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MEDFORD, OREGON, JIOXDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1931.
No. 215.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
IF YOU read this newspaper careful-
ly, as you should, you saw In It
the otherd ay this statement In a New
York market dispatch:
"The value of leading farm pro
ducts wheat, cotton and corn has
INCREASED some $370,000,000 In the
past two weeks by the upward swing
In the futures markets."
"VOU nave been reading for some
time optimistic opinions from
leading men to the effect that busi
ness is getting better
This rise of a third of a billion dol
lars in the value of three leading
farm crops In the short space of two
weeks Is much more significant than
mere opinions.
WHEAT Is an Important crop In
Oregon. Oregon profits, directly,
therefore, from an Increase In the
value of wheat.
Oregon grows no cotton, and does
not grow corn commercially.
nTJT don't Jump at the conclusion
- that Oregon will not profit from
an Increase In the value of cotton
and corn.
Lumber Is Oregon's chief manufac
tured product, and the farm Is lum
ber's most promising market.
Increases In the value of cotton
and corn. If they are sustained, will
be certain to result in Improvement
In the market for Oregon lumber,
'
VTTHAT an Improvement In the mar
" ket for lumber will mean In Ore
gon doesn't need to be stated here.
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.
HP HIS pise in the value of wheat,
I cotton and corn, you will note,
has been brought about by the up
ward swing In the FUTURES mar
kets.
Perhaps you may ask: "What Is i
futures market?"
1T7ELL, It is like this:
If you think the price of wheat
or cobroa or corn is going to do mgn-
er In December, say, or February, or
April, you buy wheat or cotton or
corn NOW for delivery In December
or February or April, agreeing to pay
ft cetraln price on delivery.
If, at the time of delivery, the go
ing price la higher than the price you
greed to pay, you PROFIT.
If It Is lower, of course, you lose.
THh fact that future delivery prices
of wheat, cotton and corn are
higher than present prices is Inter
esting because It reflects the Judg
ment of shrewd men, backed by mon
ey, that fundamental conditions In
agriculture are going to IMPROVE.
DOT let us get back, for a moment,
- to this business of market fu
tures. -
You may say, doubtfully: "But that
Involves speculation, doesn't It?" The
answer Is that it does.
npHE big fan a products exchanges,
of which Chicago Is the, leading
one, are Institutions where men who
are speculatively Inclined come to
gether and deal In farm products.
Those who are bulllshly inclined
that Is to say, who believe that be
cause of fundamental conditions of
supply and demand the price will go
higher buy. Those who think the
price will go lower who. In the lan
guage of market speculation, are bear
ishsell. Between the two, a level of prices
that reflects the best Judgment of
well Informed men Is established.
THERE is much alk at all times,
but ESPECIALLY In periods when
prices are lov, to the effect that the
speculative exchanges, where this buy
ing and selling on futures goes on,
are a detriment to sound agriculture
and that the farmer would be better
off without them.
This writer who, of course, may be
wrong doubts that.
SPECULATIVE buying and selling
on the exchanges, as already stat
ed, reflects the Judgment of the
shrewdest men In the country as to
fundamental conditions of supply and
demand.
Even mora Important, from the
standpoint of the Individual farmer,
It provides a CASH MARKET at all
times for whatever is dealt In on the
exchanges. If you have wheat or cot
ton or corn 01 any of the wide list
of products traded in on the ex
changes you take it in to the near
est shipping point and get the price
for that day, less the freight from
your shipping point to the point of
delivery.
WITHOUT this system of specula-!
tive buying and selling through the
medium of the exchanges, you would ;
hate to wslt until you found a buyer
JConUnuad, on, gage, Jwoi
KILLED BY FALL
OF SADDLE HORSE
Sams Valley Boy Fatally
Injured While Leaning To
Unlock Gate Reaches
Door of Nearby House.
Injuries suffered when the horse he
was riding slipped In the mud and
tell on him, yesterday morning caused
the death of Russell Clark Wilson, 18-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. O. T.
Wilson of Sams Valley. The boy said
he was leaning from the saddle to
unfasten the gate at the Garrett
ranch, when the horse fell. He lived
only 20 minutes after the accident.
The Garret ranch Is directly across
the road from the Wilson place, and
Russell was enrouto there to sec his
friend, Glenn Garrett, it was thought.
He walked to the door of the house,
and told Mrs. George Garrett, who
was visiting there, that be was In
jured, and wanted to be taken home.
Death Follows Soon
He told how the accident occurred,
and died about twenty minutes later,
before he was taken home. Russell
was dead when the physicians who
were called, reached the ranch.
He was born at Sams Valley Aug
ust 16, 1915. The young man Is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O.
T. Wilson, two sisters, Prances E. and
Betty, and three brothers, Stephen,
John and Dean Wilson, all of whom
reside at home In Sams Valley.
Russell was a sophomore In the
Sams Valley high school, and was
very popular both In school circles
and among grange members. He was
a member of Sams Valley grange.
Funeral services will be conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 from the
Conger funeral parlors. Rev. D. E.
Millard will have charge of the serv
ices at the chapel and the Sams Val
ley grango will conduct the service
at the grave in tne earns vauej
tery.
TEN LffiES
IN AIR MISHAPS-
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. (AP) Ten
persons were killed and another
critically Injured In five airplane
accidents In various parts of the
nation yesterday.
Five, all men, died when an air
plane lost a wing and fell at Al
liance, Neb. The pilot was Wil
liam Davee of that city, who was
flying with William E. Parley, Al
liance; Dawes Holllbaugh, Chardon,
Neb.: Henry Beem, Ashby, Neb., and
W. W. Tlbbets, Alliance.
Another pilot, Harry E. R. Hall,
New York broker, plunged 1.500
feet to his death during a charity
air meet in Jersey City, N. J.
Thousands spectators witnessed
the crack-.
Harold Nichols, Long Beach, Cal.,
and Clarence Prltchard, 27, Calex
Ico. Cal., were killed when their
biplane plunged 800 feet.
Samuel Lang, 18 years old, was
fatally Injured at the Jersey City
air meet when struck by the whirl
ing propellor of an airplane stand
ing on the field.
Miss Mary Dorr, 20, East Cleve
land. Ohio, was Instantly killed and
Raymond L. Manson, Cleveland, was
critically Injured when their plane
apparently was forced down on ft
farm near palnesvllle, Ohio.
RADIO TO K. FALLS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 26.
(AP) Examlnerr Hyde of the fed
eral radio commission today rec
ommended that the commission
grant the application cf station
KFJI at Astoria, Ore, to move to
Klamath Falls, to operate on 1210
kilocycles with 100-watt power on
unlimited time.
The recommendation must be act
ed upon by the commission.
Hijack Portland Whale
For Exhibition Purpose
PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. 3. (API
The case of Ed Lessard and his son.
Joe, charged with "grossly disturbing
the public moral and decency, be
cause they killed Portland's only
whale In Oregon slough Saturday,
was set over until Friday morning
wnen court opened here.
The attor- 1
ney for the men said a change of
venue might be sought because of
the publicity attending the slaying
of the animal and their arrest.
Today Vie carcaa of the young
whale, which strayed from ltc moth
er's aide In the Pacific to wander
Into the river here last Columbus
day, was hitched to a wharf anchored
In the stream. Those who cered to
trv abU to e, Ule bodjr b paving
Conclude Visit In U. S.
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Associated Press Telrphoto of Premier Laval and his daughter, Mile.
Josette Laval, aboard the New York C Ity tug the Macon, as they arrived
from France enroute to Washington, V. C.
JAPAN REFUSES
EVACUATION
LEAGUE'S ORDER
TOKYO, Oct. 26. (AP) The Japa
nese government tonight Issued a
statement saying that In view of the
League of Nations council's failure
to obtain an unanimous vote on the
resolution calling for evacuation of
Japanese troops from Manchuria by
November 16, the action was not
binding In any way whatever.
Issued after a special meeting of
the cabinet, the statement set forth
thnt t.h nffcftftirfn i-ntt-Ati hu .lAnan at.
thm time of thA nnthrMk nf trniihiA 1
In M.nnhnrl. m.lnH ..noUH I
It stressed Japan's five "f undamen-
tal principles" which were laid down
by the Tokyo government last week
the terms to which China would
have to accede before withdrawal of
Japanese troops from the occupied
area could beam.
TaBHWn'niVTOter
intention of clarifying Japan's stand
and explaining her position with ref
erence to the league council's action,
TRIAL OPENS FOR
BAREFOOTSLAYER
ASOTIN, Wash, Oct. 26. (AP)
A sum, barefoot boy went on trial
for his life today, Hubert Nlccolls,
Jr., 12, being accused before the
bar of justice of the cold-blooded
shooting of Sheriff John Wormell,
72.
Judge E. V. Kuykendall called
76 Jurors to try the case in which
the boy pleaded "not guilty by
reason of mental Irresponsibility."
When captured, he admitted to
police that he entered Peter Klaus'
store, hid behind a barrel, and from
close range fired a pistol at the
sheriff, who searched the store after
receiving a tip that It was being
robbed.
;
LISTENERS TAX
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. (AP)
A decision reached early in the life
of the radio Industry not to have
governmental broadcasting support
ed by a tax upon the listener was
praised today by President Hoover
having avoided dangerous ponti
les, and social pitiaus.
mis menage was oroaacasx ay
the chief executive In a radio ad
dress today directed particularly to
the National Broadcasters associa
tion meeting at Detroit. He spoke
from the cabinet room of the White
House.
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Grid Player Die
RAPID CITY, S. D., Oct. 26. (AP)
Phillip Moore, 18, a student at the
United States Indian school here,
died In a hospital today after suf
fering a ruptured Intestine In a foot
ball game Saturday afternoon.
28 cents to a boatman who ferried
them to Vie wharf. The boatman i
"split" with three men who recovered '
the body Sunday.
The Lessards, however, have not
profited. On the other hand they
stand to lose because of the cost of
defending themselves. They couldn't
find the carcass Saturday or Sunday
and three oWier men, R. Tlmmerman,
E. O. Rowley and N. E. Caldwell beat
them to It, appropriated "it and are
exhibiting It.
The attorneys for the Lessards aald
today he win ask for a warrant of
arrest of the three men who now
have the whale In their possession.
Be contends the Lessards aie "legal
owners- or $m cucac.
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INDEPENDENCE OF
BY SECY. HURLEY
-WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. (AP)
Opposition to Philippine Independ
ence until certain economic reforms
are accomplished was expressed to
President Hoover today by Secre
tary Hurlejr, Just back from a study
of conditions In the Islands.
The secretary of war did not sub
mit his awaited report to the
president, merely giving an account
of progress. Preparation of the
take several
WCClCS.
The economic result of granting
Independence now will have a large
part In the secretary's report. He
Is gathering facta through the de
partment of commerce regarding
importations frcm the Philippines
of sugar, and vegetable oils with
isl rias ii ssim thsls . Meet, oa . the
American domestic commodities. The"
contention of domestic producers
has been that the Islands were
competing with domestic trade.
YIELDS TO SIEGE
BAYVIEW, Idaho, Oct. 26. (AP)
Mrs. Floyd May, believed dement
ed, who fought off a posse of of
ficers for three days with a rifle
and successfully resisted a tear gas
attack, surrendered at 0:30 a. m.
to Sheriff Henry Traue of Sand
Point. First reports from the re
mote cabin, across the lake, were
that Charles Burns, an old friend
of the woman, who owned the ca
bin ' In which she was barricaded,
persuaded her to give up, ending
the "starve or freeze" siege of of
ficers who refused to shoot her,
1
IS
ADDITIONAL DAY
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. (AP) Alphonse
Capone's departure for prison was de
ferred another day by the united
States circuit court of appeals today.
Three appellate Judges, sitting en
banc, heard the convicted gang lord's
attorneys move for a supersedeas
bond to allow him liberty while his
Income tax case was reviewed. The
court then ordered "Scar face A J"
held another night In the county Jail
and promised a ruling at 2 p. m.
Tuesday.
LOOMI
ON TEXACO SLASH
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 23. (AP)
Another gasoline war was budding
In Portland today.
A two-cent slash by Texaco to
the 16-cent level brought retalia
tion from other dealers and a 15-
cent a gallon price tags were hang
ing from many pump throughout
the city. The "going" price here
has been 18 cent for several
months,
MM CALLS MEET
Of! FARM BOARD ACT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (AP)
Chairman McNary today called the
senate agriculture committee to meet
here November 24 to consider meas
ures for strengthening the farm
(board ant,
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BY DEBT PARLEY
OF HOOVER, LAVAL
Germany Favors Internat
ional Conference On War
Debts Mussolini For
Revision Versailles Pact.
BERLIN, Oct. 26. (AP) Germany's
official attitude toward the Hoover
Laval conference at Washington, a
foreign office spokesman said today,
is that an International conference
must be called quickly if the repara
tions and war debts problem is to
be untangled.
Whether Germany will take the
Initiative toward such a conference
can be decided, he said, only after
diplomatic conversations with the
American and French ambassadors
here and wlt.h the German ambassa
dors at Washington and Paris.
NAPLES, Italy, Oct. 26. (AP) Pre
mier Mussolini returned to Rome to
day after telling 1,000,000 of his
fascist followers here that "some
thing Is Jammed, perhaps broken,"
In world economics and that the
Versailles treaty and the schedule of
war reparations payments should be
revised.
The treaty, II Duce told his legions
here to celebrate the tenth anniver
sary of the fascist "march on Rome,"
has pushed millions of people to the
brink of material disaster and moral
desperation."
By liyroo Price
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. (AP) A
new deal to lighten the world's enor
mous budget of war debts and repa
rations became the next goal of In
ternational statesmanship today as
Premier Laval of France sped home
ward after his conferences with
President Hoover.
A specific program of reduction,
born of a French-American agree
ment for unitod effort toward world
stability, was discussed by the two
leaders and now will be put to the
test of practical application.
The Initiative la to be left to Ger
many, who is expected to ask soon
for relief from her reparations.
France Is expected to agree provided
the war debts are readjusted, and the
United States Is ready to consider
proposals for such a readjustment.
No -Commitment. -
Neither Mr Hoover nor M. Laval
was in a position to commit his
government definitely. Any curtail
ment of war debts owed the United
States must eventually have the ap
proval of congress, where the opposi
tion la already preparing to give bat
tle. The French parliament might
veto any cut In German reparations.
Both the president and premier, how
ever, rely apparently on the force of
circumstances and the appeal of
economic betterment to carry the
point.
Only vague possibilities appeared
today that the war-debt cut would
be accompanied by that reduction of
armaments so much desired by Presi
dent Hoover. From first to last
Premier Laval stood firm that France
must remain armed until she has a
better guarantee of security. That
the United States would give any
such guarantee, however, was so far
out of the question that the premier
did not even suggest it.
To Keep Unld Standard
The more tangible immediate re
sults of the negotiations embraced a
pledge of mutual aid to preserve the
French and American monetary sys
tems on the gold standard; to co
operate In the stabilization of Inter
national exchange; and to work unit
edly for the liberation, not only of
frozen securities, but of what Mr.
Hoover calls "frozen confidence." No
more French attacks on the value of 1
the American dollar are expected.
French gold withdrawals from New
York already are being halted.
A long official statement Issued
last night from the White House set
forth in general terms the scope and
accomplishments of the Frlday-to-
Sunday conferences. It was spon- I
sored Jointly by President Hoover and
Premier Laval, and most of yesterday
(Continued on page Htory 1.)
TRUNK KILLER TO
Fl
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SACRAMENTO, Oct. 34. (AP)
Governor Rolph's office received a
telegram today from Attorneys Louis
P. Rusalll and Richard H. Cantlllon
of Los Angeles, asking for a hear
ing on the extradition application
to return Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd
from the southern California city
to Phoenix, Arte., In connection
with the murder of Agnes Le Rol
and Hedvlg Samuelson.
The request for a hearing Indi
cated Mrs. Judd's defense counsel
will fight extradition.
Extradition papers had not been
received at the governor's office
when the attorneys" telegram ar
rived. It la customary to allow 48 hours
to elapse between the t.me extra
dition papers are received and hear
ings are held In order to give
prosecution and defense counsel op
portunity to assemble data and
reach the Capitol but efforts may
be mad la thl cat to speed til
action.
Deer Falls From
Precarious Perch
Into Newport Sea
NEWPORT, Or., Oct. 28. (AP)
While a rescue group was being
organized Sunday, a deer, perched
precariously on a narrow ledge
overlooking the sea, feU a victim
to the ocean.
The animal, apparently driven
to the dangerous, rocky ledge by
hunting dogs, was caught In the
high swells of a stormy sea. The
Oregon Humane society, advised
Saturday of th deer's plight, had
planned to remove It from the
cliff today.
FIVE RELATIVES
DIE BY GUN OF
WAGENER, S. C, Oct. 26, (AP)-
George Jackson, Aiken county far
mer, sought as the slayer of six of his
kinsmen, was captured today at his
home near here.
He surrendered without a struggle
after his daughter had gone out to
tell officers surrounding the house
that "Daddy says please come and
gt him,"
WAGENER, S. O., Oct. 26. (AP)
George Jackson, 40-year-old farmer,
apparently became Insane yesterday as
he sat In a Sunday afternoon gather
ing of relatives at an uncle's home
near here, scattered the group with
sudden oaths, killed five of them and
then went to the neighboring home
of a cousin and fatally wounded him.
Armed with a pistol and shotgun,
the death weapons, Jackson fled to a
thick woods and early today had
eluded capture by 76 posse men and
bloodhounds, who sought him. An
11-year-old daughter. Lulu, accom
panied him.
Those slain were Hamp, 52, and
Hayes Jackson, 61, uncles; Mrs. Pari
Jackson, 46, an aunt; her sons, Mel
vin 28, and BUI, 22 and Herman
Jackson, 80, the cousin.
The failure of officers to appre
hend Jackson spread terror among
his other relatives In this section who
armed tbmselvcs In fear, they said,
that be would attack them.
CHAIN STORE TAX
UPHELD BY COURT
IL
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26. (AP)
North Carolina's tax of ISO on each
chain store In the state was sustained
today by the supreme court.
At the same time the court refused
to pass on the validity of the Missis
sippi chain store tax law in advance
of a decision by lower courts.
The court affirmed an injunction
granted by a three-Judge federal court
prohibiting enforcement until Its val
idity can be determined.
Only this term the supreme court
refused to reconsider Its o to 4 de
cision upholding Indiana's tax on the
chains.
TO CUT FREIGHT RATE
SALT LAKB CITY. Oct. 26. (AP)
Harry M. Adams, president of the
Western Pacific railroad, said hers to
day that opening of the Keddte-
Klamath Falls cutoff, connecting his
road with the Great Northern will
result In reduced freight rates be
tween Utah points and a major por
tion of the territory served by the
Western Pacific.
He said the golden spike marking
the completing of the cut-off will bd
driven at Bleber, Cal., Nov. 10.
Kiwanis Endorse
Co. Health Unit
At a meeting of the board of di
rectors of the local Kiwanis club this
noon the following motion was adopt
ed: 'That the board of directors of
Medford Kiwanis club go on record
as endorsing the purpose of the
County Health unit."
Borah s Blunt Words to
French Stir Speculation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2WAP) Ifl
the wake of the epochal conferences
of President Hoover and Premier
Laval, Washington today gauged the
reaction to the explosive Interlude of
Senator Borah.
The Idaho republican's blunt dec-
laratlon to French newspapermen
that the world needed revision of the
Versailles treaty of peace with Ger
many left a gap between him and
the French premier that two meet
ings failed to bridge.
Zt also stirred a whirl of specula
tion throughout the world w.hlch Is
still finding Its way to newspaper
headlines.
Xn bidding goodbye to Senator
Borah last night at the French em
bassy reception, Premier Laval left
no intimation that he was ready to
sanction revision ot the world waj
Edison's Son
William L. Edison of Wilmington
Del, son of th famous Inventor,
was at his father's bedside when hi
died.
OLD JUNIOR HIGH
STRUCTURE SOLD
ELMER GUILDERS
According to an announcement
made today, the old Junior high
school building on Bartlett street
ha been eold by the school board to
Elmer Chllder, the consideration be
ing S1000. In addition Mr. Chllders
agrees to oomplete the wrecking of
the old building and remov it from
the ground before March, 1033. The
sahool board has already removed
most of the plumbing, all ot the radi
ators, the old boiler and the black
boards, as well as many other thlnga
and used them In the new construc
tion last summer. Th old Junior
high, It will be remembered, was one
ot the buildings which the people
voted to abandon In the building
program adopted last winter.
Supt. E. H. Hedrlok stated today,
"T,Ho old building had been outgrown
and waa only homing about 461) of
the 760' student who belonged In
that school. As a result It was cost
ing the district 200 per month In
rent for additional spaca. Th cost
of reconstructing th old building
and enlarging It sufficiently waa
found to equal almoat the cost of
new construction. Besides the sit
was too small and waa located within
the business district. These things
made the abandonment of th site
and the aale of the property the only
economical thing that could be done
and was accordingly ordered by th
vote of the people.
"The sal to Mr. Chllder doe not
Include the site, of course. As soon
as the old building ha been taken
off the board hopos to sell the sit
as soon as It can."
HAS SLIGHT COLD
BAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2d (API
Governor James Rolnh. Jr. enter
ed St. Prancl hospital her today
tor treatment for a slight cold.
Governor Lawrence Judd of Ha
waii la In Stanford hmtnltnl with a
mild attack of Influenza. He plan
ned to leave the hospital Thurs
day. He was on hi way to Wash
ington from Honolulu when he be
came 111,
Governor RolDh entered the hoa-
pltul last night. Ha hsd to can
cel several engagement Including
on In Portland, Or.
UNLOADED GUN WOUNDS
RESIDENT OF KLAMATH
KLAMATH PALLS, Ore., Oct. it,
(AP) Joe White, 31, was In a serious
condition In a hospital her today.
tha result of accidental shooting Sat
urday. White, with another man, waa
examining a small rifle which they
neueved waa unloaded. Th friend
pulled the trigger and th rifle dis
charged a bullet into White' right
temple.
treaty of peace, whatever else he and
Mr, Hoover may have agreed to in
their announced understanding.
But Senator Borah found today
that his final handshake with Mr.
Laval and an Invitation to visit
Paris for further talks had not
closed the Incident. He was receiving
plenty of reaction from within the
nation. There was a stack of mall
on his desk and among other mes
sages he had Invitation to carry his
proposals to the people In publto ad
dresses. One was from the State
Federation of Women's Clubs of
New York.
Whether this vehicle would serve
to carry Borah further Into the po
litical picture and Into the 1933
presidential situation was a topic for
discussion among some serious mind
4 politic! leaders.
KING OF FORGERS
NABBED HERE ON
FEDERALCHARGE
C. A. Crockett Taken After
Three Year Pursuit
Impersonated U. S. Of
ficial In Cashing Checks.
Known as the king of forgers, 0.
A. Crockott, 69, was arrested shortly
before one o'clock Sunday morning
at a local hotel, terminating a three
years' search by the federal govern
ment for the man who la charged
with Impersonating United States of
flolala. A federal warrant for hla ar
rest had been Issued from Portland.
State Policeman James O'Brien and
Cal Wells, deputy United States mar
shall, made the arrest. Crockett waa
registered at the hotel as O. M. Court
ney, but Immediately admitted his
Identity when accosted. He was placed
In the county Jail, and will be taken
to Portlnnd tomorrow by Deputy
Marshall Wells for a preliminary hear
ing, Crockett having waived extradi
tion. Long Crime Record
Reoords show Crockett has served
time In numerous prisons throughout
the country for forgery, and In hi
work has used many aliases. He Is
also said to hav posed as an engi
neer of the United States geodetic
survey.
Although hla recent operations have
been on the Pacific coast, Crockett
has ben wanted In cltlea throughout
the United States, It Is said.
On October 17 a report waa filed
In Portland of a oheck forged by
Crockett. He told local offlcera that
he was given a ride to Medford from
Salem by a traveling man, and had
arranged to continue hla trip Into
California Bunday with another trav
eler. For the past year, all oheck whit
ten by Crockett, which were turned
ovor to police, were written on th
First National bank of Portland.
Within the past few weeks, forged
check were reported In Seattle, Pott
land, and Los Angeles. .
DlaVy Tells Dates.
Crockett Is said to be an Intelligent,
well educated man. In hi possession
was a diary, kept by him, whloh show
ed the various iman he visited, and
the dates. Several ot the notation
correspond with days that check
wore reported passed by him.
Specimens of handwriting on th
oheck are aald by officers to re
semble notes In the diary. Two dif
ferent forms of erlpt r used by
the man, records show.
In passing checks, th man 1 aald
to call at varlou rooming houses, on
holidays or Saturdaya (after th
bank have closed)-and aak to
three or four rooms, to be engaged
for himself and three or four othet
government worker. He poses a art
engineer, who ho Just compleUd a
Job, and plan to stay In th city tot
several weeks, along with th other
men. , . 1
Impersonates Official
Records dlsoloss that he alwaya tell
of a "Lieutenant Armstrong" to b
included among th roomers, who la
well-educated man and can veil
many Interesting sccounts, having
traveled extensively. Th man do
not ngag the room on th fire
visit, but return later, saying h
has conferred with other member ot
th party.
A large check drawn on th govern
mental department with which n
claim to be affiliated, la present
to tha landlady In payment of several
weeks roomrent for all of th men.
In most instance, the change, usual
ly amounting to 26 of 30 Is given
thd man, who Immediately disappears.
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Last Veteran of
Post Succumbs
LA GRANDE, Ore., Oct. 30. (AP)
John 0. Boner, 80, the last survivor
of the John P. Reynolds post. Grand
Army of the Republic, died at hi
home In Joseph Sunday. He wa
born In 1B4A In Indiana and served
throughout the Civil war. Pour chil
dren survive.
ROGERS
HOLLYWOOD, Cal., Oct. 26.
Tli is man Laval, who is
mighty ably representing the
great French nation, is said to
be a Helf-made Frenchman (and
we thought only Americana
wore self made). Well, he was
just getting along great with
Mr. Hoover as they had stid
that they had no "real busi
ness" to transact. But then,
unfortunately for Monsieur La
val, he run into our prime min
ister, Mr. Borah, who has
charge of our foreign affairs.
Typical Frenchman had to meet
a typical Amorican and mer
compliments ceased