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The Weather Forecast: Tonight and Wednesday fair; warmer Wednesday. Temperature: Highest yesterday HI Lowest this morning 47 nn Facts Not Claims You take no tancea on A. B. C. circulation. No claims mad- the auditor's flgurea tell the story. The Mall Tribune la Med ford's Only A. B. r, Newspaper. J75UNE Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1932. No. 42. !W Medfokd Mai l R mm EMIL ram "T : li'Plini' niUiniT rivals in Ohio's primary Comment OlitlS dAINUM rV5?-v r Dafkews ESCAPES WITH fSl f 3 By FRANK JENKINS WAS the assassin of President Dou mer, of France, a bolshevik? At this particular moment, that la the most Important question before the world. It he WAS, popular an ger In France wilt flame up against Soviet Russia. When the ' people of one country flame with anger against people of another country, trouble la In the wind. A N IGNORANT negro, tapping pine " trees for turpentine down In Georgia, makes an awkward stroke with hie ax, producing a slash In the bark that la different from the alash by which turpentine In the past haa been drained from the trees. Dr. Charley Rerty, a research sci entist, happened to be watching him. and the different alash made by the awkward negro started him to think ing. As a result of his thinking a new method of tapping pine trees wsa worked out that that has added more than ten million dollars a year to the turpentine revenue of the South. It PAYS to think, you see. IT WAS the muscular arm of an Ig norant negro that made the awk ward ax stroke that added ten mil lion dollars a year to turpentine out put of the South. But mark this: It was the BRAIN of a thinker that turned the awk ward ax stroke into millions of dol lars of added revenue for an Import ant Industry. Without the thinker's brain, the awkward ax stroke would have gone, unheeded. Brains are the most Important thing in the world. J,'; THIS same Dr. Herty Is now eon ducting experiments In Savan nah, In Georgia, by which he hopes to prove that newsprint and fine grades of white paper can be manu factured from Southern pine. That Interests us greatly. If news print, which la the kind of paper on which this newspaper Is printed, and fine grades of white psper can be manufactured from Southern pine, they can be manufactured from our Western pine and our fir. That would mean a new and Im portant outlet for our timber, and a new by-product for our sawmills. And here Is the BIO thing. It would mean more employment for our workers. WHAT is wood, anyway? Why, it la merely a raw material. At the present moment, we are using it as the raw material from which to manufacture lumber. But la also manfactured from wood. As you may have read in this column, rayon has been manufactured experi mentally from waste wood from a Western sawmill and from this rayon beautiful garmenta have been made that migt be worn with pride by any woman. Wood Is a versatile material. It can be used for more things than build ing houses and barns. WOOD, here in this country, is one of our greatest resources, as everyone knows who Is aware of the extent of our vast forests. There are many who believe that the use of wood Is declining so rspldly aa to threaten the Inventory value of this vast resource. Before taking too much stock In that rather gloomy theory, remem ber these rayon undergarmente that have been made out of wood. Re member Dr. Herty and hie efforts to find a way to make the higher grades cf paper from the resinous woods, such as our pine and fur. IF A shrewd brsin. by turning to good account an awkward ax stroke In the side of a scrub pine tree, can add ten million dollars to the turpentine output of the South, who can say what other shrewd brains will be able to do In the fu ture in extending the use of the wood contlsned in our vsst, virgin forests? BudJ Claims No Merger Planned PORTLAND. Ore.. My 10. (AP. Ralph Budd. president of the Burling ton railroad, asld here last night be fore departing for Sesttle. that there la no disposition on the prt of con trolling Interests of the Burlington. Orest Northern. Northern Psclllc ana Spokane. Portland and Sesttle rail roads to reUve the rr-oposal to con solid. sut Uit four roads, WAD OF BILLS d P Loot Estimated Near $1500 ; 1 4 V -Robber Of Sheik Type : i J . --W :A Makes Getaway In Auto KX J - Toward South Highway. 1 The Central Point State Bank L XJ v I A M of Central Point, was held up at R V ' , l.' ; r-HL two ' o'clock this afternoon, by rV t -tJ ',Js-y JN , a lone unmasked bandit, who -iwWt-iwfa.- wm, t I I i.-towsr wnaaf., -ii--.vn., . escaped with between $1000 and (19M In bill, of ,m.ll a.n.n.1- I V ""J-HI, - 1 ' T"""' HS auto with the engine running stood a short distance down Main street and Into It the robber leaped and fled south on t he Pacific highway, after pocketing the loot. The bandit left, as he entered by the front door. Alvln Tollefson. cashier, was in front and his wife, Margaret, book keeper was in a back room at the time, and were covered by the bandit's pistol. This Is the second robbery the Tollefson'a have passed through In the last two years. The bank was held up In September, 1030. Forced To Lie on Floor Pointing a pistol at Cashier Tol- i lefson, the bandit made a curt dc mand, "Hand over the currency." Tollefson was forced to He down on the floor for five minutes. The bandit Is described as of slen der build, shelklsh type, dressed In white shirt, dark blue suit, and about 30 years of age. He wore no hat. No description -was obtained of the supposed driver of the bandit car, or Its license number. The exact amount of the money stolen la not known, but waa be tween' $1000 and 81600' In bills, ranging from $1 to S20. The Packard or Auburn auto headed south on the Pacific high way at a breakneck speed after the robbery. The state police and sherlff'a of fice. Immediately threw a guard north and south on the Pacific highway and aent reconnolterlng poeses over the country roads. State police as far north aa Roseburg were rushed here to aid In the hunt. The robbery waa planned and executed with speed and dispatch, and the bandit was cool. Town In Turmoil The city of Central Point was thrown into s turmoil by the crime, and local citizens Joined the search. The hold-up today was the third In this county In slightly leas than two years. The first waa tha rob bery of the Cltlaen'a bank of Ash land. J. C. Albright waa killed by gunfire of Hugh Bates, trying to escape. No money was secured. The second robbery was In the Farmers and Fruitgrowers bank of this city, when a Pocatello, Idaho, youth secured $700 and waa cap tured a few hours later. The third was the robbery of the State Bank of Central Point, when no money was secured. EXPECT BIG CROWD 10 EAT PRODUCTS Plans are completed and a record crowd anticipated for the filth an nual home products dinner to be held st the Hotel Medford tonight under auspices of the Medford chamber of commerce and the locsl branch of the Women's Greater Orepton association, the committee reported this after noon. All candidates for office nre expect ed to be present as spare will be re served on the proarsm for their intro duction to the public. Roy R. Hewitt, dean of the law school of Willamette university, will deliver the msln address of the eve ning. Pisces are being arranjjed for 300 auests and dinner will be served at 6:30. REVERSE VERDICT IN SLANDER CASE BALEM, May 10 AP The aup reme court today reversed the Mult nomah county circuit court In the lander case brouaht by M. Olick- man acalnut 8am WeMon. In which j the plaintiff was given the verdict 1 for $30,000 damases. ! In the suit the plaintiff alleged ' Weston "spoke and published and circulated concerning the plaintiff that he la absolutely broke; that ,e will not pay hla Just bills: that p la not worthy of any credit hatever; that he la not worthy ot ! .ruAt; that h to dishonest In his jbusiacaa dxalicgV." -ft Jj B rrV: . : l ,.2 k AsMoelttedPrtuPboto A three-cornered battle for the republican nomination for governor In Ohio la expected in the primary May 10. Candidates Include Clarence J. Brown (upper left), secretary of state; David 8. Ingalls (lower left), assistant secretary of the navy In charge of aeronautics; and Myers V. Cooper (lower right), former governor. Gov. George White (upper right), seeks renomlnatlon on the democratic ticket. PLACE GOVERNOR E (By the Associated Press) Governor George White of Ohio, steps officially Into the democratic party's presidential running today through the primary selection of his state's convention delegates, 46 of the. 62 being aaaured him. . Simultaneously West Virginia dem ocrats selected 16 delegatea, confiden tially counted for Franklin D. Roose velt. In both states virtually the entire republican delegate vote of 55 and 19 respectively, waa assigned to President Hoover, although he stayed off the preference vote list. A party convention in Tennessee waa expect ed tq give him a solid 24. Governor William H. Murray of Oklahoma, sought the preference vote In both states, unopposed In Ohio and In contest with Roosevelt In West Virginia. In neither case la the pref erence binding, however. Yesterday Roosevelt built his list of pledged and claimed delegatea to 345. taking six each In Wyoming and Arizona. Hla supporters received with pleasure a statement from Thomas F. Donovan, chairman of the Illinois democratic committee that Roosevelt would get more than half of his Mate's 58 If and when Senator J. Hamilton Lewis' name waa dropped from the roll call. Lewi, is the state'a favorite son candidate. FOR CHANCELLORSHIP EUGENE. Ore., May 10 (AP) In a statement to the Register-Guard today Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of Oregon State college, waa quoted "I have never been a candidate for the position of chancellor'' of Ort gnn's consolidated system of higher learning. The question waa aaked In de termining Dr. Kerr's attitude toward the campaign In hla behalf an nounced by state college alumni. Lions Will Hold Secret Meeting The Lions club will hold a closed meHinat tomorrow noon at the Hotel j Holland during the regular lunch ; eon hour. It was announced today by the president, O. W. Newberry AH members are urged to be pres ent' aa Important btulneaa will be confidered. The program will be in charge of the grievance com mittee. Oreton Weather Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer in the interior Wednesday; 1 moderate northerly wlttd offibop. POLLING PLACES DESIGNATED FOR Polling places for the fifty-eight of Jackson county were designated today by the precincts officially county clerk and the county court. The law requires that the selections be made ten daya before election. Medford precincts aa named are North Main Hotel Holland. South Main Public Library. North Central City Hall. South Central Hotel Jackson. North Riverside Lincoln School. Oakdale Senior High: Newtown First Method lat Church Northeast Boy Scout headquart ers. Southeast Roosevelt school. East Medford Dr. Jud Rlckert home. Southwest Washington school. West Medford Summit Grocery. Northwest Jackson school. The changea from 1030 are: North Main from Pltchner'a Garage; New town from old Washington school Southwest Medford to new Waah- (Contlnued on Page Three) OSTEOPATH TRUSTEE PORTLAND, May 10. Dr. O. B. Holt of Pendleton wss re-elected president of the Oregon Osteopathic association St the annual meeting of the board of trustees here Mon dsy. Other officers are Dr. Eva Wsl ker, vice-president, and Dr. J. A. Van Brakle. secretary-treasurer. Trustees are Dr. Mary Olles. Portland; Dr. W A. Howard. Medford, and Dr. J. L Ingell of LaOrande. Madam President Rules U. 5. Senate First Time WAHINOTOM, May 10. JP) Not even a tremor shook the senate walla yesterday as that august and select chsmber wss ruled briefly snd for ths first time in Its grest history by a womsn. It wsa "Madsm president" for th dlttniried representatives of the 48 Utes when Vlc-P"ealdent Curtis de cided to take a rest, snd Invited Mis. Ilnttle w. Csrssy to take bis plsoe on ths rostrum. Her rula wss uneventful, with no difficult questions to settle, and sines one member held the floor through out. It was not even necessary for a senator to address her by tha strsngs U whict), wsa beta, FIVE-POINT PLAN VOTEDBYLEAGUE Meier Program Finds Favor In Oregon Taxpayers League Meet County Boards Will Be Appointed SALEM, May 10. (P) Governor Jullua L. Meler'a five-point plan for tax reduction, presented to the Ore gon Taxpayers' Equalization and Con servation league yesterday, was adopt ed by the organization In total last night. Plana for putting the system Into working order and to eriect its legislative changea were 'worked out In committees and approved. The five main features of the plan are: Constitutional amendment and statutory law designed to centralize the control of tax levies, bond Issues and other public indebtedness. Amendment of the state income tax lawa providing for higher rates and lower exemptions, or botn. To Cut Income Exemption. Gradual lessening ot exemptions under the state Income tax law, with eventual elimination of all exemp tions. Investigation of the feasibility of (Continued on Page Six) FEAR DIRIGIBLE ENDANGERED BY STRONG BREEZE TOYAH, Texas. May 10. (AP) The Akron apparently encountered Insurmountable weather obstacles thla afternoon In Its battle to oroaa the ranges of southwest Texaa and waa forced to turn back. A 3 p. m. It passed over Toy ah, heading toward lta destination, but an hour later It came back over the same course and con tinued eastward toward Pecos. When the dirigible came back over Toyah It seemed to be drifting to aome extent. Toyah residents feared the giant ship might have suffered aome mishap. Two messages were dropped by pilot chute but the strong wind carried them away from town. It waa considered possible the giant ship had run out of fuel. It waa at an altitude of about 2000 feet and waa partly obscured by clouds. E Medford Rota Hans enjoyed a splen did program furnished by the aenlor high school this noon when Coach Darwin Burgher, Mlaa Baldwin, music Instructor, and the boys' octet were present aa guests of honor. The pro gram, which waa In charge of Rota rlan Glen Smith, opened with i group of vocal selections by the octet, accompanied by Miss Baldwin at the piano. The boys presented "The Bella of St. Mary's" and other difficult number In true professional atyle and showed the result of careful training and practice. Co&ch Burgher gave a resume of the past year's activities In athletlca and outlined plana for the future. John Boyle announced a apeclal program for May 34, featuring the Seattle convention, and urged local Rotarlana to plan now to attend this big International convention, Ted Baker spoke of the fifth An nual Home Products Dinner at the Hotel Medford tonight. Walter Sullivan of Portland waa a visiting Ro tar lan at the session thla noon and guests Included Mlaa Bald win, Coach Burgher and members of , the Boys' octet of M. H. S. But Mrs. Caraway, by coincidence or design, made the occasion Impres sive. Boon slur stepping down she snnounced she would seek re-election In her own right. In a surprise to the politics! Irsdera of her home slate ot Arksruas. she filed notice of her candidacy for a full sis-year term. She la completing now the unexpired term of her late husband. Senator Thaddeus H. Csrswsy, after being appointed last November and aubaequently elected In a apeclal contest, to serve until next Msrch. Sha fsces big political opposition with s: candidatea In tha field against her. Many of them are vet erans in public office and diatln guiahod in alaU) aXfalra, Self-styled Intermediary Ac cused Of Taking $104, 000 From Wife Of Pub lisher To Pay Ransom. WASHINGTON, May 10. (T) OiA ton B. Means, self-styled Interme diary In the Lindbergh kidnaping, waa indtcted today for larceny and embezzlement of $104,000 from Mrs. Edward B. McLean, eatranged wlfa of the Washington Post publisher. The district of Columbia grand Jury returned two Indictments charg ing tha spectacular ex -convict and former government detective with having fraudulently diverted and ae creted a $100,000 "ransom fund" and $4,000 for "expenaea of the kid nape re." Means had been employed by Mrs. McLean to effect return of the kid naped Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. He haa admitted receiving the $100,000, but maintains that after Mrs. Mc- Iean demanded It, he gave It to mysterloua stranger who he believed waa an authorised representative M Mrs. McLean. The Indictments were read before Justice James M. Proctor in the Dis trict of Clumbla supreme court. Prosecutors are ready for trial, but some delay 'la expected to be sought by the defense. Means waa Jailed last week after a secret investigation by the Justice department, following complaint by Mra. McLean Means' alleged misappropriation of the $100,000, the Indictments charg ed, tooh place on March 7, a week after Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., waa kidnaped. The $4,000 waa ob tained allegedly on March 18. Government investigators are still without a substantial clue to what actually happened to the money, F ROSEBURG, Ore., May 10. (AP) Dr. Edward N. Bywater, Granta Paaa, waa elected president of the Southern Oregon Medical association at the forty-first annual session held here today. Other officers chosen were Dr. O. T. Sweeney, Medford, vice president; ur. E. A. Woods, Aahland, secretary-treasurer, and Dr. James Hayes, Medford, member of the board of censors. Technical aubjecta were presented by leading physlclana In active prac tice and research. Among the principal apeakera were Dr. L. Howard Smith, Portland: Dr, Prank Menne, Portland; Dr. Frank Glrard and Dr. William Probert of San Francisco; Dr. Clarence McCuaker Portland, and Dr. Sweeney. The next annual meeting will held at Granta Paaa. be T PORTLAND, Ore., May 10. (AP) El wood Wiles, real estate dealer, Iden tified with one of tha two rival fac tion, offering altea for a municipal publlo market here, waa withdrawn ss a slste witness today In the trial of Mayor George L. Baker and four othsr defendants on malfeasance chsrges. Wiles wsa connected with tha Plfth street public msrket company but ad mitted when the state called him yesterday that he also had "a Joint Interest" with C. Lee Wilson, presi dent of the company backing the Front atreet site, and one of the de fendants In this trial. OFFICERS SEIZE APPLEGATE STILL State police and federal prohi bition officers at midnight last night, swooped down upon the cabin of Walter Wyant, AA. In the Appl- gate district and Mixed a complete and modern still, 300 gallon of mash, and 30 galtona of liquor. The atlll waa located between Waldo and O'Brien, In Josephine county and waa reputed to be the main source of supply of liquid refresh ment for Or ant Paaa. It waa one of the largest liquor selrurea In southern Oregon In sev eral months. The "pot." officers aald, ha been under survel lance for some time. Wyant la held tn tha Josephine county Jail awaiting derision aa tn whether he will be tried under the federal or tU law. Geo. Washington First President NotJno. Hanson WASHINGTON, May 10. (API George Washington was the first president ot the United States. If you think that's no news, you're wrong. The state depart ment haa found It necessary to prepare a form letter Informing citizens of thla country of that tact. AIL thia because so very many have been writing In con tending that John Hanson aa the first president of the con gress, waa the first chief execu tive of the country. LEBRUN ELECTED FRENCHPRESIDENT Veteran Statesman, Presi dent Of Senate Finds Little Opposition Protege Of Raymond Poincare. VBRSAILLES. May 10 (P) Albert Francola Lebrun, the favorite son of the department of Meurthe and Mo selle, waa elected fourteenth, presi dent of France today by an over whelming majority, to succeed the assassinated Paul Doumer. M. Lebrun received 033 votea out of a total of 767 cast. Paul Faure, socialist leader, got 114 votes; 13 ballots were caat for former Premier Paul Palnleve and 8 went to Marcel Cachln, socialist. Fifty-nine of the legislators Who attended the joint senate and ohamber session at which the president waa elected, x pressed no choice. Little Opposition. - In the Interest of harmony tha re waa vlrtuftlljCno opposition to the veteran statesman whose service as president of the senate had put him In line for the presidency. After the brief ceremony of Inves titure, M. Lebrun's first act waa to (Continued on Page Two) E EUGENE, Ore., May 10. (AP) A reduced rate for water users, and salary reductions for city and water board employes were voted last night at a meeting of the city council and city water board. A flat 10 per cent cut in salaries of all city employes waa ordered, except In tha case of the building Inspector who waa cut from $225 to lflq, and the park tender who waa put on a 9100 aalary. A reduction of 13 per cent In the water rate will save users $17,000. -- TO "Candidatea night" waa observed by Medford poat of the American Legion last night and a large group of Legionnaire candidatea for office were present a guest of the post Among the veteran were George Codding, Wm. Brlgg and Tom En right, candidates for district attor ney; Everett Brayton, candidate for justice of the peace; Everett Beeson, Relph Jennings and Phil Lowd, can- Earl (. Bronaiigh. did i tea for aherlff, and Earl C. Bro- naugh of Portland, candidate for at torney-general. All of the offlceseekert were called upon for speeches, although given specific Instructions a to what to say by Legionnaire "Shorty" Hum phreys, who acted a master of oere monies. District Commander Ouy Apple white waa a gueat of honor and gave a report of the recent state axecu tlv committee meatlni held la Port' fit : fWf. aAl AS 0. SOLUTION Envoy Tells Committee 20th Amendment For Sale Un der Federal Control On State Option Is Ideal. PHILADELPHIA, Mr 10. (AP) Anti-prohlbltlon leares In ths opin ion of P. Scott McBrlde. Anti-Saloon leagus superintendent, ara afraid to trust settlement of tile wet Isaua to a real referendum "byan amendment to article flvo of the constitution." WASHINGTON. May 10 (AP) Tha American minister to 8weden John M. Morehead advocated today befoia senate committee a "twentieth amendment to permit sale of liquor under strict government control and only In states desiring it. He testified with the consent of the state department. Previously ths department had declined permission for him to appear before congresslon al committees to discuss prohibition. Describing himself aa "peraonslly dry," Morehesd said "If ths question should come tip whether we should keep what we've got now. or go back to ths old conditions, I would vote dry again. "In order to keep ths advantages of what we've got now and get rid of the disadvantages," however, he rec ommended sdoptlon. of the Bratt sys tem used in Sweden. Proved Satisfactory Morehead aald this system haa proved "both successful and satisfac tory" In Sweden. 'It provides for a government mo nopoly under which liquor Is rationed out by a system of allotment boo Its. The minister's words were closely followed by Senators Blaine (II., Wis.) (Continued on tage Pour) MEIER DEMANDS CAPITAL PAPERS BALEM, May 10. (AP) No mora atate-wlde meetings or stste sessions of any kind would be called for Salem unless an apology Is given for an at tack on members of the board of con trol made editorially by local Salem papers, Governor Jullua L. Meier an nounced today. The governor made the statement following a meeting of the board of control today. If tha editorials, commenting upon the absence from Salem of the three members of the board, are representa tive of the community attitude. "I will not call any more state meetlnga such aa tha state taxpayera session held here yesterday for Salem," tha governor aald. Ke emphaslud thla decision and added ha would recon sider "If the chamber of commerce spologln to the three members of the board, or some other apology la received." The editorials referred to appeared In tha Oregon statesman of Sunday and the Capital Journal yesterday In which, among other thlnga, they com mented that the governor apent but eight working days In Salem during April, Rufus O. Holman, state treas urer, apent 10 days and Hal . Boas, secretary of state, 15 daya. I BASEBALL RESULTS American The score: R, R. B. Detroit .11 14 0 Boston ...... 0 3 1 Sorrell and Hayworth; Wetland, Llsenbee. Kline. Michaels and Tate. The score: R. H. S. Chtcsgo . 0 6 0 Philadelphia .- 0 IS I Jones. Gregory and Berry; drove and Cochrane. The score: St. Louis New York R. R. I. S 7 1 io io a Hsdley. Stewsrt and Perrell; Gomes and Dickey. Cleveland-Washington, poatponed; rain. National The score: R. R. H. Philadelphia 4 10 Cincinnati 0 5 0 Benge and McCurdy: Kolp and Lombard!. Brooklyn at St, Louis, poatponed; cold. Boston at Pittsburgh, poatponed: wet grounda. R. H. . New York . I Chicago ..... 11 0 Gibson, Schumacher, Bell and Ho iU)i Warneke and Hemsley,
