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MEDFORD, OREGON, THTTRSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.
No. 336.
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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-
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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.
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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
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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-
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(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-
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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."
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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
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