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Medford Mail A Guarantee A. II. C circulation li the cream of clrculatluns. with a gujruntre uf both quality Bnd tiiautlty. Thl netvftiuper sella A. H. C. circulation. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 22. 1932. No. 27. The Weather rorecut Tonight and Saturday cloudy. Not much change In tem perature. Highest Yesterday 62 Lowest this Morning 37 Tfbune .1 i Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS CLARENCE WOOLERT, of Baker, aged 14. slays the aged woman who for five years had given him a home. Hie excuse was that she had reprimanded him when he was lazy and careleaa In bis work. Down in Oraas Valley, In Cali fornia, ld-year-old John Weeka kills his aged father, loads the body In a truck, hauls It nine miles and dumps It Into an abandoned mine shaft. It appears' that he had quarreled with his father. Op ALL the aad atorlea in the papers here of late, and there have been many of them. It seems to this writer that these are the saddest. IP YOU are reasonable and tolerant and fair that Is to say. If you are a good citizen you will Bgree that 'this Is the only question that baa a bearing on the pardon of Tom Mooney: "la he guilty, or isn't he?" This writer, who has personal doubt as to his guilt and would like to .have aeen him pardoned, concedes that Governor Rolph. who gave long and careful study to the evidence as carried In the record, and who la a kindly man who would undoubtedly rather pardon Mooney than to deny him a pardon, must believe Implicitly that Mooney is -guilty. AMERICAN Telephone and Tele graph stock sella' down to Slot) a share on the New York exchange, and many ownera of It get the blues and think they are ruined. But it contlnuta to PAY DIVI DENDS at the rate of about nine dollars per share. INSTEAD of feeling that they are ruined because of the low price quoted on the atock exchange, wouldn't It be wiser for the holders of this stock to feel pleased because their money la earning Interest at the unusually good rate of nine per cent. IP YOU own stocks or bonds listed on the exchanges, you know every day, to the exact cent, what you re worth, and when prices are de clining, you feel extremely glum as result. If you own real estate, or a busi ness, you DON'T know, in times such as these, what you are worth, and rf you are at all smart you pay -no attention. You Just go ahead each day doing aa well aa you know how the taska that present themselves on thst day to be done, leaving to some more favorable time in the future a decision as to the valuo of what you own. To that extent, you are better off than those who own listed stocks and bonds. BUT you are 'probably tired 01 reading of crime and depression. At any rate. this, writer is tired, for this day at least, of writing on auch subjects. So let's have a change. DID you ever hear of the Dutch man's mine, on the North Ump qua rsver one of the famous lost mines of Oregon? The story of it. as It has come down by word of mouth, runs something like this: Away back around 1875, three Dutch miners appeared one day in Roseburg. having come supposedly from the wild North Umpqua country. The atory goes that they were ilmply LOADED DOWN with gold. THEY went to the bank there was only one In Roseburg then and old a considerable quantity of their gold. Then they moved on north to Cottage Grove, where they sold more. Thereafter they appeared In Eugene, where again they disposed of gold. At Eugene, they appear to have turned again to the south, and were heard of next in Grants Pass. And In Grants Pass, as usual, they SOLD OOLD. Then they wandered on over to Klamath Pslls. and when they got there they still hsd plenty of gold in their possession. Or so, at least, the story runs. UT at Klamath Ha'la they went ' to the bad. tangling up with a couple of Indian squaws whom they kidnaped from the tribe. With these they turned back north, evidently heading toward their mine. Here misfortune .overtook them. The enraged braves from whom the squaws had been stolen took the Continued on Pag rive). JAPAN ISSUES N CAUTION M A Russia and League of Na tions Told to Keep Hands Off in Speech by Minis ter of War to Patriots MOSCOW, April 22. (P) The 17,- 000,000 members of the Soviet trades unions stood pledged today to defend their country, li need be, aa news dispatches from the Fart East told of new charges that Russian "WhJtc Guards" were active against the So viets. By Glenn Babb, Associated Press Staff Correspondent. TOKYO. April 22. fl) A blunt warning to the League of Nations and Soviet Russia to keep hands off Manchuria was laid down today by Genera Sadao A-akl, Japanese min ister of war. The warning. Issued in a speech at Osaka before the Kokuhonsha patri otic society, nucleus of the Japanese nationalist movement, was later en dorsed In foreign office and In other government quarters. Japan's mission, he said, was to make Manchuria a "paradise on earth, safe for everybody," and noth ing the league or anybody else did could make her deviate from that course. ' Sees Soviet Threat. After declaring Japan would resist resolutely any attempt by the league to apply the nine-power treaty, he turned to Soviet Russia and called attention to what he said was a threatening situation In north Man churia due to Russia's massing troops on tne frontier ind strengthening her air force in the Par East. (Continued on Page Seven) T FOR NERVE LACK WASHINGTON, April 33. (AP) Representative Pish (B., N. Y.), an opponent of full payment of the bo nus, turned upon the house ways and means committee today and charged it with a lack of "nerve and leadership" for not bringing out leg islation to meet tha economic crisis. He urged a billion dollar bond Issue for a two-year program to keep peo ple employed. Pish waa one of severs! house vet erans of the World war who opposed payment of the two billion dollars outstanding on the bonus certifi cates, contending issuance of that amount of new currency under the Patman bill would force the country off the gold standard. Legislation to allow veterans to cash bonus certificates at their pres ent value waa urged before the com mittee by Representative Lea (D., Cal.) I am opposed to full cssh pay ment of the face value of the cer tificates," he said. The plan for full payment on the 1849 cash value of the certificates advocated by Represenatlve Patman (D Tex.) la estimated to cost 3,- 400,000,000. u. s. Victor A. Tengwald has been ap pointed United states commissioner for this district, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Chaun cey Florey. Mr. Tengwald la a graduate of the law department of Westminster Uni versity of Denver, Colorado, Since coming to Medford he has been secre tsry of the county court.. BONUS OPPONEN Orchardist Claims Snow Averts Frost in Valley Court Hall, orchardist, has evolved the theory, that heavy snows on the hills are a deterrent to heavy frosts, and relates his own experiences with the weather, as follows: "Heavy smudging has been pre vented the past two nights on ac count of a purely local condition that often arises when there is lots of snow in the mountains. No one can tell when this condition will arise, though msny a fruit crop has been saved In Rogue River valley by this very same condition. "I have often noticed that there Is leas danger of a killing front when there is 'a heavy snow in the sur rounding mountains. "On several occasions I have nuh ed out to my orchard eiT-ecting a temperature of 20 degrees, when up would pop a few little clouds In the direction of Cm ter lake and In halt en hour practically the whole valley would be covered ith ;loud or a sort of ft haw. BULLETIN HOPEWELL, N. April 22. AP) Al Capone, Chicago gangster, has ofrered to obtain the return of the kidnaped Lindbergh baby within a few days If Colonel Lindbergh will obtain his release from Jail for that purpose. A high official disclosed to day that Capone lieutenant placed the proposition before him this week for presentation to the flier. The official said he was convinced Col. Lindbergh personally- re-established contact with persons he be lieves are holding his child captive. The contact was made while the col onel was absent from his home from Tuesday night to last night. TO BUSINESS OF CITY FOR DAY, IS PLAN Youth will reign In Medford May 3. for the city's affairs, Including over 60 business houses and the city hall, will be operated by boys of Medford on that day. This is one of the events planned on the pro gram in observance of national boys' week, from April 30 to May 7. Numerous activities are being ar ranged for the week by the com mittee in charge. C. T. Baker, secre tary of the chamber of commerce: Oscar JS. Hoover, Boy Scout executive of Crater Lake council; Brenton R. Finch, principal of Medford Junior high school and Ensign James R. Pack of the Salvation Army. The program, as outlined, will In clude special services for the boys In Medford churches May 1, and on Monday, May 2, a boys parade will be staged through the streets of Medford at two p.m. Civic control of city affairs and Industries has been booked for Tuesday, with sen ior high school boys lti the business houses, and Junior high school civics students in the city offices. On Wednesday, May 4. In con junction with national health week, a health honor program will be given at the Junior high school, and on Thursday, the grade students will have their health honor roll ob servance. Members of service clubs here have volunteered to each take a boy to the luncheons that week, Mr.' Pinch said today. ... A track and field meet for Junior high boys is booked for Saturday, May 7,. -at Grant Pass concluding the program. - GENERAL KEIFER, L PASSES, AGED 96 SPRINGFIELD. O., April 22. (AP) One of the last Civil war generals, J. Warren Kelfer, 06, died at his home here early today of infirmities of advanced age General Kelfer. formerly speaker of the national House- of Representa tives, lapsed Into a coma yesterday, and never recovered consciousness. Two sons, survived him, W. t W. Kelfer of Springfield and Joseph W. Keifer, Jr., of Bostwlck, Neb. Prominent for more than half a century as a soldier and statesman. General Kelfer was known as Spring field's foremost citizen. He was nominated for a brigadier generalship by President Lincoln, and came out of the conflict a major general. He fought In 27 battles and was wounded severely four times. Although famed In the pursuits of war. General Kelfer was" an advo cate of peace, and as a member of the International Union of Peace, attended and addressed that organi zation at Brussels, August 3d, 1010. He was elected to congress in 1S77 and served four consecutive terms, being speaker of the house in the 47th congress, 1881-1883. In 1904 he again was chosen a con gressman and served three more con secutive terms. Editor Drowns. WINDERMERE, England, April 22. (yp) E. T. Scott, editor of the Man chester Guardian, was drowned . In Lake Windermere this afternoon. "You know frost does some pecu liar things. X have seen all the fruit killed on one limb and adjoin ing limbs on either side scarcely damaged. Sometimes frost will pass through an orchard in streaks of various width. Occasionally the lower ground Is warmer than the higher. Larger and older orchards are from 1 to 2 degrees warmer than youngrr orchards. "Also the regulation frost box Is nearly 2 degrees wsrmer than the small open box generally used. Con sequently much oil and money Is wasted by placing thermometers In the open box. In the regulation frost box the thermometers are ex actly correct when to light. There is no mistake about them. But when It Is time to light, don't put It off. Get busy at' once. On ac count of petals failing fruit buds will be at thetr most tender sUfce during the next ten daya,f ISSUES FACED BY Hoover Under Pressure for Prohi Statement Roose velt's Guides Seek Plan to Restore Business By Byron Price, WASHINGTON. April 22. (AP) A lull in the furious spring drive of delegate-choosing has given the two major parties an opportunity this week for serious self-questioning on two paramount quest ions : What does President Hoover Intend to do about prohibition, and how does Governor Roosevelt propose to re store prosperity? On neither of these topics have Inquiring party minds been able to achieve satisfaction. Mr. Hoover either has not made up his mind on the wet and dry question, or he prefers momentarily to keep the de cision to himself. Mr. Roosevelt either has thought out no complete plan for economic recovery, or he believes the time Is not ripe to an nounce it. Silence So Handicap. No outward omen Indicates that this hesitation Is handicapping either in his bid for the nomination. H thngs go on as they have been gong, the Republicans will name Hoover and the Democrats Roosevelt on faith, and leave the country to wait for the post-convention cam paign to learn what is what. The pressure on the president, to say something on prohibition has become terrific, He has received representation amounting almost to demands from both sides. Some of his own cabinet want the party definitely to part company with the Anti -Saloon League, and declare for a referendum. One prohibition or ganization after another, Including an Imposing group of women during the present week, has served notice they will quit htm if he wavers. Drys Businesslike. Very business-like Indeed appear the preparations of the organized drys. In New York state they have made tentative plana to run an in dependent set of presidential electors. Everywhere they "are talking pur posefully of a third party a threat which of course falls most heavily on the Republicans, since even the dry organization leaders now fore see that either the Democratic plat form or the Democratic candidate, or both, are likely to be acceptable. L AND CARGO TAKEN Harold Pallen of Portland, alleged rum runner, with 140 gallons of alcohol, , was arrested at Klamath Junction early today by state police, and Is .held In the county Jail, await ing arraignment. There was no ex citement connected with his appre hension. It was the first liquor apprehensidn ' In three weeks. Last night the state police ar rested Crystal Roth Coffey, and she is detained for observation and pos sible filing of a charge. The woman is charged with Impersonating a state investigating officer, and Is alleged to have defrauded several local people out of small sums, when credit was extended. Miss Coffey for merly lived In Oregon City and Portland and has a penchant for crime and police stations, officers say, EUGENE INDUSTRY EUOEN, Ore., April 22. (AP) Attempts to raze five Eugene Indus trial establishments by fire were sus pected here' today aa Fire Chief W. Nasbaum announced that evidence showed firebugs had attempted to destroy the Eugene excelsior plant, the Eugene Fruit Growers' associa tion building, the Copeland lumber yards, and Walters-Buahong Lumber company and the farmers warehouse. Chief Nasbaum said he found the tame evidence of firebugs at work in all places, and he believes one gang Is responsible for all five at tempts at Incendiarism. No motive for the acts has been advened. Patrolman Loses Pistol and Money To Daring Bandit PORTLAND, Ore. April 22 TP) The crime situation was brought fac to face with Patrolman H. W. Oreen last night when he encoun tered a bandit and escaped with only hla uniform and nolle star. Oreen was sitting In hla parked car. The door was suddenly thrust open and the policeman felt a pis tol pressed to his side. Th. ban dit took th. patrolman's revolver, hla mallet containing 110. snd his car, and escaped. Th. automobile waa recovered lster. Gov. Rolph i . V ' " - I ' CM m . . $ i i cist ts T?swR"wr5T ei -A (Associated Press Photo.) In a dramatic setting In his oflli-e of the capltol. Cln. Jam's Rolph, Jr., rrfuwd to pardon Tom Mooney, convicted for participation In a San yrniulMO parade Immblnr. IS )ear aco. In emphatic terms th. chief evscutlv. closed all doors of favorable action during hl tenure. Cor. Kolph, flanked bv Matt I. Sullivan, for mer Justice of the mate supreme court and his advisor In the Mooney heuriiir,. and Uor. K. B. Baliar. follow ed the action of three previous governors by denying the t'allfornla prisoner a pardon. Rolph, wearing a fr denla. Is shown reading his decision. Tom Mooney la Inset. WASHINGTON, April 23. (AP) Representative i.a Glliirdla, (R., N. Y.) lit the house today criticized Gov ernor Rolph of California for having failed to pardon Thomas Mooney and ,ald the case "was fixed and perjured anil stands as a blot, on the record of American Justice." , , SAN FRANCISCO, April 32. (API Comment on Governor James Rolph's decision refusing Tom Mooney's ap plication for pBrclon came today from persons who had been Interested, of ficially and otherwise, In the famous bombing case. Fremont Older, San Francisco newspaper editor, who has been a leader In the freedom movement In behalf of Mooney and hla convicted accomplice. Warren K. Billings, de clared; "They are Known all over the world to be Innocent." Police Captain Charles Ooff, who (Continued on Cage Pour) , . OF LENDY FOUND SYRACUSE, N. T.. April 33. (AP) The Syracuse Herald, after two hours of Investigation today, an nounced that It had proven to Its own satisfaction that a child picked up near Brewerlon today and de scribed aa a "dead ringer" of the kidnaped son of Charles A. Lindbergh was not tha child. ' HOPEWELL, H. J.. April 33. (AP) Back from a mysterious trip. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh conferred early today with persons helping him In his attempts to get his kidnaped son back. The flying colonel, absent two days during which he spparcntly tried to establish contact with the kidnapers, drove Into his Sourland Hill home about midnight. STARfsffPLOW SALEM, April 23-HIt Work was started today on clearing tlx west gateway to Crater Lake national park, It was announced by th. state highway department. Snow plows have been put to work on the nigh way from Medford to meet th. plows working within the park and oper ated by the national government. It waa not stated when the road was expected to be open to trsvel. Th. eait entrance to th. park from Klamath Falls has been open for soma time. du. to less ,now on the route and the efforts of the park commission In clearing the road with in the park area. It was rjported Plowa within the park are now being put onto the west gateway. ll'llrlpn lo ll.llre. PORTLAND, Ore., April 23. ft James P. O Brlen, for 13 years gen eral manager of th., Orejon-Waah-Inilon Railroad A Navigation com pany lines, will step out ot his office here May 1 to accept retirement un der the p.nMon rules and to con chid, a 40-year servlc In weatern railroad Log. Der , Mooney BASEBALL RESULTS National PITTSBURGH, Pa.. April 32. (AP) The Cardinals finally defeated the Pittsburg Pirates, t to 3, In 10 In nings today. The score: R. H. K. St. Louis 8 8 0 Pittsburgh 8 9 4 Johnson and Mancuso; French and Grace, Brenzel. R. H. B. Brooklyn M 18 1 Boaton 4 9 1 Vance, Phelps, Moore and Lopez; Brown and Spohrer. American. R. H. E Chicago - 1 ' 7 0 St. Louis - 4 8 0 Caraway, Gregory and Orube; Corf- man and Ferrell. R. H. E Detroit 18 32 3 Cleveland . - ..- 3 10 3 Wyatt and Ruel: Conally, Hlldebrand Jablonowskl, Pearson, Brown and Se well, Pytlak. National. R. H. E. New York - 13 13 2 Philadelphia 8 16 8 Schumacher, Bell, Luque and Ho gan; Hansen, Nichols, Dudley, Bolen and Mccurdy. PLAN APPEAL FOR Notice of appeal to the state su preme court was filed this afternoon by the American Insurance company of San Francisco, In the verdict re n dered against It by a Jury In the suit of Alden II. Hughes and 25 other local and valley residents, who In vested In Crescent City lots, for re turn of money. The amount of the verdict was $3330.07. The Crescent City Investment company and C. B. Day were co-defendants In the suit. Darrow Refuses Quiz For Massie HONOLULU, Aplrl 22. API Clarence Darrow, chief of defense counsel, refused today to permit prosecution alienists to examine Lieut. Thomas H, Massie, defendant In the Joseph Knhahawal trial, who admitted firing the shot that killed the native. HARVARD RIOTERS INVADE HALLS OF GIRLS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE. Mass., April 33 I (AP) A riot of Harvard underaredu- ate. characterised by polite as one of th. worst of recent years, wss brought to a halt early today after eight students and tour Cambridge residents had been arrested and two police offlcera injured. Scores of students Invaded Rad cllffo college, a women's Institution; an automohll. waa overturned, the Brattle Sqiiar. station of the Cam bridge nolle, department waa storm ed as hundreds of undergradtiatee attempted to rescue comrades who had been taken Into custody and bonfires wer. built In Harvard Square. Two of th. students srrested gave their names as Marlus Johnaton. Islington, Ky., and Thomas Balmer, Chicago. All were charged with dla turblitg the peace. Additional charges of driving to endanger and driving an automohll. with no light, were placed against Johnston, Pardon Plea I mm EMPIRE SALESMEN RELATE METHODS DALLAS, April aa.(Apj Lengthy cross examination In the trial of Frank J. Keller, Jr., left eight defense witnesses to be called at noon today leaving little hope that the case would go before tne Jury prior ot Monday. Circuit Judge Arlle - a. Walker declared yesterday he would not charge the Jury 1 Saturday. Keller, one of five ex-offlcera of the Empire Holding Corporation to be tried on charges of devising a scheme with Intent to defraud, was expected to take the stand In his own defense late In the afternoon. Two former salesmen were on the stand during the monllng, Adam Cieuder, Portland Insurance man, tes tified that he had sold eight shares In Coos county, working only six weeks for the company. He knew little about the affairs of the officers other than the Information contained In the salesman kit, he said. W. H. Doherty, Portland, said he emphasized the "marvelous earnlnga of an insurance company" In his sales talk rather than the names of promi nent persons whose pictures and let ters were In the kit. He sold about IB shares and received more than $300 In commissions, working In Lane county. E STATE POLICEMAN I OREOON CITY. Ore., April 22. CAP) State police patrolled the Willamette river near here In search of fish poachers who last night at tempted to slay Sergeant H. E. Mead, assigned to check their activities. Mead, with A. E. Joyner, deputy state fish warden, were on night pa trol duty when they observed a row boat carrying two men approach the bank. As It grounded Mead stepped Into It. One of the occupants struck him over the head with a gaff hook and he fell overboard. As he floun dered In .he water the ma - again beat him over the head aa Joyner attempted to pull him ashore. Joyner emptied his revolver at the two men at close range and the boat backed away while the deputy res cued his companion. Th. disorder started In th. yard when a group of freahmen. In search of th. bell clapper atolen from Memorial hall several day. ago. shouted th. Harvard war cry, "Rein hart." Freshmen wer. Joined by upper classmen aa th. group started tor the offices of th. Lampoon, under graduate monthly, aome distance from the yard. Constantly gaining In strength, the crowd ruahed to Harvard Bquar.. where attempts were made to .nter the university theatre. Turned away from th. moving picture house, the crowd split and some 400, headed by five automobile, and bearing red lanterns taken from a nearby construction Job. mad. for Radcllff. college. They serenaded the girls at the college and then made aalllea Into Brlgga and Bernard halls. Returning to Harvard Square th. (continu.xj on Pag. riv.j FEHL'S PREJUDICE BY Defense in Libel Action to Produce Club Woman Monday, Who Will Recite Alleged Words of Juror Circuit Judge H. D. Norton this afternoon during the course of the argument for a motion for a new trial for Earl H. Fehl, questioned the wis dom of permitting a new witness to testify as to alleged statements allow ing the prejudice of Mrs. OeBauer. The court held that such a move would be cumulative and "tend to lntermlnablllty," and that the plain tiff would be permitted also to call new witnesses. The court took the matter under advisement. It develops that the new witness a woman member of a secret society would be an unwilling witness. Attorney Kelly 'or the defense also demanded an Investigation of the Jury Rvstcm In Jackson county, and declared the Fehl verdict "was shame less and a shock to public opinion-" Arguments were started this morn ing before Circuit Judge H. D. Nor ton In the plea of Earl H. Fehl, editor of the Pacific Record -Herald, a weekly, for a new trial In the libel suit of Roy Parr, game warden, Ash land. Parr was awarded a $15,000 damage verdict by a Jury at the March term of court. The defense announced that It had a new witness, whose presence could not be procured here until Monday, as she Is now In Portland. After the defense set forth that she had refused to make an affidavit and was a reluctant witness, and that the only means they had of securing a statement from her waa from testi mony, the court ruled she would be heard at that time. Will Tell Prejudice The defense counsel said she would testify to certain statements, alleg edly made by Mrs. Myrtle GeBauer, a jury woman, prejudicial to the de fendant and that aha was a member (Conttuued on Page Seven) NO FROST TONIGHT AS Fortunately the weather conditions changed to ward off the heavy frost predicted yesterday morning for th Rogue River valley last night. It be coming cloudy early In the evening and continuing so all night. Lowest temperature of last night and early this morning ranged from 34 to 87 degrees, according to location. Tha evening broadcast of Roy Rog ers, the frot expert, over KMED, was somewhat reassuring In that he stated that there would be no dan ger unless It cleared up. However, most orchard Is ts remained awake and on the alert until morning, to be ready to start smudging should that necessity arise. Cloudy weather and not much change In temperature Is forecast for tonight. STUART TO DIG VETS' JSEMENT ROSEBURO., Or., April . (PV- Two .ub-contracta were let today fot construction of th. 13.300.000 Sol dlera' horn, to b built here, Tha Pacific Coast .Steel company of Portland waa awarded th. con tract to furnish 660 tons of reinforc ing steel, and R. I. Stuart it Son of Medford were given th. excava tion work. Th. contract awarded th. Medford company includes excavations forth, principal buildings, and for grading of roadway, and sidewalks. Excavation work is expected to start Monday. WILL- ROGERS BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., Apr. 21. Talk about economizing and cutting out all unnecesaar iea, what's tli idea of holding the Chicago Republican con vention! This morning's papers an nounced Sir- Hoover's campaign plan, the route of the towns, who he would shake hands with and what he would wearj and as for the platform, it will be the snmo ono they have read for 40 years, but have never used. And the speeches will be the same ones delivered for 40 years but never listened to. v0jy1allMili'4U., lss!J i
