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MEDPOK l Tribute A Guarantee A. B. C. circulation U the cream of circulation!, nlth a cuarantM of both quality and quantity. This newspaper Sflln A. R. C. circulation. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUXDAY, APRIL 10, 1M2, No. 10. The Weather Sunday fair with frost In morn ing. Temperature Highest yesterday 74 Lowest thl mornfntf S3 MAI D K1MMS PliUE . . i -1 Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS DO YOU want to help to bring tourists to the Southern Oregon country, to see the marvelous scen ery that Is here to bo seen and in cidentally to leave some new money here to help us all to make a better living? Here Is an Idea suggested to this writer the other day: - WERE Is his plan: Sit down and make up a list of the people you know who can af ford to make a trip this summer. Bring this list to the chamber of commerce. ' Then let the chamber of commerce send to your list of people an Invi tation to visit the Southern Oregon . country. Including descriptive litera ture telling of what is to be seen In this great outdoor country. IP YOU don't want to WAIT, you might try this plan: Write to all Vie people you know who can afford to make a trip this summer, Invit ing them personally to visit the Southern Oregon country and giving your own personal description of the scenic marvels of this region. f A personal Invitation, you know, sometimes goes farther in Interesting people than anything else could. VlfHY Is it worth while to bring " tourists here? Well, by way of answer, consider this fact: Some 80,000 people from outside Oregon visited Crater Lake last year. These people must have spent an average of around 10 each while-in Southern Oregon. That means that "these- visitors left around EIGHT HUNDRED THOU SAND DOLLARS of new money in Southern Oregon last year. That amount of new money left here helped all of us. -M pHIS writer, incidentally, doesn't care much for the word "tour ist." Somehow it doesn't seem high ly compllnetary. v On-to-Oregon, the new Oregon or ganization that corresponds to Call lornians Incorporated, has coined a new term for these people who come here to see the beauties of our state It calls them "guests," and Instead of "tourist business It says "guest business." That is really more dignified, and besides It has a friendlier sound. THESE people who come here to see the beauties of our great Country DO SOMETHING FOR US. They leave new money here, and this new money they leave makes the community more prosperous and go helps all of us to live more com fortably.. So, you see we owe them some thing. We certainly owe It to them to make them feel that they are wel come to make them "feel at home," to use a common, cvery-day term. IP WE will look upon these people who come to us not as, "tourists" to be exploited but as guests whom we are glad to welcome and at the same time will look upon ourselves as hosts, charged with all the sacred duties of hospitality, we shall prob ably get farther In the direction of bringing people here to see, our won derful country than we could get In any other way. What do YOU think about it? LUMSDEN NAMED Word has bzen received of appoint ment of Treve B. Lumsden. formerly associated with the Jackson County bank, as a deputy state bank exam iner, and his assignment as liquidat ing agent of te Citizens' National bank of Ashland. Lumsden, who has ben connected with the First Na tional bank of this city for the past three weeks, will assume his new du ties at an early dste. Duties consist of disposing of bonds, note, claims, JudemenU and other a: is of the Ahland bank. . It U presumed that In his state duties he will be assigned to south ern Oregon! where throuch lonfi ex perience he la particularly well ac quainted with local condition. Lumsden ill continue W make hi home in this my. whcie he has resided. .ost ol &a Uia, BANK LIQUIDATOR COUNTY RELIEVES ri ami i ninmron 50 000 RANSOIVl DARR0W STUDIES FORTESCUE CASE PAID BUT INFANT tvYi I IS NDT RETURNED f L . V . . ITS. Several Days Allowed Ab ductors To Keep Agree mentEffort To Trace Currency Made By Banks NEW YORK, April 9. (AP) Col. Charles "A. Lindbergh has paid a ransom of $50,000 for his kidnaped son. but the baby has not been returned. ' This was disclosed tonight in a statement Issued through the New Jersey state police. The ransom was paid, the state ment said, "to the kidnapers, prop erly identified as such, upon their agreement to notify him as to the exact whereabouts of the baby, but the baby was not found at the point designated. Kidnapers Given Time "Several days were permitted to elapse to give the kidnapers every opportunity to keep their agreement. It was not intended to use the numbers of the currency In which the ransom was paid, but inasmuch as the kidnapers have failed to keep their agreement and have not communicated since the ransom was paid it is felt that every remaining possible means must be utilized to accomplish the return of the baby and to this end the cooperation of the federal government was re quested In tracing the bills used." Earlier in the day It was learned that a circular giving details ol the currency had been distributed to banks through the country by the treasury with a request lor telegraphic notification if any of the bills were seen. Money Paid Monday The date of the circular, Wednes day, April 6, coincides with reliable Information that the payment of the ransom was effected Monday on an airplane flight which Col. Lind bergh and Col. Henry Breckinridge, his attorney, made In the neighbor hood of the Island ot Martha's Vine yard, Mass. The pair carried a suit case, suitable for holding currency, and a blanket. As the statement pointed out "several days" elapsed between the payment and the ac tion by the government. Tonight's statement lent Itself to two theories: One, that the ransom had been paid to the real kidnapers and they "double crossed" the col onel, became fearful of completing negotiations or for some 'unknown reason decided not to complete the transaction. May Be Imposltors The other was that clever crim inals had succeeded In forging a satisfactory identification of them selves as the kidnapers and seized (Continued on Page 10) SL WOUND HIS WIFE DALLAS. Texas. April 0. (AP) Two federal prohibition agents were charged with murder today for the slaying of Marion McQtothlln, 60, proprietor of a crossroads gasoline station and grocery. The agents, N. D. Hcaton and L. C. Smlkh, declined to make a state ment, saying federal regulations si lenced them. William McGraw, state district at torney, who brought the charges. declared. ''I find that an honest, law-abld lng, peaceful citizen has been ruth lessly murdered." McOlothlln was shot to death last night and his wife wounded in the .hand when they pointed firearms at the accents tn the belief they were holdup men. 4 Emergency employment work has been discontinued In Jackson county bu. the county court Is now concen trating on plans to earn for a certaiu number of laborers through the Indi- vidual Family relief program. Victor Tenrwald, court secretary, announced i yesterday. The plana adopted will carry the workers through the month j or April. i Only a few can be cared for under! the program, devtaed. no work on the ! county rosda will be limited to men i whose families are in dttre. The' court trn trie nevtiy tor ad-' '""iH'Ti:!; relirf work. where it j . 'i'.'Iv iifeded. and :11 be able i fAMLTUMKtM ,- W x mm, ii jl Allocated Press Piters Clarence Darrow, veteran "defender In noted criminal trials, la shown studying records of the Kahahawai murder case In Honolulu, where he has gone to defend Mrs. Grace Fortescue, Lieut. Thomas H. Masite, her son-in-law, and two navy enlisted men for the "honor slay ing" of Joseph Kahahawai. T ON SO. CENTRAL Robert Deaualn, age three, sustain ed severe injuries to his head and scalp by being hurled through the windshield of the auto In which he was riding when it and a "wildcat stage" collided at the intersection of South Central' avenue and Pacific highway Saturday morning. Both autos were damaged by the Impact. The babe was riding In the front seat of an auto driven by his grand father. James T. Peters, 617 South Central avenue. The "wildcat stage," a Chrysler sedan, was driven by Harry A. Swanson of Tacoma. It carried four passengers, all stranded here. Swanson enters a plea of guilty to the charge of driving a "wildcat stage," and will be sentenced Mon day afternoon. He is also held pend ing an Investigation Into the inter section crash by the state police. One of the "wildcat stage" pas sengers was a man by the name of Thompson, who was en route to Oak land, Cal where he had an offer of the first Job he has .had in a year. The other passengers were bound for San Francisco. The "Auto Travel Association" of Tacoma, advised by wire of the plight of their passengers, wired back they were not responsible and refused to take any further action, the state police say. The Deaualn' baby was treated by Dr. C. T. Sweeney and Its condition was later reported as satisfactory. QUESTION SANITY OF BUTTE FALLS EUGENE. Ore.. April 9. (AP) George Edward Stewart, who sev eral months sgo announced himself a candidate for the presidency on his own "whip party" platform, was given a sanity hearing before Coun ty Judge C. P. Bernard and Eugene physicians Friday. When question ed about the matter today the Judge and doctors referred alt quer ies to Dr. R. E. Lee Stelner of the Oregon state hospital. Stewart now lives In Butte Falls, Jackson county. He recently toured the eastern states in behalf of his candidacy, advocating "a chicken sand which in every worklngman's dinner pall." He was formerly tn the auto supply business In Eugene. SALEM, Ore!! April 9 (AP) State hoapltal officials aald today that George Edward Stewart, found er of the "Whip" political party, and presidential candidate under Its banner, la "under observation" In the receiving hospital unit of the institution. FLOYD GIBBONS FLYING SOUTH AI NOON TODAY Floyd Gibbons, famous war corres pondent, radio talker and globe trot ter la 'hediijfd to paw through Med ' I on the 12 20 southbound ;-. n- i,u txxu la Pc.Uaod on C OF C NOMINEES Results of balloting In the Cham ber of Commerce primary election for selection of nominees for seven va cancies on the chumbcr directorate were 'announced yesteray by the elec tion committee, composed of H. J. Field. John Moffatt and A. L. Hauk. The following names were submit ted: J. C. Carle, Southern Pacific Co.; B. E. Harder, First National bank; A. P. Johnsen, Standard OH Co.; W. S. Bolger, J. C. Penney Co.; R. R. Rctcr, Pinnacle Packing Co.; W. F. Isaacs, The Toggery; C. C. Lemmon, Sgobel & Day; C. S. Butter field, realtor; H. W. Hamlin, Big 7 Fruit Distributors; Floyd Hart, Tim ber Products Co.; C. J. Scmon, Med ford Concrete Construction Co.; H. A. Thierolf, Big Pines Lumber Co.; W. A. Gates, Economy Groceteria; W. J. Warner, postmaster From this group, seven will be named in the final election, ballots for which were mailed to the mem bership yesterday. The seven will be elected for a two-year term, to serve on the board with the hold-over members, who are O. O. Alenderfer, John Anderson, H. S. Deuel, Roland A. Hubbard, W. H. Fluhrer, J. O. Mann and J. C. Thompson Final ballots will be returned by Friday of next week, and the new board will meet for election of offi cers and adoption of the program of work and budget for the fiscal year, on April 19. The annual meeting and home products banquet of the cham- ber will be held during t.he last week in April or the first week in May. Rogue Valley Youth Breaks . 41 - Year Scholarship Record Wh tie Studen t at Stan ford The Rogue River Valley enjoys a national reputation, li. fact a, world wide fame, for Its pears, Its sport fish ing, its scenery including Crater Lake, Its climate and Its being a "Oreat Country" in almost every respect. Ad ditional favorable publicity waa given to this district last week when the Associated Press wires carried a news story all over the country concerning a "product" of the Rogue River Valley John Douglaas Ferry, whose scolar shlp achievements at Stanford Uni versity were treated as front page news In many of the large dallies in the West. The San Francisco Call-Bulletin said: Hlnnrord firad Hailed As fienhU "Life Is Juxt a bowl of familiar chemtcals to John iougla Per ry. Stanford graduate, who was hailed as tike csinpui genius at Palo Alto today. He performed the unparalleled feat of receiving straight "A" grades while major ing In chemistry, which Is. as any student will testify, the bugaboo . of unlveralty subject. "University offKials who scan ned Ferry four year record could find nothing but "A" marks. "Ferry, who ha:U from Itogne t Klter, orftmi. had little difficul ty bein; elected to Phi Beta Kp. ps. the national honor society. "Jiut to prove that lie wm an all-around Rent us. Ferry managed to placate the boys of Sequoia Hill, campus leaders in politic nd ax recovery. .u their president He s!o sa viee-pietidmt of the AL AIDES III EFFORT HEAD ROOSEVELT Candidacy Not A Stalking Effort Is Declaration Roosevelt Boosters En couraged By Ritchie. By HAROLD D. OMVKR Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, April 9. (AP) Alfred E. Smith .has spurred his cam paign workers onward with a state ment that his receptive candidacy for the presidential nomination is not a stalking effort, but advocates of Franklin D. Roosevelt continue to see encouraging signs In past and future events. Flushed with new victories In Wis consin and New York over Smith and further encouraged by the ad vice of Governor Albert C. Richie. Maryland's favorite for the nomina tion that the Democrats get behind the strongest man at convention time, the Roosevelt campaigners say only a miracle now can prevent his winning. Refuse Concede Defcnt Nevertheless, those opposing the New York governor refuse to concede defeat. Suggestions implying that he take himself out of the running and avoid further "embarrassments" ep parently failed to Impress Smith, and his letters to Connecticut, Pennsyl vania and California supporters that he waa "available" in his own' name brought favorable reactions speedily from them.. To date it has been a parade for Roosevelt, with his opponents taking but two delegates outside their own states. Next week Roosevelt mana gers look confidently to Nebraska and Michigan to add 64 delegates to his already commanding load of 17 in structed, pledged and claimed total. Roosevelt also has a good chance- they say, of winning Kentucky's 26, or most of tiem. All three states select Tuesday. IN ONE HOUR Aid Fishing was fine at Savage Rapids dam yesterday with anglers landing a record catch of nine salmon in one hour, according to report of Roy Parr, game warden. Two of them were land ed by Dr. R. C. Mulholland, one of Med ford's leading fishing enthusiasts, who returned to this city with two chlnooks, one weighing 37 pounds, the other 28. Coast Highway Heads in Meet EUGENE, Ore,. April 0. (AP) The executive and publicity com mittees of the Oregon coast hleh- way association met here today to consider applications of candidates for the position of manager of the association and to discuss publicity plans. elective and honorary offices." But this Isn't half the story. As a matter of fact, Ferry mads a better scholastic record during his college course than any of the other 33.000 matriculates who have attended Stan ford university during the 41 years of existence not even excepting President Hoover, one of Sun ford's best-known graduates. Only one of the other 33. 000 has made a straight "A" grade in nil his subjects throughout his col lege course and this was accomp lished by majoring in no such tough stuff as modern chemistry, but In classical literature. Furthermore, young Ferry, despite staying out of school for several years to 'et his age catch up somewhat with his intellectual advancement, entered college shortly after his sixteenth birthday and was graduated at 10, re ceiving his A. B. sheepskin In some what leas than the usual four years. He plans to take nls Master's degree when he Is 20 and his Doctor of Phil osophy at the remarkably early age of 22 years, and during or following this period continue his research studies in foreign universities. He reads and speak both French and German fluently, and has studied half a down other languages, Including Kujsian and Polish, as recreation in moments of relaxation ft is likely that his record will bring to him scholarnhlpa and fellowships to cover graduate work both here and abroad John Ferry was born in the famous Klondike gold fields, where hi father waa employed for ilx years as mining enftn-r for the Guggenheim inter ests. Young Ferry taught himself to ECONOMY PLANS BALANCEBUDGET Savings Of Three Hundred Millions Expected Hoo ver and House Committee After Long Conference. By Cwll B. nit-ksoii (Associated Press 8tarf Writer) WASHINGTON, April 9. (AP) A national economy program estimated to save from 10,000,000 to 210. 000 In 1933 waa tentatively agreed upon today by President Hoover and the bouse economy committee. Other retrenchment proposals. II enacted are expected by the chiel executive and Chairman McDuIIle to bring the total to about (300, 000.000. The program agreed upon alter a six bour conference at the White House, followed to a great extent that submitted by the committee, which waa along the general lines of President Hoover'a recommenda tions. , MclWorts Differ . The methods of approach wore different, and two major points ol controversy arose. President Hoover proposed five day week for per diem employees and the staggering of work for other employees by means of fur loughs without pay, estimated to save 45,0OO.OOO. McDuftle, how ever, held out for an eleven per cent aalary cut. with a tl.000 ex emption, estimated to net 67.000, 000. A formal but unsigned White House statement explained the sav- inga tentatively agreed upon did not Include those to be made through consolidations or reductions In appropriations as suggested by the committee.. . .... FIRST CAR ENTERS Opening of Crater take National park road to the rim of the lake via the Klamath entrance, will be com pleted this morning, according to an nouncement yesterday, and arrange ments have been made for a Graham car to be the first to open travel to the wonder lake, which l now garbed tn white. Gil more oil and gas will be used for the occasion, and a large party of Medford folk plan to take part in the ceremony. A representative of the Fox Movietone News will take pic tures of the opening, and other news agencies are to be represented by their cameramen. The group from Medford will in clude John H. Welser of Botsford Con 9 Un tine and Gardner Advertising agency; Harold Grey of the Crater Lake Automotive Co.; Glen Moulton district manager of th Gllmore Oil company; David Can fie id, assistant superintendent of Crater Lake Na tional Park; Ernest A. Roatel. pub licity manager for the park; Herb O Grey, advertising manager of the Mall Tribune; and Harry Hlnman. The snow plow will break the laat few feet of snow to make way for the Initial run to the rim, tt was i nounoed by park officials. Previous to the ctremonles, the Medford delegation will have a break fast at the Hotel WUlard. In arranging for the ceremonies, the Mall Tribune has received coopera tlon from B. C. Sollnsky, park super intendent, and members of the staff, as well as various companies. Medford will receive national pub licity on the event, through the aid of Graham Motor company, Gllmore OH. and the news releases. Several miles remain to be plowed to open the Medford entrance, the park office reported, and no time has been set for the opening on the side. E FACE NEW THREAT WENATCHEB, Wash.. April 8 (AP) A new threat of an embargo against American apples by the French government has followed al leged finding of San Joae scale In 40 carloads of boxed apples unloaded at Dunkirk, Prance. Most of the apples were from the Wenatchee and Yakima districts of Washington. Word of the embargo was received here by the wenatche Valley Traffic association from R. J. Phillips of the international Apple association. He aald French authorities alleged lnpectlon of some 300 applea In the shipment of 40 cars showed l!i per Baylor's Co-Ed Editor U0cd Press Pfioco For the third time In the history of Baylor unlveralty at Waco, Tax., girl ha been elected editor of the school's yearbook. Elwyn Hatchett (above) of Durant, Okie, an honor student and data beauty. beat three boys for the Job. FOR BOTH PARTIES Republican registrations for the coming elections, show a substantial gain, with a total of 10,204. an In crease of 310 over the previous week. Democratic re gist rat Ions up to yester day totalled 4.501. a gain of 313 over the previous week. Total registration for the county, all parties, is now 15,300 the largest on record. The county cleric predicts that the regis tration will pass the 10,000 mark be fore April .10, when the registration books are closed. Registrations to date by party is: Republicans ....... 10. 204 Democrats 4.501 Progressives Prohibition Socialists H.W....W..... Miscellaneous 17 US 60 403 New registrations which Include those reaching majority, and new residents, total 3,873. Cancelled regis trations, which embrace those who have died or moved number 1,006. Since March 1, the Democratic reg istrations have Increased 447 and the Republicans 649. On that date the Democrats had mustered 4.054, and the G. O. P. 9,555. The chief Demo cratic strength Ilea tn the Gold Hill and Sams Valley areas since early days notable as Democrats strong holds, and in the Ashland, Talent, Eagle Point, and Evans Creek pre cincts. In the last four sections, there has been considerable switching to the Bourbon ranks. County Assessor J. B. Coleman, a close observer, attributes this to the fight among the Democrats over Sher iff Ralph Jennings' renomlnatton. The assessor says he knows several Repub licans tn this city, who have done this. There la a strong Jennings sen timent in the south end of the coun ty, he says, and they are rallying to his support. For the first time since the Popu list party flourished here, there will be a full registration, with city and country folk alike taking high Inter est. The Republicans still hold a two to one lead, but the Democrat lead ers are enthused by the recent regis trations. The activity has aroused the G. O. P, chief tana who have started rounding up voters, with great vigor. Fire, discovered at 3:30 a. m., Saturday, at the Fred McPherson residence, 33 Crater Lske avenue, completely gutted the house after It had gained great headway, ac cording to Fire Chief Roy Elliott. Practically all of the furniture was destroyed, and the Iioumj badly dam- Kged, according to William A, Gates, owner of the house. The structure and furnishings were covered by Insurance, Mr. Gate., reported. Mr. and Mrs. Mcpherson, who were In Yreka at the time of the fire, returned Saturday morn ing. The first alarm turned In at the flrt hall said a house was burning on Crater Lake avenue. Just oil Main street. Later calls gave the location of the blaze. As the fire was thought to have started In the living room, It had spread exten sively before discovered. The davenport fell through the burned floor Into the basement Chief Elliott reported, and the piano and other furnishings In the house were mined. PORTLAND, Ore., April 9. f AP) Lawrence W. Qulnn of San rranclsco told police today that two men whom he met at a stage terminal here Frl day "gold-bricked" him out of $340 I fiLBtcluug game, PEACE TELLS IF 1G FAILS Miss Brannan Says Next War Will Annihilate All Participants U. S. Entry In League Paramount. (lly Kv Nealon) "The world disarmament confer ence must succeed. It must succeed, because. It competition In armaments la allowed to continue, it will in evitably end In another world war, as In 1014. But this war would be a gas war, in which whole popula tions would be smothered like ver min, a war of annihilation for all participants." This is the message brought to Medford yesterday after noon by Miss Eleanor Doddridge Brannan, associate secretary of the rational Council for Prevention of War, In an address before a large and enthusiastic gathering at Vie First Christian church. Voicing, a plea for peace, an end to war, for economic as well as hu manitarian reasons; she expressed, in fluent language, undying hope of the. accomplishment of her aim the United States' entrance into the League of Nations, "Born Reformer" A rather tall person, with long hair, combed low over dark, pierc ing eyes, which reflect little of sen timent but a strong desire for lead ership, she appeared "the born re former," aa she described herself in a short Interview following the lec ture. A reformer, whose present idea la peace, A reformer, whose ances tors, dating back in the United States to Rich ad Dana, who in 1640 came to Cambridge, Mass., from England; have bequeathed her self confidence,. In no small portion, and courage to carry on. t , "The conference must succeed" she ' lectured m the church, each word re sounding her own convictions, "be cause the gigantic waste of money spent on arms, amounting last year, to four and one-half billions of dol lars, for all nations, is driving us all deeper Into the slough of economlo depression and despair. It must suc ceed, because the allies' failure to redeem their pledge of disarmament made to Germany in 1919, haa caus ed such resentment there that, un less this conference begins to carry out the pledge, the Germans will in sist upon ro-armliig to the level of the nations which surround ihenv This policy would precipitate war Lastly, the world disarmament con ference must and can succeed, be cause the peace machinery of the. League of Nations, World Court, Kel logg pact, etc., la adequate to settle all dispute peacefully, If nations co operate whole-heartedly to make it effective." The crisis In the Par East, Miss Brannan cited as a probable result of the United States' failure to enter the League. Joseph Cabrall and Howard Fltnk er, of Oakland, Calif,, arrested early Eaturday morning on the Pacific highway, with 110 gallons of alco hol In an auto were fined a total of $750 In Justice court Saturday afternoon. Cabrall as driver was fined $300 and Fl inker $250. Their auto waa confiscated. The pair left for the south last night. . The rum car waa halted on the Pacific highway near Ashland by state police. The cargo was destined for Portland, SWILL- ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cat., April 9. This Ogilon Mills that is; now treasurer of tlio deficit, no-, body lins accused him of being 4 the best treiisurer sinco Alex mulcr Hamilton," but I have heard Jack (Icrner himself sny that Mills was "n mighty able and conscientioust man." Congress bases l)er estiniato of the budget on "what the people ought to make In 1932." Mills aays, "yes, they ought to make that much, but who are they going to make it out of?"; Word comes that Frank Hawks was hurt. Frank is like one of our family but the hos pital tells mc that it's not dangerous, llo is a fine, inlelti- nt fellow. That's one treat profession. I have never met a "dumb" aviator. .flt'Mi Err1""'1 "dltAis. Us.
