Medford Mail Tribun
MAIL XKIHLNE A. B. C.
An A. B. C. Auditor In auditing circu
lations checks news print used, spoil
age, cash recelred and other details,
living credit only for NET PAID
circulation the best advertising
money can bur.
Twenty-Seventh Year
MEDFOKD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1932.
No. 155.
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By FRANK JENKINS
AS you probably know, the money
that la being hoarded In this
eountry la supposed to amount to
about a billion dollars.
Along that line, here Is a new one
that was sprung on this writer yes
terday: The large increase In hoarded
money during the past year la said
to be due to a surprising extent to
BOOTLEGGERS who have taken
their money out of the banks and
ut It In safe deposit vaults.
WHY did the bootleggers rush their
money out of the banks and
Into the safe deposit vaults?
Well, .here Is the way the story
runs: They were SCARED by Al
Oft pone's conviction. Capone, you
know, wss convicted of defrauding
the government on hla Income tax
. returns.
The evidence that resulted In his
conviction was obtained by tracing
his various bank accounts.
TIE rest of the bootlegging tribe,
being required by the very na
ture of their business to be fslrly
astute Individuals, capable of put
ting two and two together, are sup
nosed to have said to themselves:
Aha! They got the Big Shot by
tracing his bank accounts, did they?
If that la the case. It doesn't pay us
to have bank accounts, because they
might trace ours and get C3 In the
same way."
Whereupon, If this, story la any
thing like correot, they took their
money out of the banks and put It
In safe deposit boxes and thereafter
paid their debts In cold cash Instead
of by check.
BUT there are fl'es In every oint
ment, as you may Judge for
yourself by this sad tale, which Is
being related along with the other
one:
Two modestly successful bootleg
gers were associated together, and
following the Capone Incident they
took their money, amounting to
about 140,000, out of the bank and
put It away In a ssfe deposit box.
They figured they were pretty smart.
But they had a falling out one
day, and shortly after the tiff it oc
curred to one of them that It might
be a shrewd Idea to go down and take
a look at the cash.
When he got there, having trav
eled with all the apeed he could
muster, he found the box EMPTY.
Els psrtner had had the same Idea
and had It FIRST.
HIS grief, aa you may Imagine,
went unheeded. People may
patronize the bootlegger, but they do
not pity him In his hours of woe.
Re Is supposed to be fair game for
anybody.
AS ALREADY stated, the amount
of money In hoarding in this
country la supposed to be' about a
billion dollars.
How Is tftat figure arrived at? Is
It a mere guess?
Not exactly. It is partly guessw6rk
and psrtly based on fact.
HERE Is the way they go about
estimating the amount of money
that Is being hosrded:
The total amount of money in cir
culation la accurately known. The
amount of money required for the
transaction of business csn be esti
mated with a fair degree of accuracy
by men who are expert at that sort
of thing.
The difference between the amount
of money in circulation and the
amount required for the transaction
of business Is regarded as represent
ing roughly the hoarding that Is go
ing on.
nrHIS will surprise you a little, If
you haven't taken the time to
figure such things out.
The extent of hoarding Is Indicated
by MORE money outstanding and
not by LESS. Just offhand, you
wouldn't think of It that way, would
you? Ton would think It would be
the other way around.
Here Is the way It works out: As
more money Is hid awsy by the
hoarders, there Is less money out
standing and available for carrying
on business. So, under our flexible
system, more money Is Issued to meet
the demsnd.
The money that Is hoarded, you
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MEDFORD WOMAN
INTENDED VICTIM,
BUT PL0 FOILED
Bogus Checks Used In At
tempt to Gain Possession
of Securities Owned by
Mrs. S. Sumpter Smith
Tracing the operations In this city
of a group of alleged bond swindlers,
one of whom la held at Roseburg, 8.
Sumpter Smith of this city today
reported hla Interview of Saturday
with a man w.ho announced himself
as J. W. Roberts, representative of
the California Water Service com
pany. Roberts called Mr. Smiths wife
from Ashland Saturday morning, and
announced that the Coos Bay Water
company bonds, of which Mrs. Smith
owns two, were being called In and
that he would pay for them at par
value plus accrued Interest of 930.
Mrs. Smith telephoned Mr. Smith,
who continued the Interview with
the sgent, w.ho assured him that he
would pay for the bonds the total of
$2060 with a certlfed check on the
Pacific National bank of San Fran
cisco. When Mr. Smith voiced ap
proval of the deal, the said "Mr. Rob
erta" stated that he would be un
able to bring the check to Medford
himself, but would send a messen
ger with the money, claiming that
he waa in a .hurry to get to Klamath
Falls, where more of the bonds were
being called In.
Swindler Drops Attempt
Mr. Smith, Immediately leary of
the deal, assured the man that he
would surrender the bonds to the
messenger after consulting the bank
and assuring himself that the money
was there to be given In exchange
for the bonds, The messenger did
not appear.
Roberts had also called B. E. Har
der of the First National bank In
this city..
An investigation through the San
Francisco bsnk made the following
episode brought Mr. Smith the In
formation that a swindle was being
operated and that the checks being
used by the representaltves were
forged cashiers' checks.
ROSEBURG, Ore., Sept, 21. (AP)
A coast-wide search for a reputed
gang of swindlers has been launched
aa the result of the arrest here last
night of Everett H. Priest, 26, of
Danville, III., who waa captured In a
police trap laid for operators of bond
swindlers at Stockton and San Jose,
Cel., and Medford and O rants Pass,
Ore.
Priest claims to be a hitch-hiker
used as a pseudo bank messenger by
two manlplators of an attempted lo
cal bank swindle, who are believed
to have escaped In an automobile
when Priest was captured by waiting
officers.
Same Method Used
The operation at Roseburg was
Identical with attempts In California,
Medford, and other Oregon cities, of
fleers report. Mrs. C. W. Davis of
this city received a telephone call
Monday from a man claiming to be
a representative of a Washington
State Power company. Mrs. Davis
Vie holder of a Coos Bay Water com
pany bond of 91000, was Informed
that the Washington concern was
buying the Coos Bay plant and en
deavoring to call in all of . the bonds.
She waa offered par value for the
security plus accrued Interest of 930.
When she agreed to the offer she
waa advised that a bank messenger
would call on her.
Suspicion Aroused
Later becoming suspicious, Mrs.
Davis called the Coos Bay company
by telephone and was advised that
no such sale was In prospect and to
notify local authorities.
A representative of the Coos Bay
company at once .hastened to this
city and assisted In the police trap
plans.
In accordance with prearranged
plans the bond was placed In a down
town office and Priest was arrested
when he appeared for It with a check
for 91030, drawn on the Pacific Na
tional bank of San Francisco. Priest
told officers he had been picked up
by two men In a light car and In
structed to deliver the check and
obtain the bond. He described the
car and occupant and it later de
veloped that; the auto was seen here
Priest's story wu carefully checked
and officers are satisfied Viat he was
used as a dupe by the real culprits.
Messages received here by the offi
cers Indicate that the same sort of
swindle was tried In other coast
cities.
H. F. English, school superintend
ent at Myrtle Creek, also a holder of
one of the Cooa Bay water bonds,
report that he, too, waa contacted
with the same offer and had arrang
ed for delivery of the bond today,
having withdrawn the security from
a Eugene bank.
Few Find Deer
Near Klamath
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, Sept. 20.
(APi Hunters who went to the
woods In this vicinity In search of
deer yesterday had little success, state
police reported. Police checked hunt
ers at Olene. Ore., and found that
among 38 hunters, only fi deer were
j killed.
Pear Markets
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. (USDA-AP)
Forty-four carloads arrived; 16
California, 3 New York, 14 Oregon, 2
Washington unloaded: 46 on track.
By boat. 2 New York arrived.
Oregon Bartletta, 4805 boxes: Extra
fancy, $1.20-3 50; top. 91.10-1.26;
average, $1.7. Fancy, $1. 14-2.30; top,
95c-1.30; average, 1.78.
California Bartletta. 72SS box:
91.65-2.85: average, 92.25.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21. (USDA-AP)
Seven California, IS Oregon, 1 Wash
ington arrived; IB on track. Eight
carloads sold.
California Bareletts, 2942 boxes:
91.55-2.95: average, 92.18.
LA FOLLETTE FAR
BEHIND PRIMARY
Walter Kohler Looms as
G. 0. P. Gubernatorial
Croice Sen. Blaine Also
Trails in Nominating Race
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2 1 p)-The
Vote in 2.478 precinct out of 3,899
in Wisconsin, in the Republican gub
ernatorial primary, give : Kohler,
344,236: LaFollette, 266,930.
In the Republican senatorial pri
mary, 2,504 precincts give Chappie
305,101; Blaine, 282,888.
(By the Associated Press)
A conservative Republican's defeat
or Governor Philip LaFollette, expo
nent of the family progressive poli
cies so long victorious in Wisconsin,
today overshadowed prohibition bat
tles in New York and Massachusetts
party primaries. . .
Walter J. Kohler. whom LaFollette
defeated for renomlnation two years
ago by a 127,000 majority, today was'
leading the youthful governor by over
75.000 votes in returns from two-
thirds of the state's precinct. The
vote was 325,586 to 247.301.
Blaine Also Trails.
Also trailing In yesterday'a primary
was another LaFollette-aupported
candidate. Senator John J. Blaine. In
the race for the Republican senato
rial nomination - John B. Chappie,
Ashland editor, topped him by 16,880
votes In 2237 of 3899 precincts.
Massachusetts Republicans piled up
a lead of 17.000 over his nearest op
ponent for Lieutenant Governor Wil
liam 8. Youngman in the gubernato
rial race with more than half the
precincts reported. Governor Joseph
B. Ely, Democrat, waa renamed with
out opposition.
Representatives George Hoiden
(Continued on Page Eight)
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SETTLE ESTATE
A petition asking that Ralph O,
Bardwell of thl city, be appointed
executor of the estate of the late
Charles M. English, well-known resi
dent of this city, waa filed this after
noon in circuit court. The petitioners
are Mrs. Let ha English, the widow,
and Mrs. Bertha Bardwell, a daughter.
The petition set forth that no will
waa left, save a memorandum dated
Devils Lake, North Dakota, July 26,
1929, which left all property to the
wife, and named her as executrix.
The paper waa found in a black bag
belonging to deceased, who stated be
fore his death. It waa his will, the pe
tition says. Mrs. English waives the
executrix right in the petition.
The petition also state that the
estate consist of property In this
state and North Dakota.
The appointment of B. E. Harder,
H. 8. Deuel and Eugene Thorndyke
all of this city as appraisers of the
estate is asked.
The petition set forth that the
estate la valued "at more than 9&000,'1
and requests that the bonds of Ralph
O. Bardwell be placed at 910,000.
E
.F.
Mr. and Mr. Leon S. Aurlch and
son Stanley of San Francisco are In
Medford, spending a week visiting
R. H. Whitehead and Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Pellet. Since hi arrival in
Medford, Mr. Aurlch has accompanied
Mr. Pellet on Journeys about Medford
and the valley and stated that he
thmight the country beaulful.
They made a trip yesterday to the
Medford municipal airport, to the
Rogue River Valley golf club, and the
new Jarkson county court house.
Mr. Aurlch aald today that business
conditions in Medford seemed better
than along the coast. He stated that
from San Francisco, north, business
had Improved greatly during the past
few months. Mr. Aurlch is of the
firm of Nordmsn and Aurlch, whole
sale Jewelers,
CONFIDENCE LACK
Sevsr. Affidavits nf Prpiudiopfl
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All Filed by Candidate for
Prosecuting Attorney
Libel Suits Main Basis
Since July 22, according to the rec
ords of the county clerk's office,
seven affidavit of prejudice have
been filed against Circuit Judge H.
D. Norton. All the affidavit of
prejudice are filed by Attorney M. O.
Wilklna of Ashland, independent can
didate for district attorney. Six of
the seven cases In which prejudice
of the presiding Judge is alleged, con
cern the Medford Dally New Pub
lishing company, L. A. Banks, Its edi
tor, F. A. Bates, aged Foots- Creek
miner, and hi daughter, Mr. Mar
garet Lund, In libel actions filed by
Foots creek mine workers.
Record Disclosed.
The official records, on the filing
of affidavit of prejudice, are:
Bob McMannt vs. the Medford
Dally New. L. A. Banks, P. A. Bates,
one affidavit of prejudice.
Ted Dole va. the Medford Dally
News. L. A. Banks, F. A. Bate and
Mrs. Margaret Lund; two affidavit
of prejudice.
Hal James vs. the Medford Dally
News, L. A. Bank and F. A. Bates;
one affidavit.
Guy Bate vs. the Medford Dally
News, L. A. Banks and F. A. Bates,
two affidavits of prejudices
In all the above six eases, the
Medford Dally News is sued for 950,
000 alleged libel.
The seventh case 1 a timber log
ging and truck case, between R. L.
Putnam and T. S. Algeria, As In
the News suit, M. O. Wilkin of Ash
land 1 attorney. It la the only ac
tion in which the Medford News Is
not Involved. ,
No attorney, other than M. O. W!l
kins, has filed affidavits of prejudice
In the above period, against Circuit
Judge H. D. Norton.
(Continued on Page Eight)
BASEBALL
RESULTS
American
First:
Chicago 11
16 0
Detroit 8
9 1
Gaston and Berry; Marrow,
Wyatt
and Desautels. -
First:
Washington.
Boston .........
Coffman, Brown and Spencer, Berg;
Rhodes and Jolley.
Second :
Washington
Boston i,
8 0 0
2 9 1
and Spencer,
Marberry. Brown
Berg; Wetland and Tate.
St. Louis .
Cleveland ...
Stewart and Fei
Sewell.
4 8
8 8
Harder and
New York 4 7 1
Philadelphia 8 10 0
Ruffing and Dickey; Cain and
Cochrane.
Boston .
New York .
(Ten Inning)
Zachary and Spohrer; Hubbell and
Hogan.
Pittsburgh, T f 14
Chicago .................. 6 12
Swift, Spencer and Finney; M alone,
Hermann, May and Hams ley, Taylor.
Simple Service
For Mrs. Garner
DETROIT, Texas, Sept. 21. f AP)
A burial service a simple as the life
she led was arranged today for Mrs.
Sarah Jane Garner, whose son was
born In a log cabin, rose to be speak
er of the house of representatives
and now la the democratic vlce-prest
dentlal nominee.
BOY AND GIRL BLINDED BY
CHICAGO GANG'S BOMB
CHICAGO. Sept. 31 CAP) A boy
and girl, both 10, were In a hospital
today, mangled and probably blinded
for life, as the result of an 'Under
world attempt to bomb the .home of
Superior Court Judge John P, Mc
Ooorty. Meanwhile, police were searching
the hidden retreats of gangland for
James ("Fur") Sammona, ex-eonvlct,
publlo enemy, and reputed machine
gunner for th Capons syndicate,
who was sent back to the peniten
tiary In 1031 by Judge McGoorty only
to be releaned on a writ of habeas
corpus by snother Judge.
Judge Wc Ooorty and members of
Us family escaped Injur
PRESIDENT HOOVER ADDRES5 RELIEF CONFERENCE
Under the spreading tree, on the south lawn of the White House, President Hoover spoke to relief
and welfare workers from all parte of the eountry. They composed the national citizens' committee
sponsoring welfare end relief mobilization. Newton D. Baker, chairman of the committee, also epoke to
the gathering. Seeted to the right of the President are Mr. Baker, Mrs. Hoover and Roy D. Chapln, secre
tary of commerce. (Associated Presa PhAtAi
M'ADOO MAY FLY
HERE EN ROUTE TO
ROOSEVELT
Attempt to bring to Medford Wil
liam Olbbs McAdoo, Democrats nom
inee for United States senator from
and pajfo. who will, a-
cort PranHln. D. . JoosYelt-Sraugh.,
California on his official tour, was
made thla afternoon through the
united effort of Jackson county Dem
ocrats. A telegram waa sent south
Inviting McAdoo, who had announoed
Intentions to meet Governor Roose
velt at the state line, to fly to Med
ford and continue from this city to
Klamath Tails, where the Democratic
presidential nominee Is scheduled to
arrive at 5:40 a. m. tomorrow.
No answer had been received when
the Mall Tribune went to press. Re
port from San Francisco stated that
McAdoo would take off from Mills
field at 3:30 this afternoon, flying
north to meet Roosevelt at the stste
line. In McAdoo. party are: Mau-
rloe E. Harrison, In charge of the
Democratic state campaign, and O
H. McPlke, director ot finance for the
Democratlo national committee In
California, other friends of Gov
ernor Roosevelt, the California release
stated, are leaving by train. Included
are Justus H. Warden and William
H. McCarthy.
Attempt of the local Democrats to
bring Governor Roosevelt, himself, to
thla city, seemed futile today when
a wire was received by Prank Ds-
Souza, chairman of the Jackson
county Democratic central committee,
stating that It would be Impossible
for the Democratlo nominee to ac
cept Medford'e Invitation to make i
short address here Thursday morn'
Ing. owing to the train schedule.
A group of Medford Democrats are
planning to motor to Klamath Falls
to greet their party's choice. In ess
th train stops for a aufflclently long
period to permit Governor Roosevelt
to greet the Klamath Falls delega
tion, which la planning a big party
honoring his arrival. Other Medford
Roosevelt enthusiasts are planning to
motor to Dunsmulr to greet him
there.
CLOSE FOREST DISTRICT
IN COOS AND DOUGLAS
SALEM, Sept. 21. P) At the re
quest of State Forester Lynn Crone
miller. Governor Julius Meier late
yesterday Issued a proclamation for
absolute closure of 250,000 acres of
land In northeastern Cooa county and
northwestern Douglas county, includ
ing virtually all th watershed of
Coo river and Its tributaries, as
fire prevention measure.
The Injured boy and girl. Lee W.
Xoeppen and Ada Moyer, were stroll
ing in the neighborhood ot Judge
McOoorty's home on the SouVi Side
laat night. The bombers car passed
them as they neared the Jurist's
home. They did not see the occu
pants toss out the bomb which, po
lice conjectured, hit s fence in front
of Judge McGoorty's house and
bounded baik onto the sidewalk.
As Koeppen and the girl walked
put th McGoorty residence tihe
youth saw what appeared to be a
burning package on the sidewalk.
He kicked at It. The bomD exploded.
Th boy and the girl were hurled to
one aids, blinded ana mngll
CITY HALL RENT
AT COUNCIL MEET
Ordinances making possible eon
tracts between the city and rentera
who will occupy the city hall on
North Central, Into which city offi
cials plan to move October 1, were
passed at the meeting of th. city
Lcou&cu last night. Among lenses ap.
proved were : One to Vie Medford
school district, which Is renting of
fices formerly occupied by the coun
ty sheriff's office, at $85 a month;
another to the city water depart
ment, which will pay the city $ft0 a
month for quarters in the building;
the third to the state police, whose
contract provides for rent of $25 a
month, and the fourth to Mayor B.
M. Wilson, who will pay $20 a month.
. A three-year lease waa signed with
the city schools, which asked for a
three or five-year lease, the latter
preferred. The council decided that
a five-year lease on the space would
extend over too great a period and
might prove Inadvisable.
Request of the poatotflce depart
ment, asking for Improvement of
Hamilton avenue, was presented by
Councilman J. O. Orey, who stated
that under the present conditions the
road Is a great obstacle to the mall
carrier on that route. During the
winter he was forced to leave his
car and walk to the bouse with the
mall.
City Superintendent Fred Scheffel
stated that the road could be Im
proved at minor cost.
Dr. O. A. Gltzen, veterinarian, .re
ported on the local slaughter house
situation, announcing that one
house, whlcft was not named, has
adopted ststa Inspection. He was
advised to keep In touch with the
council committee.
City Attorney Frank Parrell pre
sented a list of applications from
citizens wishing to pay delinquent
taxes on the installment plan.
Council men George Porter, C. A.
Meeker and Wm. Clemenson were ap
pointed by Mayor Wilson as a spe
cial committee to confer with O. O.
Boggs regarding Installation of a sew
er system to some of his lots.
A special meeting of the council
to be held next Monday afternoon at
4 o'clock was announced. Bids for
kalsomlnlng and painting the Interior
of the city hall, prior to occupancy.
will be accepted at the meeting.
iwo HIEled
Deer hunters srs reluctant this
year In announcing their good luck
in the hills, or else they are
malntng a long time or having no
luck. Is the report of local sports
men who sre staying at home. With
the second day of th hunting sea
son more than .half over, but two
deer ha1 been reported killed by
Medford hunters today. Two were
killed by the members of Ben Bn
Ismin's party, but the names of the
lucky men were not reported,
Hangman Broods,
Takes Own Life
I.ONDON, Sent. 21. The
worlds most widely known hangman
was dead here today by his own hand
a victim of years of brooding over
having sent more murderers to death
thar, any other living man. He
John Ellis, who during 22 years as
nubile handgman, executed more than
200 criminals. His nerve began to
fall him in 1024, when he resigned
He was found dead, hi throat Hash
ed and a rsiox by ni sida.
TRIAL OF BATES
KEPT ON DOCKET
TON COURT
Te case of F. A. Bntea, aged Gold
Hill miner, Indicted by the last grand
Jury on a charge of threatening to
commit a felony, will be tried when
reached in . the regular order of busi
ness, according to a decision reached
yesterday by Circuit Judge H. D. Nor
ton.. The case Is now listed aa next
to the last case on the present dock
et. It waa moved up when the case
of the Owen-Oregon Lumber com
pany against the Southern Pacific
Railroad company was placed at the
foot of the calendar.
The action followed a meeting be
tween the court, District Attorney
George A. Codding and Attorney M.
O. Wllklns of AaMand, representing
Bates.
Attorney Wllklns sought to have
the case postponed until the October
term of court, and a stipulation had
been filed whereby Bates agreed as
part of a sale of his mining prop
erty to move to Linn dunty, Oregon,
on or before February, 1033. The
court held that It would not in all
probability be reached until the Oc
tober term of court and Inasmuch aa
serious charges had been hurled
bearing upon the case it would be
well to have the matter aired ana
disposed of.
The case has been extensively cited
i a sample of "the breakdown of
law and order In Jackson county"
and It was further alleged that Bates
"had been banished from the coun
ty" by officials, and "abused.1
The case was born last winter fol
lowing a controversy on Foots creek
when Batea was arraigned In Justice
(Continued on Page Three)
LIST JURORS FOR
T
For the term of federal court to
open here October 4. the names of
45 trial Jurors in Jackson and Jos
ephine counties were announced in
Portland today. Several of those Ust
ed are deceased and some others
.have moved from here.
The list follows:
Isaac Best, Grants Pass; Bert Blge
low, Williams; James Clem Blodgett,
Williams; Fred Brltton, O rants Pass;
Austin B. Brownelt. Grants Peas; C,
O. Brown. Kerby; R. E. Carter, Pro-
volt; Sumner Chase, Ornnt Paaa; E,
Challaon. Grant Pass; O. L. Corn
wall, Medford; Frank P. Dutton,
Medford; George A. Edwards, Med
ford; Bruce Fleming, Medford.
Fletcher Fish, Talent; Henry W.
Frame, Talent; A. L. Gall, Medford;
Karl Hammerhacher, Orants Pass;
W. C. Hawk, Medford: Wm. A. Han
na, Medford; Ed B. Hawkins, Apple
gate; Frank Ho Ills. Medford; C. L,
Houser, Grants Pass; Fred G, Is ham.
Orants pass; Edward Kinney, Ash'
land.
Or lan D. Knlfong, Grant Pass;
Harry Lalpple, Grants Pass; E. C
Lockwood, Phoenix; James Lockle,
Ashland; L. R. Loeach, Murphy; John
B, Pittenger, Ashland; C, H. Record,
Waldo; Frances P. Salter, Medford;
Rtisaell Seamon. Medford; R. J. Shaw,
Ashland; J. J. Slmmervllle, Butte
Falls; E. C. Silllman, Medford.
Theodore F. Btelwlg, Merlin; Ben
J. Trowbridge, Medford; Wtlford Vin
cent Murphy; Raymond O. Ward,
Phoenix; Edwin M. White, Medford
Carl Williams, Grants Pass; W. H,
Wlaecsrver, Williams; P. E. Wyncoop,
Medford; Oeorga B, Toung, Uedford
T
AT
Multnomah Grangers Ad
vised to 'Change Doctors'
for Treatment of Ills
To California Thursday
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 21.- (AP)
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, in
Portland for a day, where tonight ha
win deliver a presidential campaign
address on publlo utilities, declared
to a farm crowd of 4,000, packed In
the stands and overflowing onto the
grounds of the Multnomah county
iair area, at oresham, "I think it Is
time to change doctors or change the
course of treatment" of farm prob
lems. Ray GUI, master of the Oregon
State Grange. Introducing the Demo
cratic presidential candidate, who
spoke from an open automobile, de
clared : "The farm people of ths
United States have been going
through 14 years of sickness snd
that sickness has been growing
worse."
"We have had three doctors and
yet the patient is growing worse,"
continued GUI. "We must get a
new doctor or get the old doctor to
change the medicine."
After a 15-mlle trip from Portland
to the fair grounds over the Powell
Valley highway, with Mount Hood
poking Its sharp nose out of the az
ure, the Roosevelt party returned by
way of the Columbia River highway.
Th motorcade stopped on the bridge
over the Willamette river so that
Mr. Roosevelt and others of his group
might have a brief view of the old
Spanish-American war battleship, th
Oregon, moored at the bridge.
Tonight, after his publlo utilities
speech, Mr, Roosevelt will more
south through Salem, Eugene and
Klamath Falls Into California. His
special train will be routed over the
Southern Pacific Sacramento win
be reached at 3:10 p. m. Thursday.
The train will remain at the Cali
fornia capital an hour.
1
FAIR BOLL FIGHT
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 21. (AP)
O: Holt, president of the state
board of agriculture, said today:
'There-'!! be no bull fight at the Ore
gon state fair this year.'
Holt had Just received a letter from
Governor Meier requesting the board
to consider the matter of the proposed
"exhibition" at the fair. The gov
ernor eatd that If the bull fight "in
volves cruelty" or would act as an
'entering wedge" for object tonal fea
tures he believed It should be can
celled.
ROGER?
BEVERLY IIILLS, Cel., Sept ,
20. I have been out of town
working and missed an old
friend that wag out here, Jose
phus Daniels. He wai out here
spreading some Roosevelt bait.
He is a grand old man is
Uncle Joe," and he ought to
know Roosevelt, for he worked
for him six years.
Did see Sfayor Curler, how-
ever. He runs the great city of
Boston without an investiga
tion. Curley sincerely believes
Roosevelt will carry 48 states. I
haven't heard from my good
friend Amon Carter of Texas. I
am afraid he is taking politics
too serious for he was awfully
able and entertaining before.
California's having more fog
than ever in its history. I ar
rived here during a Democratic
administration and it was sun
ny and bright. So there goes
Hoover again fire, fog and
lack of rain is liable to lose him
the state.
Some guy Invented "vitamin
A" out of a carrot. I'll bet he
can't invent a good meal out
of one.
Yours,