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MEDFOKD, OREGON. SUNDAY, ArRIL 3, 1932.
No. 10.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
TIERE la a statement that la really
" startling:
Tourist expenditures in California
amount to about SIX HUNDRED
MILLION dollara a year.
THIS figure, which to Oregonlana
seems almost ataggerlng. was
named at Red Bluff tho other day
at the meeting of the Shasta-Cascade
Wonderland association.
THIS six hundred million dollar
expenditure was mada largely In
Southern California, with Central
California coming next.
Tha Shasta-Cascade Wonderland
association represent Northern Cali
fornia and Southern Oregon. Its cen
tral thought Is this:
"Tourists spend hundreds of mil
lions of dollars every year In South
ern and Central California. Northern
California and Southern Oregon have
EVEN MORE to give ttii tourist for
his money than have the regions to
the south.
"So let's go out and TELL THE
TOURIST what we have that la worth
his while."
WHY do tourlsi'with six hundred
million dollara to spend come
to Southern and Central California?
The answer la as simple as any
thing can be T.hey come because
they have been told persistently and
alurlngly of the attractions of South
ern and Central California.
The way to get them on up Into
Northern California and Southern
Oregon 1 to tell them with equal
persistence and allure of tha things
that WE have to show them.
That Is the business of the Shasta
Cascade Wonderland association.
THE meeting of'tne association was
held in Red Bluff. Not far from
Red Bluff la the now romantic
"ghost" city of Shasta. The present
population of Shasta la a hundred or
so.
There waa a time In those "days
of old. those daya of gold." when.
Shasta's population waa In the neigh
borhood of ten thousand.
IN THIS old town of Shasta la the
first Masonic hall to be built In
California, housing the first Masonic
lodge of the state. It Is now aban
doned. On every hand are the remains of
substantial buildings that In the
days of gold hummed with an active
life. The thick wooden floors many
of these ancient buildings are worn
deep by the hob-nailed boots of the
mlnera.
YN THE old town of Shasta, they
' still show you photographs of the
thrilling events of those early days.
One of the photographs la gruesome.
It shows two men dangling by the
neck from the llmba of trees.
They were bandits Vie gangstera
of those days. They held up a stage
and killed a coupe of men. The vig
ilantes went Into action and within
less thsn 48 hours, so the story goes,
the murderous bandits were dang
ling from limbs.
We hear a lot about gang outrages
In our big cities In these days. If
we copied some of the methods of
those early vigilantes, the institu
tion of gangsterism probsbly would
not lsst long.
H
Tf ERE is the real point In connec-
tlon with these events In old
Shasta: The California highway com
mission Is planning a wide, straight
rosd from Redding to this ancient
"ghost" city.
California knows the value of ro
mance In attracting tourists. Ten
people will probsbly want to visit
this romantic old town to each ONE
that will be attracted by mere ecen
ry. yHE hist o r'lo a 1 background
of Southern Oregon is as roman
tically thrilling as the historical
background of Northern California,
and the two together have a wealth
of tradition that If properly capital.
Ized will bring to this region by the
thousands tha tourists that In the
past have been spending six hundred
millions of dollars In Southern and
Central California.
We have had much to say of our
scenery, which la marvelous. But if
we are shrewd, we will reallza tht
the romantic atory of our past haa
an even greater appeal to the tourist
than our mere scenery.
Europe realized long ago the value
of historical background In attract
ing tourist money and haa profited
heavily aa a result.
TILLAMOOK C. ChrlMenaen it
Son leaned M. Leach' cold storage
budding and equipment on West First
;reet.
ON SUICIDE TRY
Throat Hacked With Razor
No Reason Given For
Ant Rlnnri On Ranriannsl
Discloses Serious Wound.
Changing her mind after attempt-
lng to commit suicide Friday night
by cutting her throat with a razor,
Mrs, Watt Hurst, middle-aged lady of
Climax, Ore., was reported out of
danger following the discovery of t,he
act last night by her husband and
son, Tom.
Mrs. Hurst gave no reason for the
act. according to Information receiv
ed from there, and the attempt was
not revealed until blood was discov
ered on the bandages she wore about
her neck. Yesterday she claimed to
have a sore throat.
Finding of the bloodstains caused
Mr. Hurst and his sons to question
Mrs. Hurst, who told them of her
action during the night Friday. Mrs.
Hurst will be rought Into Medford
this morning to receive medical
treatment.
LIGHTS, NOT GANG
LEADER CAUSE OF
State police were busy Friday and
Saturday nights stopping cars going
south of South Riverside, and aroused
the curiosity of residents of many
sections of the valley with the pro
cedure, which It waa revealed tonight
was only for the purpose of testing
lights.
A rumor adding much more excite
ment to the occasion, however, travel
ed about the city yesterday. The
report was that state police were
looking for a professional gangster,
two gun racketeer, en route from
Vancouver, B. C, to California, and
stopping all cars In hope of halting
his Journey. The gangster car, the
story stated, was followed by another
in which three men were traveling
to protect their leader. As many
home folks prepared to hear the
music of a machine gun, the police
announced they were testing lights.
STILL UNLOCATED
Search for the bodies of Edwin C.
Brown and wife, Dead Indian home
steaders who lost their lives in a
blizzard that raged over the area
January 11, was under way yester
day under the direction of the sher
iff's office.
A party headed by A. R. Cooley, a
neighbor, who was last to see the
ill-fated couple alive, Thursday and
Friday found snowshoe tracks that
indicated the Browns at one time
had passed within 100 yards of their
cabin but were blinded by the fury
of the storm, only to wander on into
the night and perish.
Discovery of the bodies la expected
soon, as the melting snows make
easier the grim task. Telephonic
communication with the Dead In
dian district is crippled ao no advice
on the progress of the hunt Satur
day was received.
E
DROPS PROM SIGHT
NORFOLK. Va., April 2 (API
John Hughes Curtis, whose negotia
tions for the return of the kidnaped
Lindbergh baby have carried him
twice on mysterious trips from this
city, could not be located In Norfolk
tonight after an apparent all day
absence from his home and office.
Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrafre, re
tired, and the very Rev. Dean H.
Dobson-Peacock. serving with Mr.
Curtis as intermediaries, both said
they did not know of any contact trip
that Mr. Curtis mlRht be making.
Both said they believed Mr. Curtis
waa In the city, but they had not seen
him during the day.
It could not be learned from his
office or his home whether Mr. Curtis
had left the city.
VETS SHE TRANSFER
PORTLAND. Ore, April 3 (API
Oeonte Neuner, United States district
attorney .will ko to Roeeburg next
werk to complete trsnsler of deeds to
the national soldier's home site west
of Roseburg and t the present state
soldier's home to the federal govern
ment, Neuner Intends to .fare here to
morrow morn t .t. He will be Joined In
Rcweburg by Frank B. Hevern. reg
ional utility officer of the United
State veteran bureau.
DEFENDER AND PROSECUTOR MEET
i " $ ill
Attoctaltd Prtu Phot
Clarence Darrow, (left) special attorney for Mrs. Granville Fortes
cue and three co-defendants charged with slaying a native In Honolulu,
discussing technical details of the trial with Public Prosecutor John C.
Kelley.
IN
HONOLULU. April 2 (AP) In a
temple of justice encircled by palm
trees and armed policemen, Mrs.
Granville R. Fortescue, society matron
and three men of the United States
navy will go on trial here Monday
for the lynching of a young Hawaiian.
Although whatever racial feeling
may have existed over the case and Its
far-reaching ramifications apparently
has subsided and there has been no
hint of disturbance, the police guard
was "ordered to "be 'on duty during
the sessions of the court.
Accused of abducting and slaying
last January 8, Joseph Kahahawal,
one of the five men held on charges
of attacking Mrs. Fortescue's daugh
ter, the society matron and her co
defendants, Lieutenant Thomas H.
Mafisie, E. J. Lord and Albert O. Jones,
will pin their faith in an array of
counsel headed by Clarence Darrow,
noted Chicago attorney who came
out of retirement to lead the defense.
The public will be excluded from
the little court room In which the
quartet, Indicted on a chargtj of sec
ond degree murder, will be trlfd.
SI
WASHINGTON, April 3. (AP)
Secretary Stlmson will sail for Eur
ope next Friday and Join the Amer
ican delegation at the Geneva dis
armament conference.
He will be accompanied by Nor
man H. Davis, a member of the
American delegation to the confer
ence who has been here for a week
conferring with President Hoover
and the secretary of state.
Announcement of Stlmson's trip
to , Geneva waa made at the Whit
House today after he had talked
with the president.
Mrs. Stlmson will accompany the
secretaiy to Switzerland. Allen T.
Klotz, special assistant to the sec
retary and Captain E. A. Regnler.
aide to the cabinet officer also will
go.
LOCATEDON PEAK
ASH MOUNTAIN. Sequoia National
Park. Cal.. April a (API At the end
of a frozen snow-pack trail, half a
mile from a shelter cabin, forest
raneers tonight souttht further trae
of Lieutenant Edward D. Hoffman,
whose army airplane was found dash
ed to pieces against a towering Sierra
peak.
The trail gave evidence of a atrutr
gle against the snow, packed dep
on the ground, and of efforts to sur
vive a Wizard which waa raging
when the flyer vanished February 1.
MISS EZELL INJURED
Doris Eell was Injured In an au
tomobile srcldent near the Firestone
service station On South Riverside
avenue lat at nisht and was taken
to the Sacred Heart .hospital by state
police.
The ex'ent of Miss EzeH's Injuries
was not learned.
A. E. Llnrte of Portland was driver
of the auto in which Miss Ezell was
rldln?. and which struck another car
' parked In the street. He is held In
I the county Jail on n open, voarga.
STATE DECLINES
CRATER ENTRIES EX-CROWNPRINCE
It will be at least two weeks yet
before Crater Lake national park
will be thrown open to travel from
the Medford and Klamath entrances,
as it will take that long If no more
snow falls, for the park's snow re
moval crew to dear snow from the
entrance roads, especially as It de
veloped yesterday that the atate
highway department will not clear
the road between Union Creek and
UiA.Medford..park.utrance.I.as-.laat
year.
A letter has Just been received
at the Crater national park head
quarters here from the atate high
way department stating that be
cause of the necessity for exercis
ing rigid economy in its expendi
tures, the department would be un
able to clear the Crater Lake high
way of snow this year, as had
been confidently expected until thla
notice wns received.
This means that the park snow
plow crew, which resumed work
yesterday In clearing the road be
tween Anna Spring camp and the
Medford entrance, when It reaches
the latter place will have to con
tinue on its clearing work until
Union Creek Is reached.
Many local people and tourists
are anxiously awaiting the time
when they can drive up to Crater
Lake national park to view the
park and lake In their winter glory.
Also tourists have been arriving
here and at Klamath Falls from
distant sections of the country for
the past week or more with the
expectation of seeing Crater Lake
and were much disappointed to
learn that the entrances were bar
ricaded until the roads were clear
ed. WASHINGTON, April 3. (API
Acting Chairman Crisp of the house
ways and means committee, today
fixed Monday, April 11, to open
hearings on legislation for full cash
pavment of tho soldiers bonus.
"The committee wanted a week's
rest after the tax bill, and I am
going away for a short vacation
ovr that period. Crisp said.
"Personally I am opposed to pay
ing at this time the 50 per cent
unpaid on the veterans certificates,
btit we promised advocates of such
bills a hearing and they will be
given an opportunity to present
their case."
Famed Indian Fighter to
Happy Hunting Grounds
COOKSTOWN, N. J., Apirl 3. (AP)
A famous old Indian fighter Brig
adier General Edward 8. Godfrey Is
dead today after an attack of heart
disease In his old colonial home filled
with relics of his thrilling battles.
He was 88 years old.
The noted veteran of the Indian
wars who fought in i he ba tt le of
Little Big Horn, escaped the fate of
General Custer and his troops In that
famous msesa?re by temporarily ig
noring the orders of his superior offi
cers. He drove the Indiana to cover
and fell back, saving the lives of his
men.
The Illness which caused the gen
eral's death had kept him In bed
for several weeks In the house which
had been In the poeewion of Mrs.
Godf :ey's family more than 200 years.
Alter funeral services next Tuesday
Bl PARTY DRIVE
TO AID TAX ACT
IS
Hope To Put Through Fiscal
Program Before June
Conventions New Sales
Tax Move Looms Is Talk
n I RANCIS M. STF.PHKNSON
AMtrlatfl Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, April 3. (AP) A
bi-partisan drive to push the billion
dollar revenue raising bill through
the senate was mobilizing today as
Secretary Mills give qualified en
dorsement to the measure approved
by the house.
The tieasury head spoke of some
"serious defects and discriminations"
In the legislation but gave It en
dorsement as a victory for some fin
ancial principles.
Senate leaders added their pledge
to balance the government's Income
and outgo by next year but the dis
pute on what la necessary to bring
this about developed further today.
tent Ions of the decocrn: leadership
tions of the Democratic leadership
that a S'JOO.OOO.OOO saving in govern
ment expenditures next year can be
made by congress this saving la
counted on by the house to balance
the budget with the aid of the reve
nue bill.
Senate Republican leaders d 1 d
agree with Speaker Garner, however.
that a determined drive can put
through the fiscal program In time
to permit final adjournment of con
gress before the June political con
ventions. A triple attack gets going next
week In the senate to wipe out the
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4-
TO HITLER PARTY
BERLIN, April 3 (AP) Former
Crown Prince Frlcdrlch Wllhelm to
day- pledged - his support to Adolf
Hitler, presidential candidate of the
national socialists, who would re
pudiate the Treaty of Versailles.
Frledrlch Wllhelm, hitherto more
closely allied with the nationalist
party than with the Hitlerites, an
nounced his position aa all political
Germany was prepared for a week of
strenuous campaigning for the run
off election a week from tomorrow
In which the ch lef contenders are
Herr Hitler and President Paul Von
HIndenburg.
"As I believe a closed nationalist
front is absolutely necessary, I shall
vote for Adolf Hitler," he said.
The republican "Iron front," sup
porting the president for reelection,
Is ready for a whirlwind campaign.
Ten thousand mass meetings will be
held. Fleets of motor trucks and air
planes will spread throughout Ger
many countless handbills urging the
voters to make the Von HIndenburg
turn-out so Impressive that Hitler
will be decisively smashed.
SUBPOENA LOCALS
IN EMPIRE TRIAL
Subpoenas were served yesterday
afternoon by the sheriff's office on
nine local people, to appear In Polk
county court April 11 at Dallas, Ore.,
to testify In the case of the State
of Orejion versus Frank Keller, Jr.,
of the Empire Jloldlng corporation.
From here subpoenas were served
Harold Parker, Dr. Jud D. Rlckert, E.
M. Wilson, Chet Leonard, Ernest
Scott, Harry Moore, Tom Ftiaon, Miles
Stuart and W. S. Bolger.
Wildcat Stage
Is Halted Here
Stat police Saturday arrested L.
L. Bruin, 517 Leavenworth street. Ban
Francisco, on a charge of operating
a "wildcat stage." The authorities
say Bruin Jiad collected about 950
from five passengers, destined for va
rious points in the Willamette val
ley. A preliminary hearing Is sched
uled for Monday.
at the memorial chapel In Arlington
national remetery, General Godfrey
will be laid at rest In the noted bur
ial grounds near the remains of
many of the heroes with whom he
served ,
As an officer In the seventh cav
alry. General Godfrey rode the plains
for 13 years, flKitinc the Indians
almost continually. Previously, aa a
youth of 17, he saw active service
during a short enlistment In the
Civil war and later participated In
the Cuban campaign of the Spanish
American war.
Upon his retirement from the srmy
In 1007, General Oodfrey came home
here to spend bis time gardening and
writing an account of die battle of
the Little Big Horn. He was chair
man of the National Custer Memo
rial aas-jclation.
SPOTL' ' i
POLITICAL STAGE
Twin Troublemakers De
velop In Week Smith
Resents Rumor He'll Sup
port .Roosevelt For Job.
By I. Harold Oliver
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, April 3 ( AP) Old
man Tariff and the comparative
youngster Prohibition are strutting
forward In presidential politlca aa
Franklin D. Roosevelt and President
Hoover corral most of the nominating
delegates to the Chicago conventions.
Developments of the last week
brought out these twin troublemak
ers, while Alfred E. Smith furnished
a week-end high apot with a atate
ment denying he would withdraw his
name from the democratic convention
and resenting reports he would sup
port Gov. Roosevelt in return for a
cabinet appointment.
Ciernrd Quits
Simultaneously, the democrats lost
their national committee treasurer,
James U. Gerard, who resigned after
handling the party's finances for eight
years because he said the job required
more time than he could give to it.
Chairman Raakob will appoint a suc
cessor to conduct the party's "vic
tory" fund drive.
Republican leaders long bro accept
ed the democratic challenge to lock
horns on the Hawley-Smoot tariff act
In the coming campaign. The sen
ate's passage Friday of the demo
cratic measure to revoke the presi
dent's power to make flexible rate
changes broadened the Issue.
The democrats are ready to make
(Continued on Page Nine)
WASHINGTON, April 3.-(AP)
Murch Brothers, construction com
pany, St. Louis today submitted
to the veterans admlnlstatrlon the
lowest bid $544,000 for the construc
tion of six buildings of a national
soldiers home at Roseburg, Ore.
K. R. Parker, San Francisco, sub
mitted the second lowest bid, $5fi5a-
700. The third lowest bid 657,
900 was offered by A. W. Kutache
& company. Detroit.
The Roseburg soldiers home will
contain 150 hospital beds and 450
domlcllsry beds. When completed,
and fully equipped the first unit
of the new structure will cost ap
proximately $1,000,000.
Murch Brothers low hid was for
building construction only. Other
bids were asked for electrical wir
ing and equipment, plumbing, heat
ing, refrigeration and sewage dis
posal. Seventeen bidders submitted pro
posals on the general construction.
The six lowest, Including the Murch
firm were A. W. Kutache of De
troit, S5R5.900; Mabsen company of
Minneapolis. $500,385: Morle Con
struction company of Kanaas City,
$563,900; MacDonald-Kahn, Ltd., Ban
Franc In co. $556,000. and L. H. Hoff
man. Portland, $566,300.
LAST YEAR TOTAL
SALEM, April 3 (AP) Personal
Income and intangibles taxes for
1P32 will equal the returna from
1931, .the state tax commission es
timated today following the receipt
of returns when the time for filing
closed last night. The returns from
corporation excise taxes may exceed
1931. although the difference will
be slight the commission announc
ed. Up to last night about $1,000,000
was paid Into the offices, and to
day's mall brought In about $350,
000 more. By the time the malls
are cleared, and considering the ex
tensions and second payments' due,
the total collections should approx
imate $3,000,000 for 1D33,
C. OF C. ELECTION
Ballots for the nomination of
seven new directors to the cham
ber of commerce board to fill the
expired terms of those who have
served for two years, were prepared
yeatrday. They carry 'the names
of all members of the Chamber or
Commerce. 14 of whom are to be
recommended by each voter.
The fourteen members receiving
the highest number of votes wiu
be carried as candidates for flec
tion. Bsllota must be turned Into
the tellers not later than April 7.
Only members In good standing are
entitled to vote. The election com
mittee Is composed of Hsrvey Fields.
John Moffatt and A. J. Hsuk.
ST. LOUIS FIRM
LOW BIDDER ON
ROSEBURG HOME NININGER NEARING
Buy Automobile
Aid Prosperity
Hoovers Advice
WASHINGTON. April 3 (API
Want to help the country towards
prosperity?
President Hoover suecests that
if you are thinking of buying an
automobile thla year, you place
place your order now. It will be
a big help, .he believes, to the In
dustry, and "there Is nothing that
provides widespread employment
more than automobile construction."
E
E
LOCAL POOL HALL
Eric Olsen. 34, transient, waa yes
terday declared violently Insane and
will be transferred from the county
Jail to the atate hospltnl nt Salem
today, It was announced by local au
thorities. Saturday morning abovtt 8 o'clock
the young man entered Bill's Place
on East Main street, knocked the
cigar lighter to the floor and threat
ened to Jump on it and break it if
he was not given food, according to
reports at the police station. Olsen
was earn' I ng large pack on his
back and carried a suitcase.
When forced from the pool hall,
Olsen went to Brown's Billiards at
the corner of Main and Front atreets
and requested Bessie McCouochle,
clerk, to call the police. When she
went to the phone, according to her
report, Olsen drew a small pocket
klnfe and threatened to strike her.
Mrs. McConochle went to the po
lice station and reported Olaen, who
was arrested and lodged in the coun
ty Jail.
Papers In Ol sen's pockets showed
that he came into the United States
from Vancouver, B. C, In 1939, and
went to Portland, Ore., several
months ago by auto stage. A card In
his coat Indicated he had received
unemployment aid from the Salva
tion army at Portland during the
past two months.
Polk Nlnlnger, pioneer resident of
Ashland, well known in the south
ern part of the county, will decide
Monday morning whether or not he
will enter the crowded primary race
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff. Acquaintances say that he
is expecting to file, "but may change
his mind." Nlnlnger was among the
first In the county to be mentioned
for the post last winter but later
declined. Since then he has under
gone a slight change of heart.
Nlnlnger will make the tenth Re
publican candidate, the others being
W. T. Berry, Medford; C, J, Haas,
Medford; J. H. Hughes, Medford;
Phil Loud, Medford; Fred McPhersun,
Medford; Ben Moller, Medford; Chaa.
Talent, Medford, and Everett Beebon,
Talent. Ralph O. Jennings, Incum
bent, and Gordon Sc.hermerhorn are
the Democratic entrants.
With a dozen sheriff candidates,
Jackson county leads the state, but
not the nation. A press dispatch last
week there were 19 aspirants In a
Kansas county.
Filings will close next Tuesday for
the primary election. May 30," and It
is expected that candldatea for all
offices who have been resisting the
urge to run, will come forward on
the two final days.
This is a good year for csndidates.
Even aspirants for precinct commit
teemen, the lowest form of political
office, la the liveliest In .history, with
some precincts having three csndi
dates for the berth.
Carl Culy of Watklns filed for pre
cinct committeeman from the Wat
kins precinct on the Republican
ticket.
FULLER FILES FOR
J. H. Fuller of Ashland, former
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce and a widely known resident,
Saturday filed for county Judge on
the Democatlc tlcaet,
W. E. Phlpps. a lawyer of this
city, and J. F. Wortman of Phoenix,
farmer, have filed for county Judge
on the Democratic ticket Earl H.
Fehl, Medford; Ear) O. Gaddis, Med
ford; C. A. Thomas, Ashland; A. H.
Wlllets, Talent, farmer, and O B.
Lamkln, Incumbent, are the Repub
lican entries
James Styart filed for the position
on the Democratic ticket.
Charles Hamilton, Ruch; N. J, Wi
ley. Medford, and J. H. Bowen of
Rogue River filed for Democratic
precinct committeemen
Playmate Shoots
Portland Youth
PORTLAND, Ore., April 3. (AP)
Edward A. Pike, 15, was shot In the
left side lat Friday by a small rifle
In the hands of s playmate. He is
expected to recover. Gordon Mc
pherson and young Pike were hunt
ing In the woods near Bright wood
when the accident occurred.
DECISION TO JOIN
RACE FOR SHERIFF
E STORY OF
CAPONE TRIAL IS
REVEALEDJN QUIZ
Gangster Chief In Agree
ment With Judge For
21-2 Years In Prison Un
til Boast Newspapermen.
ny Nath.in Robertson
(Associated Prpsa Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, April S. (AP
An astounding story of the power
of Al Cnpone nnd Ills ChU'ngo gang
sters, told In the words of the
man who finally made them sur
render before the strong arm of
the federal government, waa made
public today by a senate commit
tee. It waa the Inside story of the
government's long battle against
Capone and his gang as told by
District Attorney George E. Q. John
son, at Chicago, to the Judiciary
sub-committee considering the nom
ination of Judgo James H. Wlllcer
son to the circuit court.
rurt Overturned
Wllkerson sentenced Capone to
11 yenrs in the penitentiary after
overturning an agreement by John
Hon to recommend 2!i years If Ca
pone would plead guilty. In nls
sensational testimony at an execu
tive session of the committee Tues
day. Johnson revealed what he said
were the true circumstance of that
agreement for the first time.
He said Judge Willterson approved
of the agreement but later over
turned It after Capone himself had
shown hla "unbelievable arrogance"
by making the terms of the agree
ment public.
Johnson testified that he waa
"embarrassed" when the agreement
waa rejected but had begun to be
lieve himself that It wna a "mla
take" and felt that Wllkerson had
"not done anything Judicially Im
proper." Tower of flanglanfl Told
The most amazing part of John
son's testimony waa hla description
of the power of gangland, the In
timidation of witnesses, and the
forces the government had to over
corn e In administering Justice
against the powerful rncketeera.
Witnesses called to testify against
the gangster had a "stock phrase,"
he said, which was:
"It you want to send me to prtson,
all right, but I will not talk, be
cause you know I will be taken
for a ride." " " "
"That la true," Johnson com
mented, as he told of a man who
"gave evidence which waa very help
ful to tha government," about tha
"Jullano mob" which waa credited
with many murdera.
,"Just bofore Christmas, mo."
Johnson said. "I took him before
the grand Jury and talked to him
about H o'clock. He waa getting
ready to return an Indictment but
that night he waa murdered be
fore 0:00 o'clock. I have had many
etperlencea of that kind."
Conspiracy Revealed
The district attorney told of a
conspiracy case sgatnst 31 men In
which six of them were murdered
before the case went to trial and
eight of their associates, including
some witnesses, were killed.
Turning to the Capone case. John
son described how the government
had finally gotten him by llrat
working on hla aasoclatea and put
ting them In Jail.
"First, we convicted Ralph Ca
pone. then Prank NUM. who waa
a partner In these gambling enter
prises," Johnson aald. "Ralph Ca
pone's work was In prostitution and
In selling beer and In gambling.
Nlttt was on the alcohol side of
the racket.
"I might add their overturn waa
very large. We tracked about 500.-
000 to Nlttl, nearly I3.000.C00 to
Ralph Capone. In the Jack oueiK
tase we proved over 11.000.000.
Of course. It Is the money that
gives these people the power.
"This process or breamng aown
these partners waa a plan to reach
Al Capone. In nearly every case
we prosecuted we got some leads
and aome evidence."
ROGERS
'says:
BEVERLY HILLS Calif.,
April 2. When consrPM turn
ed down the sales tax claiming
that it was unconstitutional, un
democratic and even unhealthy,
that it waa a tax on the poor
in favor of the rioh, then they
turned yesterday anil put a tax
on matehea.
Well I never saw a poor man
that didn't at one time during
his life, no matter how poor,
have to lik'ht a match.
Got a tax on candy but not
on crude oil from Venezuela.
You see these thing they are
taxing now they are not a salca
taxf No! No! Entirely dif
ferent, this is just a tax on
things you have to buy.
0 lill. , MtKitiat Sva4it. fae,, '
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