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MEDFO UD, OK EG ON. MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932.
No. 33.
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Comment
on the
Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
THIS column yesterday dealt with
the. subject of poa bulboia this
odd Southern Oregon blue grasa that
growa In the winter when other
grasses are dormant and Ilea dor
mant In summer when other grasses
are growing.
Poa bulboaa, because of lta possi
bilities, la Interesting, but no more
so than the man who developed It
and la rapidly spreading it over
Southern Oregon and Northern Cali
fornia. This man la C. C. Hoover.
CHARLIE HOOVER Slid the other
day to this writer: "I'd rather
make a mountain green than to
make a million dollara."
And he WOULD, too.
FROM his ranch In the flat, rich
bottom Just below the faaclnat
lng. legend-steeped old town ci
Jacksonville, Charlie Hoover looks
up to a circling ring of mountains
whose sides, for the most part, are
bare and brown.
With the eye of his mind, he sees
those mountain sides lush with the
rich green of winter blue grsss
throughout the winter and the early
aprlng.
He sees ' contented cowa feeding
on this, rich grass at little cost to
their owners, thus providing the
foundation for a profitable livestock
and dairy Industry.
He sees as hla Job the making ol
those mountains green.
AS RELATED In this column ye
terday, Charlie Hoover haa given
away three times aa much winter
blue grass seed aa hs has ever sold.
For yeara he haa carried the seed
of this- grass In his pockets, and
here and there, aometlmes furtively
and sometimes openly, he has cast it
upon the ground, choosing by prefer
ence for this purpose barren and
rocky epota throughout the length
and breadth of the Rogue River valley-
' "'
And at this season of the year, In
those spots where he haa cast this
seed, one may see this winter blue
grass growing strongly, choking out
the roadside weeds and replacing
them with a rich mat of turf.
IT HASN'T all been clear sailing.
In his day, he has anoountered
hla full share of the can't-be-done
crowd. He still hears the story that
cattle wont eat winter blue grass,
but ha Just laughs and goea out
and watches hla own cowa atowlng
It away and then lying down and
chewing their cuds.
That is sufficient answer for him.
THIS writer Is no agronomlat, and
doesn't profess to know whether
winter blue grsss will be aa revolu
tionary in thla Southern Oregon
and Northern California country aa
la claimed for It.
But thla writer does know, and no
body can talk him out of It, that
men like Charlie Hoover men with
vision, men with courage of their
convictions, men fired with the de
aire to do service to their fellows
so that when their time comes to
cross over the dark river they may
know they have not lived In vain
are an asset, and a big one, to any
country.
ASSOCIATED with C. C. Hoover
Is E. B. Hanley. brother of Bill
Hanley. of Burns, known to every
cltlwn of the wide open spsces on
the other side of the mountslns
and to most of the people on this
side, and Mr. Hanley Is Just aa en.
' thusiastlc over the possibilities ol
winter blue grass ss Is his partner.
nrHAT brings up in Interesting lit
I tie story: known to relstlvely few
people In this atate. It waa told
to thla writer for the first time the
other day by Mr. Hoover.
The first alfalfa to be planted on
the Pacific Coast was planted here
In the Rogue River valley by William
Hanley. father of Bill and B.
And listen to thla:
Not so very long alter this first
successful plsntlng of alfalfa, whicn
haa revolutionlied the livestock and
iH,,.trit of thus western
un"j'" .
country, a bill was Introduced In th
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30.000 New York
Builders Walk Out
NEW YORK. Msy 9. (API Ap
prolmatly 30.000 members of the
Building Trades Council went on
strike today pending agreement on a
new wage scsle with the Building
Trades Employers' assoclstlon.
The strike affects not only the
30.000 men who went out today but
also the future of gj.ooo otvier mem
bers of the council unemployed.
of n
MUST-GO 10
Last Hope of Gang Chief to
Escape 11 -Year Sentence
for Income .Tax Evasion
Vanishes on Refusal
WASHINGTON, May 2. (AP) Al
Capone today waa denied a review by
the supreme court of his conviction
for evading Income taxes.
The ruling meant that Americas
moat notorloua gangster had lost his
last legal chance of escaping bis 11
year sentence.
"Scarface Al" la now in Jail in cm
cago. Confined there since hla sen
tence by Judge James H. WilkersoD,
ha will probably be sent to a federal
prison in a few days.
Aa la customary, the court did not
give lta reasons for refusing to open
the case. It previously had refured
to interfere with sentences imposed
in Ralph Capone. Al's brother, and
other members of the Capone gang
convicted for failure to pay Income
taxes.
in addition to his 11 year sentence,
he waa fined 850,000. The penalties
were confirmed by the seventh circuit
court of appeals on Feb. 27, 1932, and
on March 23, 1032, he was denied a
rehearing.
In hla plea for a review, Capone
argued that the Indictment against
him waa defective because it waa
worded In general terms which did
not give him sufficient Information
to prepare his defense.
Hla lawyers also raised a number of
other technical points. The govern
ment in reply argued the Indictment
waa good and the conviction should
stand.
TRIALfliW,
EX-EMPIRE HEAD,
OPENS IN DALLAS
DALLAS, May 2. (AP) The trla
of O. P. Coshow, ex-president of the
Empire Holding company and former
chief Justice of the Oregon supreme
court, started in the circuit court
here today. Coshow was charged
with four other cx-offlclals of the
company with devising a scheme
with Intent to defraud. Frank J.
Keller, Jr., the first of the officers
to bo tried, wss found guilty here
last week.
Most of the day will be occupied
In the selection of a Jury and It
waa expected the first Testimony
would be taken tomorrow. Coshow
waa Indicted on the charge, with
othera, following Investigation of
the company by the atate corpora
tion department.
Following Indictment By the Mar
lon county grand Jury, the defend
ant obtained a change of venue to
Polk county, basing their pleaa on
the grounds thst they could not ob.
tain a fslr trial In Marlon county,
because of the wide publicity given
the case.
Approximately 60 witnesses have
been aubpoenaed. It will take ap
proximately two weeka to conclude
the Coshow trial. It was oeuevea.
CHINESE LEADER
TACOMA. Wash., May 3 (API
Lew Bow, 48. proprietor of the Chong
Wa restaurant here and one of the
best known Chinese In the Pscilic
northwest, waa ehot and etabhed to
death In his home here esrly thla
morning alter his wife had been
bound and gagged.
Mrs. Bow and a three-year-old
child went from the restaurant to
their home' about midnight. Two
men held the woman up. tied her
with a green cord, took her keys,
opened the house and made her He
down on a bed. They tied her feet
and stuffed a hsndkerchlef in her
mouth. They attacked Bow as he
entered his home, shot him nine
times, stabbed him with daggers and
escaped. Hhe was taken to a hos
pital, but died shortly.
Breaking of Atom Hailed
As Latest Science Feat
LONDON, May 2. (JF Two young
sciential of Cambridge university
were hailed today as having achieved
a goal physicists have sought to
reach for years. They have broken
the atom.
In announcing details of what he
called "a discovery of great scien
tific Importance." Lord Rutherford,
noted scientist, said Drs. J. D. Cock
roft and B. T. 8. Walton tccom pi lift
ed the feat after several years of
work with apparatus erected under
hi supervision.
Dr. Cork roft said he and his col
; leiuut bembarded hvdroien slomslwho feared the accomplishment
with a voltage of 120.000 and thst would men the hurling of th worlil
'under liJ bombardment tha hydro- to destruction.
TOTES EVIDENCE
Rep. Florella La Guardla of New York laid a trunk load of docu
ments before the senate banking committee to support his testimony
In the senate stock Investigation. Certain financial writers, he charged,
were paid for ballyhoolng various atocka. Below: The atoeky New
Yorker (dark suit) helolno carry In the evidence.
CEMENT. PLANT
75
.The Beaver-Portland cement plant
at Gold Hilt, Idle for several months,
started Sunday on a 34-hour basis,
employing 75 men. According to
General Manager W. H. (Moose)
Mulrhead, the plant will continue for
two months on this basis on the face
of present orders, and longer If Im
proving conditions warrant. It is
thought that after a mid-summer
layoff of a month a fall run will be
started.
Manager Mulrhead said that he ex
pected to Increase the quarry force
soon and .hopes to have a full crew
engaged.
The plant has the contract for fur
nishing of cement for the soldiers
home at Roaeburg which, with a few
minor orders, will keep the plant
busy for a couple of months.
The "highest economy" agitation
now prevalent In the state Is cramp
ing the output of the plant and re
stricting labor aa none of the coun
ties are building new roada or main
taining the old ones. The plant for
merly operated the year round.
REED TO APPEAL
TO HIGHER COURT
NotlO of appeal to the atate su
preme court waa filed in circuit
court this morning. In behalf of Al
bert W. Reed, Denver, serving life
in atate prison for conviction of
complicity In the slaying, of Victor
Knott. Ashland policeman, last No
vember. His plea for a new trial on
the grounds of misconduct of a
Juror, discovery of new evidence, and
alleged errors of the court in in
structions was denied in an opinion
handed down last Saturday by Cir
cuit Judge H. D. Norton. Reed's
attorneys Qua Newbury and Don R.
Newbury will start work at once on
preparation of briefs.
Similar action will be taken with
in the next two days for Earl H.
Pehl. editor of the Pacific Record
Herald, who was also denied a new
trial Saturday, from the jury verdict
awarding Roy Parr $15,000 damage
In n libel suit. Fehl will be only
required to file a cost bond, one of
his attorneys, E. C. Kelly, said to
day. gen atoms began to break up Into
helium, a still rarer gas. The helium
atoms, he said, came out of the bom
bardment with energies of 100 to IflO
times those of the particles fired into
them.
Only one particle broke up, how
ever, for every 10,000,000 particle
used to bombard it, he said. Dr.
Cockroft, the older of the two ex
perimenters, Is only 34.
Scientist have long hoped to split
an atom, some contending that when
this feat was accompllst.ed. a bound
less source of energy would be avall-
ble. There have been extremists
TO STOCK PROBE
Asitttilntrtl trta I'holo
BOYS TAKE OVER
LOCAL BUSINESS
Wlth special services at the Med
ford churches yesterday to open the
national observance of boys' week in
the city, a boys' parade, as today's
program, was postponed Indefinitely
thla afternoon on account of rain. ,
"Assignments for boys' business ex
perience day tomorrow have been an
nounced tentatively by Principal C.
G. Smith of the Senior high school.
These positions will be filled by tho
students as a part of the national
observance.
Additional requests are being
phoned in to Mr. Smith today for
boys to assist In various offices, so
the following list is not complete:
Anderson, Melvln, Mann Depart
ment store.
Brown, George, KM ED.
Champ 1 In, Charles, Jr., Holly thea
ter. .
Clay, Zeno, Medford Fuel company.
Clement, Luclan, Craterlan.
Colbaugh, Wlldon. Dally News.
Cook, Arthur, Standard Oil.
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HOOVER'S CHOICE
WASHINGTON. May 2. (AP) The
senate lost Its fight with the presi
dent today when the supreme court
declared Chairman George Otis Smith
of the federal power commission
was entitled to hold that office.
The court, in an opinion by Justice
Brandies, held the senate was with
out authority to recall the nomina
tion of Smith after it had advised
the president of his confirmation
and Smith had taken the oath of
office.
When the president refused to re
turn the nomination the senate went
through the formality of reconsider'
Ing and rejecting the nomination.
Crystal Roth Coffey, 30, former
resident of Portland and Oregon City,
detained 10 days sgo, for alleged Im
personation of a state officer, was
arrested Sunday and detained for
theft of an auto belonging to Ever
ett Taylor of Ennle Point. She will
be given a aantty hearing today,
The woman raved In the women's
ward of the county Jail, and the
courthouse rang all morning with
piercing scream, and It wa with
difficulty that the matron restrained
her at times. She banged the cell
doors, and threw chairs at the wall.
The woman U suffering from de
lusions that she Is a secret rrvlce
operative and claims to be "fiMH-aa,"
it la std and has n mania for fre
quenting pollre atitlons.
Oregon W eal tier.
Unsettled, probably with showers
et prvrtlon lonialit and Tuesday:
moderate trninerature and moderate
I changeable winds offihora.
WAN CREATES
BEDLAM IN JAIL
LACKS SAVAGERY
OF OTHER YEARS
Three Deaths Only Toll of
Demonstrations Through
out World Most Disorder
in Spain Coast Is Quiet
(tly the Associated Press)
Three persona were dead today.
scores were In hospitals, and hun
dreds of heads bore the mark of
police clubs as the aftermath of May
Day celebrations throughout the
world. The disorders were less se
rious than in other years, however.
And the observance was ranked aa
one of the most peaceful since the
World war.
Most large cttlea saw parades of so
cialists, communists and workers
groups yesterday. The largest of
all van a day-long march at Mos
cow of two million men and women,
soldiers and civilians, past the tomb
of Lenin In red square.
Three Killed.
One man was killed near Madrid,
during a clash and two othera met
death in the coal strike area at
Sosnowelc, Poland.
New York led the demonstrations
in the United States, with a parade
In a drizzling rain of 40.000 com
munists, carrying a bedraggled dragon
branded "capitalism."
Police were busier In Spain than
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FACE COURT FOR
BURGLARY ACTS
Admitting a series of burglaries,
Glenn Hanscom, 19, Cilff Clark, 19,
Fred White, 17, and WUlard Benford,
17, are scheduled to appear before
Judge H. D. Norton late this after
noon, following their arrest Satur
day by city and state police.
Officers stated that Hanscom,
White and Clark admitted taking the
plumbing from the old McAndrewa
house on McAndrewa road, and on
March 15 Hanscom and White en
tered the Medford Domestic Laundry,
taking several articles of clothing.
At the time of his arrest, White
waa wearing one of the ahirts stolen
from the laundry. Chief of Police
Clatous McCredie aald. The Plggly
Wlggly smocks stolen from the laun
dry were stuffed down a chimney on
the building next to the Sparta
building, the boys told police. They
related entering the laundry twice
during the night.
The confessions of the youtha
showed that Benford, Hanscom and
Clark entered the club rooms and
office at the Rogue River Valley Golf
club, March 20, taking supplies and
some golf clothes. Another young
man, for whom a warrant Is being
Issued, was also Involved In the case.
Chief McCredie aald.
White and Hanscom were respon
sible for the theft of the gum ma
chine from the Natatorlum, they said,
and Hanscom and Benford entered
the Natatorlum bowilng alley April
5, 23 and 27, they told police of
ficers. Twice they obtained money,
they aald.
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T SITE HELD
TA
E'
PORTLAND, Ora., May 9. (AP)
Alleged overpayment of about 9200,
000 by the city administration lor
a public market site vaa the basis
of argumenta aubmltted by the
prosecution here today In tha trial
of Mayor George ! Bsker, two city
commlAsloners. John M. Mann and
Earl Riley: Olty Engineer O. Laur
gaard. and C. Lee Wilson, a con'
tractor. The city officials are ac
cused of malfeasance and negll
gence In office. Wilson, vlca-presl
dent of the company which owned
the market site, waa Indicted as an
accessory.
Oeorge Mowry. deputy district at
torney. In outlining his case to the
Jury today, declared he expecta the
evidence to show that the reputad
200.000 overpayment "waa more than
a mere mlstska In Judgment."
The city agreed to pay 11.300.000
for the municipal market site.
"In our opinion." Mowry aald.
"there la aubstantlal evidence to sup
port the charge In the Indictment."
CAPTAH ROBT. DOLLAR
L
BAN RAFAEL, Cat, May 11 f AP)
Capt. Robert Dollar, Bfl. head of
the American around-the-world ahlp
line bearing his name, la quite HI
t hi home here. It is a recurrence
of his old intestinal trouble from
which he suffered about a year ago.
HI condition yesterday wa consid
ered rritir-B, He made a public ad-
Ures Thursday.
T
FOR REVENUt BILL
Increased Telephone and
Telegraph Tax With
Higher Exemptions Fa
vored by Senate Comm.
WASHINGTON, May 2. (AP) In- :
creased telephone and telegraph tax .
rates were voted today by the senate
finance committee In modifying the !
-house revenue measure, but greater
exemptions were allowed.
Tli committee accepted a motion
by Senator Bingham (R., Conn.) ex
empting all telephone and telegraph
messagea of leas than 50 cent.
1'he rate waa made 10 cents on
messsges between AO cent and ai;
15 cents on messages between 91 and
13, and 20 cents on messages of more
than $2.
Senator Reed (R., Pa.) Indicated he
would move for the rubber Import
duty. A duty of 8 cents a pound
will net 50 ,000.000 annually, it was
estimated by Senator Watson (R.,
Ind.)
The committee waa almost unani
mous In removing the exemptions on
leased wire voted by the house for
newspapers. Senator Bingham (R.,
Conn.) alone voted against removal
of the exemption.
It waa understood the leased wire
rate of 6 per cent would apply to all
telephone and telegraph leased wire.
The general 10 per cent admissions
tax In the house bill was approved
and the exemption dropped down to
include all ticket of 45 cent and
more.
The committee did vote to exempt
admission to all collegiate and scho
lastic event.
Another boost In the tax on brew
era' wort from 10 cents a gallon to
15 cents waa ordered. The levy on
malt syrup waa cut from 4 cent to
3 cents a pound.
The house Increase In the etamp
on bond Issues from 6 cents a $100 to
10 cent waa approved by the com
mittee. BASEBALL
RESULTS
; . . . Ainerlran,
R. H. B.
New York . 3 0 2
Washington 10 13 0
Batteries: Oomea, Johnson and
Dickey, Jorgens;
Fischer, Marberry
and Berg.
R. H. E
.... 10
,. 9 10 I
Gray, He
St. Louis ....
Cleveland ....
Batterlea:
Blaeholder,
bert and Ferrell; Harder and Myatt.
H.
10
10
Philadelphia ......... 3
Boston 9
(Eleven Innings).
Batteries : Mahaf fey, W a 1 b e r g.
Grove and Cochrane; Durham, Moore
and Tate, Connolly.
R.
.. 5
.. 9
H. E
S 3
7 1
Detroit
Chicago .
Batterlea: Sorrell, Bridges and
Hayworth; Jones, Fraaler and Tate.
National.
R. H. I.
Cincinnati 14 0
St. Louis 9 5.9
Bstterles. Johnson, Ogden and
Manlon; Johnson and Wilson.
R.
- 0
.. 9
Chicago
Pittsburg
Batterlea: Melons and Hartnett;
Swetonlc and Finney, Brenael.
R. H. I
Boston 9 7 1
Philadelphia 7 19 0
Batteries: Brsndt and Spohrer;
Holley and V. Davis.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 8 7 1
New York 18 2
Batterlea: Vance and Lopea; Hub
bell, Luque and Hogan, O'Farrell.
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Lay Fined $25 On
Reckless Driving
Phil Lay of Ashland waa this after
noon fined $25 hi Justice court on a
reckless driving charge, .having been
arrested on South Columbus street
Saturday night. Both Lay and his
attorney, M. O. Wilkin of Ashland,
appeared In court.
Justice Is Cornerstone
Says President Hoover
WASHINGTON. May 9 (AP) Jus
tice was described today by Presi
dent Hoover aa "the aafest corner
stone upon which peoples may erect
the entire social organlaatlon."
The chief eiecutlva made this
statement in a message to the AmerU
can conference on Institutions for
tha eatsbllahment of International
Justice, which met here today at
the call of the Amerlcsn peaca so
ciety. ' .
"The only assurance," President
Hoover said, "of the equal protec
tion of all In the enjoyment of
their rights Is Justice: and, with
Jtutlce aasured, natlona would have
little to fear for their aafety or
their peace."
Earlier, Frederick U. Payne, aa-
Tulips Pounded
Into Ground By
Big Hail Stones
VANCOUVER. Wash.. May 2.
(AP) A hall storm, described as
the worst In many yeara, broke
over Clark county Sunday after
noon and caused considerable
damage to orchards and gardens.
Three acres of tulips In the
George P. Crandall gardens near
here were completely destroyed
and Crandall aald the work of
seven yeara was lost. Hall stones
as large as marbles cut every
bloom from the stem. A crowd
had gathered at the gardens to
Inspect the flowers. The atorm
broke and all ran for shelter.
When they returned a few min
utes later all flowers on the three
sere plot had been flattened.
A.
TAKEN BY DEATH;
BURIAL TUESDAY
Roma A. Koppea, for a score of
years connected with the editorial
department of the Mall Tribune and
one of the city's best known and
popular men, died at his home, 23
Rose avenue, Sunday morning, May
1, 1032. Death came after a week's
Illness, following a long period of
falling health. Hla passing waa a
distinct shock to a host of friends.
Funeral services will be held at 8
o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
Perl funeral chapel, the Rev. Alexan
der Bennett of the First Methodist
church officiating. Favorite hymns
of the departed. "Abide With Me"
and "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,"
will be rendered by Mrs. Elliott But
ler. Active pallbearers will be associates
In dally life for many years: Herb
Orey, E. O. Ferguson, Ernest Roatel,
James C. Murray, A. F. Stennett and
Arthur Perry. Honorary pallbeatefe
will be selected from the membership
of tha Elka lodge, of which deceased
was a member. Interment will be
In the I, O. O. P. cemetery. The
services at the grave will be In charge
of tho Elka' lodge.
He is aurvlved in the immediate
family circle by hla wife, Agnes, and
daughter, Josephine,
Roma Addison Koppea waa born at
Wads worth, Medina county, r Ohio,
March 93, 1871, and waa 01 yeara
of age at time of passing. He gradu
ated from Oberlln college at Oberlln,
Ohio, and entered newspaper work,
his first position being with the
Cleveland Leader. He held positions
of responsibility with several Ohio
dallies and became intimately ac-
quanlted with giants of Ohio poll- ;
tics who afterwards rose to high j
prominence In world and national i
affairs.
He numbered among his friends 1
and acquaintances Warren O. Hard
ing, former president; Myron T. Her
rlek, former ambassador to Prance;
Harry M. Daugherty, the high opot
of the Harding administration scan
dals; William Howard Taft, former
president, Newton D. Baker and many
other Oh loan of prominence. He
waa a political writer and covered
several Republican and Demoratlc
national conventions for press asso
ciation. He gave Max Carey, now
manager of the Brooklyn baseball
team, hla first Job, and waa an Inti
mate friend of Ban Johnson, former
American league president,
Roma A. Koppea was married Sep
tember 6, 1B0O, at Franklin, Pa., to
Agnes Normlle. Two daughtera were
born to this union, Margaret, who
passed away In 1012, and Josephine
of the county health unit. He mov
ed to thla city In 1011, where he had
since made his home.
Roma A. Koppea waa a genial soul,
of many sterling qualities, who bore
hla affliction with cheerful good na
ture, and fought a good flg,Ht
throughout all his days. He pos
sessed a knack for friendships and
waa widely known In thla city and
valley. Several yeara ago he suffered
a paralytic stroke. He recovered from
thla through , aheer determination,
aided by an Iron constitution. For
twenty yeara he was city editor of
the Mall Tribune.
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Astoria Fishermen
Drop Strike Plans
ASTORIA. Ore., May 2. (AP
Abandoning whatever plans had been
made for a strike, commercial fisher
men of the Columbia river were
today riding the waters of Oregon's
major commercial salmon fishing
stream. The salmon season Is from
May 1 to August 26 and from Sep
tember 10 to December 31.
alatsnt aecretary of war. told the
conference that "permanent harm"
to Amerlca'a defense structure would
result If It were further reduced.
President Hoover. In hla messsge.
resd to the asaembly, said:
"It la highly gratifying that the
American peace society haa Invited
you, aa friends of International order,
to confer thla week In Washington
on questlona relating to tha further
establishment of International jus
tice "From the beginning of history.
human beings hsve turned to Justice
aa the aafeguard of tha Inalienable
rights to life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness. Impartial Justice
haa offered mankind lta most cer
tain aacape from arbitrary power."
KEY TO BOURBONS
Primary Tuesday Expected
to Come Near Making or
Breaking Roosevelt
Leaders jn Deep Suspense
PROVIDENCE, R, I., May 2. (AP)
The Rhode Island atate Democrat
is convention today refused by a vote
of 172 to 23 to endorse the presiden
tial candidacy of Franklin D. Roose
velt and Instructed lta delegates to
the national convention to support
Alfred E. Smith.
The atate has 10 votes at the na
tional convention.
The convention instructed lta dele
gation to work and vote for a plank
In the national platform calling for
repeal of the 18th amendment or an
adequate plan for submitting the
question of repeal to the voter of
the various states.
NEW YORK, May 2. (AP) The
New York Times said today support
era of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt
are considering an attack on the rule
which requires a two-thirds vote to
obtain the presidential nomination at
a Democrtalc convention.
WASHINGTON, May 2. (AP) Po
litical contests this week are over
shadowed by California's fateful
Democrtalc primary which tomorrow
may come near making or breaking
the candidacy of Franklin D. Roose
velt. Political leaders await lta decision
between Roosevelt, Alfred E. Smith
and John N. Garner, In a aurprlse
rivaling that which preceded last
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SLEEPING GIRL IS
T
MEMPHIS, Tennr, May 3. P) An
eight-year-old girl was hacked to
death and her mother was critically
wounded at daybreak today as they
lay sleeping in their home In an
exclusive subdivision.
Audelis Puryear, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Stanley A. Puryear, was
slain as she lay beside her mother.
The assailant, presumably using an
axe, then turned on Mrs. Puryear
striking her about the head and face.
She la not expected to recover.
, Puryear told police the attack was
made by a negro and that the in
truder then went to hla bedroom,
seized two pistols from a dresser and
opened fire. Puryear aald ha return
ed the fire with a ahotgun and the
negro ran limping from the house.
The story was contradicted by Will
Jamison, a negro, who waa arrested
as he stumbled down the street not
far from the Puryear home, critically
wounded.
He said Puryear had picked him
up early today, offering him 83 to
help htm get some whiskey from hla
house.
"He shot me down when we got to
the house," the negro told police. "1
dont know anything about the things
that happened Inside."
T
WASHINGTON, May 2. (AP) Ray
Lyman Wilbur, aecretary of Interior,
announced today he approves plana
for promotion of "Sparrow Memo
rial Park" on the approach road to
Crater Lake National park In Ore
gon. Judge Alex Sparrow of Jack
son county died recently.
"I strongly favor," Secretary Wil
bur aald. "such a fitting tribute to
Judge Sparrow, who contributed so
much to Oregon as superintendent
of Crater park, as county Judge and
aa a private citizen whoe Interest
In public welfare was aurpassed by
none."
State police Sunday morning ar
rested Jamea Nelson, 10, of Wood
land, Cel., a wandering boy, follow
ing a daylight robbery of the Ash
land Lumber company at Ashland.
Nelson la alleged to have pried
open the rear door, entered and rifled
the till of about 85, taking an over
coat and a .38 calibre pistol. Tha
loot was found In hla possession. The
authorltlea say Nelson admit tha
crime. He will be given a hearing
late today,
EGGS OF CROW WORTH
MORE TRAN HEN EGGS
O'NEIL, Neb.. May 5 (AP) Farm
ers are receiving 60 cents a doaen for
crows' eggs In Holt county and only
S cents a dozen for hens' eggs. Tha
county pays R bounty on crows and
their eggs.