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Newspaper Page Textedford Mail Trxbune The Weather Forecast: Fair, except somewhat cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Frott tonight. Highest jesterday M Lowest this morning 28 Paid-Up Circulation Peopl who pay cot caeu newspaper tr th Mat prospect (or too dvr users. A. B. O. circulation la paid dp circulation, rhi nawepapar If a. B. a Twenty-Seventh ear MEDFOltU, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1933. No. 307. nn M E M is SEMI MlMf CLAIM OF BENSON IE IS DECLARED JUST Norton Decision for $500 Is Affirmed Tollefson Plea for Rehearing Is Denied Pardon Now Only Hope 8ALEM, March 31. (AP) In the flret opinion handed down by the Oregon supreme court since the legal holiday period which started March 3 h court today rendered 14 written and a score of oral decrees. None of the cases were declared of major im portance, many Involving suits for money and performance of contracts. An opinion by Justice Harry Belt affirmed tha Jackson county circuit court in the case of Axel Benson and Adlna Benson, respondents, against the city of Medford. The opinion stated this suit was a suit to recover ' tamsges on account of sewage which the city permitted to escape from Its septic tank Into a stream running thru real property alleged to be own ed by the Bensons. The circuit -court, presided over by Judge H. D. Norton, returned a ver dict of 500 against the city. Med ford appealed, but the court affirm ed the lower court. The opinion stated "there will be no danger of the city's being subjected to another auch action on the same state .of facts." Other opinions handed down today Included: Petitions for rehearing denied in Conn va. Duntley and state vs. Tol lefson. By virtue of the state supreme court today denying his petition, for a re-hearlng, only executive clemency stands between Alvln Tollefson and state prison. Tollefson la under sentence to serve two years and six months for perpe tration of a bank robbery hoax May 10 last, to' which 'he confessed ana- entered a plea of guilty. As cashier of the Central Point State bank, re cently closed, he reported a bank robbery. The hoax was discovered later. Tollefson then admitted he had used this means to cover up his own defalcations. All the money taken was recovered. Some had been hidden In a coffee pot at Tollefson's home. Tollefson entered a plea of guilty before Circuit Judge Norton and was sentenced to state prison. Immeai ately steps were taken tP appeal the case, and petitions to the high court filed, on the grounds that Tollefson's constitutions! rights had suffered. At the time of sentence a large number of Medford and Central Point people asked that he be grant ed a parole, which the court denied. It Is understood that petitions, wide ly signed, are ready to be presented to the governor asking for clemency. The Tollefson case gained wide at tention at the time, and has been a source of public Interest here for several months. F' An opn forum on the subject of "education" was held at today's meet ing of the Medford Rotary club. The discussion was conducted oy uienn Smith. orinclDsl of Medford high wi:. who answered numerous quwtlons asked by his fellow Bo- tarlans. Among the topics discussed were vocational tendencies of the nwKt Hiv student, the use of leisure time, good citizenship ss developed In the schools and the value of a college education. The merits of the mnullriitvd countv school system and ether Interesting phases of the school economic problem were siso discussed during the session. me totsl enrollment of the Medford ffe'u.l ! nearlv 3.000 this Tear, hloh la approximately the same as last year, according to the speaker. The teaching staff, however, has been decreased In line wi'.h the economy progrssn instituted In the local schools sometime ago. faA- w-rvinAlri of the Oregon State college basketball team was a guest of honor at the meeting, ana m .f the recent series with the Unlwrsity of Southern California, for the Pacific coast chsmplonanip. to " r a former Medford high t,w.i Athletic, star. a!d tribute to his coach, "Slats" Gill, and spoke highly of the sportsmanship .01 tne defeated Trojsn team. A motion was unanimously psssed at the meeting that the Medford no tary club subscribe to the oeorge Pre.cctt memorial trust fund wnicn 1. nn- helni raised. The Rotary sub scrif tion will be In sddltlon to those made by Individual members or me cluV p-,i.!nt Lantts announced that nominations for officers would be In order at next weeks meeting, and , mm! a full attendance. Ernest Otlstrap of Eugene was a siting Rotartan at the session, and gues's included Fred McDonald of Corrtllls and A. A. Hedges of San Francisco, Will Prosecute 1 WI5 WILLIAM S.I.BVENS, assistant at torney general, named vcslerdny by the governor as specinl prosecutor of cases In Jackson county. FUGITIVE MAYOR State pollc today were chocking upatnte hospitals In an effort to lo- cat Waltr J. Jonea, mayor of Rogu River, indicted in the ballot theft cases, and reported yesterday by hi I At.orL.cya aa sick In a Portland hos-, p.. . In an amaavit iue oy nia course.. The district attorney's of fice ordered his arrest yesterday, when and if found. State police said they had been unable to find any trace of Jonea In Portland hospitals. Jones was not a home last Wednes day afternoon and evening, when an effort was made to serve a warrant upon Mm. Saturday his attorneys announced he was '.n Portland, ancj would" surrender' Monday at "10 A. "m. He 'failed to do so and later the affi davit was filed claiming sickness. Jones was a leader in the "Good Government Congress," and was a frequent courthouse visitor, taking part in the "demonstrations." Au thorities say he was both inside and outside the courthouse auditorium on the night the ballots were stolen. Claude Ward, a brother-in-law or Banks, also Indicted on the ballot theft charge, is 111. His sickness Is certified by a doctor's affidavit. He will be served with a warrant as soon as his health will permit. All warrants In the ballot stealing case have been served except the John Doe warrants, and those for the above two men. Officials claim that all tne leaders are apprehended. They refused to deny or confirm the report that "a dozen have confessed. John Glenn of Ashland, former county Jailer, held In custody. Is ex pected to furnish ball In the sum of (Continued on Page Three) ! BY DOG FANCIER PORTLAND. Ore., Mar. 21. (AP) David P. Ewen, dog fancier, who re cently surrendered to the constables office on a charge of cruelty to ani mals preferred by Mrs. F. W. Swan- ton, manager of the Oregon Humane society, today filed suit for $6000 against the humane society for re moving forty dogs from an enclosure on his farm. Ewen, who was In Montana when the dogs were removed to the soci ety's pound, posted bail bond when he returned to the city. Agents of the society were quoted as having said the dogs were in "a half ti"M condition." Ewen said he left be animals In care of other per ions when he left the city and that plenty of food was provided for them. FARMERS IN RUSH TO GROW BARLEY CROPS CORVALI.TS. Ore., March 21. (AP) Any wholesale rush to barley growing by Oregon farmers would be purely a gamble, in the opinion of farm crops specialists at Oregon State college e?en though legal beer Is just around the corner. Oregon once raised con siderable acreage of malting barley In the eastern part of the atate. and Oregon specialists have been study ing the situation ever since there was a possibility beer might again be legalised. 4 Radio for Palrm Cop. PORTLAND. Mar. 21. p A dis patch to the Journal from Washing ton, D. C. satd a license for a short wave broadca sting station for Salem police was granted by the Federal Radio commission today. 4 More than 7M 000 persons visited at the Akron. Ohio, municipal air port 1U 1932- Beer Bill Ready 81 E Slaying of Prescott Under Probe Today Fleming Only Prisoner Showing Regret Early Trial Aim The Jackson county 1 grand Jury, Theodore J. Bell, Jr., of Talent, fore man, this morning resumed investi gation of the wanton slaying of Con stable George J. Prescott last Thurs day morning by I. A. Banks, agitator, editor and orchard let, while resisting arrest for service of ft warrant for complicity in the ballot robbery.. The grand Jury is under supervis ion' of Assistant Attorney General William S. Levens, named yesterday by Governor Meier as special prose cuting attorney for all cases of crim inal syndicalism, criminal libel and the ballot thefts, besides the murder. SlPTlng Admitted. First degree murder indictments will he sought against Banks, who admitted the killing of Prescott, ac cording to police, and declared '"he would do It again under the same clroumstance," his wife, Edith R. Banks, who held open the door for her mate, while he fired the fatal shot, and E. A. Fleming, Jacksonville orchardlst, at the Banks home before and during the murder. Fleming, alone of the three mm der scene principals, has shown re morse. Banks continues to main tain a defiant attitude, and pictures himself to his Jailmates as a "mar tyr." He claims to be the victim of a "conspiracy,"- Mrs. Banks, in her cell In. the, county -jail, continues cool and calm, and without regret. . Report Thursday, Belief. The grand Jury is not expected io complete Its investigation until late tomorrow, of the murder, and not report until Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan of Klamath county returns Thursday morning to the local bench. As far as the authorities know, Banks has received no word from his two brothers residing In California, and neither has been to visit him. Yesterday Mrs. Banks dispatched a telegram to a Salem acquaintance. asking that he recommend a Port- (Contlnued on Page Five) REMAIN AT HOME PALO ALTO, March 31. (AP) Back from the long years of govern ment service In war and In peace that culminated In the presidency, Her bert Hoover entered his home on San Juan Hill here today and told Inter viewers he hoped to remain there "for the next 20 years." The former president received the greetings of state officials, Republi can leaders and neighbors at the Palo Alto community house after motoring here from Oakland, where he arrived by train from Chicago this morning. It was a quiet ceremony. About 300 persons cheered and applauded as the police-escorted automobile bearing the former president, drove up. PORTLAND BEER PORTLAND, Ore- March 31. (AP) A 93000 annual license for manufac turers. Jobbers and wholesalers of beer In Portland waa tentatively de cided upon today as city officials be gan the task, of drawing an ordinance taxing and regulating beer. There is no state license, tax or regulation, the legislature having left the matter to municipalities. City statutes now prohibit sale of drinks containing more than one tenth of one per cent alcohol. This la to be repealed and the taxing ordi nance substituted. RUFUS HOLMAN OFF II SALEM. March 21. (AP) Rufus C. Holman. state treasurer, plans to leave Portland tonight for a trip to Mexico City, It was learned through his offices here today. Holman. It was said, expected to be absent about five weeks on his visit nouth. He planned to go by boat to Ran Digo and from there by train to th Mexican capital PEAR GROWERS OF 3GUE VALLEY TO GET RELIEF FUNDS R. F. C. Aid Promised in Telegram From President Exact Basis of Loans to Producers Unknown PORTLAND, March 21. (AP) . 'Some relief" In the basis of loans has been approved by the reconstruc tion finance corporation for producers of applea and pears in Oregon, ac cording to a telegram received last night by Governor Julius L. Meier from President Roosevelt. In response to the governor's re quest that some new measures of re lief be extended Oregon growers, tne president said: "Tour telegram, March 18, In re gard to the basis of loans by recon struction finance corporation and re gional agricultural credit corpora tion for producers of apples and pears In districts of your state, was re ferred by me to the directors of the reconstruction finance corporation with a request that the subject be most carefully reconsidered. . I am advised that some Increase In the basis of loans has been ap proved and reconstruction finance corporation Is sending out word of that today." (Continued on Page Three) DR. LAMBERT OF -FOOTBALL. FAME IS SHOT BY COLUMBUS, O., March 21. (AP) Dr. P. A. Lambert, nationally known football official and member of the advlaory council of the national rules committee, was ahot and probably fatally wounded by his aon. Samuel, IT. early today during a family quar rel. At a hospital, where Dr. Lambert underwent an emergency operation, he absolved his son from all blame. Young Lambert described the shoot ing aa accidental. He said he had been, called by Mrs. Lambert, who told him his father had choked her and twisted her arm. Then, the youth said, his weapon wss discharged accidentally. Dr. Lambert's condition was de scribed by physicians as "extremely serious." The bullet grazed his lung and pierced hla liver. Mrs. Lambert told police her hus band had been drinking and that ahe called her son to her aid. . When the son entered the bedroom, she said her husband picked up a revolver and that the youth grappled with his father for the weapon. As Lambert backed away the gun waa discharged Dr. Lambert Is secretary-treasurer of the Columbus Serum Co., and has written several books concerning foot ball rulca. KLAMATH NAMES -MEAT INSPECTOR KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., March 31 (AP) The city council last night named Dr. C H. Hartman of Cottage Orove. Ore., aa meat and milk In spector for Klamath Falls. Jack Ward, of Orand Rapids, Mich., hss a dog who found his way home 30 miles distant in 13 hours. Love Cannot Return to Old Environment-Joan HOLLYWOOD. Cei- Mar. 21. -(P) 1 Any reconciliation between Joan Crawford, screen actrta, and her act or husband, Douglaa Fair banks, Jr., will have to take place in an "en Mrely new atmos p b ere." M Ms Crawford said to-dy-ln Tevealln she had started negotiations for ihe sale of her home In Brent rood. The actress said it Is her inten tion to dispose of her beautiful loan Crawford home and bul'd a new and small er home for herself. Her decision to el! her home was made after spending several night alccve whiciu 0 for Signing Tomorrow Employment Relief Plan Placed Before Congress In Roosevelt's Message Work in Forests Through Organization of Civilian Conservation Corps Is Urged for Early Summer camps where President Roosevelt plans . . i m i . k.in. l-t ml in iniproi"K imc(M - c In ready to carry out Its port of the notice. WASHINGTON, March 81. . (AP) Chairman Connery of the house labor committee todny re fused to Introduce President Roosevelt's unemployment relief bill on the ground that organ ized labor Is opposed to It. warwtnotoN. March 31. (AP) vnMiri.nt Roosevelt recommended to congress today the creation of a "elvll- lan conservation corps'" to give jd In the forests. Atnin wrltlne concisely, he ad dressed hla fifth major proposal to the legislators wnn a prumi Ha ting 350,000 to work "by early Bum mer." If given authority to proceed within two weeks. Grants to States Urged. Th. nr.M.nfc also outlined augRes- tlona for "grants to atates for relief work." and a broad program of pub lic construction. it. ..l(.rf Mtnhllahment of the of- .1,-. nf federal relief administrator tO direct the machinery for co-ordination of his relief plans. He said he would submit soon n congress' recommendations to carry out the direct relief work and the public construction plan. Funds are nvauaDie lor -renci May, he said, necessitating further appropriations before that time, . The presidential text ioiiowb; To the congress: t i. .unt.tfti to our recover? pro gram that measures immediately, be enacted aimed at unemployment lief. A direct attack In this prob lem suggests three types of legisla tion. ... , Plans Outlined. u. ft.. i. th Anrnllment of work ers now by the federal government for such public empioymenv aa be quickly started and win not Inter fere with the demand for or the proper standards of normal employ ment. The second Is grant to states ror relief work. The third extends to a broad public works labor-creating program. (Continued ' on Page Three) PEACE PLAN. GIVEN. TENTATIVE BACKING PARIS. March 31. (AP) Tentative acceptance of the peace plan of Pre mier Mussolini of Italy wea under stood to have been given today by Premier Edouard Daladler and For- uii.t.. .TnMnh Paul Boncour to Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Oreat Britain and Sir jonn Dimou, his foreign secretary. Loans Are Made. PORTLAND. Ore., March 31. (AP) Charles H. Stewart, vice-president and manager of the 11th district home loan bank, announced today the office has to date loaned alTS.OOO to Its members. Two loans were made to building and loan wtelatlons In Montana, one In Washinsion and one In Oregon. followed her separation from Fair banks. "My decision to sel! the place does not mean there Is not a possibility of reconciliation," Miss Crawford stated. "However, any reconciliation would have to be made in an entirely new atmosphere.' Miss Crawford and Fairbanks said they had separated "as the only means to our future happiness." Both denied there was a.ny "other woman" in tho separation, and Fairbanks an nounced he would set out to re-woo Miss Crawford. FIVE IN YACHT DIE BY FUMES VANCOUVER. B. C, March 31. (AP) The five members of the fam ily of W. Cross, of Dapp. Alta, were dead today, victims of carbon mo noxide poisoning on the yacht Jn which they had planned to cruise during the summer along the British Columbia coast. tm have unemployed put to work hv th II ft f nrott. urrlrv. which - - - gigantic employment plnn on short PORTLAND, Ore., March 31. (AP) Several thousand men could be put to work In the national forests of Oregon and Washington under the relief plan suggested by President Roosevelt, O. J. Buck, regional for ester, said here today. The forestry office today had not been advised as to how tha proposed legislation may be administered, but In anticipation of the plan Buck has been making a preliminary survey of tha situation In the Pacific north west. For executive positions, he said, the object la to find men who are familiar with logging and timber clearing. '. Fire protection wtlrbe "one of the most Important developments, Buck said. This will be accomplished by removal of snags along highways and on connecting ridges, the clearing of fire lands around summer camps and recreation grounds, and development of road and tralla. New recreation areas will be opened and roada con structed to them. Water systems will be Installed and sanitary provision made. Buok said the first work will be on the lower levels In the upper Wil lamette valley, oh the coaat and In the Puget Sound area. East of the Cascade mountains, It U proposed to develop range conditions. GOLD PANNERSTO VIE ON SATURDAY So much Interest was shown In the panning contest recently put on by the Southern On. aon Mining associa tion, that another contest Is being arranged for Saturday afternoon, March 20. Prizes of merchandise will be of fered for" both the women's division and the men's division. New and more stringent rules will be adhered to and th apace arranged so that everybody can see the contestants. There la also a packing contest con templated If the association can find the time and opportunity to con duct It. - All persons, and this includes all girls and women as wen as an men should register with the secretary at the chamber of commerce. Before tne events are called. A meeting of the Mining associa tion will be held at the chamber of commerce rooms Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. A full attendance of the mem bership la desired that all necessary preliminary arrangements for this contest may be closed. OREGON 10 VOTE SALEM, Mar. 31 . (fl Unless error or discrepancy In the senate bill call ing for the special election on July 31 will prevent submlaslon of Initia tive measure, the people of Oregon will vote to repeal or retain th pro hibition amendments to th state atltut'on on that date. At th asm time th people will eleot MS dele gats to pas upon repeal of the lflth amendment to th federal condtltu- tlon. With 873M certified names of legal voters attached, aa aeainat 36.666 re quired, initiative petition calling for submission of the repeal question were filed lata yesterday with the ecretary of atat. Eighty-six carloads of Christmaa tree were used In th city of Cleve land. Ohio. In 1931. An order for WOO ton of te1 tubes has been placed at Newport, Wale, by th Soviet government. Starts New Duties ; : tlanmtt H. Dern. former Utah governor, as he looked In Washing, ton. D. C, upon assuming office al secretary or war in ine noosoveu cabinet. (Associated Press Photo) SOLONS' REVOLT THREATENED AS F.D. Boys In Congress Becoming Restless Under Strong . Arm, Tactics Farm Re lief Plans Are Ambitious Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper Syndicate. By PAUL MAIXON. WASHINGTON, March 31. Th boys In congress have bocome restless underrieatH. ' Under their breaths they are dog. gonntng the Roosevelt strong arm and muttering the honeymoon la' over. Prom here on In they Insist they aro going to have, something to say about the bills they pass. That depends. If the grapevines from out In the country do not He, Mr. Roosevelt's strong arm tactics were v;rr popu lar. . There ia.no question that con gressional revolte against blm are brewing. But If the first one is met with a wave of abus against con gress It will not take the boys long to find out which way the wind Is blowing. Mr. Roosevelt has some farm in tentlons he is not divulging Just yet. He has his eye on the profit of middlemen. While his bill does not say so It would authorize the governr ment to go after wholesalers and re tailers of farm products. At least that Is the Interpretation given pri vately by the man who wrote It Prof. Rex Tugwell of Columbia. Therein lies the explsnatlon of why th bill promises Increased agrlcul tural prices without commensurate Increase In cost to the consumer. That laudable objective will , be hard to reach. Mussolini haa leas power thsn th secretary of Agriculture would have under the farm bill. It. gives him (Continued on Page Three) CAT AND RAT CHUMMY NEW CASTLE. Pa., March 31 (AP) If the Pled Piper ever get around to New Castle and goes to work, he probably will find a cat among hla followers. The cat lives In a feed atore. A elty employe who threw her a piece of bread was startled A few minutes later by seeing the feline chewing on? end of the crust and a rat eating th. other end. But It didn't surprise Jack Whit caretaker at the city tool house next door. "They play together," he said. COLLECTOR OF TAXES CRUZ ALTA, Argentina. Maroh 31 -(AP) A boy of five. Rlcardo Plg- non. today ahot and killed a tax col lector, Pedro Bernola. when the col lector vialted his grandfathers home Th boy said that he beard th visitor demand money and believed him to be a kidnaper because he had heard much discussion recently of abduction a t killings. - Morning OF. SENATE DELAYS SIGNATURE DAY Fifteen. Days Must Elapse After Roosevelt Signs Be fore Sale of Beer Begins in Unrestricted States WASHINGTON, March 31. (AP) The house Of renrenentntlVA. vn. final passage of the 3.3 beer and wines "in many, Dut senate adjournment before the vote took place made It Impossible to send the legislation to ' nno nouse ror president Roose- to sign It before niirht.fi! .., been planned. There waa no record vnt in .i.. house, only a short speech against "in uy Kepresentatlve Blanton Tex.) nrecedimr the ... "ay." . Sine the vice-president has to sign le bill while the senate la In session, Can not BO to the nrMlrint. tomorrow. Then fifteen daya must elsps after a alffna it brnM --i- can ba begun In states not having icnbncbions against It. It was questioned imon. nrMuia whether. If the president signs th nD imo iaw ny noon tomorrow, April R fr t lli U .1 . . . ... u. .no tint saie oay. The conference rennrfc nmvlrilH. wine of th same alcoholic content ny weight aa beer, waa approved yea lerdoy by the senate, 43 to 38. The measure .llm... - i.uu..m fight between congressional wet and drya. with the former force victo rious for the second time this yer. Late In the last session, congress voted to suomit repeal or. taa 8th amend ment. Action On the rennrt ram Im .1.4 house shortly after It waa received from th senate. Debate waa limited to an hour. Representative Oullen of new xora, assistant Democratlo leader, sousht annrnvni withnn.. . roll call vote. BEND, Ore., March 31. (API- Charles Kunzey, bound over to th grand Jury here yesterday on a charge of slaying three trappers at Lava lake nln year ago. haa hit upon a method of commerclalliln his notoriety. Assisted by a cell-mate, police said. Klmaey appears In front of hla bar so that spectators, who have paid ten cents, may peer at him. Th cell- mat arrange th "booking." 4 Flood Threatens ' CINCINNATI, O., March 31. (AP) Flood water threatened new de struction here today wearing down a levee protecting home and th municipal airport In the extreme east end, Will SANTA MONICA, Cel., Mar. 20. If the bper is three and a fraction per cent, alcoholic, and 'yon want to get 100 per cent drunk, why all yon're go ing to Lave to do is drink 33 1-3 glasses. Fifty per cent, drunk is glasses. We will 'be the only country in the world where yon cun just regulate your intoxication, by arithmetic. Yon say to some friends: "Let's go out and have a 10 per cent, good time." So yon get. out your pencils and find that's, only 'three glasses, so you all decide to raise it to a 20 per cent, party. A wife will bawl out, "John, you have had 1214 per cent, too much now. From the looks of it the treasury is going to get a big ger kick out of it than th Ul 1MIM.-I I. Tours, . itil Miiwtlri. U W ROGERS X7 p$gys: