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MEDFOKD, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1933.
No. 13.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 .