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RIBUNE
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Twenty-Seventh Year
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
AT THE Jefferson day dinner In
Waahlngton the other night, at
tended by aome ,2000 leaders of the
Democratic party, Al Smith, without
mentioning hla name directly. Iden
tifies Franklin D. Roosevelt as a
demagoguge.
Then be thundera out that ke will
take off hla coat and vest and fight
demagogues to the bitter end.
POOR old Aunty Democracy 1
Every time It appeara reason
ably certain that all she haa to do
Is to reach out her hand and seize
the pie, 'aomebody in the crowd atarts
fight; and by tfie time the fight la
over the pie Is gone.
YOU may admire Andrew Mellon or
you may not, but whether or
not you admire him you must agree
with him when he says In his first
public address as ambassador to
Great Ertaln:
"In my lifetime, I have passed
through rnany economic crises whlc&
Invariably followed wars. Economic
depressions are the price we pay for
war."
ECONOMIC depressions are bad
medicine, but history teaches us
that they don't kill the patient. In
variably, In the past, the patient has
recovered, and after hla recovery has
been so full of pep and enthusiasm
that he has gone on to new and
greater achievements.
THIS fact was cited by Mr. Mellon
In his London address. He said:
"We know by expe-.lence that such
catastrophes (meaning economic de
pressions) never completely wipe out
the progress which has been made
and that when the world begins to
mend the many gains of recent years
will not be lost.
"The years since the war were, the
BEGINNING of a new era; not toe
END of an old."
JUST what did Mr. Mellon mean by
that
Well, he suggests his meaning In
these further words: "The world's
trade must settle into new channels,
and, notwithstanding tariffs and oth
er barrier. It will grow In volume aa
we succeed In Improving the stand
ard of living and Increasing the pur
chasing power."
REMEMBER hla 'statement that the
years since the war were the be
ginning of a new era.
That suggests this question: "What
will this new era be like?" The ob
vious answer Is that It will bs like
Its beginnings.
80 ws come back to this: The
yeara following the war were marked,
particularly In this country, by
higher average standards of living
than ever were known before. Ordi
nary people had greater comforts and
conveniences and more luxuries ttian
ordinary people ever had before In
the history of the world.
SO, TOD see, If' a new era is be
ginning, aa Mr. Mellon says, and
If this new era la to be like Its be
ginnings, It must follow that we are
entering slowly upon a long period
In which common, ordinary people,
like most of us are, will have more
of the comforts of life than they
had before this new era began.
That Is something pleasant to look
forward to. Isn't it?
A LOT of gloomy people are tell
ing us that because of the ma
chinery which we have created, which
Is merely a tool for our hands and
our brains to use, ws have DE
STROYED the work which was for
merly done by our hands, and so have
done ourselves enormous harm.
Do you believe that? Thla writer
doesn't.
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LET'S go back, for a moment, to the
bow and arrow, w.hlch certainly
rates aa one of the revolutionary In
ventions of all time.
Before the bow and arrow, men
had to GET CLOSE to game animals
before they could slay them for food.
That meant much careful suiting,
much loss of time. It required more
, hunters to feed the tribe.
The bow and arrow changed all
that. After lta invention, men could
slay food animals from a consider
able distance, thus saving all the
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Runaway Girls
Captured Here
Frances MrCann and Irene Paine.
15-year-old runaway girls of Porter
tllle. Cal.. were apprehended by the
state police yesterday on the Pacific
highway and are held pending the
arrival of their parents to return to
their home. The maids left home
surroundings a week ago and made
alow progress In hitchhiking.
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FOR HOUSE ACTION
Committee Overrides Plea
for Separate Federal Sal
ary Bill Garner for Ap
proval of Senate Slashes
WASHINGTON. April 18. p)
The senate today approved a
million dollar cut In the $11,
000,000 prohibition enforcement
fund.
WASHINGTON, April 18. P The
house late today accepted the 189
senate amendment to the Interior
department bill to reduce the total
from 950,446.432 to 945,398,760, and
sent the measure to the White House.
WASHINGTON, April 18. (AP)
The house economy committee tcday
definitely decided to place lta re
trenchment program Into one omni
bus bill for submission to the house
aa a part of the legislative depart
ment appropriation measure.
In taking this action, the commit
tee followed the proposal of Presi
dent Hoover. It overrode lta chair
man, Representaltve Duffle, of Ala
bama, who .had held out for a sepa
rate proposal to cut federal salaries.
Members of the committee said
either the McDuffle 11 per cent sal
ary cut proposal or President Hoo
ver's plan for a five-day work week
and annual leave without pay for
federal workers would be Included In
the omnibus bill. No vote haa been
taken on these two plans.
(iarner Favors Move
House approval of the slashes made
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ASHLAND COUPLE
CONFESSSTRING
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Dean Booth, 21, of Ashland, and
his 18-year-old bride of seven months
are held In the county Jail, By stale
police, for alleged robbery and burg
lary operations In this city and
county, alnce last September. The
authorities state the pair has made
complete and detailed confessions,
admitting the robbery of two stores,
two service stations, and two resi
dences In Ashland and the Knights
of Pythias hall in thla city. Bootn
was arrested Saturday on tne wenm
cal charge of operating a beer gar
den, and his wife was apprehended
late yesterday.
The confessions. It Is said, admit
the robbery of the Powell Confec
tionery. Ashland, to secure man,
with which to make beer, to be sold
In the beer garden. Booth also
admits stealing 3000 ahlngles, left
piled on an Ashland street, and later
taking a contract to shingle a house
with the stolen material. Prom the
Ramsey home In Ashland, they etole,
the confession states, six chalra and
a bookcase. Booth hauled the loot
away In a truck.
In the robbery of two service sta
Hons on the Pacific Highway, near
the north limits of Ashland, they
procured money and grease, and
from the Knights of Pythias hall
in thla city, they pilfered the can
teen and eecured money and canoy.
StBte police allege the operations of
the pair were extensive, with nothing
barred.
Booth was arrested and fined 15
in 1930 for selling beer in Ashland.
He Is a native of Paradise. Kansas,
and has been In thla section since
1930. His wife has resided In Talent
for several years. They were mar
ried last fall.
Chargoa of burglary will be filed
against the- pair, who are scheduled
to appear In Justice court here to
day. AUTO THIEF KILLS
BOISE. Idaho. April 18 (API
Joy Elliott, 18, died today six hours
after she had been knocked down
by a motorist who paused only long
enough to pick her up and thrust
her Into the rear seat of his automo.
bile. She wab found huddled in the
machine, a atolen one.
William Richardson, a farmer, who
heard the crash when the car struck
t girl, hurried to the scene snd
I found her shoes, scarf and tiasniignt,
lying in the road.
Deputy sheriffs later discovered
the car abandoned beside the road.
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
NEW YORK, April 18 f API Wal
ter Wlncheli. newnpsper columnist
and radio announcer, la seriously 111
at his home.
Physician today awn bed his con
dition to overwork and a nervous
collapse. He has been adviaed not to
attempt to do any work or a noooUi.
First To Testify
Asioclot d Prtu Pboti
Eddie Ulil, Hawaiian youth whe
witnessed the abduction of Joseph
Kahahawai, was the first prosecu
tion witness In the trial In Honolu
lu of Mrs. Grace Fortescue.
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BY HEART ATTACK
IN PORTLAND CLUB
PORTLAND, Ore.. April 18. (AP)
Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, president
of University of Oregon, collapsed
from what was diagnosed as a heart
attack here today. Physicians said
they did not regard hla condition as
serious but he was ordered to bed
immediately.
Dr. Hall became 111 at the Univer
sity club, where he was attending a
meeting of the state board of higher
education. He was talking to a news
paper man when he murmured that
he felt faint, and dropped to the
noor.
Dr. William S. Knox Issued a state
ment later In which he said Dr. Hall's
condition "Is not Immediately serl
ous."
Dr. Hall was talking to Larry
Smyth, Journal reporter, when the
heart attack seized him. The two
were walking up the stairway of the
club .house when thV university pres
ident said: 'I don t feel very well.
Smyth asked if there was anything
he could do for him. Dr. Hall whis
pered that he felt faint," reached
Into his pocket, drew forth a capsule
of aromatic spirit which he broke
under his nose, and collapsed to hie
knees.
SmyVi and others In the corridor
called for a physician who immedi
ately placed the university president
in bed in the clug house.
officers
At the recent meeting of the board
of trustees of the Presbyterian
church the following officers were
elected and committees appointed:
President, Dr. B. R. Elliott; vice-president,
Wm. 8. Oilmore; secretary
treasurer, H. P. W. Spllver; finance
committee, P. P. Tollefson, W. 8. Oil
more, Ralpft Sweeney; house commit
tee, R. 8. Daniels, Wm. Watt, A. R.
Clement; Insurance committee, Frank
R. Hagerty, O. R. Terrltt, Harrison
Jaynes; janitor and fuel committee,
Dr. B. R. Elliott, H. P. W. Spllver.
The Presbyterian church is expect
ing a pastor soon and prospects are
favorable for a good year.
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TO ANSWER REED
The district attorney's office this
afternoon was grsnted until next
Saturday to file counter affidavits,
contesting the plea of Albert W.
Reed, life termer at Salem prison,
for a new trial for the slaying of
Victor Knott, Ashland policeman, last
November. The state requested five
days' additional time from tomorrow.
The defense In its motion for a new
hearing filed nine affidavits alleging
discovery of new evidence, miscon
duct of a woman Juror and attacking
the credibility of Policeman Roy Lay
num. chief identifying witness for
the state.
Enterprise Banks
In Consolidation
LA GRANDE, Ore., April 18. (AP,
The business of the Wallowa Na
tional bank and the Enterprise State
bank, both of Enterprise, Ore., has
been combined under the name of
the former, effective this morning.
The action was taken by the stock
holders of both banks as a matter
of good business.
Sixth Child Born
To Mrs. Lowe, 25
Mr. and Mrs. Lucifn W. Lowe of
Route 3. are deserving of congrstula
tions today, a son weighing eight
pounds having been born to Mrs
Ie-e at the Sacred Heart hospital.
She Is but 25 yeara old and tha very
little boy la bet alxUi ctuid.
MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1932.
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REGULATION BY
I.CC. ADVOCATED
Highway Transportation Su
perior in Certain Limits
Is Declaration in Report
Submitted to Congress
WASHINGTON, April 18. V) The
Interstate commerce commission to-!
day recommended federal regulation
of motor vehicles engaged In inter
state commerce and that railroads
and water lines be encouraged to use
the public highways.
The commission's decision In the
form of recommendations which are
expected to be transmitted to con
gress, makes the following findings:
'That transportation by motor ve
hicles, buses and trucks, over the
highways Is, within certain distances,
and in certain respects, a superior
service and that the rail and water
lines should' be encouraged In the
use of this Instrumentality of com
merce wherever such use will pro
mote more efficient operation or Im
prove the public service.
Competition Increasing.
"That there la substantial compe
tition between rail and water car
riers on the one hand and motor
carriers on the other for transporta
tion of both passengers and freight.
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BASEBALL
RESULTS
National.
B. H. E.
Philadelphia : 0 6 0
Brooklyn 8 12 1
Batteries: Orabowskl, Elliott. Nich
ols, Adams and McCurdy; Phelpa and
Lopez,
B. H. B.
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
0 6 8
6 8 0
Batteries: French and Grace: Kolp
and Manlon.
B. H. B.
Boston 7 10 1
New York 17 0
Batteries: Betts and Spohrer; Gib.
son, Bell, Parmelee and Hogan.
B. H. B.
Chicago 8 7 1
St. Louis 1 4 1
Batteries: Root and Hartnett;
Rhem, Johnson snd Mancuso. '
B.
7
St. Louis
Detroit ..
14 18 8
Batterlee. Gray. Poll! and rerrell;
Wyatt and Hayworth.
B.
H. B.
Cleveland ................................ 3 8 0
Chicago 17 6
Batteries: Ferrell and Myatt; Fra
zler, McKaln and Grube.
B.
H. E.
18 3
Waahlngton
Philadelphia
..18
7
6 1
Batterlee:
Crowder and
TBerg: Mahaffey, Bowman, Cain, De
Song and Cochrane.
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PASSES IN HOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 18. T) The
bill of Representative Butler of Ore
gon to add 073 acres to the south
side of Crater Lake national park,
was passed by the bouse today and
sent to the senate.
The land now is part of Crater
national forest and was desired to
provide a more attractive entrance
through yellow pine timber and to
obtain a more available water supply
for the park.
LUMBER IMPORT TAX
PROPOSED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 18. (&) An
Import tax of 3 per 1000 board feet
on logs of fir, spruce, cedar, pine,
hemlock and larch was proposed to
day by Senator Jones (R., Wash.) in
an amendment he offered to the
pending billion dollar revenue bill.
City Park Duck Family
Victims of Wanderlust
Their desire to see the world Is
tha reason given for the mallard
(which Is not wild) and tha six
furzy black ducklings being com
fortably located In the pond at the
city park For Mlsa June Earhart,
who resides on the Pacific Highway
south, reported today that the flock
which belonga to her, had gone ust
a little further than was their cus
tom down the drslnsge ditch thst
goes through her property.
Consequently they were found nesr
the SOS packing plant by Fred
Srheffel. city superintendent, who
thought they were wild ducks and
would enjoy a city home until
they were able to fly away. He said
today thst although Tom lliggins
had gone to some trouble fixing
tha pond for the birds, they would
be returned to tbtlr owner aooa.
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REPORTED SCENE OF LINDBERGH R " SOM DEAL
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This Associated Press telephoto shows the spot (where men are standing) where Dr. John F. Condon,
Lindbergh emissary In the kidnaping case, la reported to have handed over S50.000 ransom, although the
baby was not returned. The spot Is at a corner of St. Raymond s cemetery In the Bronx, New York City.
MASSE IN DAZE
AFTER SHOOTING
t IS
HONOLULU, April 18. ( AP) Un
der a prosecution attack for his story
of holding the weapon that killed
Joseph Kahahawai, Lieut. Thomas H. i
Massle testified today how he wan-;
dered about the home of Airs. Gran
ville Fortescue In a daze while the
young native died and Mrs. Fortescue
looked on.
After publicly stating his disbelief
In Maasle's story that he held the
pistol which killed Kahahawai Just
after the young native admitted par
ticipating In an attack on the navy
officer's wife, Thalia Massle, Public
Prosecutor John C. Kelley today led
the witness Into further details of
the tragedy.
Massle testified Kahahawai died on
a chaise lounge in the Fortescue
home while the accused society ma
tron watched and while the other two
defendants In the lynching case, Al
bert L. Jones and E. J. Lord, tried to
remove blood stains from the young
native's clothing. . .
IN CRASH CASE
A circuit court Jury at noon today
returned a verdict In favor of Charles
Humphreys, Klamath Falls carpenter,
in hla suit against D. O. Morgan
and son, Tracy, of Grants Pass, for
alleged damages as the result of an
auto accident on the Klamath Falls
Ashland highway last fall. The Jury,
however, made no financial award,
and assessed no costs to either plain
tiff or defendant. Humphreys sought
S&000 and the Morgans filed a coun
ter suit. Miss Katherlne Lathrop of
Central Point was forewoman.
Attorney Charles Reames said that
In all probability that a motion to
set aside the verdict would be filed
on the grounds that it failed to com
ply with the stats law, and was
not In accordance with the evidence.
As the matter now stands, the costs
of the trial are unassessed.
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LOCAL INVI
Tomorrowls ladles' day at the
Rogue River Valley golf course for
match play against par on handi
caps. Acceptances of Msnford s n-
vltatlon to meet here for play next
Tuesday, April S8, have been received
from McCloud and Yreka, and word
la expected from Weed tomorrow
The women are anticipating a general
get-together at the course.
In the men's spring handicap. 33
hsve finished the third round snd
the other players are reminded that
the third round must be finished by
Fridsy of this week. A close finish
Is anticipated, is the report from the
golf club.
When the duck and ducklings
left their home st the Earhart
ranch, there were nine baby blrda.
Miss Esrhsrt said. The other three
have not been locsted.
Miss Esrhsrt was unable to ac
count for her loss, until she ssw
the story In yesterdsy's Msil Trib
une telling of the ducks being placed
In the park. The city hall had
several calls today that the baby
birds would die from exposure and
cold. However, a nice dry boi and
nest had been provided by Mr. Hlg
glns. "There sre going in he severs)
more ducks hatching out here In a
few dA?-s. MIm Earhart aald. "and
maybe Mr. Scheffel can catch them
for the park " Bhe gave her ner
mlAalon for the mallards to atay In
their new home a few days, where
they seem Quite catcn4,
ROSEBURG BUYERSiTELEPHONE CALL
TELL
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DALLAS, Ore., Aprl! 18. p) The
trial of Frank J. Keller, Jr.. went
Into Its sixth day here today at the
rate of 1400 or more a day, with lit
tle prospect that the case would go
before" the Jury until late In the
week. Three-fourths of the state's
list of 40 witnesses have been called
while the defense will place 18 on
the stand. Keller is the first of five
ex -officers of the Empire Holding
corporation to go on trial on charges
of devising a scheme to defraud,
E. R. Metzger, Rose burg, told of
buying 60 shares of Empire stock,
paying $1350 and giving a note for
S3 750. later taking up the note on
transfer of 78 shares of Westerner
Publishing stock for which he paid
$500.
Metzger testified that during a
visit to the Empire offices In Port
land he was told by O. P. Coshow,
then president of the company, that
only living expenses were being
drawn out of the corporation by
himself and the other officers, and
Keller received commissions' only.
Three other witnesses were on the
stand during the morning. Dr. L. A.
Bollman, Dallas, told of buying one
share, paying down $35.
Mrs. Matilda C. John, Roseburg
hotel operator, paid cash for 16
shares at $100 a jhare, she testified.
She later paid down $50 for two
shares .each for her husband and
two sons.
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01 COAL FIELD
CADIZ, O., April 18 (IP) Three
men were shot ss guns of the Na
tional Guardsmen protected minea In
the eastern Ohio bituminous coal
field today.
The three men, said to be striking
miners, were wounded after a crowd
of 400 twice stormed a barricade
erected In a road leading to the
atrlke-rldden Somen mine of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company
near Adena. The first time the
crowd retreated after guardsmen
fired Into the ground, but the sec.
ond assault was not stopped until
three men fell, all shot In the legs.
Convinced the guardsmen Intend
ed to halt their march, the ssasll
ants retreated and miners employed
In ths pit went to work as the sol
diers stood on gusrd nearby.
Two more guard strongholds were
the scene of shootings today. One
was the barricaded outpost on the
Georgetown road, and the other on
Bucanwood road, not far away. An
attempt to storm the second outpost
wss thwarted when the soldiers fired
hots to scare the attackers.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aplrl 18. (AP)
Newly elevated deana and directors
of the several schools In University of
Oregon snd Oregon State college were
given to understand by the etata
board of education here today that
they are not to take It upon them
selves the work of reorgsnlxatton of
courses and the selection of person
nel. The board adopted three resolu
tions after It heard that the several
deans In the two schoolst hsd been
"running wild" In rearranging
coursea and aelectlon of personnel
under the new unification program.
Adelbert Card Dies
At Residence in Ohio
Word was received In Medford today
by Mrs. Chsrles P. Call of the death
of her father. Adelbert Card, at hli
home In Nutwood, Ohio. Mr. and
Mra. Card formerly lived at IIS South
Newtown hete, wheie they bad many
ft leads.
Auocf tod Pms Photo
BABY IN DETROIT
HOPEWELL, N. J., April 18. tt Is
the 49th dsy alnce the Lindbergh
baby was kidnaped and his parents
sre still waiting for some word that
will lead to his restoration.
A mysterious telephone call to the
Toledo Times stirred Interest. A man
who said his flame was Patterson
told the paper the baby is In Detroit
and will be returned within a week.
He said the kidnapers had fallen
out and warned against paying more
ransom.
Dr. John F. Condon the "Jafsie"
who paid $50,000 ransom to a man
In a Bronx cemetery and was tricked
said yesterday:
"We are In contact with the kid
napers. The bahy will be returned
soon, I hope."
However, It was said by another
source, no actual communication has
been carried on since the ransom
payment, but Col. Lindbergh still
pins his ohlef hope on Dr, Condon
CAR PLUNGES OFF
OF
TILLAMOOK, Ore., April IB. (AP)
Burton Leech, 33, and Cecil War-
nick, 39, both of Portland, were
drowned early Sunday when their
automobile plunged over a 75-foot
bank Into the Traak river near hens.
First word of the tragedy was re
ceived by Sheriff J, C. Holden from
Homer Wicks, who noticed the top
of the smsll coupe near the aurfaos
of the water. Sheriff Holden sum
moned a wracking car, which pulled
the aunken coupe, virtually demol
lahed, from the awlft, muddy waters.
The occupants had been swept away
by the current and could not be
Immediately located. Leech and War-
nick had come here for a fishing
trip.
Bodies of three of four persons
drowned in Nehslem bay Saturday,
when their rowboat capatzed, had not
yet been recovered today. John T.
O'Keefe. Jr., Frederick Greatwood
and Marjorle Sporup, all of Portland,
were the three drowned while on
crabbing expedition and whose
bodies hsd not yet been found. The
body of Mrs. Spencer Greatwood.
fourth occupant of tne boat, was
found near ahore Saturday.
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FINES FOR TWO ON
That drinking of moonshine and
car driving la a dangerous combina
tion was sgsln Illustrated Saturday
night, following the dance at central
Point, and reaulted In Leonard Hall
of Central Point being sentenced to
dsy In Judge Taylor's court here to
49 days In Jnll and a Sloo fins on
ths chsrge of driving on a highway
while Intoxicated; fie fining of
Ralph Parker, aald to be from Central
Point, 130 for being Intoxicated; and
a warrant being Issued for the arrest
of a man named Hoff, who haa not
yet been located, on the charge of
driving on a highway while intoxi
cated.
These arrests arose from the fact
that a car being driven by Hoff, and
In which were Leonard and Parker,
collided on the Pacific highway near
the Beat Lane cutoff road, with one
driven by D. F. Hart, partially wreck
ing both cars and causing some In
)ury to Hsrt.
Immediately following this acci
dent, It seeing that Leonard drove
away In tha partially wrecked car of
Hoff, while ths latter and Parker,
who waa arrested later, mads them
selves sesree.
Ionard was found a short time
Ister by Stat Policeman O'Brien
driving st 49 miles sn hour In Besll
lane, with sparks flying from the
wobbly, crippled, car. and arrests,
No. 23.
GIRL'S ATTACKER
STRUNG TO TREE
BY
Richard Read Taken From
St. Francis Jail After
Sheriff Taken Captive by
Mob Victim Blames Rum
TOPEKA, Kami., April 18. (AP)
Roland Boynton, state's attorney
general, departed this morning for
At wood to make a personal investi
gation of the lynching of Richard
Read, confessed attacker and slayer
of eight-year-old Dorothy Hunter.
ATWOOD, Kaa., April 18. (AP)
Darkness and the scarcity of trees
In the prairie country here for a
while thwarted the Intentions of the
mob which hanged Richard Read
early today.
A witness, who declined to permit
the use of his name, said it was
necessary to go about five miles
from the scene of the death of Dor
othy Hunter to find a tree. It was
an elm In a ravine on the Ed Lyman
ranch.
As the caravan arrived, the motor
cars In It were deployed about the
tree in a circle, the headlights sup
plying the light by which the mob
carried out its preparations. The
alleged attacker was bound by barbed
wire.
Liquor Blamed.
"If It wasn't for liquor Read
said, "I wouldn't have done It. Z
would not do It again."
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Lee Wlnetrout of Grants Pass suf
fered a fractured aplne and an In
jured eye early Sunday morning
when the automobile In which he
waa riding turned over three times
sifter the driver was nhable to exe
cute a turn on Ross Isne, They were
en route to the Jacksonville dance.
Occupants of the car were taken
to the Community hospital by Phil
Lounsberry. Wlnetrout wss reported
aa reatlng easily todsy.
William Fltzpatrlck of Medford.
driver of the car which belonged to
Wlnetrout, Had a badly cut head.
necessitating several stitches. Miss
Melba Llndley, the other occupant of
the car, waa treated for bruises.
Fltrpatrlck waa pinned under tha
steering wheel and received several
cuts and bruises.
IN DARE TO WETS
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WASHINGTON, April 18. (JP) A
constitutional referendum proposal
was offered In the senate today by
Senator Brookhart (R-, Iowa), a pro
hibition champion.
Brookhart submitted a constitu
tional amendment providing that
two-thirds of the states may force
congress to submit an amendment to
the constitution when It has been
approved at a regular election by a
m Jortty of voters In the ststes.
Thus, If 33 states would ask con
gress, after a majority vote In those
states, to submit an amendment, con
gress would bs required to submit
the amendment for ratification by
3fl ststes.
"This Is a genuine referendum,"
asserted Brookhart In a atatement
off the floor. "These other refer
enda proposals are fakes. If the wets
want a real referendum they will
favor this."
PIECElALlflS
PLAN
GENEVA, April 18. (ff) A proposal
recommending reduction of arma
ments be achieved in successive stages
received wide approval from the dele
gates at the world conference here
this morning and was referred to ths
conference drafting committee.
The proposal, which was presented
by the delegations of Spain, Belgium,
Switzerland. Czechoslovakia, Dsn
mark, Norway, Esthonla and Uru
guay provided atages of disarming be
achieved through revisions of ths
arms reduction convention, at short
Intervals.
It was supported by the French
and Polish delegations, and by 8!r
John Simon, Naotake flato and Dlno
Orandl, chiefs of the British, Jap
anese and Italian delegations. Max
im Lltlimff, Soviet foreign com mi s
sar, offered an amendment providing
that ths first stage of the reduction
be substantial one.
At