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MEDFOliD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY IS, 1932.
No. -19.
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
JOHN HUOHES Curtis, the myste
rious boat builder, Joins the ranka
of the contemptible aquad that for
purpose of self advancement played
with the agonlea or the Lindbergh
when they were aeeklng their lost
baby.
When you read that, SWEAR as
viciously aa you can. You will be
forgiven.
117HAT prompted Curtis to do thla
" scurvy trick?
Well, apparently, he wanted to BE
SOMEBODY. It enabled him to as
sociate with Colonel Lindbergh, to
ride around In private yachts and in
airplanes; to have his name spread
on the front pages of the newspapers.
That pleased his puny soul.
It certainly takes all kinds of peo
ple to make a world.
nELIOIOUB riots rage In India. So
runs a leading story In the
news of the day.
Moslems and Hindus shoot and stab
each other to death. Back of the
shots and the knife thrust and the
blowa of the cluba la Intense hatred.
What strange deeds to be done In
the name of religloul
"yOUNG officers of the Japanese
army, apparently resenting; what
they regard aa halfway measures In
Manchuria, set upon and kill Premier
Inukal, of Japan.
If we may Judge accurately by the
printed reports, they hoped the na
tion would rise In revolution, fol
lowing their deed, and set up a gov
ernment of blood and Iron.
IT DIDN'T. Which la some conso
lation. The people of Japan, .apparently,
are not ALL committed to the policy
of blood and Iron. Perhaps some
of them look back to 1914 and re
member what auch a policy brought
to Germany, then powerful and rich,
now weak and poverty-stricken.
T OBERT DOLLAR dies at the ad-
vanoed age of 86, and the whole
country, especially the Pacific Coast,
feels a sense of loss.
Why? Here la the answer:
Because Robert Dollar was a USE
FUL -citizen. He built up a great
business. He CREATED EMPLOY
MENT. Because he lived, thousands of peo
ple are better off.
P YOU are youngTwJth the useful
years of your life ahead of you,
and If you want to be mourned when
you die, so organize your life that
others will be benefited because you
have lived.
HOW did Robert Dollar get his
start?
He worked In logging camps for
small wages, and SAVED HIS MON
EY. When he got a little money
saved ahead, he went Into the lumber
business for himself.
The lessons he had learned while
he was aavlng the money with which
to make his atart enabled him to
make a success of his business and
keep It growing.
Most of the people who amount
to anything In thla country got their
start In Just that way.
ft ERE Is an Interesting statement
culled from tho news of the
day: The deficit in the treasury of
the United States Is Increasing at
the rate of 9300,000 EVERY HOUR.
That la to say, the government of
Via United States Is spending every
hour of the dsy three hundred thou
sand dollars more than It la taking
In. At that rate, even the govern
ment of the United States of Amer
ica, which la the greatest and rich
est government on earth, la going
to get Into serious trouble sooner or
later.
The only way It can keep ou of
trouble is by raising as much money
In taxes aa It spends In appropria
tions. That ts why the tax bill now before
congress Is so important.
IN PIERCE BATTLE
HARBIN. Manchuria. May 18 A
fierce battle between Chinese Insurg
ent and Japanee. In which both
i.du loot heavily, raged today along
the north bank of the Bungarl river,
just north of here.
The buttle begun yesterday even
ing. Eighteen Japanese were killed In
the opening clash t Bungpu.
A fore of fto rebel, Attacked the
nearby town of Machlnsakou and the
Japanese lost 50 killed, the ftengo
Kewa Agency reported.
JAPS AND CHINESE
FEHL'S ELECTION
TO
Ashland Tidings Turns Hot
Blast On Candidate for
Judge As Result of Stand
On Murder of Officer
The Ashland Tidings today turned
thumbs down on the candidacy of
Earl Fehl for county judge, due t
his stand on the murder of Officer
Prescott.
In a front-page spread, the Tidings
says:
'Aa is customary with most news
papers, the Dally Tidings had not In
tended to choose any favorites in the
primary which will be held Friday,
May 20.
"However, a condition haa arisen
which makes It compulsory for the
Dally Tidings to oppose the nomina
tion of Earl Fehl, candidate for the
Republican nomination for county
Judge. For eight years, like an os
trich, we have muffled our ears and
closed our eyes to any utterance of
this editor, refusing to read his pub
lication. "This morning a quotation from
one of the Issues of his publication,
for which he must assume full re
sponsibility, was brought to our at
tention and, based upon the danger
embodied in this article. In that
the same mental attitude would un
doubtedly be taken Into the office by
this candidate if he was nominated
ahd elected county Judge, we are
without reservation opposed to his
nomination and opposed equally to
his election, if he should be nomi
nated. " 'If you will ake a look at the
prohibition records, you will wonder
If It was not a good saving for the
taxpayers for Officer Prescott to be
put out of the way.
4Thls paragraph is tsken from the
Pacific Record-Herald, lsesue of April
3, 1931 a publication of which Earl
Fehl waa publisher and editor.
"We ask only that the voters of
thla communllty read the quotation
from the Pacific Record-Herald which
we reproduce on this page. Tho citi
zens of Ashland are too familiar with
the details of the Incident referred to
for it to be even necessary for us to
make comment on that paragraph.
. "We have in the past adhered to
a policy of ignoring the Pacific Record-Herald
and the contents of the
publication It seems unnecessary to
us to Inflict upon our readers auch
sentiment as Mr. Fehl so eloquently
expressed In the single paragraph
which we hereby reproduce. Circula
tion of the publication in Ashland Is
limited, and as It is limited the effect
of such sentiment naturally Is lim
ited and It seemed useless and foolish
to us to further spread Mr. Fehl's
sentiment through the columns of
the Daily Tidings.
"An emergency hase arisen, how
ever, which we beliecve not only jus
tifies, but makes It imperative, for
us to at this time bring to the at
tention of Ashland citizens the type
of thinking which Mr. Fehl haa con
sistently followed In his publication
a type of thinking which is typi
cally expressed in the comment on
the Prescott murder.
"Convinced of the grave danger
which would exist should Mr. Fehl
succeed In being nominated on the
Republican ticket for the vitally Im
portant office of county Judge, we
today abandon our 'hands off policy
In the primary campaign not to en
dorse any candidate, but to oppose
with all the power and with personal
conviction of our duty, not only to
the Republican party but to the citi
zens of Jackson county, the nomina
tion of Mr. Fehl, whom we would
under no circumstances support in
his aspirations for public office. We
do this because we honestly believe
that a genuine menace would face
this county should Mr. Fehl, with
the destructive attitude which he has
consistently exhibited In his publi
cation, achieve a position of power
in this county.
"Wo earnestly urge that every Re
publican voter cast his ballot for a
candidate other than Mr. Fehl con
centrating as much as possible upon
a single candidate. If this can be
done, in order that the defeat of Mr.
Fehl may be made certain. We urge
thla because we have at heart the
welfare and best Interests of Jackson
county and our fellow citizens.
"We are fearful of the destructive
attitude of Mr. Fehl We believe the
Ashland vote will largely determine
the county Judge nomination let
Ashland concentrate on a single Re
publican candidate, other than Mr.
Fehl, and remove NOW. IN THE PRI
MARY, the menace of auch mental
attitude as Mr. Fehl has and con
tinues to exhibit and as he would
exhibit If elected county JudRe.
"O. M. OREEN Managing Editor.
"REOINA JOHNSON.
"Editor the Dally Tidings."
OVER 25 PILOTS
Ei
Herman Wright of Lodl, Cil., Fay
Harris of Spokane, Wash., and George
Santas of Woodland, Cal., are three
peedboat drlvera new to southern
Oregon boat fans, who will compete
In the races to be held at Emigrant
dam Sunday.
Entry blanks of these three speed
demons were received b the Medford
navy yetierdav, and swell the list
of race driter who will be present
ith outfits to o-.er 25 of the coast's
pleading drivers.
BASEBALL
RESULTS
American.
R. H. E-
Detrolt - 2 t
Philadelphia 8 11 0
Batterlea: Utile. Herring and Hay
worth; Grove and Cochrane.
R. H. E.
St. Louis 11 17 2
Washington 7 16 0
Stewart, Coffman and Ferrell:
Brown, Marberry, Weaver, Burke and
Spencer.
R. H. B.
Cleveland - 2 9 1
New York 3 11 0
(Ten Innings).
Batterlea: Brown and Myatt; John
aon and Dickey.
National.
R. H. E.
Brooklyn 4 8a
Plttaburg 2 0
Batterlea: Clark and Lopez: Swift,
French and Grace.
R. H. E.
New York 9 13 1
Cincinnati 3 10 1
Schumacher. Mitchell and Hogan.
O'Farrell; Johnaon, Benton, Ogden
and Lombard, Aabjornson.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia, .. 7 3
Chicago 8 11 0
Benge. H. Elliott and V. Davla:
Bueh and Hartnett.
CLIENT'S LETTER
LAYS FALSE
;t
The following letter la self-explBn-atory
of a campaign canard hurled
today agalnat District Attorney George
A. Codding, aa part of vitriolic at
tacks agalnat htm. by a local news
paper. The county official waa In
directly accused of depriving a war
veteran of hla home.
Mrs. D. Hurt of this city holda a
mortgage against property In the Trail
district. In which G. O. Morris of
Ashland acquired an equity, aubject
to a 81187 mortgage and Interest.
The land la uncultivated, Its dwell
ings In poor condition, and Morris
haa not lived upon the placa. Cod
ding la accused of Instigating the
legal action.
The letter la as follows: '
Medford, Ore., May 18, 10032.
Mr. Codding,
Medford, Ore.
I was sorry to see my name appear
In the Dally Newa aa It did this a.
m. Of course t alwaya aald I hated
to foreclose, but I could see no way
around It, aa I could get no satis
faction out of Mr. Morris In the way
of a settlement. When I talked with
blm he would aay, "I'll pay It off
aa aoon aa I can." I had notes com
ing due that I had to pay, so I went
to you for advice. You wrote to Mr.
Morris for me but got no aatlsfactory
answer In the way of a settlement.
So you advised mo to foreclose, the
same as one other attorney had done.
I alao talked It over with two dif
ferent real estate men. They advised
forecloaure. Mr. Morris attorney
never onoe oame and offered to pay
off the mortgage. That statement Is
absolutely false. I never told anyone
It waa the district attorney that
brought ault and not me. That
atatement Is untrue. Everyone I
talked with aald you should have
foreclosed long a-o. So far aa you
urging the foreclosure, I considered
you advised me to foreclose the same
as one other attorney had done. And
others aa well. Respectfully,
MRS. D. HURT.
Candidates Lodged
In J'ville Bastile
As Grange Stunt
The candidates' meeting at the old
county courthouse last evening was
quite different from those held at
other points during the primary cam
paign. Nearly all the candldatea'
wives were present, and aa a final
conclusion to the gathering the ladles
were compelled to take the stump.
Introduce themselves and etate for
what offices their husbands were
running. The husbands of the two
lady candldatea Messrs. Carter and
Meyer were subjected to the aame
stunt.
All the candidates were taken to
the old Jail and locked In Tor a time,
and with Shorty Morrla. candidate
for commissioner, and Everett Bee
son, candidate for sheriff, handcuffed
together, leading the parade, all were
marched Into the courthouse where
Jacksonville Grange entertained. One
candidate only waa permitted to
speak, and this for two minutes. The
spesker was chosen by drawing from
a hat one candidate's card, and John
H. Puller, candidate for county Judge,
was the speaker chosen. Mr. Puller
stressed the necessity of mslnUlnlng
our balance during political cam
paign, candldatea, press and public
refraining from vtuification and
abuse, and maintaining the reputa
tion of Jackson county for the high
est type of cltiaenry.
For Abolishing
Postmaster ships
WASHtNOTON, May 18 Con
tending they were "merely spoils" of
political victory. Representative Maaa
(R.. Minn.) Introduced a bill to abol
ish all first-class postmaster offlcea
and aalarles today.
Jennings on Air.
Tomorrow noon. Sheriff Ralph 0.
Jennings will address the voters of
city and county over the radio. It
will be his final appeal to the voters
before U piuurj.
JOBLESS RELIEF
OR THIRD PARTY.
Congress Told to Act Before
Party Conventions Wat
son Agrees to Complete
Program Before Quitting
WASHINGTON, May 18. (AP)
Warning of a possible third party
movement unless congress enacts an
unemployment relief program before
the party conventions waa sounded In
the senate today by Senator Borah
(R., Idaho.)
He said he could not conceive" of
the two great parties going to their
conventions without having adopted
a program for relieving the Jobless.
"If anything would call a third
party Into existence that would," he
declared.
Senator Watson, Republican leader,
gave hla personal assurance the leg
islative program contemplated relief
legislation.
"Some legislation along that line
must be passed." agreed Watson,
"and I think everyone concurs In
that. There la no disposition so far
aa I know for congress to adjourn
without enacting the revenue bill,
the economy legislation, the appro
priation measures and relief."
"That is understood, la it?" asked
Borah.
Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.) de
manded further financial relief for
the farmers in meeting mortgages.
Watson aald the relief program was
being worked out.
The discussion came during debate
on the Ty dings amendment to the
tax bill to legalize and tax 3.76 per
cent beer and use the proceeds for
public works.
i
'TREAT' MAY 25
Nomination of officers for the com
ing year and an "extraordinary 1032
aurprlae" are In store for members
of the Lions club at the meeting
next week. It was announced' today
at the close of the luncheon session
at the Hotel Holland. A large at
tendance for next week waa urged
by Lion President O. w. Newberry.
Verona Hall, who la conducting
classes In psychology In Medford thla
week, waa speaker at today's luncheon-
Lion L. Pennington announced
that 'things are going fine with the
relief kitchen and Lion George Olsen
predicted a large crowd at the Holly
tonight for the Lions' show.
91 FEARED LOST
IN SEA DISASTER
PARIS. May 18. p Ninety-one
persons who were aboard the Preneh
motorshlp Oeorgea Phillppar when
ahe burned Monday off Italian Soml
land, still are unaccounted for, the
owners of the vessel announced to
day. Officials of the Compagnle Des
Messagerles Marl times, the owners,
said there were 605 passengers aboard
the ship and 282 members of the
crew, of whom 100 were Chinese and
Annamltes.
A total of 767 were known to have
been rescued, the announcement aald.
Two couples married the same hour,
day and yoar In Chicago SO years
ago who were not acquainted at
that time, celebrated their golden
weeding anniversaries together yes
terday In Oakland. Cal.. according to
word received here by H. Van Hoeven
berg. They were Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Manning, formerly of the Old
Stage road, and Mr. and Mrs. C. M
North.
When the Mannings moved to Oak
land a few years ago, their next door
neighbors were the North. Their
acquaintance aoon led to the discov
ery of the coincidence.
Pope Calls for Prayer
To Avert World Perils
Br John Evans,
Associated Press Staff Corretpondent.
VATICAN CITY, May IC OP) Pope
Plus XI, In an encyclical Issued to
day, called the world to prayer, pen
ance and mortification to save itself
from "the peril of terrorism and an
archy" and "the still graver evils that
are threatening.'
For this purpose he act aside a pe
riod of eight days for "reparation"
on the octave of the feata of the
sabred heart, beginning June 3.
He abjured the faithful to ab
lUin during the eight days "at leatt
from entertainments and amuse
ments, however lawful,' and urged
t that "tfcaae in ess.tx ciAuxoatanoas"
Election Facts
Medford rolling Hares
North Main ...... Hotel Holland
South Main Public Library
North Centra! City Hall
South Central Jackson Hotel
North Riverside Lincoln School
Oakdale Senior High School
Newtown So. Methodist Church
Northeast .......... Boy Scout Hdqtrs.
Southeast Roosevelt School
East Jud Rlckert Home
Southwest Washington School
West Summit Grocery
Northwest Jackson School
Suburban
Orchard Home Luke Residence
Perrydale Oak Grove School
Howard - Howard School
Roxy Ann Chanticleer Station
Polls open at 8:00 a. m-; close
8:00 p. m.
None but registered voters can
vote.
DALLAS, Ore.. May 18. (AP) The
Jury deliberating the case of Judge
Oliver P. Coahow, former Empire
Holding company prealdent, waa dls
mlsaed last night when It reported
its Inability to reach a verdict after
28 hours of deliberation. Judge Co
show waa tried on a charge of de
vising a scheme to defraud through
sale of atock.
It was indicated by the Jurors In
their reports to the court they had
atood 7 to 8, 8 to 4 and 9 to 3 on
the case. While no intimation was
given aa to how the vote atood, it
waa aald the standing ratio or me
Jurora waa 8 to 4. The caae went
to the Jury at 8:10 p.m. Monday.
The trial of Jay H. Stockman, for
mer councillor for the corporation.
will atart today. In the meantime
the proaecutlon will decide whether
or not they will re-try Judge Coahow.
RICHFIELD HEADS
GIVEN PEN TERMS
LOS ANGELESf, May 18. (P)
Jamea A. Talbot, former chairman
of the board of the Richfield OH
company, convicted of grand theft of
100.000, waa sentenced 2 to 30 yeara
In San Quentln prison today. Mo
tion for new trial waa denied and
notice of appeal waa filed.
Raymond W. McKee. former comp
troller and vice-president of the com
pany, waa sentenced 2 to 20 yeara
for grand theft of 22.500.
Clarence M. Fuller, former presi
dent, was sentenced 2 to 20 yeara
for alx counts grand theft of 1130,328.
PORTLAND. May 18 (API Keen
competition featured the bidding at
todaya acaston of the atate highway
commission for the Job of grading
the final section of the Wallula
cut-off. 8.3 miles. Of 28 bids re
ceived, the lowest waa that of 8. H.
Newell & Company of Portland who
offered to do tho work for 208.073.
For widening and paving the
Brooks-Salem section of the Pacific
highway, the West Contract company
of Portland submitted low bid of
1127.488.
Other projects and low bidder In
cluded: Construction. 21 mile bituminous
macadam and five miles oiling In
Coos. Curry, Douglas and Josephine
counties In the vicinity of Orsnta
Pass. Drain. Bsndon and Denmark.
J. P. Forbes. Olympla, Wash., 170.087.
Roseburg Office
To Remain, Word
PORTLAND. Msy 18 lP) A
special dispatch to the Journal to
day from Washington, D. C aald
"Senator McNary has been unable to
find any foundation for report re
cently reaching him from Oregon
that the Roseburg land office la to
be abolished or consolldsted with
others."
give to the poor "the proceeds of this
retrenchment."
In the encyclical, entitled "Charttaa
Chriatr Chrlsfs charlty--he lists the
causes of the present "evils that are
crushing humanity."
They are, he said, greed, the ac
cumulation or the wealth of nations
in the hands of a small group of in
dividuals, exaggerated nationalism,
unequal distribution of wealth, com
munism and "the revolt of man
against Ood."
From greed, he said, arises "the
mutual distrust that casts a blight
on all human dealings.' He reiter
ated the words of St. Paul: "The
desire of money is the root of all
vUs
SE' i 11 REFUSES
UORIZEBEER
FOR TAXSOURCE
Tydings Amendment Reve
nue Bill House Will Vote
Monday On Considering
Beer Tax Levy Plan
WASHINGTON, May 18 T The
senate today refused to legalize beer.
The first senate roll-calls for beer
since prohibition brought overwhelm
ing defeat.
The main vote was on an amend
ment by Senator Tydings (D.. Md.).
to the revenue bill to legalize 3.75
per cent beer and tax It 24 cents a
gallon to help finance a il,S00,000,000
public construction program.
Just previously the senate had
turned down 60 to 33 a proposal
by Bingham (R., Conn ) to alter the
Tydings amendment to make It al
low four per cent alcoholic content.
Purtlnans Join.
Eleven Democrats voted with 12
Republicans for the Bingham four
per cent amendment.
The Republicans were: Barbour.
Bingham, Blaine. Davla. Kean, La
Follette. Metcalf, Moses. Oddis, Reed
and Walcott.
Democrats were: Broussard, Bu
low. Coolldge. Copeland, H a w e s.
Lewis, Long, Tydings, Wagner. Walsh
of Massachusetts nd Wheeler.
The vote rejecting 2.75 per cent
beer was 01 to 24.
Over in the house a vote will be
ha: Monday on whether the O'Con-nor-Hull
bill to levy a tax of three
cents a pint on beer or 2.78 per cent
alcoholic content by volume will be
taken up for consideration.
DEATH PENALTY
FOR KIDNAPERS
GETS APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, May 18. p) The
Cochran bill, providing for the death
penalty or life Imprisonment for kid-
apers, was approved today by a house
Judiciary sub-committee.
The sub-committee, headed by Rep
resentative Montague (D., Va.)f rec
ommended to the full committee the
measure be submitted to the house
for action as early as possible.
The bill, Introduced by Represen
tative Cochran (D., Mo.), would for
bid the transportation of any kid
naped person In Interstate or foreign
commerce.
It would leave to the discretion of
the Judge whether the death penalty
or imprisonment from one year to
life would be Imposed on defendants
convicted of abducting persons who
are held for ransom for either money
or other consideration.
AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON. May 18. (p) A
truck load or peacefully-Inclined war
veterans which headed today toward
the White House brought an extra
police guard scurrying there after a
telephone call had described the men
as "demonstrators." No demonstra
tion materialized.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May IB.
(VP) Headed for Washington to de
mand cash payment of the bonus, a
boxcar army of 300 unemployed war
veterans arrived here today from
Portland, Ore.
REV. POPE TU PREACH
AT
PHOENIX, May 18. (Bpl.) Rev.
Joseph Pope, psstor of the M. E.
church of Talent will preach In the
Presbyterian church here Sunday.
May 23, commencing at 11:00 a.m.
At 8 00 p.m., Walter VsnNuys,
field representative of religious edu
cation of all Presbyterian churches
on the coaat will be present and
will apeak to the young people'a
conference, and will have motion
pictures to show of the conferences
held laat year. Young people of
Medford, Ashlsnd. Jacksonville, Cen
tral Point and Esgle Point churches
will be present with the young peo
ple of Phoenix acting aa host.
Phoenix Juveniles
Hosts For Party
PHOENIX, May 18. (Spl.) The
party given by the Juvenile circle
Saturday, at which members of tha
Juvenile circle of Medford and the
ladlea of Phoenli circle were fueata,
wsr attended by 50 people.
Fourteen Juvenile members of Med
ford lodge, with their leader, Mrs.
Hansen, and Mrs. Flaher, Mrs. Beck
and Mrs. Piatt, attended.
Tries Suicide
PALLS CITY, Ore., May 18 (AP)
Arthur Lacey, IS. shot himself with
a rifle at hla home here early today
Iter a quarrel with hla wife, the
bullet lodging In hla back. Physicians
expect him to recover.
Election Returns Friday.
The Mall Tribune will collect
and broadcast by loud speaker In
front of Its offlcea Friday night,
election returns in the county
primary, as they are tabulated.
The first totals will probably be
announced between 8;30 and 9,
ind continue until the results are
known. Prom time to time wire
bulletins on the results through
sut the state will also be an
nounced. All people of Medford
tnd Jackson county Interested
tn getting the results aa early
is possible are Invited to listen
;o these returns aa guests of The
Vtnll Tribune.
E
Assurance that John H. Curtis,
Norfolk negotiator In the Lindbergh
kidnaping, anticipated participation
In the search for the baby long be
fore newspapers connected his name
with the case, was gleaned by the
local Klwanla club at luncheon Mon
day, members announced today, fol
lowing news of Curtis' confession of
a hoax.
Captain Prank Winch, manager of
the Otlmore bureau of sports, and
an Intimate friend of Curtis', ad
dressed the club Monday. Turning
to events of the kidnaping case, he
told of the receipt of a letter from
Curtis in which the latter refused
his Invitation to come to Oregon,
for reasons which would be revealed
in the newspapers within two weeks,"
Winch la quoted as saying.
Speaking In defense of Curtis' ne
gotiations, which had not been ex
posed Monday, Winch described the
man a one of his best known and
best liked friends. A gentleman of
high character, anxious to aid In
the hoped-for return of Baby Lind
bergh, and tha possessor of valuable
Information at the time the letter
was written, refused the Invitation
to come to Oregon.
He reviewed his friendship with
Curtis, through yachting parties and
hunting trips, emphasizing through
out his speech the fine character and
ability of tho man.
Before touching upon the Llnd
bergh case and the letter received
from Curtis, Captain Winch request
ed that the press make no mention
of what waa said. His talk, with
the exception of reference to a
hunting trip, was therefore not re
ported Monday,
T
MT. VERNON. N, Y., May 18.
(AP) -Dr. John P, Condon, "Jafsle,
Lindbergh case negotiator, left police
headquarters here this sfternoon,
after examining 1900 rogues gallery
photographs without finding a clue
to the kidnapers with whom he had
negotiations. The survey was made
with Chief of Detectives Michael
Sllversteln. Dr. Condon Indicated
his Intensive scrutiny of the pictures
gave "no encouragement.
KIDNAPED INFANT
LEFT NEAR HOME
STEUBEN VILLE, O., May 18.
(AP) Hair an hour after being
stolen from his crib, two-year-old
Eugene Swcarlngen was found last
night behind a rail fence 600 yards
from his home at Warrenton, near
here. It waa revealed today.
He had a bruise over hla left eye.
The kidnaping followed three de
mands for 500 upon his parents.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Swearingen. had been watching the
child closely since kidnap threat
notes were received two weeks ago.
The entire village of about 200
persons turned out In a search and
the child was found behind the
fence. Officials said the child either
had been struck by the kidnapers
or Injured when dropped.
NEW YORK. May 18. (AP)
Prank Pansych, who aald yesterday
that he was one of the kidnapers
of the Lindbergh bsby, confessed
today that his story was fslse.
Paraych wss arrested for wife de
aertton and volunteered the kidnap
atory. He told Police Commissioner
Edward P. Mulrooney today his whole
story of being connected with the
kidnaper waa a hoax.
Drive On Heavy
Trucks Continues
SALEM. May 18 (AP) There will
be no letup tn the drive launched
more than a month ago to rid the
atate highway of overloaded trucks,
and restricting the speed of all com
mercial vehicles within the statu
tory Itmltsttons. This was announced
today by R. H. Baldock, atate high
way ng.neeT.
QUESTION CURTIS
ON WHEREABOUTS
NIGHT OF KIDNAP
Fake Negotiator Watched
Closely in Fear of Suicide
Attempt Action Pends
Questioning, Is Word
HOI'EWI-XL. N. J, May 1
(AP) Arraigned on a charge of
giving false Information In con
nection with the Lindbergh kid
naping John Hughes Curtis of
Norfnlk. Va., nailed hearing to
day and was held In ball of
H (,om.
NORFOLK, Va May 18. .(AP)
Chler of Police fl, W. Ironmonger
said today that John Hughes Curtis.
hoax negotiator In the Lindbergh
kidnaping case, had requested Colonel
John H. Curtis.
Lindbergh to deposit 835.000 in
Norfolk bank aa evidence of good
faith and a down payment on the
ransom for the return of Lindbergh's
baby.
NEW YORK, May 18. (AP) The
New York Evening Poet said late
today Inspector Henry Bruckman of
New York City police and a ataff
of detcctlvca were on the trail of
the currency bills paid by Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh In the hope
of regaining his son alive.
The newspaper aaya the money
was paased In New York) within tha
last 10 daya. .
NEW YORK. May IB. (AP) Wil
liam E. Haakell of the New York
Herald-Tribune today Identified ths
Ruth Oay mentioned In a atatement
by Col. H. Norman Schwarekopf aa
aiding In the probe of John H
Curtis' activities, aa a atenographer
apparently employed by Curtis.
HOPEWELL, N. J, May IB. (API
Police continued their examina
tion today of John Hughes Curtis,
fake negotiator In the search for
the kidnapers of the murdered Lind
bergh baby, and It waa learned that
Norfolk, Va., police had been trying
to find out where Curtis was on tha
night ths child waa stolen..
His whereabouta on that night had
not been definitely established, but
It waa aald all Information obtained
had been forwarded to police here.
Local police officials were reti
cent aa to Just what they were
questioning Curtis about, but they
did acknowledgo tha examination
had continued laat night and was
to be pressed today,
Suicide Try Feared,
Curtla Is being watched closely
by the police for fear hla "remorse"
msy tempt him to commit suicide,
a high official revealed today. Curtla
every movement la being watched,
It waa aald.
Later information from Norfolk
told of police taking mud acraptnga
from a green sedan owned by Cur
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W ILL-
ROGERS
BKVKKLV HILLS. Cnl May
17. Thfl nonnte slept on the
lax bill ovnr tlin week-end, but
tlio birds thnt nrc trning to have
In pay it didn't Bleep any,
Somo senator say . thnt no
man should be allowed to earn
over $73,000 a year. They for
get that a man that enrna that
much or more works for a dif
ferent kind of an employer
from the one ienatofs work for.
Suppose yon got $100 000 a
year for working for a firm and
you spent two hundred billion
of their money that you didn't
havo and didn't know where
you was going to get it. How
long would you be working for
that firm
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