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The Weather M EDFORD To Subscribers If jour Mill Tribune b not d llTirrd lo yoa prompt!;, lelephons 5. Ofrlca open until 7 every evening, riraie cell ne before thit time end copy will he delivered to your home Forecast: Tonight and Fridair un let tied. Probably with occasional V - 7 ralni. Moderate temperature. HI it heat yesterday .., Lowest thin morning 1 47 Twenty-Sixth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THTTRSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932. No. 336. MAI TRIBUNE n Comment on the Day's Neiys By FRANK JENKINS a A 8 these words art written. Gov ernor Roosevelt Is leading Al (alfi Bill Murray rather decisively In th North Dakota presldentjal pri mary. That Is something of a check tot Alfalfa Bill's ambitions. On would ssy, offhand, that North Dakota Is one of the states In which Murray might reasonably expect considerable support. IN splt of the efforts that r ob viously under way to throw a monkey wrench Into his machinery, it appears at this moment that Gov ernor Roosevelt is developing consid erable atrength. THERE Is a heavy increase ) In Democratic voting strength In North Dakota primary and a corres ponding decrease In Republican vot ing strength. That Is to say, a large number ot voters had ohanged their registration from Republican to Democratic. . That checks with similar develop ments that are being noted by county clerks here In Oregon as registration proceeds. POLITICAL history Is being repeat ed. The party in jSower gets the credit tor things the public likes and takes the blame for things the public DOESNT like. It always has been that way, and probably always will be. IN North Dakota,' Roosevelt, con servative Democrat, leads Murray, who poses as a radical, whether he Is or not. But "General" Jacob Coxey. of long-ago Coxey's army fame, gets half as many Republican votes as Governor France, of Maryland. Tlgure that out, if you can. ftQTEEL Prices Go Up " So reads a headline In the news of the dsy. An advance of 3 a ton Is an nounced for April 1. If the advance HOLDS, it will be significant, leading us to hope that the long-expected bottom of the de cline in prices is here. WHEN prices finally hit bottom and start back up, even If ever so slightly, a radical change In business will have been brought about. People will then want to buy t once, be fore prices GO HIGHER, whereas now they put off buying as long ss pos sible In the hope that prices will be LOWER. MORE Important'than steel prices, ss an Indication of Improving business, are FARM prices. The dollar the farmer gets for whst ,he sella now buys considerably less than before the war, whereas the doller that Industry gets for what It sells will still buy somewhat more than before the war. As long as that condition continues, the termer's buying power will be crippled and the buying jiovet of the farmer Is a mighty big Influ ence in business in this country. EVERYBODY wants to know w.hen business will get better. The trend of agricultural prices Is prob sbly the best of all Indicators along that line. When prices of fsrm pro ducts start definitely upwsrd, ws may ssfely assume that business a really Improving. ANOTHER Interesting headline: "Winter Hits New York." Msrch cold weather records of the psst 18 years are broken, the dispatch ssya. The Esst has had an exceptionally warm winter, so far. Most people Incline to the belief Viat exceptional weather of one sort is apt to be fol lowed by exceptional weather of an other sort. The weather sharps won't agree that this is a rule that can be relied on, but most people believe It, anyway If It SHOULD hold good, the Esst Is In for some unseisonsbly cold weather this spring, with the possi bility that late frosts may damage fruit and other crops. Thst is an Interesting speculation out here on the Pacific coast, where fruit prices are ruled by supply and demand. THE East has hadan exceptionally warm winter. The Pactfio coast, on the other hand, has hsd an ex ceptionally COLD winter. Tou may have noted, or thought you did. that in years when we have an exception- (Cocuaued 90 ttH9 7voA E AND I BATTLE LOST BY SINGLEJOUNTER Wilton White Taken Out Account Fouls Astorian Also Forced to Bench K. F. Bows to Marshfield SALEM, Ore., Mar. 17. (Spl.) Med ford high school lost to As toria tn the first championship bracket game of the tournament here today by a 29 to 30 score. The contest was one of the hard est fought so far and marked by many personal fouls. V. White, of Mcdford was pull ed out In the third period and Kergstrom, Astoria In the fourth. Med ford led at the half by thir teen to twelve. SALEM, March 17. OP) Fast bas ketball from the Marshfield quintet eliminated Klamath Falls from the state basketball tournament here to day by a score ot 48 to 25. Klamath started with the dope on 9ven basis, but after & close, fast quarter fell behind continuously. McClean's uncanny eye for the bas ket and close guarding and team play of his mates were responsible for Marshfleld's excellent showing. Mc Clean was high scorer for the tourna ment bo far, with 21 points. Stores Today Medrord. 20; Astoria, 30. University High 22, Baker 18. Athena 33, Bnrns 15. Kllverton 27, Oregon City 25. Klamath Falls 25, Marshfield 48. Scores Yesterday Med ford 30, University illgh 2B. Astoria 22, Baker It. Benson 38, Athena 11. Lincoln 39, Burns 8. Corvallis 35, Sllverton 15. Nehalcm 50, Oregon City 31. Hood River 31. Klamath Falls 27. Salem 43, Marshfield 33. Games Tonight Benson vs. Lincoln. Corvallis ts. Nehalem. Salem vs. Hood River. 1 OVER GOLD BEACH ASHLAND. March 17 (Special) The fifth annual invitational basket ball tournament sponsored by the Southern Oregon Normal school, opened here this morning at the Junior high school gymnasium. Bams Valley trounced Talent 32 to 11 and tn the next game Arago defeated Gold Hill 24 to 13. Jacksonville defeated Gold Beach 22 to 21. Seventeen teams are registered for the three-day tournament with ap proximately 200 visitors, - Including players, coaches and fans In the city. All preliminary games will be play ed today. The officials and referees are students of toe normal school. Port Orford won the championship last year and Arago the consolation Phoenix plays tonight. FOR SEVERE TEST IN STEEPLECHASE LIVERPOOL, England. Msrch 17. (AP) Thirty-seven horses will start tomorrow the long Journey over the fotir and one-half mile course at Alntree known as the Grand National. Not all will finish. They never do. But for the horse and rider that successfully Jump the 32 dif ficult obstacles of water, brush and stone and then manage to show the way pact the Judges stand, there awal't fame and riches. To the successful rider, the purse will be am nil In comparison with the millions of dollars distributed through the gigantic sweepstakes. 13 American llorwi Thirteen American -owned horse have been named for the race, the blue ribbon of steeplechase events, first run in 1830. Only one Sea Soldier Is American bre. He la a son. of Man o' War, and Is entered tn the name of A. H. Hlblack and backed by a ayndlrate of ten wealthy Chicago sportsmen. Sea Soldier ts an outsider In the official wetting at the Victoria club, being quoted at 50 to I. But many U '$ khoi. some of them Just com mon "nags have won. History does not favor ths Jumping son of Man o" War as enly one Amerl- enn-bred hone. Ruble, ever won the race and he was Englith owned. Force of BLOW AT HITLER CiVIL WAR PLANS Raids Throughout Prussia Reveal Plot To March On Big Cities Documents, Correspondence Seized. By Louis P. Lochner, Associated Press Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, March 17. The Prus sian government accepted a cnallenge of the forces of Adolf Hitler today, ordering raids on national socialist headquarters throughout the state, after disclosures purporting tc reveal Nazi plans for a virtual civil war. Backing up its action, the ministry of Interior Issued a statement In which It said Its investigation re vealed that the Nazis signal for a march upon the big cities in their neighborhoods was to be the flash "Grandmother dead." The statement said the H'tlerlUs were ready for a march on Berlin v the time of the presidential election last Sunday, and that all details had been planned, such as arrangements for transportation and provisions. Preparing for Civil War. "These preparations were made," the ministry's statement said, "under (Continued on Page Seven) -s AT SPOKANE. Wash., March 17. (AP) Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hesner were locked In ,the county Jail today, and charged with beating their five year old child, Arthur, until he was hovering between life and death. The technical charge was "con tributing to the delinquency of a minor' which In Washington the prosecutor's office said, means "ne glect, cruelty and depravity." Tbfilr ball was set at 91000 each. Deputy Prosecutor Prank Punk houser said today Mrs. Hesner. step mother of the boy. admitted beating him with switches, the leg of a stove, and other Instruments and with hurling him against an Iron bedstead. "The youngster has bruises over his entire body, a fractured skull, and appears to be badly under nourished," said Funkhouser. Mr. and Mrs. Hesner at first said the child was brulaed by a "fall." The boy underwent an operation today for the skull Injury and phy st clans said his recovery was doubt ful. Mrs. Elsie Hesner divorced Hesner four years ago, and when he re married he petitioned for custody of the boy. GASOLINE PRICE A. J. Hauk of the Standard Oil dis trict office here stated this afternoon that Standard service stations are re tailing gasoline today at 17 cents per gallon, two cents above the previous price. The Standard company raised Its tank price two oenta today, ac cording to the local office. PORTLAND. Ore., March 17. P) A four-cent boost in the price of mo tor fuel greeted Portlandera on this St. Patrick's day. Overnlgr?; five of the larger distributors posted 14 -cent signs, and many Independents did likewise. Dealers said they expected the price to go to 18 cents a gallon, where It was prior to the break In prices. INVESTIGATE DEATH of liquor mm MARSHFIELD. Ore., March 17. Police here today were Investigating the death of John Hall, 70, whose burned body was found in his small home at Lakeside last mght Polios said they visited the house last night to raid It on suspicion liquor was being made there Ply ing embers, a red-streaked sky and crashing timber greeted them The body of Hail was on tha floor only a few feet from the door. A cutting wedge was found near the mans head. 1 00,Q00 Chinese Marching on Mukden Din of Whistles Fosters Report Baby Discovered PHILADELPHIA, March 17 (AP) A train whistle blew loud and long today when It valve stuck. A nearby factory watchman heard and blew his whistle! too. Others followed suit and eoon there was a din of blowing ljorns and whistles such as the city! sel dom hears. j Newspapers were swamped jwtth telephone calla. j "la It true the Lindbergh baby has been found?" they all asked. LATEST THEORY IN KIDNAP CASE IS BUND ALLEY Franklin Park Clue Falls Flat Leaving Police As Mystified As When Lind bergh Baby First Taken. HOPEWELL, N. J., Msrch 17. (Fi The latest theory In the Lindbergh baby kidnap mystery came to naught today. For several days police from the Lindbergh home have been Investi gating the story of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Leandro Llghtfoot ot Franklin Park, who told of their foreign, servants leaving the day after the Ansplng. The Llghtfoots reported alio " ihnt wood similar to that used In the kid napers' ladder was missing from their home, as was a chisel like the one found beneath the Lindbergh nursery window. Today the Llghtfoots found the chisel, and police acknowledged they were Just about back where they started March 1 when the bsby was stolen. Theory Collapses. Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, sup erintendent of state police, told of the finding of the chisel In bis mid morning bulletin. "In the Investigation of the story told by Leandro Llghtfoot," he said, "we would state that Mr. Llghtfoot has found the chisel which he claim ed to have lost, and there It no sus- (Contlnued on Page Three) E (Copyright, 1932. by the Avoclated Press.) FARGO. N. D.( March 11. P) The unexpected Democratic sentiment shown by North Dakota. In express ing its favoritism for Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt in the presi dential preference primary, was em phasized today by additional returns that established a party primary rec ord In this state. The 57,104 total Democratic vote from 1,458 of 3,235 precincts report ing, exceeded by more thn four times the previous high mark of 13, 113 in 1024. Roosevelt had 3A.A01. compared with 31,503 for Murray. In the Republican presidential preference race, former Senator J. I. France of Maryland was leading Oen eral Jacob fl. Coxey, mayor oi Maa alllon, Ohio, 33.894 to 16.50B. on re turns from 1.041 precincts. De Valera Reveals Plan For Unity Between Irish By Michael Bonner (A. P. Staff Correspondent) DUBLIN. March 17. (API The wearing of the green had a double significance in Erin today: tt was the 1500th anniversary of St. Pat ricks landing and It brought a new plan for union of the North and South of Ireland. Eamon De Valera, new president of the Free State, announced iMt night, on the eve of St. Patrick's day celebrations, a four-point pro gram for hla administration, one point of which waa an eventual merger of the Free State and Ulster governments, age-old division of Irish affairs. Other points were abolition of the oath of allegiance to Kir? Oeorge and of the more than 10,000,v a year 14 Uo4 aflutu f44 W OF GOARDED BY LAW T Salem Reports Situation Of Banks in State Shows Value of Statute Mak ing Idle Gossip Crime. SALEM, Ore., March 17. (Special.) According to, officials of the state banking department, the state of Ore gon is particularly fortunate In hav ing a statue making the circulation of false rumora against any bank punishable by fines and J ill sen tences. The law fixes the m'nlmum at a year In Jail or 11000 fine, or both Jail sentence and ftna. This law. In the opinion of the department has not only prevented a number of serious bank disasters, but has rendered the bank situation In this state generally stronger and better than in perhaps any other state west of the Rocky mountains. "The effectiveness of this law," said one of the officials today, "has been demonstrated time and again, for it quiets the sort of Ignorant and ma licious gossip that represents the only real danger to banks In this state. Our financial Institutions are In re markably good shape, but no bank, however strong, can withstand loss of confidence, and the result of such irresponsible talk Is to create that loss of confidence. "Publishing bank statements show ing the true condition of mch Insti tutions does little good, for few peo ple can understand them, and even If they do, lack' of confidence isn't based on understanding, but en fear. Fear In turn stimulates this same Ir- (Continued on Page Seven) Y STEAL SAVINGS AGED WAR VET PORTLAND, March 17 (AP) Po lice here today were searching for three youths who yesterday broke into the house of Oeorge W, Dayy, 87, a Civil war veteran, and stole 760. his life savings, accumulated from his government pension. The leader of the robbers appear ed to be about 23 years old. All car ried revolvers. Police said they have good descriptions of them. The youth who did the talking threatened Day with hla weapon when the old sold ier flrat refused to disclose the place In which t'ie money waa hidden. The three robbers appeared familiar with the house. The leader of the three remarked he knew Day had some money "because my grandfather gets 100 a month pension." Federal Salaries Will Be Slashed WASHINGTON, March 17. (yp) Representative Ralney, the Demo cratic leader, told ths house today there would be a general slash tn government salaries. Ex-Senator Reed Has Good Night ROCHESTER, Minn., March 17, (AP) James A. Reed, former Unit ed States senator from Missouri, passed a "pretty good night and Is looking well today," hla physician said. Reed waa operated on for gall bladder trouble Friday. the British government, as well as suspension or the military courts try Irishmen for offenses against BELFAST. Northern Ireland, March 17.(AP) Ulster newspr.-.- . ex pressed scorn today for the nitline of policies announced by President Ear" - De Valera of the Irlah Free State, in which De Valera included a plan for bringing about a union of Northern and Som.icw. Ireland "No one except De Valera believes,- the Northern Whig aaid, "that the moment the oath (of allegiance) Is abollrhed members of the Irish Republican army will vol untarily disband, leaving the Flan- na Fall government to the placid pursuit of peaceful voUitioft" 8EERY ADOPTS DAUGHTER - ..$ " l1 ft 0. Aaaoebittti Ftkr I'koto The young lady pulling Wallace Beery's mustache Is Carol Ann Prleater, 18 months old, who was adopted In Los Angeles by the actor and his wife. Carol la the daughter of Mrs. Beery's aunt. The Beery's Iso are caring fcr George, 9, and William Priester. 4. ILL BE ISSUED PORTLAND, March 17. (fT) The stat highway commission today announced no more bonds will be voted to further the program of un employment relief as worked out In the past two years. The commission denied the request of the public relations committee of the Portland civic emergency com mittee to raise additional funds to provide work for the needy. Leslie M. Scott, chairman of the commission, made the flat statement that In the Interest of efficiency and economy It Is Incumbent upon the commission to proceed with Its pro gram by contract work, letting the contractor select hla labor as he may. confining the selection to Oregon men. The civic emergency committee an nounced the commission's refusal to lend aid will not stop its efforts to obtain aid for the 18.000 needy heads of families In the city. FIFTEEN KILLED AUTOS IN STATE SALBM, March 17. (P) Fifteen fatalities resulted from automobile accidents during February, the state police headquarters announced here today. The report shows the least fatalities and least Injuries resulting from accidents during Febfuary over the pant six months. Of the 1612 accidents, 304 injuries resulted. Six of the fatalities, the report states, resulted from automobiles striking pedestrians, five from non collision-operating accidents and two as the result of collision. One was killed In an automobile-train crash and another by crashing Into a fixed object. Fines collected during the month totaled 111.951 from a total of 305 arrests. Twenty-two years leniences In prison were also handed out dur ing the period. Liquor violators con tributed 1 10, lft 3 of the flnfs as well as the longest Jail sentences. DISCOUNT RATE LONDON, Msrch 17. The Bank of England reduced Its discount rste today from four to three ard one half per cent. The decision of the ban author ities surprised the market, which was not prepared for further reduction after the two recent declines Ti;e monetary altustlon has jrown so easy, however, and revenue has been coming In so steadily that ap parently tne bank dlrectorf decided to Blve trsde snd commerce ths bent tit of a further ball of one per cent nauotloq. WILL BE IT IS CLEVELAND, March 17 (AP) Two surprising antl-prohlbltlon de velopments In Ohio, with possibly far-reaching reverberations, entered the forefront of national politics to day. In Cleveland, Maurice Maschke, na tional Republican committeeman, dis closed that for the first time since prohibition, a majority of Ohio's dele gation to the Republican national convention will be known to be wet. At Columbus, the Democratic Gov ernor Oeorge White who was listed by the Anti-Saloon league as a friend of prohibition when elected two years ago, was on record today aa favoring a referendum on the 18th amend ment. Drys Startled Gov. White, the state's "favorite son" for the democratic presidential nomination, made his referendum declaration for the first time, at a regional conference of the Women's Christian Temperance union at Col umbus last night. Asserting his belief that prohibi tion supporters had erred In oppos ing a popular vote, the governor (Continued on page two) CHANCELLOR' FOR PORTLAND, March 17, yn The head of Oregon's combined Institu tions of higher learning will be known as "chancellor" If the recommenda tions of the unification committee of the state board of higher education ia adopted. The committee met here yesterday and today to discuss recommenda tions to be made to the stnte board In connection with the consolidation of the University of Oregon and Ore gon Atate college, and of the Normal schools. It was understood the committee decided to drop aL least half of the deans now employed by the two large schools, although no fonnul an nouncement was made. 10 IS SUICIDE BERLIN. March 17 (AP) M. Margin, .head of tha Estonian match monopoly associated with the Inter ests of Ivar Kreuger, hanged himself yesterday because of financial diffi culties, a telegram from Welsaensteln. Estonia, said today. Margin formerly owned a match factory which was taken over by the Krueger and Toll concern when the Est hen tan monopoly was formed. The death of Kreuger waa reported to have resulted In an Immediate re duction of Margus salary, while Vie depreciation of Kreuger and Toll shares severely handicapped him In other Xtnaacial oeuuon iUL IN MOVE AGAINST Flag of China Replaced In All Villages As 100,000 Marchers Sweep Through Manchurian Area. SHANGHAI, Friday, March 18 (AP) Reports from Manchuria to tihe Kuomln (Chinese) News Agency today said 100,000 Chinese volun teers were marching on Mukden from three directions, destroying the flag of the new Manchurian state at all the villages along the way and hoist ing In lta place the Chlneae national emblem. The Japanese garrison at Mukden, tnfoi-med of this advance, mounted guns in the outskirts of the city and stood by. CHANOOHUN, Manchuria, March 17. (P) A powerful Chinese, insurg ent force under a Manchurian leader named Tslnghal, and equipped with artillery, attacked and captured Fu Fu, a city of 80,000 people, 100 mile southwest of Harbin, last night. It was reported here today. GENEVA. March 17 (AP) Dr. W. W. Yen, representing China on the League of Nations council, told the aa&embly'a committee on the Far East that there had been no further progress In negotiation! for an arm istice at Shanghai, Naotake Sato, however, reported as the Japanese spokesman, that the negotiations were proceeding hope fully. Dr, Yen disclosed that a tentative agreement had been laauhed 1 at Shanghai yesterday providing the Chinese troops would remain where . they are and the Japanese would withdraw to the position they occu- . pled at the end of January. E READS LIKE CLUE NBW YORK, March 17, p An other advertisement of the "Jafsle1 series, which some newspapers have speculated might have some connec tion with the Lindbergh baby kid naping and arrangements for the child's return for ransom, appeared ' In a morning paper today. "I accept," the advertisement, In cluded In the classification of "pub lic notices," read. "Money la rea4y. Yot! know they won't let me deliver without getting the package. Let's make It some sort of C. O. D. trans action. Come, you know you can trust Jafsle." : Knin In Dalles THE DALLES, Ore., March 17 (AP) A third of an Inch of warm rain soaked orchards and wheat fields in thtj mid-Coliimfcta region ltat night. WILL- ROGERS I3EVKRLY n I h h S, Cat, Mnrch 17. Dry congressmen votod not on ' prohibition but voted in favor of keeping the people from voting on it. Now the wets are not as sore at pro hibition as they are the fact that they was never in their lives allowed to vote on it. The drys can win at a general elec tion, but let the thing drag on for four years more and they will lose. So it looks kinder short-sighted on the drys part not to let the people vote whil I the going was good. But it's one of those thingi that are out of the hands of tho people now and into the hands of the poli ticians. The wets have got a handful of drinks and the dryg think they got h handful of votes. Yours ignorantly on the sub jejt, " v slrf n ) r-rr MjHaf J i&JJJiJb&llihUlMiH! - -i.-
