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MEDFOKU, OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 1933.
No. 3.
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n. CI1KI JENKINS
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THE house of representatives has
pused Roosevelt's farm relief
bill, and It Is now before the sen
ate. It Is a fair guess that the sen
ate will pass It.
The President, of course, will sign
It at once.
OUTLINING It in the roughest
and sketchiest way. tfte new
farm bill levies a tax on middlemen
who handle farm products. This tax
will provide a fund that will be used
to pay higher prices for farm pro
ducts. These higher prices will be paid
ONLY to farmers to sign agreements
to reduce acreage. ,
IN READING the storiea about the
bill, you will note that these mid
dlemen who are to be taxed are
referred to as "processors." You may
be puzzled by that term.
For the grain grower, the elevator
man will be a processor. For the
fnilt and vegetable grower the can
ner will be the processor and for
the' livestock man the packer will
be the processor.
THE processor, as already explain
ed, will be taxed. This tax, of
course, will be passed on to the con-
sumer In the form of higher prices.
The money thus collected will be
passed back to the farmer In the
of a higher price for his pro-
ductr-that Is, If he, will agree to
reduce his acreage.
It is recognized that continued
over-production will wreck the whole
scheme.
WILL It work?
Thla writer doesn't know, and
believe ANYBODY knows.
But farming Is In a bad way. The
farmer's dollar, as measured In terms
of what It wilt buy from others, Is
worth only about 80 per cent as
,,,., u it was worth before the
war
The farmer represents so large a
slice of the nation's buying power
that when he Is in an exceedingly
v,.h wv business CANT bs good.
Nobody knows whether the farm
relief bill will work. Ita supporters
i hope. They are backing it on
the theory that with farm conditions
as bad as they are they are wining
to try anything once.
- ,ninnr nrnbablv. la hoping any
IN more fervently that the farm
relief bill will work than we of the
lumber state of Oregon. The farm
er Is the lumberman's most Import
ant customer. If something happens
to raise the farmer's buying power,
thus Inspiring him with new hope
for the future. ,he will buy lumber
heavily.
If the farmer comes heavily again
into the market for lumber, mills
that are now Idle will begin to hum
again and men who are now without
jobs will have Jobs again and begin
to buy the things that others have
lo sell.
Op AT least- equal Interest with
the farm relief bill Is the pro
posal to refinance farm mortgages,
providing lower Interest rates and
longer maturities.
Farmers, like everybody else, did
a lot of borrowing when dollars
were c.'icap. and now they are having
to repay with dollars that are dear.
That la working a frightful handi
cap on those who are In debt.
LET us Illustrate! taking wheat as
an example:
TJp In the Columbia river wheat
country, wheat sold as high as 12
a bushel on the farm, which meant
V that the farmer who borrowed 11.000
T in t,hose days borrowed the equiva
lent of 500 bushels of wheat.
Wheat Is now quoted up there
merely quoted; not much of It Is
selling at not much over 15 cents,
go. you see. the farmer who bor
rowed the equivalent of 500 bushels
of wheat back In the big days and
whose mortgage Is now coming due
has to repay about SEVEN THOUS
AND bushels, .or U times as much
as he borrowed.
Things like that PINCH.
ALL THIS, of course, means that
we are putting t,ie government
more and mow Into business. And
the government does business In
wars hst are sometimes odd.
An Oregon cantaloupe grower, for
exsmple, spplied this spring for a
crop production loan, his application
going first to Portlsnd and from
there to the Spokane headquarters
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Lowd Tells of
To Indicted Pair at
Schermerhorn Trial
Sensational and damaging testimony to tile rause of Sheriff Gordon
L. Schermerhorn was given In the ouster proceedings before Circuit Judge
William M. Duncan . jesterday afternoon, as the testimony closed. The
sheriff is charged with laxity and Inefficiency.
Deputy District Attorney George W. Netlon testified that Phillip B.
Loud, deputy sheriff, had made a signed statement to the state police,
that on the night the ballots were stolen from tile courthouse. Arthur La
Dleu, business manager of the morning newspaper, when under the control
of 1,. A. Banks, agitator and orchardlst. and Wesley McKltrlck, a "Banks
guard," both under Indictment for ballot theft, had come to the Phil Lowd
home, and borrowed his Hudson sedan. IDieu was freed last night from
the county Jail by court order on SJ.500 bonds
The deputy district attorney testi
fied that hie stenographic notes
showed that La Dleu had told Lowd:
"We want to go to the courthouse
and get some liquor and might
want to steal some of the ballots, so
there won't be a recount. That
won't make you and 'Shimmy" mad."
("Shimmy) is a nickname for Sher
iff Sohermerhorn).
Lowd's statement, the deputy dis
trict attorney said, stated that La
Dleu's car was placed In the Lowd
garage, and his own auto backed
out, and loaned to La Dleu and Mc
Klttrlck. When It was returned It
had straw on the floor, and was cov
ered with mud. Lowd estimated that
the car had been driven close to 80
miles, as seven or eight gallons of
gasoline had been used.
The deputy district attorney also
testified, that the Lowd car had
been seen In the Rogue River dis
trict, on the early morning of the
ballot robbery.
Lowd Confirms
Th testimony of Nellson was a
bombshell to the defense, who call
ed Deputy Sheriff Lowd to the
stand, and read him the Nellson
testimony. Lowd admitted that it
was correct.
The testimony of the official was
the first direct evidence, given In
the ballot robbery to the public
Deputy District Attorney Nellson was
hesitant about giving It, and waa
instructed by tiie court,, to' be care
ful and not Jeapordlze any criminal
case pending. Nellson testified as
far as he could without revealing
too many official secrets.
Lowd in ills statement, declared he
thought LaDleu and McKltrlck
"wanted the car for a party."
Banks Threat Told
Deputy Sheriff Lowd himself called
as a witness by the defense testi
fied that L. A. Banks, indicted with
his wife, for the murder of Constable
George J. Prescott, told him over
the telephone:
"I'll kill you, If you ever try to
take me out of my home on a war
rant." Lowd testified, "he told me that a
great man? times but never thought
.he meant ic but I do now." .
The deputy sheriff testified he nad
served 31 civil papers, and four crim
inal warrants on Banks since me
first of the year. The witness said
he wrote the letter, printed in full
elsewhere In thla Issue, to Banks to
Induce him to go to Ashland, to
answer before Judge Roberta to a
criminal libel warrant. Banks re
fused to go until after he had made
a speech at the Armory to tne -uooa
Government congress."
Olen F. Shell, an employee of the
"News" under Banks, testified that
on the day the newsprint waa seized
Sheriff Schermerhorn came to tne
News office and left the Impression
"the sheriffs office Is behind the
News." The witness said, Immedl
ately the 15 or 18 "guarda" became
armed and threatening. He ssld
Arthur LaDleu, was the only em
ployee with a gun, that he noticed
Records In Vault
Captain Lee M. Bown, In charge
of the atate police for the southern
Oregon district testified, tnai wnn
the sheriff Indicted, and In charge
of the Jail where many Indicted for
ballot stealing were held, "the con
ditions were unsatisfactory.'
Deputy District Attorney Nellson
previously testified that since the
ballot robbery, tne aiatric i.wi
ney's records of Importance . were
kept In a vault away from the
courthouse, as It waa not considered
safe, under present conditions.
County Clerk Carter, recalled to
tiie atand produced the bonds ox
Sheriff Schermerhorn, and It devel
oped they were approved only by
County Judge Earl H. Fehl, who had
been Instruments! in procuring
them.
J. A. Perry. E. E. Kelly, Porter J
Neff, and V. J. Emerlck, old friends
of the sheriff, testified to hla good
character and reputation, for many
years.
. Sheriff In Denial
Under cross-examination 8heriff
Schermerhorn testified, thst the
testimony of I. E. Foy, who claimed
iie aaw him help Arthur La Dleu.
unload furniture from the News. Into
the Pacific Record-Herald building,
after Banks was dispossessed was
false, and that other testimony given
against him. "waa not exactly as it
happened." The sheriff emphatically
denied, he told the father of the
Sexton brothers, held in the ballot
stealing. "I'm afraid I was overheard,
and talked too much."
The aierlff was questioned at
great length why he had "got tip
in the night to try and get the
newsprint back for Banks, but never
took enough Interest In the court
house auditorium meeting of the
"congress" "to attend."
The sheriff replied he had two
agents there Amos W. Walker and
John Glenn and they .had reported
to him. that the meetlnca were
"orderly and nothing out of the way
said."
The official admitted he had read
In the papers that "congressmen at
their meetings demanded ropes and
noose for the district attorney and
the judge, and advocated seizure of
the county." but had taken no ac
tion. He said he had heard Banks
made his speech. on the courthouse
steps, declaring, "I will take the
field In revolution." Asked why he
had not acted, the sheriff said:
there were plenty of other officers
there, and he stopped then."
Banks' proposal that the sheriff
"appoint 60, 100, or 1000 deputlea
to take over the county." was also
passed by. The proposal waa made
the Monday before the Prescott
murder, at the Banks home.
The main objective of the cross-
examination waa to show that Sher
iff Schermerhorn waa Indifferent to
the Incendiary words of the "con
gressmen," and their -running wuq
through the courthouse, nut solic
itous of Banks' interests: that he
waa under the domination and dic
tation of Banks and County Judge
Fehl. and that there was a llason
between them: and that the sheriff
lent encouragement to the "boys,
concentrating at the Banks estab
lishment. . r .
The hearing of testimony conclud
ed with the re-examlnatlon of Dep
uty Lowd. The court said Jie would
deliberate for a couple of daya before
making his findings to tne gover
nor, who is expected to render a de
cision in a week or ten days.
Sheriff Denies Everything
At the morning sesUon of the court,
Sheriff Schermerhorn took the stand
In his own behalf, and entered a de
nial of all charges filed against him
The official whose suspension for
00 days la sought, emphatically de
nled he had said ilther to Arwiur
La Dleu, former business manager
for Banks, or Wesley McKltrlck.
"Banks guard," as witnesses testified
Friday: "If any body tries to come
In, put a tag on them and leave them
lay." Schermehhorn also denied, he
told the "Banks guards. "I'll play
marbles with you boys." The witness
testified he counselled against vio
lence refused to Issue gun permits,
and declared, "I'll do my duty, stay
with you bovs. only as long as you do
right if you do wrong. It's my look
out as well as yours."
Sheriff Schermerhorn also denied
statements of witnesses, that he had
been s nightly visitor at the Banks
home; that he had any favoritism to
wards Banks or Fehl. and that he
was not under their political dom
Ination; that he knew nothing of
the "two o'clock In the morning
meeting." at the Fehl home: that he
had never sanctioned the retention
of M O. Wllklns as a counsel; that
he hsd anticipated no "reslstsnce"
in taking over the sheriff's office.
and bad told those at the Fehl home
conference, we "want no guns"; that
his delsy In falling to serve the gar
nishment on Fehl's wages, was due
to tc "sure of my ground, before
taJcliu. sny action, that might be
wrong. that he had encouraged
loitering and loafing In the court
house but Instead had spoken to
the county commissioners, urging
that action be taken.
The sheriff said that he had agreed
to re.,lgn, following an Interview with
the Committee of 100, and had sug
gested the names of C. E. Terrlll, for
mer sheriff, and William Eads of
Rogje River to take the post, and
had offered to rush over the manage
ment of the county Jail to others.
He ssld that sfter he met the Com
mittee of 100, -I got to thinking It
over, snd the more I thought about
It. ths madder I got, and decided to
change my mind, snd be thrown out,
If at all." I had done no wrong, and
was guilty of no wrongdoing so why
step aside."
flanks Adrnrated Deputies
Sheriff Schermerhorn testified, that
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: 4
Congress Members
May Withdraw By
Calling Mrs. Brown
Any member of the Good Gov
ernment Congress wishing to re
sign kindly phone Mrs. Brown at
any time after 6 p. m., 498-1.
Tnelr membership card will then
be destroyed and their reslgna
..on go on record Authorized by
t,i prMidnt of tne O. O. C.
Loan
OF
Brother Of Slayer Due For
Conference On Defense
Plans No Arraignment
Date Set For Slayer.
Initial steps have been taken by
Mra. Edith R. Banks, Jointly indicted
with her husband. L. A. Banks, for
mer agitator, editor, and orchard 1st,
for first degree murder for the slay
ing of Constable George J. Prescott,
Thursday morning. Ma rah 16. while
attempting to -serve a warrant for
Banij' arrest u a billot thief, to re
tain Joseph Hammeraley of Portland
as attorney, to conduct the defense.
Attorney Hammeraley. formerly a
resident of Gold Hill, and a member
of & pioneer southern Oregon family.
wag In the city Friday and yesterday,
conferring with the accused pair.
Hammeraley is a former deputy pros
ecutor for Multnomah county. He ts
reported to have been recommended
by a high state official, to whom
Mrs Banks-last Monday sent a tele-.
gram seeking suggestions. The name
ofthv state official Is said to have
been State Treasure'- Rufua 0. Hoi-
man, now en route to old Mexico, and
the center of an up-state political
storm.
Banks' brother, a .-ealtor of Los An
geles and an attorney from that city,
are now reported en route. Definite
word relative to the retention of At
torney Hammersley U expected, soon
after a family conference.
Attorneys T. J. Enright and H,
Van Schmalz of Burns, counsel for
County Judge Fehl, and several oth
ers Indicted for ballot stealing, have
been acting as counsel for Banks and
his wife. Attorney Van Schmalz said
(Continued on Page Eight)
JAIL POST, FREE
Clark Thomas of Afihland, deputy
Jailor, appointed by Sheriff Gordon
It. Scaiermerhorn. resigned from office
late yesterday, following completion
of the hearing to test Schermerhorn s
fttnefs In viiitx. It la probable that
no sjuocensor will be named, as Of
ficer Lew Bloom ha been assisting
at the jail, Jailor Fred Kelly stated
last night.
Thomas' resignation. !t was believ
ed was Inspired by general disapprov
al and testimony gien yesterday by
Deputy District Attorney George Nell
son revealing plans to request Thorn
as withdrawal.
Attorney Nellson stressed the claim
that ft seemed an intustlce for Thorn
as to continue In capacity of deputy
Jailor when hla father, Jess Thomas
of Ashland, had gone the bond of
several persons, accused like those
held prisoners, of theft of ballots
from the court house vaults Febru
ary 20.
One person Indicted for the ballot
theft was released from county Jail
late yesterday. Arthur LaDleu. former
advertising manager of the Medford
News under L. A. Banks, was grsnt
ed hU freedom when bonds of $7500
were furnished by Prof C. Engle
hardt of Eagle Point, Mrs. Agnes
plnne and Clara Smith of this city.
The bonds met with objection from
the district attorney's office, but
were approved by Juocte W. M. Dun
can. pending proof of Inadequate
suret.es.
Attorney T. J. Enright was endeav
oring yesterday evening to raise bail
for Jchn Glenn, former Jailer, indict
ed fcr ballot theft, but had failed to
produce bondsmen.
The Weather
Oregon: Unsettled tonight and
Sunday; rain southwest portion and
on tr coast tonight: snows over the
mountains: colder northwest portion
tonl-rht; moderate changeable wtnda
offshore.
Pendleton Bank Aided
PENDLPTON, Ore. Mar. 35. TV
Starting next Mondti; the First In
land National bank will receive new
depo.ts tinier terms of the conw
vitin act by authority of the comp
trolier of the currency.
New Trial for Mooney Ordered
THE BEER SITUATION IN THE VARIOUS STATES
t I I IffoT" , tgft L-k ntruns of
There are 14 states (Indicated in solid black) In which 3.2 per cent beer can be sold beginning April
7. In others a varied situation exiats. In some beer can be aold after a specified time; in others it can
be aold In certain localities; In othera propoaed action to license or regulate the beverage Is pending.
Beer can be aold In North Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming after dates shown on map. Maryland and
Delaware lawa permit sale in certain parts of the states.
E
AND 14 DIE IN
EXPLOSION, FIRE
OAKLAND, Calif., March 35. (AP)
Fourteen persons were killed and
one probably fatally Injured when a
transport plane crashed Into a pri
vate residence between San Leandro
and Hayward tonight; wiping out the
ntire family occupying It, !-
The plane waa a single motor ship
of the type used by Varnoy Speed
lines. The pilot and two passengers
were among those killed.
The Varney plane due from Los
Angeles at 8:15 p. m.. Pilot Evans,
had not arrived at the airport at
9:40 p. m.
Reports to the Varney Oil lecs in
San Francisco said the plane car
ried a pilot and two . passengers.
The plane tore a jagged hole in
the side of the .house, and the re
sultant explosion scattered flame like
the bursting of a giant bomb.
Singles and timbers hurtled hun
dreds of yards. Despite the rain,
the whole nclghborhod was alight;
the screams of the trapped victims
were heard.
Adjoining houses caught fire. All
available fire apparatus rushed to
the scene, followed by ambulances
and police cars.
The one living victim, Mi ah del
Recca of Vacavllle, crawled out of
the flaming Avlsa home and col
lapsed. Ho pita I surgeons said he
would die.
An hour after the crash It had
not been definitely established how
many were killed, but Joseph Bran
don, a neighbor, declared he bad
searched the wreckage and found
nine bodies.
Available reports agreed, however,
that a pilot and two passengers had
pertahed.
The Avlsa home and two adjoin
ing residences burned to the ground
'The spread of the fire, wltnemes
said, was extraordinarily rapid. Fire.
men were able to extinguish only
the embers of three houses. Author
ltles at once began a systematic In
vestigation.
EJ
PORTLAND. Ore., March 35. (AP)
The lumber Industry has reason
for new hope and fresh optimism,
if large exporters and dealers here
rend the signs correctly.
A prfce Increase of 50 cents a
thousand feet has been definitely
confirmed In the Pacific Northwest;
dealer assoclstlons report sharply in
creased orders, and production has
gained substantially with some mills
reopening and others Increasing
their output.
C. B. Dant of Dent St Russell,
large exporters snd dealers In the
domestic trade, stated cautiously to
day that "mtslness Is actually some
what better." This week the West
Oregon Lumber company of Port
land reopened after having been
closed four months, putting 310 men
to work.
Order the past week exceeded
those of any previous week this year,
lumbermen here said, and were
larger than any week In 1033, with
two exceptions. Dealers report the
actual ned for lumber is the great
est In the rmintry'a history due to
prolonged dlay in all types of con
istruction and repair work.
WITH R. F. C. FUNDS
The Roxy Ann park project, for
many years the goal and dream of
the Medford Lions club, Is Hearing
realisation as a result of the de
pression, It was announced yester
day. , A survey of a county road, leading.
into the Antelope country, - which
will branch off to Roxy Ann and
form a scenic drive around 1 the
ridges of the monarch of the Med
ford country, was started last week
through the office of Paul Rynnlng,
county engineer.
There are now three men at work
on the survey, Mr. Rynnlng announc
ed yesterday and as soon as It Is
completed a crew will be placed on
the job.
The depression has brought the
goal within reach of city and county
through furnishing free labor for
the project. All men to be employ
ed on the road, and whatever park
projects develop, will be furntahed
through the county relief committee
snd will be paid through Recon
struction Finance corporation funds,
available to this city.
As much common labor as pos
sible will be used, Mr. Rynnlng
stated yesterday. Machine work will
be avoided, wherever possible, to
enable the employment of more
men, who must be fed whether they
work or not, and most of them.
James H. Owen, chairman of the
relief committee, stated yesterday
"are anxious to work."
The city now owns In the nel&h
borhood of 1600 acres of land, ob
tained for park purposes, on Roxy
Ann, Two hundred acres, the gate
way to the park, were received
through a donation of the Medford
Lions dub. The club committee,
active for five years In promotion
of the project, was headed by Dr,
L. D. tnskeep. When the land was
obtained It was turned over to the
city.
The county road, to be construct
ed, will follow the old-time road
Into the Antelope country, wh!c.h
has been open to private use only,
for many years. It will branch off
Into the Roxy Ann country, follow
ing the ridges of the mountain, util
ising alt scenic possibilities and lead
ing to the summit, which offers
beautiful view of Mt. Shasta In
California, and all regions of south
ern Oregon.
Parking space will be provided on
the ridges and at the summit. The
relief committee expects to have sev
eral hundred men employed on the
construction of Vie road and park
way as soon as the project gets, un
der wsy.
E
NETS FINES, JAIL
W2LBKR, Neb March 35. (AP)
Twelve Lincoln, Neb., men convicted
of contempt of court on charges of
Interfering with a farm foreclosure
sale, prepared tonight to spend the
week-end here awaiting final plans
on possible appeals. Four others,
convicted on similar charges, paid
fines and were released.
-Fining of the 16 today by Dls
trtct Judge R. M. Proudflt. marked
Vie close of the first stage of lit!
gatlon resulting from a gathering at
the court bouse here March , 14
which was broken up by officers us
ing tear gas. A foreclosure-sale was
held aftr the crowd was driven out
of the sheriffs office. The
were arrested later In the day,
men
BEER REVENUE TO
EXCEED ESTIMATES
WASHNQTON, March 35. (AP)
The possibility of more revenue than
had been estimated from Vie' beer
legislation bill was held out today
by Dr. James M. borsn, industrial
alcohol commissioner, who said he
would announce next, week regula
tions - permitting use ' of wine to
flavor non-alcoholic drinks.
Calculations by the treasury and
Capitol Hill sponsors of the modifi
cation act placed the annual return
to the federal treasury from beer
alone at from 100,000,000 to lffO,-
000.000. No very definite figures
were added when wine was Included
In the legislation.
While vineyard operators have
shown no haste to take advantage
of the provision they can sell 3.3
per cent wine on the ground Viat
no palatable product can be made
with low alcoholic content distrib
utor of carbonated water drinks
have asked for a ruling.
The plan is that full-content wine,
generally running around 10 per cent,
would be diluted to the legal limit.
Dr. Doran said, In announcing
that regulations for this new pro
duct would ba ready for. promulga
tion soon, it should inorease the tax
yield.
He also said the preliminaries to
distribution of beer after midnight
April t5 were going ahead smoothly
and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars In taxes had been received al-
ready by the Internal revenue bur
eau.
ASKS FACTS
Letter from a brother of L. A
Banks, Indicted for murder In the
first degree for the alsylng March
16 of Constsble George Prescott was
received yesterdsy by Chief of Police
Clatoua McCredle, from Wakeman,
Ohio.
T,1e brother, Clarence C. Banks,
for 38 years a police officer In
Cleveland. Ohio, wrote for full de
talis regarding the trouble. In which
Banks Is Involved. He stated that
he had learned of the tragedy
through the Plain Dealer and felt
that the chief of police would know
the truth of the whole esse.
He further stated viat he was
shocked at . receipt of . the news
through the press and would not
rest until detalla were learned. Tne
letter waa the first word from a rel
atlve of the accused man, known re
celved here."
Mi l HOED
. WASHINGTON, Msroh 38. (AP)
More of the Roosevelt speed was
brought Into action today to hasten
the draft of legislation for overhaul
ing railroad law, a program the
president plans to put before con
gress next week.
He called In railway experts and
special advisors, lie sent for con
gressional leaders. The first result
was consent by Chairman Rayburn
of the house interstate commerce
committee to hold tip hla own rail
legislation for inclusion Into one
1 general rail bin.
AID PRISONER
SCORES VICTORY
IN LONG FIGHT
'rosecutor Quits On Grounds
Acquittal On Old Indict
ment Will Not Free De
fendant Of San Quentin.'
SAM FRANCtSOO. Oal., Mar.
yPl Tom Mooney waa granted a new
opportunity today, after 18 long years
of imprisonment, to come out and
cquii, ntmself of bombing the 1918
prepnedness day parade here and
klllln; ten and injuring 40 persons.
Ths famous prisoner to whose cause
orgaiL'red labor and the working
classes of many parts of the world
have rallied in the tears of acrimon
ious and sometimes violent efforts in
hla behalf, was granted the right to
a t.Mal In court her April 36 on a
heretofore unused murder Indictment
growing out of the bombing.
superior Judge Louis H. Ward, la
granting a motion of defense sttor-
neya held there oould be no abridge
ment of the right of a defendant to
Jury trial for- each Indictment
against him. The unused Indictment,
exoep for the nsmrn of the victims
Invo.ved, Is the sams sa that upon
whtrh he wss convicted and sentenc
ed to death. '
The sentence was commuted to
life Imprisonment.
Defense attorneys demanded the
addltlonad trial recently on the the
ory that an aoqulttal would strength
en Mooney's fight it freedom. The
prlsw,er hsa repeated.? said he would, .
accep' nothing less than a pardon,
because Jie wss Innocent and the vie.
tlm of a capitalistic frameup.
Judge Ward's swift decision : was
followed by the equally oulck with
drawal of Matthew Brady, district at
torney, from prosecution of the case
and the designation by the court of
the stato attorney general's office aa
prosecutor.
District Attorney Brady, telling the
court he waa out of sympathy with
"such a make believe trial" and that
it could be of no benefit to Mooney,
asserted even an acquittal would
leavs the prisoner's status unchang
ed. "He would still te confined in'
itate's prison under the former Judg
ment.,'' ssld Brsdy.
4 '"
nreeks Want King
ATHENS, Greece. Mar. 35. n
The newspaper Pat,ls. organ of the
venl7elo party, saw today that it
had verified reports thst Colonel
Levldls, former aide-de-camp to King
George fl, Is here to discuss the pos
sibility of restoring the monarchy.
8ALEM. Mar. 36. (ffy A total of
IS.BIS automobile licenses at the rate
of as fio for the remainder of the li
cense year, aa approved in a special
act of the legislature, have been Is
sued by the secretary of state since
Pebrusry 11, It was announced here
today.
WILL
' BEVERLY HILL'S, '-Cel.,
March 24. These Democrats
are going so fast they are re
lieving the name man twice be-'
fore they know it. Congress
passed tho farm relief bill and
now are starting on an unem
ployment relief bill.
Well, the farm relief bill re
lieved the unemployed. It gave
everybody that wasn't working'
a job to watch the farmer and
see that he didn't put in any
more rows of potatoes than he
did in It should be called
tho "Sherlock Holmes bill." It'
created five million Democratia.
detectives.
But anyhow, the Democrats ,
have justified their existence,
for there are two words, we
haven't heard uttered in three
weeks. One ig Republican and'
the other is technocrat. Did
you ever see two fads pass out
as quick! , .
$1! I MaNaaiat avneiMi. 1m