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Tomorrow and Saturday Last Days Merchants- Tribune Contest The Weather Forecast: Unsettled tonight ind Friday; occasional rain. Normal tem- edford Mail Tribjne Paid-Up Circulation People, who pay tor their newspapers &ro the beet prospects for the adver tiser. A. a O. circulation la paid dp circulation, mis newspaper u a. a. a HlgheH Yesterday Lowest this morning Twenty-Seventh Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933. No. 291. M FECI KID MM ACTION IN BAUOTTHEFT I Order Signed by Judge , Duncan Ties Hands of County Judge, Who Would Aid Suspects to Freedom County Judge Earl H. Fehl at about IS minutes of 13" today Iflsufd a warrant for the arrest of Chief of Police Clalous McCredle on a charge of contempt of court when lie refused to appear before Judge Fehl this morning on the seirlce of four ha beas corpus writs In connection with arrests In the ballot theft case,, ac cording to the Judge. "That warrant wll be served If It shakes the very foundation of Jack son county," Judge Fehl told the Mall Tribune this afternoon, and said that the warrant had been placed In the hands of the deputy sheriff, lie said the sheriff had been directed to serve the warrant. Chief Mct'redie had not been lo cated at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and as far as could he learned, the war rant had not been served. "There Is no proper warrant out for the arrest of Chief McCredle as far as this office Is concerned,' was the statement iyade by the district attorney's office this afternoon, "be cause of the fact that Judge YV. M. Duncan shortly before noon ordered the county court to desist and re frain' from any further action In connection with the writs." A certified copy of the Judge's or der, which was Issued shortly before noon, was filed In the clerk's office at 1 o'chn-k and served on the sheriff shortly thereafter, according to the district attorneys office. This makes any action by the sheriff In connec tion wlfh the service of the warrant Illegal as the bench warrant is said by the. district attorneys office not to carry the proper seal. The certified copy of Judge Dun can's order was delivered to Judge Fehl at 1:48 p. m., according to Dep uty District Attorney George W. Nell- son, and It was reported at the court houe that Judge Fehl threw the copy hack Into the county clerk's office, from the court chambers. Fehl said this afternoon that he probably Issued the warrant "about 15 ml notes of 13," and added:.. "A warrant Isn't time." When he appeared before Judge Duncan In circuit court this morn ing concerning the affidavit of preju dice and the motion of appeal filed. Fehl was reported to have denied both the prejudice and appeal. An appeal to higher court Is pos sible, under the law. The district attorney's office ex pressed the opinion that Sheriff Gor don h. Schermerhorn was liable for his bond as an officer, as well as personally. If he proceeded to serve the warrant Issued by Fehl after hav ing seen the circuit Judge's order. A restraining order prohibiting County Judge E. H. Fehl from exercis ing any Judicial powers In the Jack son county ballot theft and destruc tion cases. In which he is a defend ant, was signed early this afternoon by Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan of Klamath county, presiding in this dis trict. Restraining order signed by Judge Dunsan says the county Judge is "ordered and directed to certify the records in the ca.e. and transmit same forthwith to the circuit court." The order also directs that the county Judge "desist and refrain from any further action in said criminal matter" the ballot robbery case. A certified copy of the restraining order was placed In the hands of Sheriff Schprmerhorn for service. Fehl Would Free Suspects Application for the restraining order was filed this morning, follow ing the denial by Fehl of motions filed with him, seeking an appeal from the county court to the circuit court, and filing of affidavits of prejudice against Fehl. The action followed the move of Fehl late yes terday. Issuing writs of habeas cor pus for J. Croft and Virgil Eddington, held In the city Jail, and T. L. Bre cheen of Ashland and O. W. (Chuck) Davis, held by the state police In the Josephine county Jail at Grants Pass. A habeas corpus writ was also Issued In circuit court by Judge W. M. Duncan, for C. W. McKlttrick. re puted leader of the "Greensprlng Mountain Boys." It Is returnable to- I morrow. Want Impartial Hearing. The affidavits of prejudice were signed by Chief of Police CI a to us McCredle. and set forth that a "fair and Impartial hearing could not be obtained.' and that Fehl was a co- defendant with the other defendants In the ballot theft case It was contended that Brecheen and Davis, held in Josephine county, were outside the Jurisdiction of the county court and county Judge. The hab-as corpus proceedings were made returnable this morning at 10' e clock. At that hour the dietrijj Roosevelt, Hoover To Talk Finances At Friendly Meet WASHINGTON. March 2. (AP) President Hoover and President elect Roosevelt will sit down to gether at the White House tomor row for what Is scheduled as a for mal call of respect, but apparently reliable sources reported today that other than social subjects prob ably would be discussed. It was Indicated that both have matters they wish to discuss with each other outside of the purely formal routine, and Intimation was given that economic subjects might be talked about. OBSERVE HOLIDAY; Medford banks closed their doors this morning following receipt of a proclamation from Governor Julius L. Meier, announcing a' three day moratorium throughout the state. They will remain closed, heads of banks stated, until. Monday morning, when regular business will be re sumed at the usual time. The same program has been adopted by all three banks of the city, and It was believed that Ashland banks I would Join the local Institutions In the manner In which they will observe the moratorium. While doors are closed for the three day period to regular business, persons wishing access to their safe ty deposit boxes will be granted ad mission and the banks will distrib ute change In return for currency In order to cause no cessation In buying and selling. No checks, 'however, will be accepted before Monday, and no withdrawals will be granted. The Federal Reserve bank in Port land, a telegram received from there Informed bankers, will continue transaction of business, except as limited by the state holiday. No other banks are remaining open for business, B. E. Harder, president of the First National bank, declared In contradiction of press report to that effect. Several Portland banks, he stated, are open to the same type of business as the Medford banks are carrying on. He described as false any reports of withdrawals, adding that the banks might be allowing small change to persons In danger of going hungry, but that no regular business was being transacted, ac cording to instructions wired from the Rose City. The same program is being carried out by banks of California and Ari zona, he further stated, and declared as absolutely false any rumors about town, predicting a longer morator ium. . (By the Associated Press) A statewide three-day bank holiday ordered today by Governor Julius L. (Continued on Page Five) TOKYO, Mar. 3. W) A Ren.ro (Japanese) news agency dispatch from Chlnchow, Manchuria, said today that two Japanese airplanes had bombed an airdrome recently established at Jehol City, the capital of the north ern province of Jehol. by Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang, north China mil itary leader. LTNGYUAN, Jehol, China, Mar. 3. (&) Major-General Tadashl Kawa hara, commanding the sixteenth Jap anese lnfsntry, swept through this city this morning on the heels of the retreating Chinese, and marched on toward Jehol City. 4 ADDED TO AUSTIN. Texas, March 2. (AP) Governor Miriam A. Fergus-.m today proclaimed a financial moratorium In Texas for five days and ordered all banks to remain closed. PORTLAND, Ore.. March 2. (AP) Senator Thomas J. Walsh, " who died today, has a brother, -Felix J. Walsh, living In Portland. He was eating breakfast todr when he was told of the senators death. He said he would make plans for attending the funeral. attorney's office had not prepared Its motions, which were not tlltd until 11 oclock. Further steps to end the turmoil (Continued on Pige Two; MOVEMENT ASSASSINS' VIGTIIV1 i i SALES TAX HAS Revenue Raising Must Be Settled Before Adjourn ment Chain Store Tax to Bring On Bitter Fight SALEM, March 3. (AP) The Ore gon legislature continued work on Its heavy calendars today while the in terest of the state at largo and of most legislators, the executive office and state banking department was centered on the three-day bank mora torium declared, its effects and Im mediate results. Both houses plunged into import ant legislative matters, while at the same time legislation was being drafted relative to regulator bank ing laws to become effective before Monday when all banks are scheduled to reopen. These bills were expected to fall Into the hopper the first thing tomorrow. If not late tonight, and the decks would be cleared for their immediate consideration. SALEM, March 2 (AP) The house of representatives this morning, un der special order of business, will plunge into consideration of the gene ral sales tax, the major revenue rais ing measure before the Oregon legis lature. And this Is but one of the big Issues to be settled before it would seem adjournment could be taken. ' The utility control bill was not on today's calendar and would not be considered before tomorrow unless a special move Is made to advance the bill. Permanent license plates was among the. matters on .the house eal-. eudar, while' a negative report on the chain store tax bill was expected to bring out a fight on the floor. The house has fil bills on Its calendar and the senate 17. Refuse Cleared Away. Both houses of the Oregon legisla ture cleared their calendars yesterday of much "refuse" material to make way for the final spurt on major legislation prior to adjournment. The material was cleared, both by defeats and approval of minor proposals. The utility control bill came to the house from the senate in an amended form. A vote of 31 to 27 rejected the minority house committee report to pass the original bill, while the ma jority of the committee amended it even further than the senate had done. Including replacing some of the features of the budget supervision section. Much of the control was tsken out of the seven-point pro- (Continued on Page Four) NEIGHBORSTUSS HEARD IN COURT A circuit court Jury today -was hear ing the damage suit of Manilla Bur- dell agAlnst Dell p. Wllkerson, both of this city, for $10,000 damages, al legedly sustained May 12, last during a neighborhood quarrel between the litigants. Mrs. Burdell alleges physi cal pain and Injury, as the result of a beating. Letters, one consisting of eight pages, were Introduced this morning as evidence. The complaint alleges that during the course of the combat the defend ant repeated: "Bite the dust, Manil la, bite the dust!" The trouble, the evidence reveals, started in a dispute over clothes on a clothesline, and blown against a fence. The fence was shopped down. Allison Moulton. attorney for the defense, this morning while cross examining Mrs. Burdell. attempted to show that a scar on her leg was sus tained when ahe fell off her house, and not, as charged, when dragged across the lawn by Mrs. Wilkinson. The case is expected to go to the Jury late today. STILL NEAR DEATH MIAMI, Ha., March V ( AP) The condition of Mrs. Joe H. Gill, Miami society woman wounded by one of Giuseppe Zagara'a bullets when he attempted to assassinate President elect Roosevelt, still la critical. Dr. T. W. Hutson ssld today: S "Mrs. GUI's condition la critical. She Is righting a severe Infection enured by the bulle .wound In the sodomen. During last week she has .held up the ssme condition throughout." Marked Improvement In the con dition of May- Anton Cermslc of Chirsfio rontir ied to build up nope I xor nia recovery today. Sen. Walsh Dies Aboard Train Enroute to Take Cabinet Post GETS 3 YEARS ON PORTLAND. March 3 (AP) John M. Glover, 43, former teller and as sistant cashier of the Klamath Falls National bank, was today sentenced to three years at McNeil Island fed eral prison when he pleaded guilty to embezzlement of about 98000 over a period of seven years. Glover worked at the bank for two years before he took a small sum, tending' to return it, according to Llvy Stlpp, assistant United States attorney, who prosecuted the case, Defalcations Increased, however, and the teller became hopelessly In volved. He managed to keep the shortages from examiners for a con siderable time but finally, when he realized the extent of the shortage, he told his employers. A pica of leniency by Francis Marsh, his attorney, was disregarded by Federal Judge James Alger Fee. ECONOMY PLANS . WASHINGGTON, ; March. J2rrr(AP(j Speaker Garner today told newspaper men advisors of President-elect Roose velt had completed an economy pro gram to shave from $160,000,000 to 200.000,000 off government costs. The program was drafted by. Rep resentative Douglas of Arizona, President-elect Roosevelt's choice for di rector of the budget, and S wager Sherley, a close associate. Garner said that under the treas ury -postof flee department supply bills provisions giving Mr. Roosevelt power to reorganize the government, most of the economies could be ef fected by executive orders. The beauty- of manwinita, a well known local wood, Is well demon strated in a out on exhibition today at the Chamber of Commerce. Brought In by M. M. Gault of 105 Tripp street. It displays a rich red grain with a natural polish, scarcely understand able. The out, upon first glace, appears to have been very thoroughly polish ed. More complete Inspection reveals that nature has been the polisher of the raw wood SPECIAL SESSION LATE WASHINGTON. March 2 (AP) The capitol heard today that President-elect Roosevelt probably would call the special session of the new congress late in March, but Speaker Garner said he had no Information. The last time I talked with Mr. Roosevelt, he suggested thst the spec ial session be held in mid-April," Gar ner told Inquirers. IN EMERGENCY RELIEF WA 8 HTNGTGON, March 3. f AP) Five states today received emergency relief loans from the reconstruction finance corporation, totaling over $2, 347.000, of which Oregon was granted $32,500. The Oregon loan Is to care for Marlon county during March and April. . R. F. C. Loans Made. WASHINGTON. March 2 fAP) The reconstruction corporation au thorized loans of 134.201, 000 in Janu ary to help the country meet financial troubles. Financial Institutions re ceived $74 554,064, of which $46,215. 265 went to banks and trust com panies. In. Alabama 6000 families have moved from cltte to farms wlt.hln the past year, says F. W. Oit, agrt- cultural statistician. Death During Honeymoon f,,.n,m, l ii.iiiiliii amiiji i.i ... ii .Jin ii.ii. ii ... ,. i ; Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, whose death occurred on board train early today, shown with his bride of a few days, the former Senora N I eves Perez Chnumont de Truffln, In Miami, Fin. They were en route to WflMilngtim, where Senator Walsh was to become attorney general In Roosevelt's cabinet. BOETCHER RELEASED BY KIDNAPERS, UNHARMED DENVER, March 2. (AP) Nearly seventeen "days and nights of black ness, discomfort and threats" he en dured In the hands of kidnapers has ended today for Charles Boettcher 2nd, 31-year-old heir to riches. Ho wss returned unharmed last night. "Thank God, It's all over." young Boettcher said in hla first utterance since the kidnapers released him in the stockyards district. There were conflicting statements last night as to whether his multi millionaire father, Claude K. Boett cher, had paid the (60,000 ransom demanded by the abductors when they seized the young Investment broker, the night of Feb. 12. Devel opments today, however, showed the money had been paid. "Where I was held and by whom do not know." young Boettcher Id. "It appeared to be In a base ment of some house 18 hours by fast automobile from Denver. Neither do I know who my abductors were but there were two of them possibly three." The climax to the west's most amazing kidnaping came with start ling suddenness. Shortly after six p. m. last night, Dr. John M. Foster, young physician and close friend of Boettcher, drove to a designated spot AS RELIEF HEAD Hamilton Patton, appointed chair man of relief work In Jackson county the first of the year, announced to day that he handed his resignation to the county court yesterday after noon, following announcement of ap pointment of the relief committee by Governor Julius h. Meier. The resig nation had not been accepted last night. Mr. Patton stated today that he offered hla services go the county for a period of two montha as manager of relief. The time expired March I. The same service, he stated, was of fered each candidate for county Judge. NO OFFERS IN SALE PORTLAND. Ore., March 2. -CAP) The depth to which the market for certain bonds has been depressed was reflected here Monday when the state highway commission found It self without a single bidder for the advertised issue of $1,500,000 state highway refunding bonda. The Issue will be readvertisrd and bids will be called for later this month. -f- NEW YORK, March 2.-( AP) The New York Federal Rnerv Bank to- day Increased its rediscount rate to SSi per cent from 2 per cent. near the mxuilclpal airport... In hla automobile he had $60,000. There the kidnapers wero waiting Although they remained out of sight themselves, they allowed the physic ian a glimpse of their blindfolded victim. Foster dropped the bag con taining the money and raced for Denver to Inform young Boettcher's family. Soon after young Boettcher tele phoned his mother, Mrs. MUlson Mc cormick, from a drugstore In the vicinity where he had been released, Foster and Norman Barwlae sped to the spot and picked him up. "Some place along the way stopped and I got the impression another man Joined us," young Boettcher said. "That's what makes me think there were three in the gang. "Finally the men said they were going to let me out. They said that after I had been let out I should count to 160. 'Then go around the corner whore you will find a tele phone' " he continued. 'Be sure and call your parents as they are worried about you. I called them and here I am. Seventeen days It seems more like seventeen years of blackness, discomfort and threats thank God, it's all over." SUE KINGFISH FOR WASHINGTON, Mar 2. 'P) Gam uel T. Ansel, recently counsel for the senate committee inquiry into the election of John T. Overton of Louis iana, today sued Senator Huey Long for $500,000 damages on slander charges. j In the District of Columbia su preme court, the former Judge advo cate general of the army contended he has been actually damaged to the extent of $250,000 by the speech made by Long in the senate February 21, which brought htm; Ansell said, Into "public slander. Infamy and disgrace." He asked an additional $250,000 as punitive damages. WASHINGTON, March 2. (AP) Representative Ralney of Illinois will be speaker of the house In the next congress. Tokyo Shaken By Heavy Temblor TOKYO. March 3. (Friday) (AP) An earthquake of unusual strength and duration shook the Tokyo re gion at 2:30 a m. today. F'.rst re port ssld only rainor damage had been caused. T ATTACK TAKES .mi uu WASHINGTON, March 2. (AP) Shock and surprlM was the re action of the capital today at' word of the death of Senator Walsh of Montana in the midst of preparations for a brilliant In augural that was to have brought him Into the attorney general ship. The Kciiatc Immediately adopt ed resolutions of regret and ad journed out of respect to Mr. Walsh. A 10 o'clock meeting had been called to expedite Important legislation. ROCKY MOUNT, N C, Mar. 2. (Pi Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana died suddenly of a heart at tack aboard an Atlantic Coast Line train near Wilson today, while en route to Washington with hla bride, whom he married Saturday In Ha vana. The senator, who had been appoint-) ed attorney-general In the cabinet of I President-elect Roosevelt only a few daya ago, was stricken and died with in a few minutes as he lay face down ward In a berth In hia drawing-room. Ho was 73 yeare old. Death occurred at 7:10 a. m.. as Conductor Herbert Weatherspee, op erating on the train nebweim lAurens, S.' O., and Rocky Mount, felt hla pulse.. . .. . . i. Four Present. - f Only the conductor, Mrs. WalBh (Continued on Page Ten) DEBTS ORDERED BY In a decree and order handed down In circuit court late yesterday by Cir cuit Judge William M. Duncan, Judg ment la awarded O. B. Waddell In two suits for collection of money against the Buncreat Orchards, Inc., L. A. Banks, president, and against L. A. Banks and Edith R. Banks. The total amount of the Judgment, on two mortgages, against orchard and resi dential property is $11,028.44. The order also provides that "if through inability or refusal the sher iff falls to act," he coroner shall act. and If the coroner falls or refuses, an elisor shall be named by the court, upon a supplemental order. The de cree also provides that the court re tain Jurisdiction pending final set tlement. In the findings and conclusions of the court, It is held that the affi davit of prejudice filed by Banks, was not within the time prescribed by law, and further that the preju dice affidavit was not based upon facte. In the Judgment against the Sun- crest Orchards, Inc., $4300 Is allowed on the first cause of action, and $2028.44 on the second count; $4500 la allowed In the second action. In volved In the proceedings la unpaid county taxes for the past four years. The case was based upon loans made and secured by mortgages in the orchard property, and on resi dential property In this city. 4 STATE TREASURY SALmf, Mar. 2. fn Immediately upon word of the three-day bank moratorium among legislators and state employes, a miniature run was started on the state treasury office, which was open at the time. Follow ing the cashing of numerous checks. some In three figures, Rufus C. Hoi- man, state treasurer, called a con ference and Issued the following or der: Owing to the bank moratorium which has Just been declared It will be necessary for me to decline to cash further bank checks until such time as business Is resumed by the several banking institutions," SPOKANE, Wash., March 2. (AP) Directors of the old National Bank at Trust Co. and the First National Trust &t Ravings Banx here late last night placed a restriction on with drawals aa permitted by the Wash ington legislature yesterday. TO FOR U BANKS Investigation Hits Chicago Financial Institutions Blow to Pride Senate Wit nesses Look Foolish By JAMBS MrMVLLIX (Copyrighted by MoCluro Newspap.r Syndicate.) NEW YORK, Mar. 2. .Max steutr canny Tammany lawyer may be be seen In the role of chief Inquis itor for the senate stock market In vestigation. He Is said to be recep tive to the Idea of working for a cdmmltteo with a Democratic chair- man though he wouldn't work with' Norbeck. Utility people hear that the federal trade commission's investigation of their activities will not be curtailed after all. The necessary part of the appropriation will be restored with the warm approval of the new Preal-. dent. Just another try gone wrong.. The Insull Inquiry aa so far con ductedmight have been tailored to order for New York benefit. New York banks are gloating a bit. They figure that Chicago's claim to finan cial preeminence will certainly ba handicapped by the evidence that Chicago's banks were far worse suck ers for the Insull transactions than, their New York brothers. Of course New York's turn could still come. The financial community was pret ty well dtsguated with the perform ance of Jackson Reynolds and Myron' Taylor before the senate committee. The senate, won the round easily' when the wltnosses couldn't suggest how the demanded budget-balancing act should be accomplished. One of the witnesses la privately but vehe mently insisting that he " was mis quoted. New York is skeptical. The incident gave, rise to the crack: "What WOtlld TflVlnr aViH Rvnr,1rli know about budget balancing? They oan't even balance their own." Nei- (Continued on Page Eight) : 4- ROOSEVELT OFF NEW YORK. March 3. (AP) Guarded by an army of 700 uniformed police and plaln-olothes men in addi tion to a detachment of secret ser vice operatives, Franklin D. Roose velt left today for Washington to be sworn In as president of the United States. The presfdent-esct and hla party left the Roosevelt home by automo bile at 4:03 p. m., and drove directly to the Liberty street ferry to cross the Hudson to Jersey City, N. J., where a special train was waiting. There were 100 police stationed around the Roosevelt home, half a -hundred rode motorcycles as an es cort, more than 200 were stationed along the route to the ferry, and 300 were assigned to the ferry house. - WILL ROGER? BEVERLY HILLS, Cal Mar. 1. Englnud says: "'We won't sell war materials to Japan, as she has been proven the aggressor nation." We say; "Well, that would be tak ing sides." We want to be in the position where we can sell to both sides. Then they wonder why Eu rope thinks we are always out for the douph. Let's don't kid ourselves. We are out for it a lot of the time. England tries to stop war; we try to stop dis-. armament. One fellow tries to 1 stop the actual fight; we try to regulate the number of bullets he shall have after ths fight starts. Take your pick as to who is t ho humanitarian. - Tours,
