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MEUFOHD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1933.
No. 5.
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Comment
on the ,
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS.
GERMANY, aa of course you know
from the beadllnea. has a dic
tator, and the rest of Europe la all
p worked up over It, fearing that Ger
many a new dictator will be another
Iron man.
But, anyway, Germany la governed
by a dictatorship.
ITALY has been 'governed by a dic
tator for many years and, oddly
enough, condltlona In Italy began to
Improve almost from the beginning of
Mussollnfa rule. If you choose to
look at It that way, they were ao bad
before that they couldn't very well
get any worse, and so had to get
better.
THE president of the United States,
from almost the first day he took
office, has had practically dictatorial
powers. And. aa everyone knows, con
dltlona have Improved, at leaat psy
thologlcally, under this condition.
Thla writer haa no use for dlctator-ihlps-doesn't
believe In them; re
Cards them aa the source of grave
danger to human rights; But the fact
remains that In emergencies decisive
leadership by one capable man DOES
get results.
HERE la an exceedingly Interesting
paragraph from the news of the
the day: ,
"Lumber, which stood the acid test
In the recent earthquake In South
" em California, when frame structures
came through the quake, and so they
are Inclined to use wood In REBUILD
ING. IN RECENT years, wood has suffered
In competition with the supposedly
more permanent building materials,
s everyone. In this lumber country
knows.
But please remember that these
years lis. which wood has been suf
fering from inroads by competitors
have been years of rather reckless
spending. People have been Inclined
to buy that which cost the most, on
the theory that because It cost more
It must be worth more. Careful
checking of results against cost hasn't
been as popular as It might have
been.
In the years that we are probably
facing, people aren't going to be so
reckless with their money. They are
going to come nearer demanding a
dollar's orth for each dollar they
spend than hs been the case In the
past.
When home builders begin lo check
results' sgalnst cost, they are going to
be more and more Impressed with
wood as a building material.
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HERE Is a guess as to future trends:
In the past we have been in
clined to regard a home as something
intended to last a generation, at least.
In the future, we are going to re
rrf m. home somewhat as we regard
' an automobile that la to say, as
something to be bought and used
with the Idea of getting all the latest
Improvements and enjoying them
while they sre new.
If that Is true, we are not going to
use homes as long in the future as we
have been using them In the past.
Instead, we are going to be Inclined
to discard them when they get out or
date and buy new and modern ones
npHIS. of courseta only a guess. It
1 may be very far Indeed from whst
will actually happen. But at least It
Is true that there Is nb reason why
we shouldn't buy a home much as
we buy an automobile, using and en
Joying it while it Is new and modern,
and replacing it when It gets out of
date.
It is quite obvious that If we come
to look upon homes In this way. an
important new demand for wood as
a building material will grow up for
wood la the perfect material for that
kind of building
INCIDENTALLY, we of Oregon should
display our confidence In wood aa
a building material by using it at
every opportunity. When we use some
other material for a purpose which
wnnri would serve eausllv well, we are
standing in our own light.
More "Congressmen"
Will Plead Guilty to
Complicity Is Word
Five men, Indicted for ballot-stealing, all active workers In the so-called
"Good Government Congress," entered plena of guilty tit's morning before
Circuit Judge William M. Duncan.
They were:
C. Jean Conners, vice-president of the
parliamentarian of the organization;
Wesley McKlttrlck, a "Banks guard,- alio Deputy District Attorney
Georce V. Nellson nld in the Schermerhorn hearing admitted he bor
rowed Deputy Sheriff Phil B. Iowd's car on the night of the ballot
theit. In company with Arthur LeDleu, former business manager of L.
A. Hanks.
K. C. dimming, leader of the "Good Government Congress" In the
Wlnier district.
Wilbur Sexton and his brother, Mason Hurley Sexton, described as
"courthouse boarders'
The five pleas of guilty made this
morning are the forerunner of seven
or fight more similar pleas, sched
uled to be heard at any early date.
All have made signed statements, the
authorities say.
Sentence Postponed.
Time for passing sentence upon the
flv men who pleaded guilty this
morning was continued by the court,
upon motion of Assistant Attorney
Oeneral William 8. Levens.
The five men informed the court
they had no attorney, and no funds
with which to hire one, so the court
appo'nted Attorneys E. B. Kelly and
Prank DeSouza to represent them.
The Sexton brothers named Attorney
DeSouza as their choice; the three
others. Attorney Kelly.
Conners, when-pleadlng. said:
"I desire, to plead guilty to the
part l had,"
TUo young man was then advised
by the court tha-t he had-to make a
direct plea, and he changed it to
gulltv.
Cummings said, In response to the
samA request:
"Yes. I am guilty."
MAKi Wrick answered. "Guilty, and
I would like to have the same attor
ney the other boys."
Others Plead. Soon.
The" authorities Indicated that the
remainder of the Indicted men de
siring to plead guilty would be
brn:ur ht Into court In a day or so."
Officials, while reluctant to reveal
lnfo-mation, admit they "have a doz
en or so confessions, corroborated by
witnesses who were around the
courr.house that night." Many local
residents gathered at the courthouse
the night of the ballot theft, "won
dered what was going on back of
the courthouse." They claim an air
tight case that leads to "the door of
the master-mind."
It has been admitted that the win-1
dow to the courthouse vault was
broken while L. A. Banks, Iield as the
murderer of Constable Prescott, was
making bJs first speech. At a sensa
tional statement and signal from
Bank on the platform the leaders
of the applause started stamping
theli feet and yelling and applaud
ing with unusual vigor. At this
point a Pord car was started, back
of tho courthouse. It made an ex
ceptionally loud noise. The Joint
hubbub drowned the sound of the
breajt-'ng glass.
Pen Was Symbol.
Later, lri his second speech, Banks
held aloft a fountain pen, with a
match In the clip, making a crude
Imitation of a cross. This was alw
greeted vociferously by those In the
auditorium. . The authorities say it
waa fhe prearrange means of In
forming "those on the inside" that
the destruction of the Jennings
"write-in" ballots was underway.
Many on the outside wondered by
"the fountain pen cross .caused so
much commotion" among those in
the meeting.
TM officials claim that the evi
dence they have collected shows that
the ' recount of the ballots started to
worry last December. and that their
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Page Seven)
PUN SALES TAX
SALEM. Mar. 28. 7P) Expressly
discountenancing the Idea of coercing
the nubile of insisting upon blind
adoption of the sale tax, the legis
lative group called here late yester
day ior organization of a campaign
to cissemlnate information concern
ing the new revenue raising measure,
formed a preliminary program of
procedure looking for the adpption
of thf general sale tax measure at
the e:ectlcn on JuH 21.
One-third of the members of the
state legislature, railed here for the
cuTDJse of considering the solution
of tho state's financial problems.
formd themselves into a general
csmrr.ttP and ou lined a pros ram
of p-oecdure lcok:n; toward a favor
able tote upen te ssles tax. as paw
ed by the recent legislative assembly.
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FOR COUNTY JAIL
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Additional locks have been placed
on the outer door of the county jail
lobby as a precautionary measure, and
the electric lights on the front steps
of the courthouse remain lighted all
night.
The two heavy locks were put in
place late yesterday by Tom Merrl
man. blacksmith. They were bor
rowed from the city Jail, and -all- the
keys thereto are In the custody of
the chief Jailer. It will take six keys
to reach the felony tank, after the
Inside lights are turned out for the
night.
The two step lamps light up the
entire front of the courthouse, ex
cept a dark spot on the cornice. A
light will be placed there.
No reason has been given by the
authorities for the protective move
In the light of events since the first
of the'' year, they are taking no
chances. Enough has happened to
make the officials super-cautious
against brazen desperateness.
It was testified at the Sheriff
Schermerhorn ouster hearing that at
present all the keys to the Jail were
locked each night In the cell with a
Jailer.
There are two doors to the cell oc
cupied by L. A. Banks, former local
agitator, editor and orchardlst. At
each door a Jailer sleeps. The cell he
occupies Is the strongest In the county
Jail, and has double protection
throughout. Banks and his wife have
been Jointly Indicted for the mur
der of Constable George J. Prescott
on the morning of March 16. while
serving a warrant at the banks home.
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BY
SALEM, March 28. (AP) Mem
bers to reresent every county were
appointed by Governor Jullua L.
Meier to his state-wide advisory com
mittee on Reconstruction Finance
Corporation loans for self-ltquldatlng
projects.
It was first believed tnai oniy zi
members would be appointed, but
every county was given representa
tion with several having more man
one member. Multnomah county
heads the list with 24 on the com
mittee. All members were called to meet in
Portland at 10:30 o'clock Saturday
morning. The list includes:
Jackson county Gordon Voorhlea
of Medford and J. W. McCoy of Ash
land. UOSIlYlDS.
McLEOD. March 28. (Spl.) Robert
Thomas, 16-year-old student at the
Laurelhurst school, sought two days
by posses and state police following
his disappearance Sunday, returned
shortly after two o'clock this cfter
noon. having been lost tn the hills
In the McLeod district.
Carrying gun, and accompanied
by his two dogs, young Thomas
started on a hunting trip Sunday
morning, and after traveling for some
time, lost his bearintcs. He returned
while posses were still searching.
The boy Is a nephew of HUB
Thomas of Medford,
"Good Government Congress"
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PLEAD BY APR. 10
It. A. Banks, agitator, ex-edltor and
orchardlst, and his wife, Edith R.
Banks. charged with first degree
murder for the slaying of Const-able
George J. Prescott. March 10, were
arraigned before Circuit Judge W,
M. Duncan this morning. The hus
band and wife were given until Mon
day. April 10, to enter a plea.
The accused pair were represented
In court by Attorney T. J. Enrtght
of this city and Judge Sturgeon of
Los Angeles, Calif., who came here
Sunday with W. A. Banks, brother of
the accused. The state was repre
sented by Assistant Attorney General
William S. Levens. The entire pro
ceedlngs took less than ten minutes.
The state Indicated that It would
desire an early trial, "but without
undue haste."
The arraignment took place In the
name court house, where Banks, act
ing its his own attorney. In a civil ac
Hon a month ago, lert In a huff,
after vigorous thumping of a tmble.
Then the courtroom was packed with
sympathizers. Today there was only
a handful of people In -attendance.
Including a number of state police
men.
Banks wore a dark striped suit, and
was calm and silent. He -has lost
weight since his Incarceration. He
was escorted to and from his cell by
state policemen and Chief Jailer Fred
Kelly.
Mrs. Banks, dressed entirety In I
black, stood by her husband's side. 1
and betrayed no nervousness. She
was In the custody of the matron.
Neither spoke to their attorneys.
While no definite announcement is
yet forthcoming, It Is expected that
the trlnls of the ballot stealing de
fendants will be called within the
month, barring legal delays.
It Is the Intention to arraign all
the defendants In the ballot thievery
thla week, Including Arthur La Dleu
Walter J. Jones, mayor of Rogue
River, Sheriff Gordon L. Schermer
horn and County Judge E. H. Fehl.
Feht has filed an affidavit of preju
dice against Judge Duncan. A new
Judge will be assigned here to hear
his plea. It Is thought. The above
are at liberty on bonda.
BAKER. Ore., March 28. (AP
Warren W. May. 42. was killed with
a hatchet some time during the
night at his far mhome five miles
southwest of North Powder, and his
wife. Rose May. 39, was held In the
county Jail today.
Anti-Lie Campaign by
Nazis Aimed at Jews'
Claims of Atrocities
(By the Associated Press.) j
After a day of mass protest, Jews
throughout the worll watched today
the fltuation of their brethren in
Oermany, where the government
launched an "anti-lie campaign."
Alleged mistreatment of Jews in
the Reich was protested at meetings
last night in manv parts of the
worlA. In New Torx more than 22.
000 packed Madison Square Oarden.
and there was an overflow crowd of
many thousands.
Alfred E. Smith, addressing this
meeting, said Jews are "a peace-loving
class of citizens that have been
helpfu' to every country they in
habit." and declared the only thing
to d with anti-Semitism "Is to drag
It out In the open sunlight and give
It the same treatment we gave the
Ku Klux Klan."
Twenty Jewish physicians were
oiiafd last night from Berlin hos
pital Chancellor Hitler's Nazis an
nounced a move to boycott Jewish
business in Germany in answer to
foreign threats of boycotts against
German goods."
Tne Naasl minister of propaganda.
Joseoh Ooebbels. announced "shsrp
counter-active measures" would be
takn aealnst thosa responsible
rporJ of ftatl-eemiW atrocities.
for
IFT
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T
IS
Rufus Holman, Treasurer,
Must Endorse Paper Is
sued by Oregon So Banks
May Cash at Face Value
6ALBM, Mar.. 28. (Constitu
tionality of the act authorizing the
state treasurer, with the consent. of
the governor and secretary of state,
to endorse general fund warrants "not
paid for want of funds," from the
date of which endorsement they will
bear interest at tho rate of five per
cen. was upheld cy the supreme
court In an' opinion handed down
todf y
Upon petition of O. D. Thomas,
stato boiler Inspector, the court Issu
ed a peremptory wr.'t of mandamus
directing the state treasurer to pay
Thomas' .general fund warrant for
$172. on which payment was refused
March 31, or to endorse the wararnt
as directed in the warrant act passed
by the recent legislature.
As toon as the writ has been serv
ed upon the treasurer, that office
will immediately commence endors
ing general fund warrants, waiving
the statutory 20 day permitted them
to comply with the order. Deputy
Treasurer Paulus announced. Such
endorsement will mnke the warrants.
whlcn have been refused by , the
bank?, negotiable. ' ,:
SENATE APPROVES
PLAN FOR JOBLESS
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WASHINGTON, Mar. 28. p) The
administration bill to permit Presi
dent Roosevelt to employ 250,000 Job
less In the nation's forests was pass
ed today by the senate.
The reforestation bill was quickly
approved and sent to the house
shonly after the senate banking com
mit, reported favorably on another
administration measure to create a
MO,000,000 fund fuv direct distress
relief grants to states.
The reforestation bill passed today
will come tip In the house tomorrow,
while senate leaders announced early
consideration would be given the
more far-reaching direct relief mea
sure, r-
The forest bill was approved with
out a record vote.
Alfalfa Sells High.
GOLDEN DALE, Wash., March 27,
(AP) Because of a general scarcity
of hay throughout the state, Klickitat
county farmers are getting $14 a ton
for their alfalfa.
A cable from Berlip said telegrams
of lr.dlgnatlon, declaring that reports
of excesses In Germany were exag
gerated, were sent to - the United
States toy members of the Protestant
clergy, industrialists and Jewish or
ganizations. Dr. K. O. Bertllng, dl
rector of Amerlka Instltut In Berlin,
wired Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler he
was 'Shocked at the gross misinter
pretation of recent German events.'
Yoi.ng Fascists stormed a gathering
of Jew in Sofia, Bulgaria, and 16
people were hurt. At a protest meet
ing m Buenos Aires. German nation
alists threw petardr and tear gas
bombs, and several persons were in
Jurei
Tlie New Jersey leKt'lature passed i
resolution protesting whta It called
death and Imprisonment of Jewlsn
nations Is by the Hitler government.
At Albany. N. T., Oovemor Herbert
H. Lehman said he felt that Ameri
can sentiment concerning the treat
ment of Jews In Otrmany was that
the "great principles" of liberty
should be maintained.
He said there was "no animosity to
the great German nation." This
point was alio str-.sed by Rabbi
I Stephen 8 wise, at the New York
jneetlnf.
F SfiLBJTS
Bill Morgan
EUGENE, Ore , March 28. (Ar)
-ill vrr. vj
star recruit yesterday when Bill Morgan, captain and tncklo of Inst yenr's
University of Oregon' varsity team, announced he had accepted an offer to
play with the Now York Giants this
A few minutes after signing and
a telegram from Lone Star Dletz. of
money than he la receiving from the
Morgan waa a stellar member of
nado" of Medford high school, which
FIFTEEN CRUSHED BURNED
WHEN HUGE
BP.U&SBLS, Belgium, Mar. 28. (T)
Fifteen persons were killed today In
the wreck of an Jmperlsl Airways
passenger liner near' EVsen. -
Eleven of the victims were English.
The plane, bound' from Cologne to
Croydon, England, by way of Brus
sels, was the trl-motored "City . of
Liverpool."
S.ie csrrled 13 passengers slid a
crew of three. All perished when
the ship crashed In flames.
No Americans were aboard.
The cause of th accident was not
C. OF C.
FOR MEMBERSHIP
With an "up and at 'cm, boys," a
group of Medford bualneflsmen
forty of them thla morning left the
Medford hotel following a pep break
fast, starting their canvaas of the
city to bring In funds for the cham
ber of commerce In the member
ship drive which- opened today.
Twenty-five dollars haa been set as
the membership fee.
With M. N. Hogan, engineer of the
project as chairman, the purpose of
the gathering was outlined by him.
A. H. Ban well, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce, read the following
mesmge from the president of the
chamber, who was unable to attend:
"To My Fellow Workers:
"Tlllnesi prevents my being present
with you this morning "In person. I
am with you in spirit and encourage
ment, you may be assured. May I
offer this brief word to you? I an
ticipate amazing results as an out
growth of your zesl and desire to sell
the program of the chamber of com
merce and await the final results of
your effort exceedingly hopeful.
Remember If It required no
brains, no nerve, no energy, no work,
there would be no glory' In achieve
ment. Nothing Important waa ever
done but the greater number con
sulted, doubted the possibility. Suc
cess Is t'.i accomplishment of tlinii
which moat people think can't be
done.
"Let your enthusiasm be the dyna
mo thst generate the power so
necessary at this time, to set In mo
tion the wheels of progress In Med
ford and the Rogue River vntly.
"W. 5. BQLOER."
Goes "Pro"
Professional football gained another
coming season.
mailing his contract, Morgan received
the Boston Braves, offering him more
Giants.
Coach Call-son's famous "Black Tor
won -the state chhmplonsiilp In 1928,
PLANE FALLS
Immediately determined.
Tho plane had stopped st Haeren
airdrome on the outskirts of Brus
sels, tsklng off at -3:38 p. m. for
Oroydon. -The cram occurred less
than 30 miles north of Dlxmude.
. Assistance arrived quickly, but too
late to help the victims.
Th burned bodies of ths pilot, me
chsil.1! and four piitvengers, one of
thern a ' ftv'iiftn, were recovered from
the wreckage.
Persons who saw. the ship fall said
It bvrat Into flsmes and dropped like
a sprnt rocket. It fell In a field.
Four team captains, who were
placed tn charge of the workers, were
callel on to make short talks. Carl
E.- Urant told them that "a city U
only ss strong as Its chamber of
commerce." snd that it was up to the
group present to make Medford a
suoofAsful city.
The cooperative spit It of the Med
ford business men wss stressed by
Jsmc C. Collins, und Dr. F. Q.
Bunch, another tearri captain, said
his teammates were anxious to "get
going" and bring In worthwhile re
sult J. Verne fihsngle, In charge of the
largest district, stated that hla co
workers experted to have the entire
territory completed t 3 o'clock He
said1 they were going to work not
tslk about It.
Tho plan to be followed In solici
tations was explained by Mr. Ban
well and Mr. Hogan, and establishing
goodwill wss emphasized by the
speakfrs. William Isaacs and Ed
Whlt also spoke briefly.
Mr. Hogan addressed the Rotary
club today on the Chamber of Com
merce drive, and Mr. Banwell was
gueit speaker at the Lions' club
luncheon.
10
AT
l Several cars of Medford Legion
naires !.U lMve tonight for Ashland
j to at J:tJ iht meeting of Ashland
'post No. 14. which will be held at
i Plsneer hall. A special entertaln
I ment program la planned and will be
j followed by a "feed" In honor of the
I visitors. Transportation will be pro-
vided all local veterans who wish to
1 attend and Commander Oarlock re
quests a large representation from
this city. Legionnaires will meet at
j Adutsnt Olmscheld's office In the
(Hotel Holland, building at 1.1 A p. m.
BIG SHOTS WOULD
GET THE GATE IN:
F. R, RAIL PLAN
Government Operation and
Private Ownership Are
Embodied in Newly Plan-;
ned Measure for Economy
Copjrlghttd by McClur Newspaper
Syndicate.
B' PALX MAI.I.ON. .
WASHINGTON. March 28. Mr.
Roosevelt confidentially called In hla
railroad expert recently and ordered
preparation of a railroad plan tbat
had not even been hinted at before.
It calla for government operation
and private ownership of the roads.
The expert peddled the plan se- ,
crotly among railroad men tn con
gress. He received a pat on the back .
and approval wherever he went. Later
the president consulted some of the
leading railroad officials. , They
squawked. They could be expected
to.
One of the. first things the plan
would do would be to get rid of all
these 125.000 a year executives.
In Initial form thA tont.flv.
scheme called for establishing fede
ral control of railroads through a
board of directors composed of ten
memocrs. lit purpose is to eliminate
existing duplications In tracks, ticket ;
offices, stations, etc. A provision was
included guaranteeing the roads an '.
n.,wai ivbur" up V'ft QT per -CSHt
on the property."
In effect It wonld do the same
thing for the rallrosds which M. ,
Roosevelt hss proposed for banks and
farmers. . It would m..n
with sn Iron band. But It would ssve
the savings banks and Insurance com-
PSnleS OVer-loaded t l t h rallrn.rf
bonds.. ..... ...
Impartial experts believe that 1
the only way the Job can be done.
The roads which look to Frederick
H. Prince for leadership have other
Ideas. . ,
They would modify the plan to per
mit the lerger roads in each district
to guarantee the earnings of neigh
boring smaller rosds. That Idea Is
not wholly new and mav command
strong support.
The Roosevelt plsn hss the shining
virtue of 'calling for no mnnv. tt
will pay Its own way. '
The nam nf Mr RrmMvaU.1
who worked out the plan la not defi-
(Continued on Page Ten)
Li
TRiP TO VALLEY
The depression msy be hers In all
Its glory, but when a little boy and
s little girl, with pleasing smiles snd
kindly msnners win the hearts of fel
low passengers on a long Journey
alone from Chicago to Medford, that
depression. fades. For today, when Vir
ginia Shanshan, 8, ; and her brother,
Donald. S, atepped off the train they
were presented with (19 by the friends
they hsd msde on the Shasta.
The two children, neatly attired,
and looking interested and pleased
in their new "western" surroundings,
arrived here to make their home with
en uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A.
N. Thlbault, of route 4, Medford.
Their father Is dead, and thejr mother
is In a sanitarium In Chicago, Mrs.
Thlbault said this morning.
Vlrgiiils. who Is In the third grade
at school, smiled plesssntly when shs
met, for the first time, the people
with whom she'll make her home. .
Under her arm she was csrrylng e,
little doll.
Donald will be In the fourth tirade,
he said, and arrangements will be
made Immediately for the two to at
tend the Roosevelt school. The little
boy. very efficiently csrlng for the
tiny suitcases belonging to his sister
snd himself, wss wearing a little sir
scout pin on the lapel of his over
coat. "No. I don't belong to the air
scouts." he smiled. "A boy gave rns
that before I left Chicago." .
The two boarded the train In ths
windy city Saturday morning, and -Journeyed
alone across the country.
Little Virginia ssld people were
awfully nice to them.
The money which was collected
aboard the train was turned over to
District Freight and Passenger Agent
A. 8. Rosenbsum by the passengers.
He then gave it to Mr. and Mrs. Thl
bault. . ,