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Newspaper Page TextPaid-Up Circulation People who pay tor tbeu newspapers it the oeet prospacu lor tha ad.ar Beers, a. B O circulation la paid up circulation. Tola oawapapar la a. B . a EBFORD MAIL Twenty-Seventh Yeai MEDFOKU, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1933. No. 306. mi i The Weather rorectast:L'nettled with mln to night and Thursday ; no change In temperature. Highest yesterday '0 Lowest this morning a? TRIBUNE M Wis LEWEHI . 1 1 lUIl III m m m w M m m i m mc m m v u u zs uja Comment the on Day's News By FRANK JNEKINS YOU have seen, in an prooaDiuiy. the beautiful monument to the seagulls In Salt Lake City. It waa the seagulls, you will re member, that saved the community in lta first year by eating the grass hoppers that were destroying the growing crops, without which the people would certainly have starved. ROMS, as you know, was saved by the cackling of the geese that detected Invadera creeping In upon the city and by their noise aroused the aleeplng defenders. Geese, ever since, have been .held In grateful re membrance In Borne. M AND you know the thrilling atory of Arnold Wlnklereld. the Swiss, who broke the Austrian phalanx by aweeplng within hla grasp a dozen spears and 1 centering them In his own bosom, thus opening through the ranks of the phalanx a way for his comrades, but giving his own life for the good of his country. SALT LAKB CITY haa her seagulls; Rome has her geese: Switzer land has her Arnold Wlnkclreld aavloura all, and aa such cherished ' lovingly In tho memorlea of grateful peoplea. Medford and Jackson county have George PrescotW little catch comes Involuntarily Into one'a throat ana tears soring unbidden Into one's eyes at the thought who gave bla life for the good of hla community just as truly as Arnold Wlnkclreld gave his. POOR Oeorge Prescott, lying this tiff and stark In d.ath: unon whose coffin tho cold clods' will f airth-ftenioon:-He- -la a sacrifice, If ever a man was, upon the altar of his community's wel fare. After all the strife and agitation have died down, after the multifold trials that will be necessary have been held after Justice has been fln- llv done for Justice WILL be fin there la no longer any doubt of that Medford and Jackson county should unit gratefully to honor the mem orv of George Prescott. Sacrifices such aa his should not go unnoted- ET us live over briefly the tragedy of last Thursday morning. George Prescott waa given a war rant for the arrest of L. A. Banks It waa hla duty to aerve the war. rant. So, In the simple performance of hla duty, he went out to Banns . home. He knocked, the door was open ed, a shot rang out, a bullet tore through his body, and he fell back dead Into the arms of Sergeant o Brlen. With hla last breath, he whispered: Tell my ." but died before he could finish the pitiful message. JETWEEN the Bhooting and the fin al arrest of Banks, some three quarters of an hour elapsed, and during all thia time the body lay there on the porch, before the door where It fell. It HAD to. for all the facts In con- nectlon with lta position will be Im portant In the triat. It couldn't be disturbed. And during a large part of this time residents of Medford and Jack son county were passing by and look ing at It. lying there so still. You can Imagine what was passing through their minds, the emotions that were welling up within them. They were saying to themselvea " "THIS Is what all the atrife of the past few weeks haa brought to us." Yon can imagine how It angered those who had had no part In the etlrrlng up of the atrife. cauaing them to clinch their flsta and vow to put an end to all the murderoua dis cord: and how li. frightened and sob ered those who HAD had a part In It. allocking them Into realization of the deadly serious nature of the amazlg enterprise to which they had lent. In greater or less '-gree. their support. It was this shocking and sobering realization that prompted the later flood of horrified withdrawal from the Good Government Congress misnamed, If ever an organization waa. So you see how It waa that Oeorge Prescott became a martyr, a sacrifice, Continued on Page Threes MURDER, BALLOT THEFT CASES, IN Member of Attorney Gener al's Legal Staff Named at Request of Gov. Meier Will Also Open Probe. State police and the district attorney'a office have completed a thorough search of the Banks home, wlilrlt has been In the custody of the coroner since tha murder. They report finding "plenty of evidence documen tary and otherwise," Implicating Banks In both murder and crim inal syndicalism activities. Fiery letters he addressed to "congress men" have been turned over to the authorities." SALEM, Mar. 30. (fl) William Levoiis will act aa special prosecutor In all criminal mattera resulting from the controversy that has been raging in Jackson county for several months. At the request of Governor Julius L. Meier. Attorney-General I. H. van Winkle named the prosecutor from hta legal staff. Levens said he would appear berore the erand Jury at Medford today. The governors letter asking for tne appointment of a special prosecutor msde special referenve to the aiiegea thef v of ballot cast at the November election In Jackson county and the recent slaying of Constable George J. Prescott. charged to Llewellyn A. Banks, militant newspaper publisher and leader of the so-valled Good Gov ernment Congress. Levens waa also authorized to in vest'e&te all acts of criminal eyndi callsm. libel law infractions -and all other violations of the criminal laws of the state. utuiflm h. livens, named bv the Mv-mnr aa anAClal nmseCU'vOT fOT all actions arising out of the Jackson county agitation, arivea wis mwrn lngre.nd started-OT- lf-noas ' He H11 rnmvrnt With 111C district at" f-nrnov'a ntfil nd thA State' POllCO. He will have cnerge 01 me Jury wnicn convenes coinw.vw. Levens has been an assistant at-tK-nAv-tT.mATn.1 ftf- Orceon since 1929 and Is one of the leading attorneya h .tatj. tr wax orohlbitlon commissioner under Governor Walter M. Pierce. He waa prosecuung at . nab-- .OTiint.v for 12 vears tr WBa Knm ranr-d and educated In this state, and has been prominent - ,..n( l-oal matter- for voars. h. l well versed In all phases of the i ui. ciiv i Raker. Ore. Assistant Attornev-aenerai uev- said this morning, m a snori mi- vlew. that all mattera coming unoer 1.1. ...uLrfnn vnnM he handled as fast and consistently a possime, ana th.4 tin ha1 arjLI-t n WOTK to liiib chj. t wMi h.M hftr- of the in vestigation and prosecution or an murder, criminal Hynaivnawsm, ... ih.i iih-i .nri hallot-burnlnz cases In this he will be assisted by the 41... a t.trt-.. av'a rfft- . m, ratirl lnrv. Theodore J. Bell. Jr.. of Talent, foreman, will meet to morrow morning, to conswer eviaenoe on the Information charging L. A. Ti.nL. -1w.ai agitator and former edi tor; bla wife. Edith P.. Banks, and E. A. Fleming. Jacksonville orcn .t4h n-at. ifrr-M murder for the slaying of Constable Oeorge J. Pres cott last Thursday wnen tne latter went to the Banks home to serve a warrant for Banks' arrest aa one -t the secretly Indicted ballot-burners. Barks admitted firing the fatal -hrt mil told t hi- eollce that "he would do It again": Mrs. Banks aa- aert-cly held open tne door rnrousn which her husband fired the fatal anri vn-minir was in "confer ence'" with Banks. He was found armed, it waa said, and arrested wnen he endeavored to leave the murder scene. -m.j frranA liirv will devote lta in Itlal attention to the firat degree ... h..n-a ami will nroceed with its investigation of the other case aa fast aa pram Die. An early trial on the murder charge will be sought, and the other cases will be taken up aa soon thereafter aa possible, i... nanva ivintintifv! her cool and calm mien In her cell In the county Jail, and Jailers reported that her attitude had not cnargca since Thuraaay. r-tvw-. t local authorities lndl cated that Banks. In hla cell In the county Jail at Grants Pass, talked fm.1. tn nia im.rdg and lallmates. and was still defiant. He smokes clgarettea Incessantly and haa pen Mt. .it -vtr-mj. fi-rvousneM. Fleming, also held at Grants Pass, waa .annHjvf . vlewlnc the SltUS- tlon.wlth deep seriousness, and 'waa very nervous. H-nrletta B. Martin, president of the ' Good Government Congress" and one of the chief lieutenant of Banks, was still In Jail today, and no effort had been made to secure her ral.au nn 1 7 ".HA hnnila flhA WlU re por'cd aa calm, with her attitude changed but little. She haa no visi tors and spend her time leading. 4 n, .a n... am mil WASHINGTON, March 30. (AP) Tne nouae loaay passea ana sen. 10 Ihe senate a oui wnien wonia let 1 state banks and trust companies bor ic tom (edenl reserve ha n Irs. Assassin WALTER J. JONES BALLOT SUSPECT (E Mayor of Rogue River Ig nores Promise Made By Attorneys Claims He's III in Portland Hospital Tha district attorney'a office this afternoon ordered the arrest of Wal ter J. Jones, mayor of Rogue River, Indicted for ballot robbery. If and when, he la located In a Portland hospital, aa reported by his attorney. In an affidavit filed this morning. The etate police have been asked to locate Jones. Thomaa L. Brecheen of Ashland. held In the county Jail for . ballot stealing, filed an affidavit this after noon. In Justice court, stating tnac he was aick, and asking to be re leased for medical care. The affidavit waa signed by Dr. D. M. Brower of Ashlsnd. Walter J. Jones, mayor of Rogue River, road supervisor appointed by Earl H. Fehl aa county Judge, and Good . Government congress" leader in the north end of the county. failed to surrender this morning to the authorltlea aa promised by his attorneya, upon an indictment charg ing him with "burglary not In a dwelling." in connection with the brazen but bunglesome ballot robbery on the night or February 20, from a courthouse vault. . Ills attorneya, T. J. Enrlght and H. Von"Schmalz. "presented an affidavit this morning setting forth that Jones waa 111 in a Portland hospital and that he was unable to present himself. Saturday the . attorneya asaured the court that Jones was on hla way here and he waa to surrender this morning at teh o'clock. - . . . State DOllce waited after the Hour and were prepared to go In search of Jones.. The authorities are checking on the Portland hospitals,, and will ask that Jonea furnish a doctor's certificate to the court. Jonea waa one of the 17 named men. and six John Does listed in a secret Indictment, charging them with the ballot thefts. Claude ' Ward, a brother-in-law of Banks, slayer of Constable Present, and slated for a machine ahop fore manshlp last .January, also Indicted. Is alto ill. A doctor's certificate has been Issued attesting the genuineness of his Illness. He will be arrested aa aoon aa hta condition wrn permit. 'S BY PETITIONERS Friends of Sheriff Gordon h. Seller- merhorn today started circulating petitions eddreiwed to Governor Ju lius L. Meier. Asking that Sheriff Schermerhorn, under Indictment In the ballot theft case, be retained as sheriff, "pending the determination of any and all charges that have been or may be entered against him." Prank J. Newman, attorney for the sheriff, said that the petitions were issued at the behest of friends of Schermerhorn of many years stand ing, and that It was upon their soli citation that he prepared them . The governor last week called hearing before Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan to hear testimony upon his fitness to continue 1n the office. The court will report its findings to the governor. A suspension for 90 days la sought. The county commissioners filed a petition with the governor asking for a hearing. It has been called for Thursday next. BANKS BIG 'ROLL' The authorities today denied the report that a large sum of money was found upon either L. A. Banks, slay er and agitator, or Edith R. Banks, his wife, when searched following their arrest last Thursday, for the murder of Constabn Prescott. State polios said that when search ed In the Josephine county Jail, Banks "had a couple of doltarp In his pockets." wh.cn he sent back to his wife. Mrs. Banks, the authorities said, was searched by the county Jail matron. She "had a "couple of bills in her purse." A legend among Banks followers has been that he carried a large sum of money In a money belt, about his waist. The Jail register which Banks and Mrs. Banks both signed," also shows that neither had any large sum of money. They also signed the property I book. Zangara SENATE PASSES BEER BILL; OREGON ON WARRANT BASIS L SALEM, Mar. 20. (F) The state of Oregpn today went on a warrant basis Under provisions of H. B. 243, au thorizing such action upon vote of the state treasurer, teoretary of state and governor, the three concurred m the necessity of such a move and declare-:, the state upon a warrant basis with payment of five per cent in terest. Assurance that banks would honor state warrants at par was announced by Governor Julius u. Meier, wno stated he had received sucn intima tion from bankers. He said he did not expect any to cash warrants at a discount. Warrants will be repan from the general fund of the state when such funds are available. Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state, in concurring with the motion to place the state on a warrant basis, declar ed "this. will. .be an important day In Oregon history." This la the first time the state has been on a warrant basis In 35 years, it was declared. Regardless of any loan from Port land bankers, it was stated the war rant basis authorization would be ef fective v , .v FEHL FLAYED FOR ADDING TO LOCAL POLITICAL UNREST Voicing a sincere tribute to Con stable Oeorge J. Prescott deploring bitterly his slaying by L. A. Banks, former editor and publisher, and con demning vehemently the attitude of County Judge Earl H. Pehl through out the political turmoil, climaxed here last Thursday by the death of Qfflcer Prescott, Attorney Ous new bury addressed the Klwanls club to. day noon at the Hotel Medford. Accusing Judge Pehl of failure to pud 1 3 w at any time the revolutionary threats of Banks, with whom he wns clossly associated In the Oood Gov ernment Congress anc other activities. Attorney Newbury referred to the last Issue of the Pacific Record-Herald, Fehla newspaper. In one corner of the newspaper ap peared a rewrite from the Saoer-Cluo World, Portland, approving the ac tivities of Banks, hla "generosity and forethought" and condemning the abuw allegedly accorded him here. In another corner, not far Temoved. appeared the account of the slaying of Officer Preecott. No comment upon the tragedy vrsa made. Thi action Attorney Newbury de scribed as typical of Pehl'a attitude throughout the tragic agitation, which haa swept Jackson county since ne entered office. Beside L. A. Banks on the stops vf the county courthouse the day Banks threatened to "take the field In revo lution," Mr. Newbury reminded h:a audlerce. stood County Judge rehl. He dto not, orally, or In his news paper, repudiate the statement of Banks. Pehl knew for months that Banks had threatened to take the life cn any officer who came to his home for him. He failed to take any action to oppose him In the matter, Mr. Newbury stated, and continued hla association with Banks, who re peatedly voiced hla praise of the county Judge. QUARTER LICENSE READY MARCH 23 Announcement was made by the sheriff's office today that quarter year licenses will be available on March 33, according to the secretary of state's office. Pees for trucks will be under the same standard as pre viously, because the legislative act reducing licenses, applies to passen ger cara only. Kieth Fennell Is Proud Father The smile on Kieth Fennell's face was Just a little wider today follow ing receipt of a telegram from Los Angeles saying he was the father of a little boy named victor Dean, born his morning at Los Angeles. Tlv young jnan weieh ish$ pounds, and both he and Mrs. Fennell were re--parttd as getting aJoce nicely Dies in SPEEDY JUSTICE DEALT SLAYER MAYOR CERMAK Ml ESCAPES fiSSASSiH S 5 SHOTS: ViTrX March 20th !V ""K " i By The Assoclnted Press. Headlines tell the story of the swift course or Justice acting In tho case of Giuseppe Znnpara, whose n tempt to kill President-elect Frank lin T. Roosevelt February IX caused the drain of Mayor Anton Ccrmnk of Chicago. Zangara took hU death sentence sullenly. For Joe Zangara the law had no delays. Twenty-six days after he sent five bullets whistling In the direction of the President-elect, he waa in the death house, sentenced to the elec tric chair because one of those bul lets resulted in the. death of Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago. That sentence meant that In Just a trifle more than a month from that tragedy-laden night In crowded Bay Front Park. Miami. Florida, the under-sized assassin who sought to kill because he had a stomach-ache would say his last words, take his last few steps. ... Justice moved swiftly. Here are its steps: February IS. A woman's upflung arm prevents the sssnsslnatlon of Thousands at Armory Pay Last Respects to Officer George Prescott Heads were bowed In sorrow and. respect Sunday afternoon aa more than four thousand cltlzena of Jack son county gathered at the Medford armory to pay their final respect to Constable Oeorge J. Prescott. shot down Thursdsy morning by Llewellyn A. Banks, orchardlst-edltor, on the front porch of the Banks home when serving pspers In the execution of his duty. It was said to be the largest funeral ever held In Medford. The armory, which has a seating capacity of three thousand, had every chair occupied, and Legionnaires ana others from points throughout the county stood tn long lines at each aide of the hall. All standing room waa taken, and several hundred left the building when unable to get seats. Reverend William J. Howell, pas tor of the Tlrst Presbyterian church opened the services with prayer, and an octette from the Oleemen sang two numbers, under the direction of Sebaatlan Apollo. The Reverend Howell spoke briefly, telling of the fine character and ster ling quslltlea of the peeoe officer, who had won thouaands of friends during his many yeara In office here. Appropriateness of the services being held In the armory a structure built in memory of the brave was men tioned. . An American flag, the SIM of the stage formed a background for the platform, and lovely floral arrange ments were bsnked about the casket. At the close of the service, the members of the 1. O. O. F. lodge, of which Officer Prescott was a promi nent worker, formed a long aisle from the armory to the hearse over a block away. Rebeksha stood behind them. Stat police, who marched In a body, tcod at salute aa Uu qaake passed, "Chair" Franklin noosovelt, then Presl dent-elect. Five are wounded. Zan gsra arrested. -"I am poor," says Zangara. "I al ways have been poor. My people have been opprcwed. I kill all Presidents, kill all officers." February 10. Special grand Jury called to convene next day. "If I could eat," says Zangara, no kill anybody.!' February' 17. County physician de clares prisoner sane. February 18. 6anity commission reports prisoner a "psycopathlo per sonality:", . . "I arii not crazy," says Zangara. "There was no need of t-hst doctor asking me all those questions." (Continued on Page Five) I f V I -JbftmtfcufiJ' George J. Prescolt Acting" as pallbearers were th, alx city police officers with whom Mr. Proscott hsd aerved. They were Chief of Police Clatous McCredle, Lou Bloom. William Peck. Joe Cave, J. H. Liggett, and Ray Bloneker. Continued ( Page ?A?1 It 2 t f Imam Jmxfrfyfri 4 - Defiant LEGAL DRINKING BY APRIL FIFTH IN SOME STATES WASHINGTON, Mar. 30. flJ) The sonata adopted the conference report on the 3.3 per cent beer and wine bill inte today, sending It to tho houfie for final congressional ap proval. The report was approved by a vote of 43-30, after less than an hour's debate. WASHINGTON, Mar. 30. P) Con gresslonal pilots arranged this after noon to send the beer bill to Presi dent Roosevelt for signature tomor row, as the senate faced aotlon on a conference report to legalize brew with an alcoholic content of 3.3 per cent. Chance for final action today was blocked when the house adjourned before the senate voted; but the con feree were given permission to file their report tonight so it may be Ukn up at noon tomorrow. President Roosevelt's signature to the bill tomorrow would make sale of wine and beer up to 3.3 per cent by weight legal April B In states which have no local laws forbidding it. WASHTKC1TOK; Mar. 30. President Roosevelt this afternoon signed Into law the economy bill em powering him to slash veterans' com penatlons and government salaries. With this weapon, he Intends to lop eff about 500,OPO,000 from fed- oral expenses. WASHINGTON. Mar. 30. fp) The administration farm relief bill was approved today by the house agri cultural committee. ' The vote waa by voice. In some quarters, however, statement by Chairman Jones thst "I am not in aocord with 'some of the provisions of the proposed measure." was con sidered indicative of the committee's attitude. DEATH OF HOWELL MAY BE FACTOR IN By ROBERT T. IIKINT (Copvrighted by MoClure Newspaper Syndicate.) WASHINGTON. Mar 30. The death of Senator Howell of Nebraska may figure In the selection of an attorney general. Arthur F. Mullen, Demo cratic national committeeman, of Omaha, Is making a fight for It. President Roosevelt wants to favor him 1n some way. He was Parley's rlghthand man at Chicago and later in the campaign in New York. Governor Bryan of Nebraska may appoint Mr. Mullen to fill out Sena tor Howell's unexpired term. If Gov- erne Brysn selects former ftenstor Gilbert H. Hitchcock of Omaha, the cabinet position may fall to Mullen The friends of H.wton Thompson formur chairman of the federal trade commission, are out to land the at torney-generalship for him. But Attorney-General Homer cummings, present! Incumbent, under pressure to remain in the department of Jus tice rather than go to the Philip pines. Senator James A. Peed of Missouri for attorney-general waa at firat dis continued on Page Seven) f Hog Callers In Rush For Entry C. of C. Contest Entrants for the Hog Calling contest scheduled for Saturda;, March 35th, are coming In to the Medford chamber of Commerce office freely, according to O. L. MaoDonald. publicity chairman. It waa first announced by the Chamber of Commerce that the contest would be confined to Jack eon oounty cltl&ena, exclusive of those living In Ashland and Med ford, but the committee haa changed lu plans, and anyone i;ving In Jackson county can now ontpete to Last LAST WORDS IN DENUNCIATION OF CAPITALISTS Little Italian Is Electrocuted For Slaying of Anton Cer mak Regrets No Pic tures Taken at End. Zangara W as Sane. The report of the autopsy per formed on Zangara's body ZnTL Ivl.'ows; norm!, 'UXUi bM,n P'tly normal on gross examination. A mlcroaoopio examination will l made later. "Zangara had a chronically d. eased gall-bladder which h,d ad heaiona and waa, therefore, a vio--im of chronlo indigestion. He was. however, a healthy, well nourished Individual. "Zangara'a conduct during hta last momenta in the execution chamber Indicated clearly he had proper understanding of his surroundings and realized fully the ntur, of the punishment .bout to be meted out to him. as evi djmced by hla verbal expressions and demeanor. J'J.li'H ln'm- ,hl .-garded aa havlns been aane and also regarded modically aa crim inally responsible for the crime ror which he was executed." The autonay waa made by Dra. Ralph N. Greene, former chief of staff of the state hospital for tho insane; R. R. Klllfhger, Duv county medical officer; O. D. wblt Uker, prison phyklclan, and J. j. Kindred, New YorH city. RAIFORD, na March ao. (API Giuseppe Zangara, the little Italian immigrant who hated all govern ment, was electrocuted at 8:15 a. m., (Eastern standard time) today for murdering Mayor Anton J. Cermak of Chicago In an attempt to assassin ate President Roosevelt. He went to the chair with the same calm he had maintained since the nign. or na. is when he fired wildly Into a crowd assembled in Mimi ta extend a greeting to the then President-elect. It waa 0:11 a. m.. when ha ant-rait the death chamber, barefooted and dressed In striped trousers and whit shirt open at the neck. Two guards iraumpimio mm, but aa he ap proached the dhalr. Zangara said, "don't hold me," I no afraid of chair." Takes Lethal Rest The guards released him and Zan gara took hla seat as though he were sitting down for a lunch, firat strid ing over to Superintendent L. P. Chapman and handing him a sheaf of papers on which he had Inscribed, nere is that book I have been writ ing." .1 "I no afraid that chair, see?" he re peated aa he surveyed the thirty wit nesses and attendants In the room. And then aa the strapa were adjust- ' ed about hla handa and lege, "no camera man hereH No one here to take plcturea? Superintendent Chapman replied "no" Just before the attendants placed the metal cap on Zangara's ' head. "Lousy capitalists!" Zangara shout" ' ed bitterly. - Then he repeated, "no pictures, capitalists! all capitalists, lousy bunch crooks." Rela-. for Shock Attendants started to complete -preparations for the electrocution and Zangara said evenly: "Goodbye. Adl o to all the world. Goodbye." With hla feet not quite touching the floor and his head completely covered, he then leaned back In the chair and relaxed to await the shocks. One of the guarda who fixed tha electrodes stepped back and aatd in a quiet voice, "all right Joe." With that signal. Sheriff Dan Hardle of Dade county (Mlam!) walked behind the chair and threw the awltch that sent 3.300 volta through Zangara's body at 9:15. The little aesaaslna body stlffebetS at the first shock and his head gave a Jerk upward. His handa clenched the chair. The current waa turned off after three minutes and Zangara's body relaxed, slumping forward. Guards haatlly re leased ths straps about hie arms and physicians atepped forward to make their examination. He waa officially pronounced dead at 0:35 a. m-, east ern atandard tlme. . There was no immediate announce ment as to what would be done with Zangara's body. Several medical schools and clinics have asked that . the body be given to them for act- entitle research but Governor Davs Sholtr. did not say what would be done about these. Twenty-five tons of grey mullet. equivalent to about 30,000 fish, were found when a railway dry dock was pumped out si PlymoutH. Bngliml.