tax question. Two bills have been introduced to tako the place of the 11)2! intangibles tax act that the supreme court held unconstitutional after tho tax commission had collected thru It about $900,000. Om of these would serve simply to retroact and rover the collections already i made on l!t-9 Incomes. The other is offered as a per manent measure, beginning col lection with 19.10 intangible: in comen. Would Avoid Ijiw. Iloth are shaped to avoid the unconstitutional points that tho court found in the original act. Against these measures are two resolutions and a bill providing1 for refund of the money collected under tho Invalid act, with their proponents demanding that tho legislature and the tnx commis sion see to It that the refund is made before new acta are adopted. In addition to these is a longer list of miscellaneous tax meas ures than has appeared In a legis lature for ninny years, some C which would work broad changes In the tax collecting scheme ' ut the counties and the- state. And hanging over tho capltol dome l th6 shadow of threatened revolt by. tho taxpayer) ngatnst ..paying property taxes. Taximyen Plan Itevolt. According to- Senator W. K. Jlurko, chairman of the senate wing of tho ways and means com mittee, groups of taxpayers in Yamhill and Marlon counties have signed agreements not to pay their taxes and havo called meetings of protest at several places. It was the hope of tho tax commission that enactment of the retroactive Intangibles bill would make it unnecessary to refund the which would meet tho main de feet found by tho court hi tho old act. Hut proponents of tho re fund Insist that the stato must keep faith with tho intangibles tax payors by making an actual refund, even If It is . re-collected, IrfHH TlimUeiitMl. If It Ib not made they declares tho h title will lose hundreds J of thousands of dollars through persons who, out of resentment, will ovinia other luxiw. Heply Iiik lo thin argument. Semttur It. I.. Hilily, rhulrmnn of the sennto eommlttec on uHM'Hmnent uwl tnx iltlon, KUKKCHtM Unit tho ctrnactlvo bill nilKlit bo dropped, and tho Ktnto Imiuo trunnfer . neitlfleiitos whereby. In tho payment ot other taxeB, tho puyerH uonld reoeivo eredlt (or the money they paid under tho Invalid act He polntH out that there In no money on hund with whleh to mulio tho ro rund, thut It Iium all cone Into pay ment of Htate RipenHcn. To malso tho refund otherwlne ho say tho vtnto would have to 1hkuo 8 Pr rent wariuntu that would cost JKiO a day Interent. un orttu uurd SALKM, Feb. 7 ft Ciovorunr . Julius U Molrr bus no mynipatby i with Secretary of State, Hal K.: ... Hoss In tho tatter's objection tlintr the governor's slain police bill, if .'' passed, will rob Hoss'h offlco of;' one of Us functions. Tho governor so Informs Hohh In n letter today, replying to mm written by Hour to the governor Thursday, objecting emphatically to tho polh'n bill. The governor states that ho Iuih never questioned tho efficiency ot the present traffic force, and that It Is bis liifcnllon to retain nl r f . rictent officers, but rojatlvo to ad ministration of tho traffic depart' ment by tho Hoorclary of state's of flco Meier said that "It never (lid and dues not properly belong lo O O
