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MEDFORD, ' OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1931.
No. 201.
Comment
on the
Day's News
. By FRANK JENKINS
fyOU may not be Interested In for
eign affairs, but you can't fall to
be struck by the slgnlftfance of this
brief sentence from a Chinese dis
patch: "Chiang Kalr-Shelc, Chinese presi
dent, pleaded for national unity and
strength to resist foreign invasion."
TpUTITNO It In the language of the
- street, what Vhlang KalShek said
was this: "Let's quit fighting among
ourselves long enough to do a little
fighting FOR ourselves."
' -
StHINA Is In . terrible trouble for
years and for years she has been
engaged In a bloody civil war.
In this bloody civil war, which has
got her nowhere, she has wasted her
substance, disorganized her Industry
and brought her people to the verge
of starvation.
For what she Is suffering, she, her
self, Is chiefly responsible. .
ALL this has been apparent ' for
years, but In spite of It civil war
In China has gone on. It Is only
when there Is a threat from the out
side that the Chinese begin to get to
gether and talk national unity.
Human nature Is a curious thing.
IN CHINA, according to competent
observers, population is growing
more rapidly than the capacity of
the population to produce food to
SUPPORT ITSELF.
In this country, capacity to pro
duce food has grown more rapidly
taian population.
M
TAKING It by and large, the world
of today Is a better world than
human beings have ever known be
fore. But It Is STILL a long way from
perfect, tent It?
FOR some time Vast, Reno has had
a reputation as the gambling
capital of America. For that reason
this statement, made to this writer
yesterday by a traveling salesman
whose territory Includes Reno, will
be found 4nterestlng: ,
"Gambling Is HURTING BUSINESS
In Reno. It is taking money out of
lot of pockets and putting It Into a
FEW pockets, and so people with
things to sen aren t aoing so weu.--
'
A FEW months back, when crowds
were flocking to Reno, other
oltles were secretly Just a little Jeal
ous. '
Their Jealousy was wasted. Gam
bling never made any city great and
rloh, and It NEVER WILL.
The reason, as this salesman so
clearly says, is that It "takes money
out of a lot of pockets and puts It
Into a few pockets."
That isn't good for business.
IF IT Is true, as many people tell us,
that In this-country as a whole the
rich are getting richer and the poor
are getting poorer, that ALSO Isn't a
good condition.
The condition that Is best for busi
ness, all the way around, Is that con
dition which puts available money
into the largest number of pockets.
yHB proper measure of progress for
any nation Isn't the extent to
which comforts and happiness and
well-being are possessed by a FEW
people, but the extent to which these
things are possessed by ALL THE
PEOPLE.
JETTING back for a moment to
gambling, It was great back In
the happy days of 1938 and 1020
when everybody was "investing" In
the stock market one day and see
ing these "Investments" go up the
next day.
The kind of "investing" that was
being done In those days was really
gambling, and gambling Is lovely so
long as everybody Is winning.
But when you gamble you can't al
ways win, and when you begin to
lose it Is TERRIBLE.
TI7- ARE altogether too much given
to talking about the "prosperi
ty" that existed back In 1939 and for
a year or so before. It wasn't real
prosperity. It was Just a gambling
splurgs.
The only real prosperity comes from
WORK, If the depression that has
followed the big stock gambling spree
teaches us that fundamental fact, It
will have been worth while.
Gangsters' Victim
Found By Hunters
DYER, Ind. Oct. 13. (AP) The
body of Anthony lalongo, 40, South
Chicago grape dealer, was found by
hunters in a woods sear Griffith.
Ind, yesterday.
He had been shot through the
heed twice; his skull was crushed
Police believed he was slain by
gangster,
FINAL BLOW FOR
OLD INTANGIBLES
U. S. Tribunal Refuses to
Review Oregon Decision
Holding Law Invalid
$935000 to Be Refunded
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. (AP)
The United States supreme court
today refused to review a case
brought by the Oregon tax commis
sioners to set aside a decision by
the Oregon supreme court holding
Invalid the state Intangibles tax act
of 1929 as applied to individuals.
By refusing to assume Jurisdiction
the supreme court upheld the Ore
gon supreme court, which declared
the Intangibles act Invalid.
Thus, under the 1931 act of the
state legislature, the money paid in
for 1929 Intangibles taxes must be
refunded to the persona who paid It.
This amounts to nearly 9900,000.
The state tax commission la under
stood to have had the forms ready
so the money can be remitted
promptly.
Challenged In 1929.
The validity of the Intangibles
taJ
tall
ax act of 1929 was challenged In
e circuit court of Oregon for Mar
lon county In February, 1930, by
Redfield fc Wood and others.
They contended the 5 per cent an
nual tax Imposed ,by the act on
gross Incomes received by Individuals
was arbitrary and unreasonable be
cause It applied only to individuals
and not to corporations, and to
residents and not to non-residents.
The suit brought against the Ore
gon tax commissioners and other
state officers charged with the en
forcement of the tax alleged It de
prived Individual resident of the
equal protection of the law guaran
teed by the 14th amendment to the
federal constitution.
State Replies.
The state replied that corpora
tions were required by another act
to pay a B per cent excise or fran
chise tax on annual net Income
from all sources, Including Intangi
bles, and that therefore the tax
on Intangibles of Individuals was
not discriminatory or arbitrary.
The Marion county circuit court
sustained the law as valid and dis
missed the, complaint, but the Ore
gon supreme court declared It un
constitutional and void, holding It
in conflict with the 14th amend
ment to the federal constitution.
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 12. (AP) A re
fund of approximately $935,000 to
some 19,000 taxpayers of 1929 will
probably be started early this week,
It was announced by members of the
Oregon state tax commission, when
advised of the decision of the United
States supreme court in refusing to
review- the state Intangibles tax act.
The collected tax money has been
held by the state and will be re
funded upon warrants drawn by the
secretary of state when the list of
taxpayers Is turned over by the tax
commission.
While the receipts from the In
tangibles tax were not Included In
the tax levy or budget for the cur
rent year and are therefore not re
flected In the state's financial con
dition, the refund will affect the
state treasury materially at this time.
The 1931 legislature passed a new
state Intangibles tax, eliminating the
objections pointed out In the former
suit, and Increasing the rate from ft
to 8 per cent. The new act is now
in effect.
EYEBALL RUPTURED
I. R. Condlt of Grants Pass sus
tained a double fracture of the collar
bone, and a ruptured eyeball when
the coupe In which he was riding
wltA his wife, left the road on a
curve on the Jacksonvllle-Ruch high
way early Sunday morning, struck a
power pole and overturned. Mrs.
Condlt, and a man riding In the car,
escaped injury. The vehicle was bad
ly damaged. The state police attrib
ute the accident to excessive speed.
Bank of Finland
Goes Off Gold
HELSINOPORS, Finland, Oct. 12.
(AP) The Bank of Finland followed
the lead of other Scandinavian coun
tries today by suspending the gold
standard.
At the same time the discount rate
was raised from eight per cent to
nine per cent.
Mooney Urges Boycott
On California Products
SAM FRANCISCO, Oct. 13. (AP
Tom Mooney, convicted murderer
and preparedness day bomber, had
advanced a plan today for a world
wide boycott of California products
and a suggestion that tourists travel
to this state be discouraged until be
Is granted a pardon.
His plan was outlined yesterday In
a letter sent to bis sympathizers at a
"pardon convention" held In the
civic auditorium here.
Mooney. convicted of the IBIS
bombing which killed 10 persons, snd
injured 0. suggested In his letter
that an "Intensive, world-wide agita
tional drive should be set In motion
at once." Toe letter, of wWca only.
Ganna and Harold,
Retain Friendship
Although Divorced
PARIS, Oct. la-(AP) Oanna
Walska, opera singer, was quoted
by the Paris edition of the Chi
cago Tribune today as saying she
and her divorced husband, Harold
F. Mccormick remain "good
friends."
"It seemed to mo," she said,
"that a woman after her mar
riage should have the same right
as a man to pursue her career.
I had hoped Mr. McCormlck would
take the same view, for he Is a
splendid man and I admire him
very much. Even if on this ques
tion, we reached the parting of
the ways, we nevertheless remain
good friends." '
STEWED PEARS
ALIVE, IS WORD
WEST ORANGE, N. J. Oct. 12.
(AP) Thomas A. Edison was said by
his doctor today to be definitely
falling from day to day despite the
fact that each day's loss was very
small.
Dr. Hubert S. Howe, the inventor's
physician, visited the Edison home as
usual shortly after 8 o'clock this
morning. After a thorough examin
ation he sent his regular written bul
letin to the reporters but remained
in the sick room to make further
observations.
"Mr. Edison's great vitality and
strong .heart are still standing htm in
good stead. He Is definitely falling
from day to day but It la a very grad
ual loss. He had a comparatively good
night."
When Dr. Howe finally left Edison
he told reporters the Inventor was
slowly sinking Into the coma which
precedes death. He said Edison had
no fluids for a week. During the
past 72 hours, he said, Edison's only
nourishment had been six teaspoon
fuls of stewed pears.
IRATE FARMERS
FREE PRISONER
NEW LONDON, Iowa, Oct. 12. (AP)
Several hundred men stormed the
New London Jail at noon today, broke
the lock, and liberated Ronald Hart,
arrested earlier by Iowa National
Guardsmen when he allegedly scoffed
at troopers who were attempting to
disperse a gathering on the Lowell
road.
The gathering consisted mainly of
farmers protesting against the state
tuberculin cattle test law.
Hart had been turned over to Sher
iff R. N. Hannah of Henry county,
who put him in the New London city
Jail.
It was not known where Hart was
taken by his liberators.
EU.S.
FAVORED FOR OKI.
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 12. (AP) A
Washington, D. C dispatch to the
Journal today said the Judicial con
ference of circuit Judges has recom
mended that four permanent Judges
should be provided on the federal
bench of the ninth district, Including
Oregon and Washington. No recom
mendation was made for an addi
tional Judge for western Washington.
The Judicial conference Is com
posed of the senior Judge of each of
the 10 circuits and presided over by
Chief Justice Hughes.
Earl Jellico In
Serious Condition
COWE3. Isle of Wight, Oct. 12.
(AP) A doctor's bulletin Issued today
said the condition of Earl Jelllcoe, 72
who commanded the British fleet at
the battle of Jutland in the World
war, is causing "severe anxiety."
Earl Jelllcoe recently returned from
Canada to his home here and was
reported to be suffering from bron
chitis. State Has Holiday.
SALEM. Oct. 12. (AP) Official
Oregon observed Columbus day by
quiet at the state capltol. AU state
offices remained closed today.
a few paragraphs were read, was re
ceived with an accompaniment of
cheers and shouting.
The letter was written from Ban
Quentln prison, where Mooney has
been Incarcerated for the last 14
years as the result of what he asserts
was perjured testimony at his trial.
He was sentenced to life Imprison
ment, as was Warren K. Billings, con
victed with him and now In Polsom
prison.
In his letter, he attributed his con
viction to "one of the foulest and
most diabolical outrages ever perpe
trated." iieclarlng the chief Instiga
tors were "big business and banking
elements of Ban Itauclaoo,
ROLE OF HERO
HIT BYJOOVER
President Tells Police Chiefs
Change in Public Senti
ment Needed to Halt
Crime Growth in America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, ( AP)
Change in public sentiment, shift
ing the role of popular hero from
the criminal to the policeman, was
advocated today by President Hoover
as one means of stamping out ex
cessive crime.
In a radio message to the open
ing meeting of the International As
sociation of Chiefs of Police at St.
Petersburg, Florida, he condemned
the "glorification of cowardly gang
sters." The president spoke from
the cabinet room of the White
House.
'If the police had the vigilant,
universal backing of public opinion
in their communities," he said, "if
they had the implacable support or
the prosecuting authorities and the
courts. If our criminal laws In their
endeavor to protect the Innocent did
not furnish loopholes through which
Irresponsible, yet clever, criminal
lawyers dally find devices of escape
for the guilty, I am convinced that
our police would stamp out the
excessive crime and remove the
worldwide disrepute which has dis
graced some of our great cities."
The president recalled that in
some communities the police had
been heavily criticized, but added
he believed the criticism arose "from
the exception and not the rule, In
police conduct."
,
IN FOREST FEES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. (AP)
Thirty-two states and territories will
share In- 91,240,608 collected by the
federal government for lumber and
grazing fees In the national ( forests
in the last fiscal year .
The states will turn the funds over
to counties containing national for
est lands to be used for roads and
schools. The federal payment Is
made In lieu of taxes on forest lands.
It represents 10 per cent of the en
tire collections which fell from
96,751,500 In 1030 to nearly 95,000,000
In the fiscal year 1081.
Distribution among the other
states of the funds Inclifde:
State. , 25 pc. fund 10 pc. fund
Oregon 122,557.51 43,023.00
M1
Ashland's golf team yesterday de
feated MoCloud's aggregation in a
match at the Ashland club, 23 to 13,
it was learned today. Dr. Bernard G.
Barkwlll, Ashland, was the outstand
ing player of the day, making the 13
holes In 82. Par on the Ashland
course Is 72.
Women members ,ot the Ashland
club served a luncheon at noon In the
Bellvlew club house. Next Sunday
Ashland will play another inter-clty
match with Grants Pass, at Ashland.
Progressive G.O.P
Group Designated
Political Fakers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 AP )
The progressive Republican group
which has threatened to break from
the regulars on organization of the
new house, was scored today as "po
litical fakers" by Representative
Schafer.
The Wisconsin representative is
one of the few regular Republicans
In the northwestern states. He be
lieves his party should unite In ef
forts to keep control of the closely
divided house from the Democrats.
Schafer asserted the progressives
"do a lot of talking back home, but
the Congressional Record shows they
do nothing here."
Big Public Works
Projects Awarded
During Past Week
Washington oet. n. (ap)
More thsn (36,000,000 of public and
somt-publlc works contracts were
awarded last week, President Hoov
er's organisation on unemployment
relief was advised today In reports
from 38 states. Such contracts re
ported since December 1 was thus
Increased to 2 ,5 17,698.648. The pro
jects Include school and college con
struction, bridges, streets, sewers, and
rivers and harbors work.
Boy Slayer Grins
At Life Sentence
CROWN POINT, Ind.. Oct, 13,
(AP) Perry Swank, 18-year-old school
boy, pleaded guilty before Judge
Martin Smith today to the murder of
Eugene Duckworth and was sentenc
ed to Ufa Imprisonment.
Bwank confessed be killed Duck
worth w.hlle robbing the letter's fil
ling station. As the sentence wss
pronounced the boy grinned.
Asa Keyes Free
r
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12. (AP)
Asa Keyes, former district attorney
for 25 years of Los Angeles county,
was released on parole today from
San Quentln prison after serving 10
months of a one to 14 year sentence
for bribery in conneotlon with his
prosecution of the Julian Petroleum
Corporation fraud cases.
The former prosecutor told Whyte
he had a Job In Los Angeles as an
automobile salesman.
LVOORHI
AS
F
Board of Engineers Hears
Pleas by Southern Ore.
Delegation for Crescent
City Port Development
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 12. (AP)
The discussion of plana for develop
ment of the harbor at Crescent City,
Calif., was revealed In a special dis
patch from Washington, D, C. to the
Journal today.
Pleas for development of the Cres
cent City project to permit cheaper
movement of lumber and agricultur
al commodities from southern Ore
gon and northern California were
heard by the board of engineers for
rivers and harbors today.
'William P. Ellis of Salem, repre
senting commercial Interests; Colonel
Gordon Voorhlea, fruit grower of
Medford, and Mayor E. R. Griffin of
Grants Pass," the dispatch said,
were heard In turn.
The article said "Colonel Voohies
estimated savings of 9178,000 to the
Rogue River valley pear growers by
truck to Crescent City if the harbor
Is made usable."
U nconscious Press
Opposing God Says
Catholic Speaker
ROCHESTER, N. T., Oct. 12. (AP)
The national council of Catholic
men, in convention here, was told
last night -that the press "Is work
ing against God without realizing
It."
The speaker was Archbishop T.
McNlcholas of Cincinnati.
He said the press was abusing Its
freedom when it allowed writers to
hold up the most sacred things of
religion to ridicule. He said: "Free
dom of the press does not mean
that it can throw open Its columns
to those who by specious argument,
would undermine belief in god and
destroy the whole accord of Chris
tian morality."
Oath to Battle
For U. S. Stands
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. (API-
Pleas that the supreme court recon
sider lu stand that an applicant for
citizenship must take an oath to
fight, If necessary, for this country
failed today.
The decision ended hope that Pro
fessor Douglas O. Macintosh of Yale
and Marie Avertl Bland, former war
nurse, might become citizens without
taking an unqualified oath to bear
arms If called upon to do so by the
government. Both are Canadians.
Canned Spinach
Is Marriage Fee
CHICAGO. Oct. 12. (AP) The
Rev. Clinton C. Cox of the Drexel
Park Presbyterian church, If anyons
walks up to blm with 14 cans of
spinach and a marriage license, will
consent to perform a wedding cere
mony.
Six cans of peaches or nine cans
of tomatoes will also do the trick.
Shields to Assist
McNeal at Ashland
Marshall Shields, formerly star
football player at the University of
Oregon, arrived In Ashland today
from San Pranctsco. to become assist
ant coach to R. W. McNeal at the
Southern Oregon Normal school, ac
cording to Information received from
Ashland. Shields has been plsylng
football for the Olympic club.
Suicide Places Blame
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 12, (AP)
Leaving two notes. In one of which
he blamed women workers, prohlbl-
tlon and foreign labor for much of
the unemployment condition, a man.
about fift, committed suicide here
. yesterday by breathing gas. He signed
I the not, I. L, Merrill,
WAR THREATENED
BY CHIANG UNLESS
L OF N. FUNCTIONS
U. S. Officials Renew Ef
forts to Effect Settlement
in Manchurian Dispute
Grave Concern Is Felt
TOKYO. Oct. 12. (AP) An
effort to arrange for negotiations
to settle the Manchurlan trouble
between Japan and China which
has brought the affairs of the
two nations to a crisis was made
here tonight by Foreign Minister
Shldehara of Japan and Chinese
Minister Chiang Tso-Pln.
GENEVA, Oct. 12. (AP) On the
eve of tomorrow's special meeting of
the league council In conneotlon
with- the Slno-Japanese conflict In
Manc,hula, a series of telegrams from
Nanking to Its representatives here
was made publlo this evening.
One of them oharged that the staff
of the foreign office at Chlenato had
been expelled from Its quarters by
Japanese soldiers threatening them
with bayonets on Sept. 20; that the
archives were removed and although
they later were returned all the
documents had been sealed by the
Japanese military police.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. (AP) A
plain spoken threat of war drove state
department officials today to a re
newed study of the Manohurlan situ
ation. As they .began their study, a dis
patch was laid before them telling of
the speech by President Chiang Kai
Shek of China, asserting that If the
council of the League of Nations fail
ed to obtain a "Just settlement" , of
the differences between China and
Japan, his country would resort to
war. The council Is to meet In urg
ent session at Geneva tomorrow.
The gravest concern was expressed
at the state department over the
threat.
Both China and Japan, as well as
the United States, are signatories of
the Kellogg-Brland pact for the re
nunciation of war and the nlnepower
Pacific treaty of 1022.
CANTON, China, Oct. 12, (AP)
Anti-Japanese feeling flared Into vlo.
lenoe here Saturday night and left
in its wake 10 dead and 90 Injured,
all Chinese. Of the wounded, 30 were
In a serious condition.
Police clashed with a mob of Chi
nese following a student meeting at
whioh speakera urged a oomplete boy
cott of Japanese goods..
PLAN READY SOON
i
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12--(AP) An
announcement Is expected within the
next few days on President Hoover's
plan to Improve the condition of rail
roads. - - ..
This became evident today In high
administration quarters. The presi
dent has been In conference on his
proposals, which are expected to deal
prominently with the status of rail
road bonds, ever since the announce
ment of his program to ease credit
conditions. - .
Orderly Parade
Hits Wage Cuts
British Workers
LONDON, Oct. 12, (AP) The
peaceful demonstration of Great Bri
tain's civil servants Sunday against
reductions In their salaries was de
scribed by police today aa the great
est within memory.
It was estimated that 100,000 per
sons, men, women and children were
In the orderly parade.
They marched to the muslo of 20
bands and to the waving of hundreds
of banners. Their signs read: "Post
men see red," "8top cutting our
wages and keep the Eighth Com
mandment In force," and "Serve,
Yes; Serf, No."
Rankin Twirls 131
Outside Air Loops
CHARLOTTE, N. C. Oct. 12, (AP)
Tex Rankin, Portland, Ore., stunt
filer, thrilled several thousand spec
tators who ssw the final events of
the southern air pageant here yester
day by putting his plane through 131
outside loops to break the record of
Roy Hunt, of Oklahoma, who bas
done 224, .
McNary Warns Bankers
Not to be Hard Boiled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, (AP)
The 5O0.000.000 private credit fund
proposed by President Hoover to bol
ster business war commended today
by Senator McNary, but the Oregon
republican warned It would be of
little help If administered by "hard
shelled banking methods."
McNary said the plan would sue-
ceed "Just In proportion to the eym-
pathetic Intelligence with which It Is
administered" and If mishandled It
! would be heralded as a "plan to
I f Inanca the financiers."
I He described the president'! action
Frost ricade
Gat o ' College
At & tjoy Dance
HOU! Jf ex., Oct. 12. (AP)
Celebr ,e 7 to 0 football
victor ay of Rico Institute
over I erslty of Texas, Rloe
fresh und the Institute's
masi es today with wire
coat s and withstood the
sss . professors and stu
den ag to attend classes.
The campus orchestra was as
sembled after the gates were
blocked and a dance started.
GANGLAND PEACE
IS DISRUPTED BY
DEATH OUTBREAK
CHICAGO, Oat. 12, (AP) A new
flareup of killings apparently has
broken the peace thot has reigned
for months In the internecine gang
trlfe on Ohlcogo'e south side. Two
men were slain. -
James L. Qulgley, eald by police
to have been a former partner of
Prank McErtone and Edward "Spike"
O'Donnell, but more recently to have
been their enemy, was one of the
victims. . The other was George Wil
son, 33, once a policeman. He was
found on a south side street lost
night, pierced by machine gun and
pistol bullets. He was a small time
liquor peddler, police said,
Qulgley'a body was fished yester
day from a drainage canal at Lock
port. He had been shot to death.
The police theorized that his death
might have had some connection
with the killing of Eddie Fitzgerald,
chauffeur for McErlane, and McEr
lane's sweetheart, Marian Miller.
Fitzgerald was dragged from a saloon
and shot to death last spring by a
trio of men, one of whom wss recog
nized by witnesses as Qulgley, Later
an attempt to slay Qulgley with
machine guns was, made. McErlane
and O'Donnell were suspected of the
attack. .
AL'S BODYGUARD
HELD IN BASTILE
-"toHlCAOOT Oct. 12,(AP) Phillto
D'Andrea, the Capone bodyguard who
carried a pistol Into federal ' court
during the Income tax trial of "Scar
face Al" Capone was told today that
he was in serious difficulties. He
was given until tomorrow to defend
himself and meanwhile ordered held
without ball. .
"The federal court Is not obliged to
exercise Its duties confronted by an
armed man sitting next to a defen
dant," said Judge Jamea H, Wtlker
son as D'Andrea was brought bofore
him.
IN FALL FROM AUTO
RICHARD STRAUSS, three, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Strauss of Sams
Valley, who fell from the family car
while on a drive this morning, is In
the Community hospital being treat
ed fot a bad scalp wound and other
Injuries.
Just how the accident occurred la
not known. The little boy was rush
ed to the hospital and his condition
It believed not serious,
Genoa Has Proof
Columbus Native
Citizen of Town
GENOA, Italy, Oot. 13 (AP) De
termined to establish for all time its
claim to being the birthplace of Chris,
topher Columbus, Genoa staged its
greatest show today In honor of the
discoverer of America.
Senator Broocardl took advantage
of the occasion to say that "Colum
bus was and will always remain an
Italian, He was a son of Genoa and
his family was Italian. The proofs
exist in Genoa archives,"
Twin Sons Born To
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn
Two little boys In Medford did
Columbus one better this morning.
He got bis first glimpse of the New
World on October 13, and they their
first look on the big wide world.
They were born to Mr, and Mrs.
Harry Dunn at the Purucker Ma
ternity home. Bach tips the scales
at a little more than four pounds.
aa "commendable statesma ri s h I p"
which "can do much to loosen. and
set afloat the frozen assets now Jam
ming the channel of business," but
added:
"If hard-shelled banking methods
are employed, the soheme will be of
small benefit to the rural bank and
communities because of sunken val
ues now supporting the bank loans."
The Oregon senator, who I ohalr
man of the eenat agriculture com
mittee, predicted that congress would
not destroy the farm board or the
agricultural marketing act under
which It operates.
PLOT CONFESSED
BY
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Robbins
and Mr- and Mrs. L B.
Wright Fired House On
Buckshot Hill, Is Claim
Two men and their wives are held
In the county Jail as confessed mem
bers of an arson ring operating la
this city and admitting, the state
police and sheriff's office allege, fir
ing a house on the morning of Sep
tember 14, last, belonging to Samuel
Mason, on the Sprlngbrook road In
the Buckshot hill area, and four days
later filing a claim for $3000 loss on
property valued at MOO.
. The arrested parties are:
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Robbins, former
residents of Coos county, who came
to this city last summer seeking work
In the orchards.
Mr. and Mrs. t. B. Wright, transi
ents, and former residents of Sedro
Wooley, Wash., and Idaho and Mon
tana points.
Arrested Friday.
The quartet was arrested Friday
night and Saturday, and according
to the confessions and signed state
ment secured by the authorities, were
prepared to leave these parts. The
Robbins' were arrested In this city
and the Wrights at McLeod.
According to the state polios, the
Wrights and Robbins came here last
August, and began looking for houses
to rent. After Inspecting 10 or 13
residences, the authorities say the
confessions state, they selected a
small dwelling In the Buckshot hill
area, owned by Samuel Mason, now
In California, uninsured, and proceed
ed to fill It with their own furniture
and effects and contract goods se
cured from 'the local Montgomery
Ward store. The 'ring" then insured
the goods with the McCurdy-Dantele
Agency, for 92000. The house was
selected because of its distance from
the fire station and difficulty of ac
cess. As part of the plan, the state police
claim, neighbors were Invited to the
house and Impressed with the value
of the furnishings, which Included
rugs, tapestry, fine linens, silverware,
paintings and a 9170 radio, belonging
to the Cupp Furniture oompany.
-iioase .Deatoaystf;..---': ''
'The Insurance policy vnm taken
out on September 10th and Monday,
September 14, In the early morning,
Wright ad mite that he set fire to the
house with ' kindling and kerosene,
while his wife was at a neighbor's.
He fled the scene unnoticed. The
home was completely destroyed. ,
The night previous, according to
the confessions, all valuables and
keepsakes were removed to the homes
of friends. The property was recov
ered Saturday where the accused said
they had left It.
The confessions state that the
Wrights and Robbins pooled their
goods and chattels and agreed to di
vide the Insurance money, when col
lected, on a 60-50 basis. , The author
ities found an Itemized account of
money expended and goods each left
In the house,
Wright, the officials claim, told
them that Robbins became over-anxious
and against Wright's better
Judgment, insisted on setting the
(ire, while be wanted to wait a month,
at least, - r ,. ;,,
After the blaze, a claim for 93000
was submitted and the claim and
the fire coming so soon after the
Issuance of the Insurance policy,
aroused suspicions and an Investiga
tion was made. t
The quartet, according tc their
statements, left property In the build
ing that could not be completely de
stroyed. They sold a tent, for a sew
ing machine, and placed the value 4
the same at 9135. They left two
punchboard watches behind and
Jeweler estimated their value at 94.
They sold their auto for 970, to make
down payment on goods, such as waf
fle Irons and electrical contrivances.
A crucifix found In the ashes and
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qWILL
ROGER?
P5jys:
SANTA MONICA, Oct. 12.
Mr. Iloover has had many
tough break during the many
weeks he has been in, but just
kinder looking it over from all
angles, I believe that this last
week was his most successful
one-in a long time.
I think he just rounded all
those big, bankers up and said)
"Now listen, this thing has got
past a joke. You birds got to
got in here and help me do
something. I been helping you
long enough. Now if big busi
ness wants a Republican admin
istration big business better
start helping a Republican ad
ministration, or elset"