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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1933)
Banks' Hatred for Codding Dates The Weather Forecast: Vnsettled, with rain to night and Tuesday. Moderate tem perature. Highest yesterday 44 Lowest this ""r"l"f 32 Twenty-Seventh Year MAYOR OF ROGUE as officer INVESTIGATION Heimroth and Vogel Go Bond of $5000 for Judge Bre cheen, Davis and Glenn Taken to Josephine County Jail for Safekeeping Two Good Government Con gress Adherents Make Escape Ballots Found in River Arthur LaDIeu, advertising manager of the late Medford Dally News, under L. A. Banks, through his attorney, Tom Enrlght, late this afternoon telephoned Chief of Police Clatous McCredle, requesting that the warrant Issued for LaDIeu be served on him immediately. A warrant for LaDIeu was Issued charging burglary not within a dwelling, and arrangements were made for him to appear at Justice of the Peace W. R. Coleman's court Immediately. Constable George J. Pres cott took the warrant to the court. Earl H. Fehl, county judge of Jack son county, was served with a war rant shortly before . noon today, charging him with "burglary not In a dwelling." In connection with the theft and destruction of ballots stored In a vault In the court house basement last Monday night. Fehl, In anticipation of arrest, had prepared bonds previously under the direction of Attorney T. J. Enrlght. The bonds were for $5000, with Ted Heimroth and Walter Goble as bondsmen. Fehl appeared before Justice of the Peace W. B. Coleman. Ted Heimroth and Edward Vogel were approved as bondsmen. The warrant was served by Constable George J. Prescott and Lieut. James O'Brien of the state police, in the county court. Two Make Escape No other warrants In the ballot stealing case were served this morn ing. The authorities stated they were seeking two more men. One disap peared Saturday night, and the other yesterday. Three men. whose names the authorities did not make public, were arrested 1 n a house on Laurel street late last nlglit. The police gay they have been acting1 as "News guards.' Three guns and a quantity of ammunition were seized. The trio told the authorities they received no pay, and were getting supplies from the county commissary. The of ficers classed the three as "mis guided." No formal charge was placed against the men, but they were questioned. It developed that two other men living at the Laurel street house, had left last Saturday afternoon and night. A woman, said to be the wife of one of the three men detained for questioning, was employed as a cook. Was Banks Gunman Chief of Police McCredle said that he three detained men "had no con section with the ballot stealing." but "were over-zealous believers In propaganda.' One told the author ities that he was engaged to "defend the Constitution and the 'News' ". Walter J, Jones, mayor of Rogue River, arrested late Sunday after noon on a warrant growing out of the brazen ballot theft was still in he city Jail this noon, awaiting ap proval of bonds for 5000 offered by J. T. Thomas and Nick Rossi of Ash land. Fehl was the second high official of the county to be allegedly con nected with the ballot stealing and destruction since Saturday noon. Sheriff Gordon L. Schermerhorn was arrested Saturday evening, and freed that night on $5000 bonds furnished by Tom Taylor and Jens Jensen of this city. Three In Josephine Jail T. 1. Brecheen of Ashland. John Glenn, county Jailer, snd C. W. (Chuck) Davis, all arrested Saturday, are held by state police. In the Jose phine county Jail at Grants Pass. Efforts to secure their release on bonds were underway. , Davis has figured rather promi nently in local county affairs the past two weeks. He is a machinist, and was appointed a deputy at the county machine shops by County Judge Fehl. The appointment was not approved by the county court. Mayor Jones of Rogue River was ap pointed a road supervisor recently. Neither the state police, the dis trict attorney's office, or the city police would affirm or deny the re port, from a high source, that several confessions had been made. The authorities admitted that they would never issue warrants for the arrest of county officials save upon the strongest evidence. IMtrlng "Congress Meeting Officials stated today, that they had established beyond doubt, that the theft and destruction of the bal- Continued on Page Plve) Fi 7 11 T 7 UiiXL WCCK J Medford Mail RIVER ANO THREE r EARL H, FEHL, county Judge, ar rested today in connection with theft of ballots from the courthouse last Momlav night, during a meeting of the socalled "Good Government Congress." Fehl was active In con nection with the organization. Warrants signed by City Police Of ficer Tom Robinson this afternoon ordered the arrest of Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin, president of the so-called "Good Government Congress"; her father, O. L. Brown, secretary of the congress; L. O. Van Wegen, and John Doe, on a charge of riotoxis and dis orderly conduct. Tho warrants were Issued as a re sult of Mrs. Martin horsewhipping Leonard N. Hall, editor of the Jack sonville Miner, in front of the Dally News office early Saturday evening. She was allegedly assisted by the others against whom complaints were Issued. FOX WESTCOAST LOS ANOEt.ES, Feb. 27. (API Fox West Coast Theatres. Inc., holding company for some fifty western the atres of the Fox chain today filed in federal court here a voluntary peti tion in bankruptcy. The court ap pointed Charles F. Skouras, senior partner of the firm of Skouras Bro thers, as receiver. Skouras Issued a statement thru his attorney that high rentals, costly purchase contracts and low admis sion prices In the theatres Involved were responsible for the insolvency. It was Indicated that several theatres may be closed. Wallowa Bank To Reorganize LA GRANDE, Ore., Feb. 27. (ff) Word was received here today that the Stockgrowers and Farmers Na tional bank of Wallowa, Ore., has closed for reorganization. V V MI TOFT USE GAS PIPE, GUNS BUT ESCAPE FAILS One Prisoner Commits Sui cide, Other Disarmed As Attempt Foiled Planned to Use Warden As Shield SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27. (jp) Mar tin Colson and Lloyd Sampsell, Fol som prisoners, commanded the prison administration building with home made guns today in a plot to force Warden Court Smith and guards to escort them to liberty. The plot failed. Colson committed aulclde and Sampsell was disarmed. The desperate, fantastic plot to es cape was put Into action when Samp sell and Colson were admitted to the prison hospital. The men drew from their clothing homemade guns, designed from gas pipe, loaded with homemade bullets corresponding to those of 46 caliber. The guns actually worked. Colson and Sampsell "covered five guards and a gatekeeper in the prison hospital, and sent word to Warden Smith to Join them. The warden said Sampsell told him the plot was to force their way. out through the prison gates; using the warden as a shield against an attack from the guard towers. 1 Colson was serving a life sentence for murder In San Diego county and Sampsell Is serving two to 10 years Continued on Page Five) -f Fire Partially Burns Reichstag BERLIN, Feb. 27. (AP) Fire, which the police were certain was of incendiary origin, partly destroyed the relchstag building tonight, but was extinguished after about two hours. Police seized a man who said he was a Dutch communist. They an nounced he had confessed setting the fire. Roosevelt I CLAUDS A.SWANSON -3C. QF KAVY- In addition to 8enator Cordell Hull of Tannessea for tacrtUry of state, William H. Woodln of New York for secretary of the treasury and Qtorge H. Dern, former governor of Utah, for secretary of war, announced recently by Mr. Roosevelt, It waa authentically revealed that the other seven members of hie cabinet have been selected. The cabinet setups, accepted In Washington Includes Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana for attorney general; James A, Farley of New York, postmaster general: Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia, secretary ol navy; Harold leket of Illinois, secretary of Interior; Henry A, Wallace of Iowa, secretary of agriculture; Daniel C. Roper of North Carolina, tecretary of commerce, and France, Perkins of New York, secretary of labor, (Associated Press Photnst iris Popularity Contest Opened Today With Rush MEDFOKD, OREGON, MOM L VJ Lza U LbUULn Tribune's Extra Sets New Record In Street Sales The Mail Tribune "extra", carrying stories on the arrest of Sheriff Schermerhorn and the lashing of Editor Leonard Hall by Henrietta B. Martin, president of the Good Government Congrese all hot developments Saturday evening sold like hotcakes both in Medford and surrounding towns. The "extra served to clear the atmosphere of wild rumors which had been flying thick and fast all day Saturday. There were 2250 copies of the extra sold In Medford and vicin ity, a new record for street sales. One newsboy disposed of over eighty papers on a downtown cor ner without moving out of his tracks. MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 27. (AP) The pneumonia area in the lower lobe of Mayor Anton J. Cermak's right lung has practically doubled In size since It was discovered yesterday. Dr. Karl A. Meyer announced today. "While the pneumonia area Is twice as large as it was yesterday, It la not more alarming because It remains confined to the right 'lower lobe," Dr. Meyer said. "The spread from yesterday does not Indicate that a corresponding spread my develop. On the contrary, It may diminish." MAIL MORTGAGE BILL PASSES HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. -(AP) The Stesgall bill authorizing federal land bank mortgage extensions, di rect loans to borrower and remortl zatlon of debts, was passed today by the. house and sent to the senate. Cabinet Selection Practically Sk rTOtSJ . JAMES A. PAPACY KSj-TT--- I Ijjhy i'Wv,'.; FRANKLIN 0. ROOSEVELT I TTT 1 ' From Day Debt nn DAY, FEBRUARY 27, IMPORTANT BILLS AWAIT ACTION IN SE! Beer Act and Utilities Pro gram Among Matters for Final Disposition Sales Tax Plan On Horizon (By the Associated Press) Number bills Introduced, 892, or which 590 In house and 342 In senate. Two years ago 805 Intro duced, 413 In house and 302 In benntc. Total number bills and resolu tions received 1001. Measures signed by governor 142. Vetoed by governor, 1. Became laws without signature 3. Measures ready for signature, 117. Proposals passed by one house, yet to be acted upon by other, 177. Withdrawn or substituted for, 101. Killed by vote or committee ac tion, 187. New measures remaining In com mittees or Just reported out, 164. Bills on today's calendars, 50, of which 31 up for first time. f By CI.AVTONV, B!KSI1ABD. Associated Press Staff Writer. SALEM, keb. 27. AP) Going Into what legislative leaders believe will be the last week of the session, the Oregon state, legislature today faced a program calling tor final dis position of the beer bill and utilities program, and first floor consideration of the truck and bus and automo bile license bills, chain store assess ments and possible reporting out of a definite sales tax proposal. Tho program.' as contemplated, ap peared too large for one day, even after nine days have passed beyond the regular 40-day period. There can be no night session tonight, aa that time haa been set aside for the tra ditional "third house" program, but (Continued on Page Pour) RI3UNE 1933. GO tnu Central Point Farmer's Claim on Apples Starts Bitter, Sustained Attack Orchardist-Editor Forced to Settle Up for Fruit Purchased After Taking Case to High Court in Evasion Effort This is unotlier of a series of articles written hy Ccorgo Codding to correct falsehoods published recently lit the Medford Ilally News. I have been attacked and libeled. by Banks, formerly owner of thei morning newspaper, on many occa sions lately. The public generally want to know tne reason for his false statements and vicious attacks. Before I became district attorney In 1929. a farmor living near Central Point came to my law office and placed In my hands a olalm agalnat the Suncreat Orchards. Inc., which corporation was owned by Banks. The claim was for approximately al.OOO which Banks had agreed to pay for an apple crop. Many times thla far mer had tried to get Banks to pay the bill, but he had refused. The apples had been sold outright to Banks for a certain sum per ton. Banks packed the fruit which he had bought and agreed to pay for It. and shipped tiie apples east to market. Fruit Not Wasted. Somewhere In the eaat. the United States government seized and held tno fruit because it had not been prop- ai.1t, msilin nrilAn If. W navicert . ,NOW, UNDERSTAND. THIS FROIT WAS NOT CONSIGNED TO BANKS, (Continued on Page Eight) T C. M. Brown, secretary of the "Good Government Congress" tihls morning filed an application with the county court, for the right to hold a meeting In the courthouse auditorium tonight. The request was denied. Commissioners Billings and Nealon approved the denial. County Judge Fehl took no part. Complete WILLIAM H. WOODIN -3C OF TKCAOUKY- HENRY A.WAIUCE -AIMICULJUKS -' Payment Forced i1 'v n r TAKES OP DUTIES The grand Jury for the March term of court, whloh began today, was ap proved and sworn in this afternoon by Circuit Judge H, D Norton, The court spent the greater part of the morning questioning the grand Jur ors and Instructing them In their duties under Oregon law. The . members of tho grand Jury arc: B. C. Dixon, Talent, service station operator. Alice P. Pratt, nurse, Mrdford. Marie Iverson Putney, house wife, Medford. l.eo Jammerthel, laborer, A sit. . land. Jitinet. H, Beck, laborer, Med ford. Thomas J. Bell, Jr., farmer. Talent. George J. Fink, farmer, ft. F. D. No. t, Medford. The grand Jury was drawn from list of 31 names. The petit Jury list is as follows: W. G. Knlps, farmer, Medford Luke Ryan, farmer, Central Point, Oscar Tuttle, fireman, Ashland: Rob ert Russell, clerk, Ashland; Lillian E. MoCracken, Talent, housewife; Grace E. Andrews, Ashland, housewife; H. W. Young, orchardist, Medford; L, a BUllnge, civil engineer. Talent; Ber tha Dunlop, housewife. Butte Falls; Joanna Dickey, housewife, Medford. R. F. D. No. 1: Edward Kubll, farmer, Applegate; Harry weagant, farmer, Talent; Bert Stancllff, farmer. Phoe nix; Charles W. DeCarlow, farmer, Ashland; Agnee O. Kelly, housewife Medford; G. W. Atkins, farmer, Med ford, R. F. D. No. 3; J. E. Garner, caretaker. Medford: James M- Fire stone, laborer, Ashland; Everett Bal ley, farmer. Talent, and William Perry, farmer. Eagle Point. The grand jury will organise this afternoon, and start deliberations !n the morning. U. S. TO CO-OPERATE IN LEAGUE ACTION WASHINGTON", Feb. 37. (P) American cooperation with the ad visory committee created by the Lea gue of Nations to follow the Man- .chAtrlan government was announced today by the state department. This advisory committee is not the conciliation committee, but another committee similarly organized for the purpose of following the develop ments In the Far East and tcting upon them a they progress. Gold Star Mother Will Visit France ORANT6 PASS, Feb. 3Tv VP) Mra. Arllla E. Patton. gold star mother of Grant Pass, haa advised the govern ment of ber Intention to make the pllgrlmaire to the grave of her son, Darrsll V. Patton, a member of Co. C. 347th machine gun batallion, who was slain in Prance September 39. 11)18. PRESIDENT BAKER OF NATIONAL CITY QUITS NBW YORK. Feb. 37. (VP) Hugh B. Baker today resigned as presi dent of the National City company, affiliate of the National City bank. Paid-Up Circulation People who pay for theli newspaper ira the best prospect (or toe adver ctsera. &. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. rhia newspaper is a. a 0. No. 28S. ELI ROOT SAYS W0ULDBE FUTILE Secret Emissary From State Department Told U. S. Would Eventually Win But Would Gain Nothing1 By PAUL MALLOJJ (Copyrighted by MoClure Newspaper Syndicate) WASHINGTON, Fob 37. A secret emissary from tho state department slipped up to see Elthu Boot a few daya ago to get aome advice on the Japanese situation. Root told him we should keep out of war with Japan. He said It would be n long, expensive conflict, we would ultimately win. But he warn ed we would spend a lot of money and get nothing out of it. That practical advice from an elder statesman and former secretary of stato made an Impression on the men higher up. The futility of suoh a war. from commonsense standpoint, la also aup posed to have been impressed on the Japanese government by Debuchl, the Japanese ambassndor to Washington. Our people understand his view is 1 " that Japan might win a few naval battles at the outset, but could not ultimately defeat the United States. His personal opinion has been that a war with us would ruin Japan finan cially and internationally for several generatlona. Such aage confidential counsels in both capitals should keep the situs- tlon from getting out of hand. It la ' quite evident that expected events In the Far East will cause aome hyaterla among those who are easily aroused. A declaration of war by Japan -on China haa been expected for eome time. That will mean some p" our Chinese commerce. Cool heads will be needed on botn sides of the Pacific to keep the blood pressure down. Our officials have some suspicion. (Continued on Page Four) 1 ASSAULT SUSPECT ROSEBURO. Ore., Feb. 37. (API State authorities have been request ed by Sheriff Webb of Douglas coun ty to be on the lookout for Robert Moore, 35. a hitch hiker, believed to be tho person who last night assault ed and robbed C. McComber, travel ing salesman of San Francisco, on the Dodge Canyon road near Elkton. According to meagre detalla received here by telephone from Elkton, Mo Comber was round In a dazed condi tion several hours after the assault and unable to give a very clear ac count of his experience. He had picked up Moore In Boseburg on his way to Reedsport., McComber, It was reported, waa beaten severely, dump ed out of his auto and robbed of hta money and clothing by his assailant, who then drcve away In his car. , NSULL. FAMILY, AIDES INDICTED CHICAGO, Feb. 27. (AP) Samuel luaull, Sr., members of his family and 18 other former officers and directors of the bankrupt corporation securities company were Indicted today on charges of using the malle in a scheme to defraud. Heading the Hat of defendants were the former head of the vast Insult utilities and Investment empire, now an exile In Greece; hie son. Samuel, Jr. still a member of the executive staff of the operating utllitlea in Chi cago, and his brother, Martin, who la in Canada fighting extradition to Chi cago en state charges of larceny and embezzlement.
