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Newspaper Page Textail Tribune The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Fri day. Not much change In tem perature. Highest yesterday ,,..,. 78 1nvest thU morn In 48 EDFORD Paid-Up Circulation People who pay for their newspapers are the best prospect for the adver tiser A. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. This newspaper la A. B. C. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933. No. 13. ii ram, M M SEEK ffl. (Mitt Comment on the Day's News Bv FRANK JENKINS WISCONSIN, as expected, follows Michigan m voting for repeal of the 18th amendment. The ma jority waa about four to one. More than 90 of the 100 delegate to the convention will be wet. Wisconsin, of course, always has been wet In sentiment, so Ita vote la no surprise. The really Interesting thing will be to see how some of the states vote that, have been consist ently dry. THE Oregon mining congress will meet In Medford on April 32. and an attendance of 1600 la pro dieted by officers. There has been years when an at tendance of 150 would have been large for the Oregon mining congress. Interest In mining Is certainly grow ing. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S pro gram for rehabilitating business includes the spending of large sums lor unemployment relief. Chairman Scott and Engineer Baldock of the state highway commission urge that in the spending of this money the principle of federal aid for highway building be recognized. That la sound advice. When we use highway building as a means of providing employment for those who lack It, we have the highways when we get through. We are going to go on using high ways for a long time in the future. HINDSIGHT I better than fore sight which prompts this ques tion: If we were doing it over again, would we duplicate exactly the high way program that we have . carried out here In Oregon? Or would we make some changes? THIS writer, for one would make changes. Instead of Issuing bonds, for ex ample, It would have been better to have paid our way as we went. Ex cept for the first few years and one or two years of pea construction, snnusl receipts from licenses and gasoline tax have provided about as much money aa can be efficiently spent In a year. If we had spent the money. a we collected It, making It go as far each year as It would and stopping wen It waa gone, we would now OWK NO MONEY for our highways. That would be a pretty nice situa tion to be In. ALL this, of "course, Is water that has already passed under the bridge. So far as the present Is con cerned, nothing la to be gained by reviewing It. But there will be a FUTURE, and in the future we shall be wise If we heed the lessons of the paat. One of the bitter lensona we are learn ing now Is that when money Is bor rowed It has to be PAID BACK. When we get around to doing things again, let us PAY AS WE OO. JUST a thought In" passing: Back in tie years when every body els waa whooping It up for bond Issues and more bond Issues, farmers generally were protesting against piling up of debt an Insist ing on paying aa we go for what we think we have to have. The farmers were right. If we had followed their advice In those days, we would be better off now. HERE'S a llttle'squib In the news: Back in Denver the other day, a thief atole 35 caaea of Jig saw puz zles from a railroad freight yard. These cases contslned altogether 3, SOO.OOO pieces. It might be a good Idea to put htm In Jail long enough to work tfiem all out. rpiHE Akron,- great navy dirigible, la A destroyed in a lemoie "rerarm off the Atlantic coast. In efforta at rescue, a navy "blimp," which Is a small dirigible, was damaged. The next day, a big French dirigible was badly damaged In a forced landing. All the bad luck for the dirigibles la piling up at once. Isn't It? FOUR QUAKES FELT BY SEISMOGRAPH PASADENA. Cal.. April 6. (At Pour new earthquakes, none of which aid any damage, were reported today by the Carnegie Institution seismo logies) laboratory. Quakes described as "fairly strong" occurred in southern California at 12:30 o'rlot'It vpterday afternoon and 3:46 o'clock tills morning and a light tremor at 4:04 p. m. yesterday and at 3:58 a. m. today. ;t . MEIER TO NAME SUBSTITUTE FOR' SCHERWIERHORN Order to Be Signed Late by Governor Appointee Is Prominent Legion Man, Backed by Committee 100 PORTLAND, Ore, Aplrt 6. -(AP) Governor Meier told the Associated Press late today he will appoint Wal ter OlniBCh led of Med rord acting sheriff for the duration of a Oil-day suspension ordered for Sheriff Cor don h. Schermerhorn. T.he governor said he would sign the order about 6 p. m. Temporary .suspension of Schermer sorn was, ordered by the governor after a hearing had been conducted by Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan to determine the man's fitness to con tinue in office. Schermerhorn Is un der arrest on a grand Jury Indict ment as the result of the recent theft of more than 10.000 ballots from the vaults in the couny court house. Olmacheld la a prominent ex-service man and waa recommended by the Commltte on One Hundred which waa organized In opposition to the so-called "Good Government Con gress" started by Llewellyn A. Banks, tinder arrest for murder. Before signing the order Governor Meier received an orsl opinion from Attorney General I. H. Van Wtnkle stating such action was legal. Walter J. Olmacheld, whose appoint ment as sheriff during the suspension of Sheriff Schermerhorn was an nounced by the governor this after noon, has been a resident of this city for four years. He Is a married man. with children, a war veteran, and adjutant of Medford Post No. 15 of the American Legion. He Is engaged in the real estate and Insurance busi ness. He is a conservative, quiet type, and nover active in politics. Olmacheld Is expected to assume office at an early date. His commis sion td servo 1s expected by the end of the week. Yesterday afternoon, following the news of the findings of Judge Dun can, Sheriff Schermerhorn and hts attorney, Frank J. Newman, were said to have left for Snlem. Neither waa In his office today. The object of their visit was not known. SHREVEFOKT. La., April 6. (AP) Physicians reported today that a man accused of having held up the Cedar Grove, branch of the City Sav ings Bank and Trust company here yesterday was gravely wounded. The man was Identified by police through fingerprints, as Allen Earl Sullivan. 26, of Los Angeles. After being shot and captured the man re fused to give his name. The fingerprint records revealed that Sullivan had a long police rec ord, officers said. Including an ar rest In Jackaonvl le. Ore., under the name of Sam Bcardsley. County records do not show arrest of a Sam Beardslcy, according to of ficials here. E PHOENIX, April 6. (AP) The Arizona board of pardons and parolea refused today to grant Winnie Ruth Judd another reprieve, In the "trunk murder" case In -which she is under sentence to hang April 21. The plea of the condemned woman for 42 more days of life waa rejected summarily during a very brief execu tive session of the three board mem bers. "The application of Winnie Ruth Judd for a reprieve from 21 to June a," a formal announcement said, "as presented by her attorneys, waa con sidered by the board, and la denied." DEMONSTRATORS GIVEN BARRAGE OF TEAR GAS OTTAWA, III.. April 6. (AP) Eleven hundred unemployment re lief demonstrators, en route to tne state capltol at Sprtnsfleld. were turned back towards their homes to day by a barrage of tear gas. hlal of them were from .Chicago. Eleven of the demonstrators. In cluding Karl Lockner of Chicago, chairman of the unemployed coun cil, were arrested after a fight In a tourist camping ground where they had spent the night. NEW YORK, April 6 .Joseph W Harriman, former head of the Harrlir.en National Bank and Trust company, was indicted today by a federal grand Jury on charges of making and causing to be made 14 I faUe entries on t!ie bros of th j bank Harrimsn previously was ar ! rettoti on a f 1-rM waramt charging i similar offeiue. ADVENT OF LEGAL BEER SPELLS END FOR BLIND TIGERS Medford Police Will Act to ; Halt Sale and Consump tion Intoxicating Liquor Is Officialdoms' Word . As money rolled Into the city cof fers this afternoon by reason of legal ized beer, which It la hoped will roll Into Medford tomorrow from north and south, Jackson county was pre paring a final farewell to the apeak easy, product of the bone dry daya. For the time of Its passing has come. The awan eong will be sung on the stroke of midnight. As legal beer comes in Illegal beer must go out, and with Its moonshlno and other liquors, definitely classi fied aa "Intoxicating," is the procla mation of officials. 3.2 Per Cent Only. The law, which legalizes beer and other beverages of 3.2 per cent alco hol, makes no provisions for licens ing of Intoxicating liquors. The Medford city ordinance. City Attorney Prank Parrell stated this afternoon, definitely prohibits the sale of Intoxicating liquors on prem ises where consumed. Under the or dinance, sale of Intoxicating liquor and drinking of . Intoxicating liquor In public are prohibited, violations of the . ordinance wil be prosecuted accordingly, Chief of Police MoCredle announced thla afternoon. All placea where rumor announces liquors are sold, win oe unaer mu.. careful watch of law enforcement of ficers after tonight. During the steps of legalization of beer, It Is under stood, numerous houses for sale of "home brew" and moonshine 'have sprung up like mushrooms through' out the country, on the supposition that all liquors would be tolerated with the advent of beer. The federal law clearly applies to beer and other beverages of not more than 3.2 per cent alcohol. The ' olty ordinance passed by the council Tuesday night def initely applies to the new beverages and makes no provisions for licens ing sales of Intoxicating liquors. No Tax on Home Brew. The government realizes no return on "home brew" and moonshine sales. Beer and other new beveragea were legalized to promote Industry and bring revenue into government cot. fers. To facilitate this program i definite drive will be made to keep all thirsts quenched, where drinking is not only legalized but regulated Licensed flrma are paying an Im portant tax to the olty, and to en able them to pay that tax the city government will do everything poa. stole to keep whatever consumption exists within legalized channela. The law, which has for some time been In the process of shifting, Is now definite. The government has legal ized the sale of certain beverages and the othrs "are out." Many Seek Licenses. Proof that the tide has turned was realized today with the march of re tailers, wholesalers and dispensers in to the city recorder's office to apply for Itcenses. More than 76 applica tion blanks hsd been Issued early this afternoon, although the arrival of beer into Medford tomorrow still remains very doubtful. With the application blanks came cash for licenses, which will be act ed upon tontght at the special meet ing of the city council. AU licenses Issued for sale of the new beer must be approved by the council. Arrival Doubtful. Distributors were doubtful this sfternoon sls to the time of beer's arrival tomorrow. By early afternoon a small smount Is expected to trickle Into the city from the Portland brew ery. More will arrive tomorrow night and still more Monday, when ordered shipments come through. Although orders for beer reached San Fran I Cisco as early as last November, brew- erles are unable to sstlsfy the Med j ford demand. One brewery announc ! ed in a letter to Medford that It has I Just 107 carloads of beer with which I to satisfy an out-of-state demand for 635 carloads. The supposition la that the cities are going to keep the beer at home until the Immediate thirst la satisfied. Trucka will probably brine, the first load of new beer Into Medtord. Questioned on the price of beer, lo cal prospective dispensers stated, "It all depends. When we get It we'll know what to do with It." Twenty and 2S cents per bottle and 10 cents a glass are the predicted prices. One overly snxloua vendor announced that he would give It away the first day If he could get any of It. (By the Associated Press.) A large part of the country goes off the near-beer standard at 12:01 a. m . local time, tomorrow. In 19 states and the District of Columbia aa'.e of beer containing S3 per cent alcohol by weight (4 per cent by volume) becomes iegal at that time. Brewers In some of those tttates D'an to deliver beer as soon as It ' becomes legal. Others, ruling out Jtibil-e parties at midnlit. say beer ; will not be dfllrered much before i breakfast time. Banker Arrested f fl Charles E. Mitchell, who recently resigned as chairman of the National City Bank of New York, was arrest ed by federal officers on a charge thai he wilfully evaded an Income tax of $657,152 for 1929. (Associated Press Photo) NOT GUILTY PLEA BY BANKS, WIFE IS It was announced this afternoon by Attorney T. J. Enright that L. A. Banks and his wife. Edith R. Banks, charged with first degree murder in the slaying of Constable George J. Prescott, would enter a plea of not guilty. Attorney Enriglit did not amplify the statement. The decision whether or not the accused pair would he tried separately or together will be made later.. It la the .supposition that the de fense will be based upon "Banks' con tention that he was acting In defense of his home, when he slew the officer bearing a warrant for hts arrest, upon an 'Indictment for ballot stealing. It was first reported that Banks would plead not guilty by reason of Insanity. E RT NEW YORK, April 6. (AP) Rudy Valtee and his brunette wife, the former Fay Webb of the movies, say their romance has come to a positive end. Announcing last night through Val- lee's attorneys that they would sep- erate at once, they indicated they have not decided about a divorce. "If by any chance there Is to be a divorce and I'm not saying there will be one proceedings will be started In my native state of Cali fornia," said Mrs. Vallee. "I'm go ing to remain In California the rest of my life, I think." SALES TAX AIDES E PORTLAND, April 6. pj Morton 8. Sen rock of Milwaukle was today elected state chairman of the execu tive committee of a state-wide or ganization which wss formed here to day to urge passage of the state sales tax at the July 21 election. TTv! group met here today. L. B. Smith of Portland was named temporary ex ecutive secretary. Only members In the first and sec ond congressional dlstrlcta were named. Named from the first congrewlonal district on the executive committee were Wlllsrd Marks of Albany, Claude Inga'.ls of Corvallls. James E. Burdett of McMlnnvllle. John B. Eakin of Dallas. Schrock of Mllwsukle. E. C. Judd of Astoria, Ben Dorrls of Eu gene and Ben Chsndler of Marshfield. Jew in Germany Likened To Oriental in America By Louis P. Lorhner Associated Press Correspondent. BERLIN. April 6. ( AP) Chancel lor Adolf Hitler pointed to the Unit ed Statea exclusion art against the yellow race as a precedent in ex plaining today his purpose In remov ing Jewish intellectuals from med ical, legal, artistic and scientific po sitions In Germany. The American people were the first to 'draw the practical political consequences from the inequality In the difference of races. he said. "Through immigration laws it barred undesirables from other races. Nor la Americ ready now to open 1U FORESTRY CAMP Recruits Will Be Placed in Temporary C a m p s for Draft to Forests and Parks Is Word From Secy. Dern Further encouragement for Med ford In her campaign to bring one of the federal reforestation recruit ing camps to this city was received thla afternoon In a telegram to the Chamber of Commerce from Senator Chas. l, MoNary. It reads: "Presented Medford'a desire for re cruiting agency to Robt. Pechner snd other offlclels in charge of reforesta tion work. Entire program and set up now being studied and I am as sured that advantages Medford has to offer will be given every consid eration." The plan of the Chamber of Com merce to establish a reforestation concentration camp in Medford Is progressing as favorably aa can be expected, stated W. 8. Bolger, presi dent, thla morning. A telegram received thla morning would Indicate that a conference with Secretary of War George H. Dern, held yesterday, determined that the permanent military camps at . Van couver. Wash., and the Presidio, San Francisco, Cat., will be used only for brief training and hardening for la bor recruits. The message further states that the recruits will then be placed In decentralised temporary camps which will be used by forest and park services when and were needed and It la hoped In this con uectlon that Medford will bo given consideration. Telegram Sent Other branches of the government will be personally contacted In Wash ington today, according to Mr. Bol ger, and the Chamber of Commerce has sent telegrams to thrae cabinet officers emphasising Medford's rtleal location as a concentration point for the national forests and parks of southern Oregon. . t "By maintaining a camp- In Med ford, the federal government would save considerable money," stated Mr. Bolger, "ss without a camp here the labor 'recruits would have to be (Continued on Page Five) LONG BEACH. Cal., April 6. (AP) This story and It Is vouched for by many reputable citizens Is sup posed to be the best story to come out of the earthquake Two maiden ladles of tender hearts had purchased a turkey for a Sunday dinner of March 13. They began his preparation ihv afternoon of Friday, March 10. Applying the axe was not to their liking. In the gsrage they gave him chloroform, and while he was unconscious they dry-picked him clean of hla feathers. They started for the house for a knife with which to decapitate him. Then came the now memorable shake of 5:66 p. m. When the dust settled, the ladtes were atartled to meet In their yard a completely naked and extremely in' dlgnant turkey. The story goes that they knit a sweater and trousers for him. They never did kill him. Rediscount Rate Cut By Federal Reserve NEW YORK. April 6. ryp) The New York Federal Reserve bank to day cut Its rediscount rate to 3 per cent from 3!4 per cent. It had been at the latter level since March 2. when It wss advanced from 2','j per cent. Milng Ultnes Appear DECATUR. Ala.. April fl. (AP Shortly after the defense had rested today In the trlsl of Haywood Pat terson, first of nine negroes accused of attacking two white women, to face, trial. Ruby Bates, missing wit ness, appeared In the court room. doors to Jews (fleeing) from Oer- ir.ir.y." To this reference to emigrating Jews. Hitler added the usual Naal assertion that no physical harm whatever vtM done them. He also expressed the opfnlon that the United States, which before other modern countries became an expo nent of a strong movement sgalnst foreign elements, has the least occa sion to attempt to counteract Oer many" efforts to purge herself of foreign elrnnta. I Hitler's remarks were occasioned by his visit to the new Jew-free execu I tlve board of the German medical i federation. AKRON BROKE U BEFORE DIVE INTO SEA .o CLAIM 7 AsMiclnled Press Telrphoto of M. rommander n. V. Wiley, rescued of ficer of .die Akron, In Hronklvn. N. Y.. naval honpHtiil as he gave hla first interview following the sea rrn n or the airship nun 7ii aitoarti. WASH I NGTON. April 6. (API Evidence., that the Akron began cracking up before It struck the water off Barnegat light Tuesday waa submitted to Secretary Swanson to day by Lieut. Commander Herbert V. Wiley, executive officer of the airship and one of ita three survivors. I The navy made public his report, which embraced statements by the two enlisted men survivors. Wiley in the afternoon , appeared before the house naval committee which Is to Investigate the disaster. In secret session, the committee headed by Representative Delaney (D N. Y.) heard Wiley and Com mander Garland Fulton of tho navy. The purpose was said to bs simply to outline procedure in .th study ithat Is to begin, next week." In a statement to Secretary Swan son in which the two other survivors. R, E. Deal and M. E. Erwln, enlisted men, collaborated, Wiley said the sharp gust struck the ship aa It was IN FELONY TANK AT A hacksaw, hidden In the felony tank of the county Jail, waa discov ered Monday by one of the prisoners while "chinning" himself on one of the bars. "Judge"' Clancy of the kangaroo court of the Jail,' turned the hacksaw over to Chief Jailer Fred Kelly. The exercising prisoner felt a roughness on his fingertips and Investigating found the hacksaw. The hacksaw had evidently been hidden on top of the tank, by a workman engaged last summer In stalling the Jail equipment. It show, id signs of having been painted over. None of the present Inmates of the county Jail are blsmed for the pres ence of the saw. It would have served no purpose, as If would not cut the saw-proof bars. L. A. Banks, agitator, ex -editor and oichardlst, held on a first degree murder charge, with his wife, for the staying of Constable Oeorge J. Pres cott, has not yet received hla pre scription for medicinal liquor. No local drug store will extend credit for the medicinal liquor, which costs from 92.50 to $4 per full pint. Banks has no funds. One of the myths, generally believed by his followers, wss that he carried a large sum of money In a money belt. Banks, sccordlng to his keepers, spends most of his time1 reading the Bible. He has been presented a new one by a woman follower, who also brings him tidbits, and her own essays on religious philosophy. The monotony of Jail life is broken by occasional visits of former business aides. Banks, according to Jailers is In good physical condition, eats heartily of Jail fare and canned fruit from his own pantry, and dainties prepared by two women admirers. The past ten daya he has manifested a deep interest In religious topics. For the most part Bank la cheerful, but was depressed for a few hours Monday, following a conference wltn his attorneys. Mrs. Banks spends her time reading fiction and playing solitaire. She looks forward to visits from Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin, catspaw of (Continued on Page Plve) MANLEY IS AWARDED VICTORY OVER FIRPO . PORTLAND. Ore.. April (AP The Portland boxing commission last night reversed the decision of Ref eree Tom LoutUt In awarding Tues day night's match between George Manley and Young Plrpo, light heavyweights, to Manley on a knock- out. and declared Plrpo the winner Oil A fOUl. fighting a storm off the Jersey coast at 12:30 a. m.. Tuesday. "A very sharp gust struck the ship", th report said. I noted Immediately that the lower rudder control rope had carried away, and reported it to the captain." Deal reported that as he lay In his bunk on the right side of the ship he saw two girders above the corridor of the ship bend and buckle, snd noted as he ran forward that the control lines In that vicinity of the ship appeared slack but not broken. "It Is difficult to synchronise ac curately these observations in the keel by Deal," Wiley said, "with my own observations In the control car but apparantly; the damage., to the girders occurred after tlie severe gust struck the ship and after the ship had begun Its last descent, practical ly out of control and which termi nated i by Mie ship striking the water with 'consequent major structural damage." i 11 FISHERMEN DIE AS SUDDEN GALE HOQUIAM, Wash., April 6, (AP) The wreckage of numerous email fishing busts at the entrance to Grays Harbor, scattered along the beach, today marked the path of a sudden spring squall, which took the Uvea of at least 11 fishermen on the treacherous Orays Harbor bar. Striking with savage fury late yes terday afternoon Into the midst of the salmon trolling fleet, as It was putting to sea, the little craft were buffeted and tossed about. Seven were seen to capslsie, hurling fhelr crews Into the water. About so of the fleet, made up of 100 boats in all. made their way across successfully, while the others turned back to Westport, their base port. ...... The ltat of the men and boats lost, reported by other fishermen and coast guardsmen, , waa: The Annie, with Jack and W. Salnlb, brothers, aboard. The Axel, owned and operated by Axel Barkland. , Tlie Alkl. with Charles Plctols snd .loel Salo aboard. The Pacific, manned by Alex Porsel. Tlie Helen, manned by Victor BJor sen, Wayne Wade and a third man whose name was not known. A boat with Nick Helkklla aboard. A small boat, with only one man In It, whose name was not known. - GRAIN BOBS UP TO NEW LEVELS CHICAGO, April 8 (API Wheat sold at 60 cents a bushel today. In wild orgy of trading which saw men fighting for placea in the pit. wheat prices soared almost 3 cents a bushel to the highest prices paid here In many months. The September de livery rose to a peak of 60S cents with others not far behind. A single car of number 3 red wheat sold in the cash market for 83 centa a bushel, highest price since March, 1KS3. All graina surged sharply higher. Pioneer Woman Dies -6ALEM. Ore., April . ( API Mrs. Mary E. Haas. Oregon pioneer of IBM who la credited with weaving the first woolen blanket to be made In Oregon, died yesterday at her home where she had lived the past 84 years. HITLER COHORTS HELD BY PLEDGE PROVIDE JOBS Ninety ler Cent of Nazis Join WithMdea of Benefit Ousting of Jews Makes Placesor Many Faithful n.v RHyHARn fl Ai.no (Copyrighted or McClure Ntwspaprr Syrdlcat.) Rtld censorship and Drooaeanda on both alda o the fence, make It ertremeljr difficult to get a clear pic ture of what ffeally goes on m Deutschland. Th. followln? conci-s analysis from a iWhly-placed Ger man aouroa explain what Is behind the news of the aphearals In the third Reich. ) The Naza organization consists of three groups: The stcVm troops com prising roughly 4S0.OOiO men. the of ficial party members numbering an other 500.000. and th. 17 million others who voted the N.'ast ticket. To keep power Hitler mutjt fulfill his promises to the three g 'roups in the order named. About 90 "?per cent of ' the NarJa have Joined the movement hoping to get Jobs. To p jived these Is at the moment Hitler's (chief con- ; oem. If every news Ite.Vn coming from Oermany is viewed vrom this ' angle It all fits like a picture pural. Storm Troops First A The storm troops had to lVe taken care of first because they lare ..th rounaatlon of the Hitler rpglliie and because they voiced their demands In no uncertain terms. Hltl-Vr has solved that problem. The storm Ytroop ers are now officially enrollil as auxiliary, police. They receive the full unemployment dole plus tlNrea mnrka a day. The funds were p ro vided by cutting down the dole Jfcf all other German unemployed by one V mark a week, eliminating the necea-. ' sity of making special appropriations from the budget for-the benefit of tho storm troopers. . , . .. . ., t To help the second group, the or dinary party metnbera. was not quit as easy. New Jobs could not be cre ated, so old ones had to be vscsted (Continued on page. Eight) AUTHOR BIGGERS PASADENA. Calif.. April 8. (AP) Earl Derr Blggers, creator of Oharli Chan, a Chinese detective who cap tured the Imagination of readers of fiction, la dead, a victim of heart disease. Blggers. author of "Behind tha Curtain." "Seven Keys to Baldpate," "The Black Camel." and numerous other novels, was stricken a week ago at Palm Springs, near here, and died yesterday at a Pasadena hospital. Blggers was born in Warren, Ohio, Aug. 24. 1884. He attended Harvard university and as a student sold a number of all or t stories to magazines. A year after his grsduatlon In 1907 he Joined the editorial staff of the Boston Traveler, first conducting a humorous and later becoming a dra matic critic. In sdditlon to his novels, Blggers wrote a number of plays. Puneral services will be conducted Friday. . SALEM, Ore., April 6. (AP) Da vid W. Land is. hardware salesman and late resident of Portland, died at a local hospital yesterday follow ing a sudden heart attack while In a downtown store. WILL BKVERLY IHUiS, Cal., Apr. 5. This is a bad time to sug gest a raise in salary for any body, but tlierc is one job that Roosevelt has created and the fellow who is doing it is under paid, no matter what they pay him. That's the fellow . that carries messages1 from the White House to congress. There is a guy that Kooe yelt is running ragged, and when he sends a message to congress it "stays sent." - Well, beer will be here Fri- day with the poliU'ian replac ing the bootlegger. . .: . Yours, $llll HsNsagkt rMUat. I .