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Mail Tribv-ne The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Friday fair. Cooler tonight. Temperature Highest yesterday 63 Loweat thlm morning 98 A. B. C. Circulation ta a proved circulation. Both quality and quantity to a full measure li the Mall Tribune' A. B. C. circulation. A. B. C. ilnre 1929. Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOUD. OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1932. No. 38. rww fUl lil! MEDFORD nnrr1 Uwfv I "V X. I fill I V V I J I I I I auj) nj a. w w w Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS. CALIFORNIA Democrat, aa these words are written, appear to have split their votes fairly equally among Franklin D. Roosevelt, Al Smith and John N. Qarner. So the California, primary, which might have been decisive, Isn't de cisive at all, but Instead Indicates a considerable haziness of thinking on the part of voters out In this Western country. There was similar haziness 01 thinking In big Pennsylvania. Only In Massachusetts, among the big states where primaries have been held, have the Democratic voters spoken out clearly and decisively in favor of one candidate over another. Massachusetts overwhelmingly pre ferred Al Smith. PRESIDENT HCj'o VER, running without opposition In his home state of California, receives aa many votes . as the combined total of the ' three Democrats. That Isn't as significant as It looks. It Indicates merely that In the heavily Republican state of California, which Is also the home of the President, the Republicans barely held their own In registra tions.' The big thing that has happened to Hoover, so far,. Is his victory over Senator France In Maryland earlier In the week. REGISTRATIONS In Oregon for the primary election this spring are materially larger than for the primary election two years ago. They exceed even the total for the general election of November, 1930. That Is a good sign..' It means that people have been thinking about politics and that they are going to vote the convictions to which their thinking has led them. If the people of this country will Just think clearly enough to reach definite conclusions on the Issues of the day. and then will VOTE these conclusions, we shall have government that Is at least aa good as we are entitled to. PLEASE note that it Is In times o: adversity that people are doing their real thinking. In good times, they didn't pay much attention to government. Back In the big years, considerably leas than half the quali fied electors were even taking in terest enough In governmnt to go to the polls. It's odd, but It seems to be a fact, that adversity brings out the beet that Is In us, whereas unusual prosperity Is apt to bring out the WOTSt. . IT WAS PROSPERITY, you know, very unusual national prosperity, that brought out Al Cspone, de scribed ss the king of the gangsters. Al was rotten, and everybody knew It; and the things he waa doing were rotten and degrading and disgusting, and everybody knew that. But busi ness waa rushing. Everybody In the big cities where Al and his kind ope rated, was so busy making money, and SPENDING It. that he had no time left to do anything about gang aterdom and corruption and the de cay of honest government. So Al went right ahead, practically unhampered. PLEASE note, because It Is EX CEEDINGLY Important, that It la In these dsys of adversity, when people are thinking much more dearly and sanely and honestly than In the big dsys of boom prosperity. that Al Cspone la brought Into court and convicted and aent to Jail, where he belongs. Adversity, you see. has Its usee. THESE times are hard to take. But so la castor oil. Everybody knows that there are times when taking castor oil Is good for us physically, sweeping our systems free of accumulated cor ruption and leaving us cleaner and better. These times of adversity, whlcn are so hard to take, will do the tame Ihlng for us In a spiritual way. Believe It or not. UP IN CANADA, a curious sect known a the Doukhobora per sists in going naked st certain in- (OonUnuid 04 fn $100,000 RANSOM . FAILED 10 RETURN INFANTJSJLAIM Mrs. McLean, Wife Wash ington Post Publisher, Makes Charge Against Notorious Capital Agent WASHINGTON, May 6. (AP) Gaston B. Means waa taken to Jail today after falling to make a 100, 000 bond required under an arraignment for embezzling that amount in con nection with the Lindbergh kidnap ing. WASHINGTON, May 5. (AP) Gaston B. Means, was formally charged today with having embezzled 100,000 given to him by Mrs. Evelyn Walsh McLean, wife of the publisher of the Washington Post, for payment to the kidnapers of the Infant Lind bergh for return of the child. Means pleaded not guilty before United States Commissioner Needham Turnage, who read the accusation. United States Attorney Leo Rover demanded $100,000 bond, and Means' hastily summoned an attorney, de claring it exorbitant. "While we are not trying him for his past crimes," Rover said. In de manding the bond, "my information regarding his past activities . . . leads me to believe that If the bond Is not set he will not be here." The weird negotiations which Means ia alleged to have been con ducting with Mrs. McLean began on March 4, three days after Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., waa abduct ed. Colonel Lindbergh is said to have given permission to Mrs. McLean to take action. In the negotiations Mrs. McLean made hurried trips to Aiken, S. C, and El Paso, Texas, in futile rendez vous with the purported kidnapers, one of whom, heavily armed, was allegedly produced by Means. Father Francis J. Hurney of the Immaculate Conception church, act ed as an intermediary at times, as a result of a suggestion, said to have been made by Meana that the Cath olic church could assist. GOLF COP FRIDAY Medford'a team of women golfers will Journey to Grants Pass tomor row to meet the neighboring team on the Grants Pass course In play for the McCaskey trophy, now held by Grant Pass through a seven- point lead. The local team la composed of Mrs. Grant Fogel, captain: Mrs. Dave Wood. Mrs. J. C. Thompson. Mrs. Delroy Getchell, Mrs. Aletha Vawter, Mrs. R. B. Smith. Mrs. O. O. Alen- derfer and Mrs. Grover Tyler. Free Movies To Show New Ford At Gates Auto Free moving pictures depicting in teresting developments of the new Ford V-fl will be shown this evening at 8 o'clock In the showrooms of the C. E. Gates Auto company at Sixth and Riverside, following a special demonstration today attended by a large number of motor-minded men. Definitely improved mechanical features of this sensational new Ford model will be shon on the screen tonight, with particular emphasis of the new V-8 motor and running gear. C. B. "Pop" Oates has extended a cordial Invitation to southern Oregon car owners and prospective ear own era to attend the free show. The largest church edifice In the two America la at Mexico City. Capone Is Convict 40886 Behind Walls of Atlanta By VICTOR IMCKLER. (Aso-lated Press Htaff Writer) ATLANTA, May . (AP) "Scarface Al" Capone began a new life today as convict No. 40886 In the Atlanta federal penitentiary. The Chicago gang leader was Just one of 3100, as he was put through examlnatlona to see where he would fit Into the prison microcosm, j Cspone stepped Into the prison omce last nigni. ana m publlo waa concerned he might have been stepping from the fare of the earth for a period of about seven and a half years, long enough for ' even the notoriety of a Capone to become dim. As Capone began serving his 11 year sentence for Income tax evasion I his story became the story of all the I other prisoner. ROOSEVELTS AT tM SS SWSSIK SWUSS r isuw,, a. 'K-,,A'r ;( ' v ' t f Wi if j , ; I r - "CV-? 4 -A. n Ml- I Associated Preat Photo In front of what they hope will be their future residence Gov. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York are shown leaving the White House, after attending a dinner given 22 state executives by the Presi dent. Gov. Roosevelt told reporters afterwards that he chatted with President Hoover. "But you know, one cannot disclose his conversation after being at the White House," the governor added. E 10 CALLED WASHINGTON, May 5. (AP) A vote on the proposed $2,000,000,000 new-money redemption of the sol diers' bonus today was delayed until Friday by the house ways and means committee. WASHINGTON. May S. (AP) Archibald B. Roosevelt, son of the former president, presented to 'Presi dent Hoover today a letter asking him to take "open and determined action" to cut olf compensations paid to veterans for disabilities not resulting from war service. Roosevelt declsred In a statement left with the president that "a vast legalized 'racket' has been foisted on the people, whereby one qusrter of all the revenue received from the whole nation la being expended for the benefit of less than one per cent of the people." He also presented the president a petition backed by the national econ omy committee. Roosevelt ssld Mr. Hoover "seemed Interested In It." Roosevelt Is secretary of the ec6n omy committee. He contended that (450.000.000 could be saved from vete rans' payment "without Injustice." Roosevelt, a veteran, plans to pre sent similar petltlona and statements to Vice-President Curtis and Speaker Garner of the house. The letter presented by Roosevelt said his organization had watched with growing concern "the failure of the government to face the Issue of economy, and especially the fail ure to grapple with the question of drsstlc reductions In the approxi mately H.000,000.000 which la being expended for veterans' benefits." Borah Advances Prosperity Plan WASHINGTON, May 5. (AP) A three-fold program for world eco nomic recovery, disarmament, settle ment of repsratlons and restoration of silver, was presented to the senate today by Senator Borah (R, Idaho). It starts with first call at 4:45 o'clock In the morning and enda with "llihta out" at S p m. It Includes meals at about 32 cents per prisoner per day, work In the various prison shops or at odd Jobs, snd possibly an evenlng'a entertain ment of moving pictures, Boxing or amateur theatricals. Capone checked In bis flashy and expensive clothing and was given a uniform of cotton shirt, trousers and Jacket, all grayish blue. He must submit to a prison hslrcut and remain In quarantine tor three or four weeks. He can expect an assignment at the end of that period to either the laundry or the Ullor shop. If he be. haves hlm.elf snd shows ability, he can look forward to a clerical Job or work in the library with oppor tunities for study and reading. WHITE HOUSE E BACK IN RACE BY CALIFORNIA VOTE (By the Associated Press) With clear cut victory In Call- fornla's presidential primary perched on his standard, Speaker John N. Garner of Texas, today waa counted i back among the Democratic noml- j nation possibilities. His own state's assured 46 con vention votes, plus the California 44 gave him second place in the run ning, behind Franklin D. Roosevelfa 313. Behind him come J. Hamilton Lewis, 58; Alfred E. Smith. 46; James A. Reed, 36; William H. Murray, 23. Smith may pass the Oarner mark. however. Every prospect ta for the nomina tion to depend upon a contest In the national convention at Chicago, though Roosevelt supporters, angling for the favorite eon votes of Illi nois, Ohio, Virginia, and others, in sisted all that the California defeat meant waa probable failure to win the nomination on the first ballot. Suggestion of a Roosevelt-Garner ticket came from Lewis, the Illinois favorite son. Smith forces, not expectant of nomination for their leader, ex pressed Jubilation at the Roosevelt defeat, as a positive stopper of his runaway pre-conventlon race. 4 IN CRESCENT CITT. Cel., May 8. (AP) Hsrry L. Osborne. 67, retired Ssnta Barbara business msn. was drowned In the Smith river near here lsat night, after a boat In which he waa riding cspslsed. Osborne's son. Dnnsld Osborne, and his son-in-law, Dr. Wilson 8tegs msn. both of Ssnta Barbara, were in the boat. They mansged to swim ashore. The three men csme here several days ago from Santa Barbara 1 a fishing trip. The river wsa being dragged In an effort to recover the body. MARSHCTELD, Ore., May 8. (AP) Ralph Nichols, 17, of Winchester Bay, lost his life near Gardiner Wednesdsy when he attempted to swim to his rowboat, which had drifted Into the bay. IN STATE ROAD F1 The county court yesterday for warded a resolution to the state highway commission asking that two- thirds of the 30.000 avaiianie rrom stste funds for Jackson county rosd work, be assigned to the Butte Creek secondary highway, Instead of the Sam Valley secondary highway, aa intended. This will provide a more equltable distribution of labor and money and favorable action la as- ured, E UNOFFICIAL WAR OF CHINESE, JAPS No Ceremony Attends Gath ering of Statesmen to Sign Peace Pact Japan ese to Withdraw Troops SHANGHAI, China, May 8. (F) Four months of open warfare be tween China and Japan In the area about this city ended today when representatives, of botfc sides signed an armistice. The manner of It waa as unusual as was the fighting Itself. Although thousands of Uvea were sacrificed and millions of dollars worth of prop erty was destroyed, the conflict about Shanghai never was officially a war, because neither side declared war. So today there was no ceremonial gathering of statesmen to sign the truce. Instead, the signatures of neutral representatives were affixed (Continued on fage rwo) T IN TARIFF AS T PORTLAND, Ore., May 8. (AP) Representative Pacific northwest lumbermen and ateamahlp interests agreed today that Inclusion by the senate finance commute of a 3 im port duty on lumber for revenue pur poses la the best news the Industry has had In many months. The com mittee agreed Tuesday to such a duty. The duty had been 1 which lumber Interests raised but little revenue and offered no protection. Charles E. Dant of Dant A Rus sell declared the move "la a victory for the northwest of inestimable value and when it passes both houses and becomes a lsw It will msrk the turning point of business conditions in the entire northwest." "It has," he continued, "been a matter of common knowledge that the Invasion of domestic marketa by foreign competitors on account of lower cost of manufacture and de pressed currency, has brought the lumber business to a standstill. In- asmuch aa the lumber Industry rep resents eo per cent of Industry of the northwest, It Is Inevitable thst resumption of lumber activity will reach Into and benefit every phase of Industrial and commercial activ ity in this action," 5750711S APPLY FOR LOAN SPOKANE, Wah., May 5. (AP) In a final check last night It was revealed that 6.750 farmers In Idaho, Oregon. Washington and Montana applied for federal crop production loans, John P. Davles, regional di rector, said. Approvals today brought the totsl ui iubiisi w thuu,uw, wiisu uw nppiiCsV tlons to be considered. Approxi mately 100 applications arrived after the deadline Saturday night, Davles said. ARE ADVOCATEO ATHENS, Oa May 8. (AP) Im- medlste steps should be taken to legalise use and Importation of light wlnea and beer, said James Harvey Rogers, sterling professor of political economy at Tale university, In ad dressing the Institute of public af faire today. "Relief would be brought to Oer many through beer exports," he as serted. "With wine Imports, friendly co-operation In monetary policies c-uld surely be arranged with France. "Many of our most highly respect ed cltlsens hava In the past voted prohibition aa though the question were one of liquor or no liquor, in fact, prohibition la more nearly a question of racketeers or no rscket. eers." Two Nabbed As Auto Thieves James Carter, 28, no home, and August Keuhn, 10, Mllkaukee, Wis., were arrested last night by the state police at Klamath Junction one hour and a half after they had stolen a Pord sedan from the streeta of Klam- I ath falls. They will be returned late today v Kiamaia rails on an auio ' tnslt Charge TO START HOME ON FJST BOAT Immediate Transfer From Hawaii Plan of Navy De partment Darrow and Defendants Are Gratified WASHINGTON, May 6. (AP) Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, com mandant at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, rec ommended to the navy department today the immediate transfer of the naval personnel convicted in the slaying at Honolulu of Joseph Kaha hawal. Navy department officials Indicated the bureau of navigation would Issue orders to comply with the recom mendation. The navy men convicted were lieu tenant Thomas H. Maasle. A. O. Jones and B. J. Lord, enllated men. It waa considered likely that the three would leave Honolulu for San Francisco on the next vessel avail able. By WII.I.IAM H. EWINO HONOLULU, May 8. (AP) Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three navy men convicted of manslaughter In the lynching of Joseph Kahahawal went free here yesterdsy after being sentenced to ten yeara' Imprisonment each and having had their terms commuted to one hour by Governor Lawrence M. Judd. By spending sixty minutes In the custody of the territorial high sheriff, the soclsty matron, her son-in-law, Lieutenant Thomss H. Maasle, and the two enlisted men. Albert O. Jones and E. J. Lord, satisfied the law and brought an end to t.he caae which had shaken Hawaii politically and so cially. (Continued on page two) FOREIGN TRADE LOSS IS FACED HONOLULU, May 6. (AP) A warning that many nations might be compelled to close their doors to foreign trade, except for some raw materials, if the practice of In creasing tariffs continues, was heard by the Joint convention of the Na tional and Pacific Foreign Trade councils here Wednesday. High tar iffs were assailed aa serious barriers to trade. The convention continued today. Raymond Wilcox, president of Wil cox -Haya company of Portland. Ore., declared "the world haa gone mad with 'tarlffttls'." K. Seko, repre sentative of the Japan economic federation of Tokyo, laaued the warn ing that increasing tariffs will elosa the doors of many nations. Commer cial and Industrial representatives from the United States, Canada, Ja pan, China, the Philippines, Slam, Australia and New Zealand attended. Liberalization of the tariffs of both the United States and Japan waa urged by Wallace M. Alexander of Honolulu, and M. Shlbusawa, of the Tokyo chamber of commerce, pleaded for "elimination of all ob stacles to trade In the world at large, but especially In the Pacific area." Expecting Passage Bank Reform Bill WAS HI N OTON, May 6. ( AP) Prediction of early passage of the Olasa banking reform bill waa made today by Senator MrNary of Oregon, assistant Republican leader. In a statement off the floor announcing a program for night sessions begin ning next week to facilitate adjourn ment by the June conventions. Ex-Crown Prince Pleads For U. S. Understanding Of Fatherlands Misery By T.OITIB p. l.ornNP.B Assm-laled Presa Klaff Correspondent (Copyright, 1032, by the Associated Press) BERLIN, Oermany. May 8. (AP) Prederlch Wllhelm Von Hohensollern, Germany's former crown prince, In the first Interview he haa granted since his return from exile In 1B28, Issued an animated appeal to the American people today to "under stand" Oermany. Tomorrow la the crown princes 60th blrthdsy. In the first stages of hi 40-minute chat, he aat noncha lantly on a sofa, puffed leisurely or! a cigarette and laHed of .porta and mechanics, bis two non-political hobble. BASEBALL RESULTS R. H. E. St. Louts 11 14 1 Boston 8 7 4 Hadley and Perrell; Lisenbee, Wei land, Moore and Tate. R. H. E. Cleveland . 8 6 1 Philadelphia 16 17 0 Ferrell, Jablonowskl and Sewell; Grove and Cochrane. DR. CLANCY TELLS EMPIRE DEALINGS IN COSHOW TRIAL PORTLAND, Ore., May B. (AP) On application of Gua Weber, who filed suit In behalf of himself and other stockholders, a receiver waa appointed In circuit court here today for liquidation of the Empire Hold ing corporation. The court named Robert O, Dleck. DALLAS. May 5. (AP) Testimony by J. C. Robinson, former salesman for the company, and Dr. R. W. Clancy of Medford. at one time sec retary, took up most of the morning session of the circuit court trial of the case of O. P. Coahow, former president of the Empire Holding company, who la charged wtth help tng to devise a acheme to defraud by sale of stock of the Empire company. Robinson, recalled to the stand for cross examination on his testimony of yesterday, said that under a 10 per cent commission agreement he received $3600 in commissions from the company, of which he paid out aiioo to salesmen working under him, and that he still has $6700 due him. That he subscribed for $30,000 worth of Empire stock on the strength of his confidence In Dr. W. R, Adams and Coshow, two ol the officers, and with the under standing that no aalarlea were to be paid officers until such time as operating Insurance companies had been organised and were function Ing, and the story of his alleged dis illusionment were the highlights of Dr. Clancy's testimony. Dr. Clancy said that he was first approached on the Investment In Medford by Robert Gordon, a sales man, but that he did not complete the deal until about 10 days later when he waa in Portland. He waa given to understand, he testified. that 18 per cent of the atock sub scription money was to go for com missions on stock sales, five per cent for overhead and that the remain Ing 80 per cent would be held in escrow pending organisation of the operating Insurance companies. He aald he understood tfiat this ar rangement had been sanctioned by the state. Dr. Clancy said that he paid $5000 in cash for his 300 shares of stock and gave a note for the balance, and that he was given to understand that the other officers of the com pany had paid In like amounts. He said that he accepted the Job of secretary only with the understand tng that he would be permitted an active hand In the management of the company, but that he found out that the business of the company was transacted by Coshow, I. H. Pet ty, Stockman and Adams, directors, at secret meetings. In May, 1931 Dr. Clancy said, he learned that Adams and some of the other offi cers had not paid In any money on their stock eubscrlp tlons, and that soon after that Adams paid In $2000. SALEM, May ft. (AP) Non-resident motor vehicle registrations In Oregon during April ahowed a light decrease over April of last year, but represents the largest registration to date this year. The total was 6,350 cara as compared to 8,68 a year ago. This was the fire tmonths to show a decrease compared to the same months in 1931. The figures were announced today by Secretary of State Hal I. Hoss. But haa face hardened and his voice became Tlgrant as he turned the conversation to the subject near eat his heart, the condition of Oer many. Peelings pent up during al most nine years of alienee seemed to surge with him. "When you ask me. In connection with my fiftieth birthday to make . statement," he ssld, "X cannot ,Kold hitting straight from the shoul der and tailing you what Is at stake In my fatherland today. "I cannot close my eyea to our appalling misery, to the eonatantly growing despslr which everybody who Is willing to see and hear en counter on every side, to the svl- (Conllnu.d oa Pag Tore) T SOLONS AGAIN TO BALANCE BUDGET Special Message Says Un certainty Disastrous Partisan Interests Should Be Submerged, Is Plea WASHINGTON. May 5. (AP) De claring that "uncertainty la disas trous," President Hoover in a special message to congress todsy empha sised the imperative need of the na tion ta "a definite and conclusive program for balancing the budget." The president launched anew hla plea that the program must be In every sense a national effort and that , aectlon, partisan or group Interests must be submerged In the common good. "Most expeditions action la necea- sary for enactment of the revenue bill and of economy measures to bal ance the budget before the beginning of the new fiscal year on July 1," he asserted. Advocating a "drastic economy" program he asked for reductions fo uling S700.ooo.000 but Including the S3O9.OO0.00O which he aald the execu tive had pared from laat year'a ex penditure In aubmlttlng this year'a budget. He asked for authority for the president to teorgsnlze the gov ernment. WASHINGTON. Mav . (APIA new demsnd from President Hoover in a special masses to concr.M for a prompt balancing of the budget, Drougnc an Immediate retort from Senator Roblson, Democratic leader, that the executive department had made it difficult through "unac countable errora" In estimates of the revenue needed tor next fiscal year. WASHINGTON, May 6. (AP) In dividual Income tax rktes were raised again today by the senate finance committee. "-Normal ratos of four per cent on the first 4,000 Income and of eight per cent on income over 94,000 were voted. A surtsx schedule waa adopted, graduating up to maximum of 65 per cent on Income over $1,000,000. The rot for the higher schedule of Income ratea waa 11 to 7. Exemptions from the Income tax would be cut from tlSOO to (1000 for alngle persons and from aasoo to M0O0 for married persons. Howsver. If a married person hsd a taxable Income of less thsn M00O his exemp tion would be placed at 3500. WASHINGTON, May 6. (AP) Th senate todsy rejected a proposal for a year'a suspension of military and naval armament construction. BY AUTO BLOW PORTLAND. (1 a a ins A Washington, D. O., dispatch to th Journal today aald Representative Hawley will be In bed several days rum injuries ne aurrered yesterday when he waa knocked down by an automobile In front of th. h.,iU building; WILL- ROGERS P.igys: BEVEBLtT HILLS, Calif., Hay 4. -Let's give a great big hand to those two governors, Rolph of California and Bal zar of Nevada, for making the flight clear ftcrosg our country in a day. Too many won't fly because of thoir regard for their country and the shape it would be left in in cane of acci dent. See where two English scien tists were able, the headline said, to "split the Btom." The world is not bad enough off aa it was. Now they go and split tho atom. That's tho last straw, We expect the Democrats to split, tho country to split over prohibition, but we always felt that the old "atom" would re main intact. It was certainly a big disappointment to me. Come on boys, lot's up and atom.
