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Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY S, 1933.
No. 40.
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The Weather
forecast: Unsettled ' tilth showers
tonight and Tuwdaj ; little chanje
In temperature.
Highest yesterday
Lowest this morning 39
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RE BAUERS PLAN
1 00 BBL OUTPUT
Beer On Market by Sept. 1
' Announcement Famous
Water Will Make Fine
Drink Hops, Barley Near
Medford w111 niTe 100 bBrrel
day brewery In operation early this
summer, with beer on the market by
September 1. according to an an
nouncement made this morning by
Ted OeBauer. manager of the Gold
i Seal creamery.
OeBauer announced that an op
tion on property belonging to the G'd
8eal creamery, at the corner of Grape
snd Fourth streets, with a frontage
on North Fir alao. had been given
the brewing company, following his
return from a trip to Eugene Bun
day. The brewing company will be
composed of southern Oregon men
and capital, with the possibility of
some capital from Eugene, OeBauer
said.
100 Barrels Capacity.
With the capacity of 100 barrels
a day, officiate of the new brewery
plan to supply Northern California
and southern Oregon with a beer com
parable to the best eastern and for
eign beers. OeBauer said. Medford
water Is highly comparable to the
water that has made Milwaukee and
Cincinnati famous as beer centers,
and the beer produced will be equiva
lent to the Pilsner beer that has
given Pllsen, Germany, a prominent
place on the quarter's map. Water
being greatly responsible for the qual
ity of beer, officials of the company
feel that Medford's beer will be as
good aa the best.
The brewery will be erected on the
property cornering on Orape and West
Fourth, with specific building plans
to be announced soon, OeBauer said.
After the brewery Is In operation, at
least 10 men will be employed stead
ily, three tons of barley will be used
dally, arid locally grown hops will
be used, GeBauor said. The barley
used will be a special "brewer's" bar
ley, which can be profitably grown
here.
Distribute Far North.
Plana for the erection of the brew
ery have been In the air for several
weeks, but no definite announcement
was made until this morning. Plans
for the establishment of a brewery
at Eugene have been dropped, It is
understood, and. distribution from the
Medford brewery will be made as far
north as Corvallls.
Agencies for handling the Medford
beer have been established In all the
leading cities of southern Oregon, In
cluding Klsmath Falls. Roseburg. Eu
gene, Corvallls. Grants Pass and Ash
land and northern California agencies
have also been established. A name
lor the beer has not been established.
"Need for the brewery was pointed
out by the fact that before prohibi
tion there were 88 breweries on the
Paclflo coast, and that now there are
only 11, and the demand for beer now
far exceeds that of before prohibition.
Hops, Barter Grow Here.
Both hops Bnd brewer's barley can
be grown In Jackson county, accord
ing to County Agent R. O. Fowler,
as there la already a 28-acre hop
ranch on the Applegate and several
.mri orants Pass. Rich
silt land is best adapted to the grow
ing of hops, rowier k"-"
,..... ,. hullt-un" land.
Hop prices have Jumped from about
13 cents a pouna w mui
a writv, growers demand
ing a .dollar, since the legality of 3.3
beer was established, increase h'
ductlon is expect" to lower the price
next year, however. Fowler ""
Announcement of plans to build
... . . k.r with lis added pay-
roll, comes close on the heels of the
announcement by tne
Bakery last week that a new bakery
building would be constructed. Seve
ral thousand dollars will be Invested
In new construction for each plant,
and the payrolls will be Increased.
. ., minlnc Into Medford
Due to mwi.v un
tr.m .n districts covered by botn
the bakery and the brewery.
As plans for such building and ex
. panslon are being announced all over
the state and nation, business leaders
feel that Medford's advances along
Industrial and business lines are in
keeping with a return to business
confidence all over the nation.
Richard H. Ulrich. construction en
gineer and millwright, who con
structed breweries In Canada after
provlbltlon came to the United States,
will be placed In charge of the 1350.
000 brewery project of the Oregon
Breweries and Hop Farms, headed by
James E. Edmiston In Portland, ac
cording to announcement in the Sun
day Oregontan.
The directorate of the company.
beaded by the former Medford or-
chardlst. also Includes: Dane J- rur
vine, vlee-nresldent: Rudle Wllhelm
executive vice-president; C. H. Els
mann. secretary-treasurer; Frederick
Olatr and Prank E. Watklns. directors
Oregon Wrathrr.
Unsettled tonight snd Tuesday,
with showers west portion and snows
over hKh mountain?: little chsnee In
temperature; moderate changeable
W&ds offshore.
BASEBALL
American,
R. H. E.
New York .. 7 13 1
Chicago 3 10 0
Br n nan and Dickey; Lyons and
Orube.
Boston at Cleveland, Philadelphia
at Detroit, postponed; cold.
Pittsburgh
Boston
French and Finney; Zachary and
Hogan.
Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at
Philadelphia, postponed,; rain.
R. H. B.
St. Louts .4 8 0
New York 3 8 0
Carleton, John, Dean and Wilson:
FUzslmmons, Utile and Mancuso.
FRUIT GROWERS
WILL SEEK NEW
SPRAY REMOVER
HOOD RIVER, Ore., May 8. (AP) i
A business-like and scientific ex
ploration into the question of spray
residue on fruit will be pushed by
organizations of ,apple and pear
growers of Oregon and Washington
in the hope and expectation that a
new process may be evclved to save
millions of dollars to fruit growers
In the west.
Experimental findings so far de
veloped were discussed in detail at a
meeting here Saturday of growers and
scientists from the Pacific north
western states, called by Edwin Smith
of the federal bureau of plant in
dustry at Wenatchee.
Another conference of research
workers will be held In connection
with the Northwest association meet
ing of entomologists, horticulturists
and plant pathologists In Hood River
In July. ...
Growers have "been greatly disturbed
slnce 'the department of agriculture
and the pure foods department ruled
that all lead spray residue be removed
from apples and pears this fall. The
degree of tolerance was lowered and
many growers said the order was so
drastic they could not comply.
At Saturday's meeting here every
modern development was discussed
and further Intensive study was or
dered during the Interval between
the present time and the period of
harvesting and washing of this sea
son's crop. No prediction was made
as to the outcome.
While many apple washing tests
have been conducted employing many
types of apple washing machines, dif
ferent solutions. In various concen
trations, and utilising at the same
time a wide range of temperatures,
the committee reported that analyti
cal data helpful to present problems
are relatively limited.
' This lack of data pertaining to lead
residue removal primarily results
from the fact that the accepted
method of lead analysis Is painstak
ing and tedious, requiring many hours
for completion of each determina
tion, and because of limited man
power and inadequate funds.
LICENSE SPEED
URGED BY G. OF C.
Many complaints have been receiv
ed at the Ohamber of Commerce re
garding examinations for sutomoblle
operators' licenses and a letter ha
been aent to Secretary of state Hai
E. How, asking If the matter can be
expedited.
The staff working on examinations
Is doing all possible to examine the
applicants quickly, but owing to the
large number desiring licenses the
work has been neceessrily slow.
In the latest Oregon motorist's
manual la a statement by Secretary
of State Hal E. Hoss, Indicating that
It is not altogether necessary to take
the examination In order to obtain a
license : 1
"Under a law passed by the 1933
legislature, all Oregon automobile
drivers who have not obtained new
operators' licenses since July 1, 1931.
are to be relicensed before September.
1933, and then every two years after
that. Aftr the new law becomes ef
fective on June 9. 1933. the licenses
are to be Issued through the mall
from the main office at Salem, upon
application made on blanks which
will be available at garages and vari
ous public offices. Unless a driver
has some handicap or adverse driv
ing record he will not be required to
take an examination. If a person
baa attained the age of 70 years the
new law requires he must be ex
amined. Examinations are atlll com
pulsory for persons Just commencing
to drive, or those coming to this
stste from one wfiere examinstlons
are not given."
1
lln Feeling Better.
SALEM, May 8. (AP) Hal E.
Hoss. secretary of stste. who has
been confined to his home with a
hard cold the past week-end. returned
to nil office today, feeling fine," he
said.
L
AS ADJOURNMENT
TMBKBILLS;
Roosevelt Afraid to Have
Congress in Session Dur
ing London Economic
Conference Inside Reason
By PAUL MALLOS
(Copyrighted by MoClure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
WASHINGTON, May 8. You should
have heard the howl that went up in
side from loyal Democrats when word
was passed that congress should ad
Jounn before June 10.
Senator Glass went running to
Democratic Leader Robinson fcklng
why his bank bill was not on the
program. Senator Wagner wanted to
know v how about the public works
bill, senator Black ecreamea niooay
murder about the five-day week.
Railroad enthulasts shed a tear for
the sidetracked railroad bill.
The nationalist bloc sst back and
sneered. Just let the President try
to get authority to dicker on war
debts and tariffs In the next four
weeks.
Nothing Mr. Roosevelt has done
created so much inner commotion.
The wary thought Mr. Roosevelt
did not mean what he said. They
suspected he was threatening to
block? these pet projects so he could
wring an authorization out or con
gress on debts and tariffs. They be-
lleved he would give In on adjourn
ment If he could get that.
The real purpose seems to be sin
cere. The reason Mr. Roosevelt wants to
drive congress out of town Is be
cause he is afraid to have It in ses
sion during the London economic
conference. He rightly believes the
boys on the hill might try to em
barrass every move he makes.
He told bis leaders privately they
must quit before the London meet
ing, even if they had to turn the
capltol dome upside down.
The bad underlying situation
makes predictions on legislation haz
ardous. There will unquestionably
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PANKEY WILL EYE
L. J. Paulson, regional manager of
the crop production loan office at
Minneapolis, has ' Instructed H. T.
Pankey. assistant field Inspector for
Jackson. Josephine, Douglas, Lane,
Coos and Curry counties to Immedi
ately complete plans for sn inspec
tion of the seeding program of all
crop production loan borrowers.
It Is expected that Mr. Pankey will
devote practically all of hla time dur
ing the several weeks Immediately
after April 30 (thla being the final
limit on loan applications) to this In
spection work. It Is necesssry thst
the regulations surrounding theae
government advances be strictly fol
lowed. Borrowers, in conslderstlon of the
loans received, sre obligated to reduce
acreage of cash crops 30 per cent, be
sides which they must seed the en
tire acreage for which loans are ob
tained or return the over-borrowing
either to Mr. Pankey or to the re
gional office at Minneapolis. .
LETHAL CHAMBER'S
CARSON CITY. Nev.. Msy 8. (AP)
Sixth slayer to pay the penslty In
Nevada's lethal gas chamber, Ray El
mer Miller, was executed here at Sun
rise todsy for the murder of his wife
In Las Vegss five months ago.
A single whiff of poisonous gas, ris
ing In dense, dirty white clouds from
a pstl benesth hla chstr. sent the con
demned man Into unconsciousness
and he was desd within 13 minutes.
Twenty-four witnesses, grouped
about two plate glaaa windows,
watched the proceedings. . It appeared
to them that Miller died a painless
death.
Heavy Damage In
Vancouver Blaze
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 8. (AP)
A fire of unknown origin gutted a
half-block of bulldlnga In the down
town business section here early
Sunday causing damsge estimated at
more than 150.000.
The flames swept through seversl
store buildings and an apartment
house, from which 40 Frons were
forced to flee taking nothing but the
apparel they were wearing.
OMAHA, May 8. UP) Nelson H
Loomls, 71. who retired January 1 as
general solicitor of the Union Pacific,
after nesrly 48 years' service with the
railroad, died today of heart a; seats
Improved Wages, Curb
On Production F.
PAST AND FUTURE
POLICIES TOLD IN
F
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON
(Associated Press Staff Writer.)
WASHINGTON. May 8. (IP) h
government "partnership" with In
dustry, to Improve wages, shorten
working hours and control aurplue
production, will be Prealdent Roose
velt's next move In attacking eco
nomic adversity.
He revealed this laat night in giv
ing the nation a full exposition of
his policies. Tiast and future, for do
mestic and International recovery
from the depression.
Similar to the the measures al
ready proposed for government co
operation with agriculture and trans
portation, the President would put
the force of government behind trade
agreements under a relaxation of
anti-trust laws.
Seated at a dask In the White
House, Mr. Roosevelt alao gave no-
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0.
79
John Oliver Shoup. a resident of
Medford for the past three years,
passed away at hla' hme on Mae
street Sunday, at the age of 79 years.
Mr. Shoup was Born " In Indiana' in
1880, was married to Emma Taylor at
Independence, Kansas. In 1908 they
moved west to Enumclaw; Wash
where they resided until 1013. when
they moved to Oregon, the last three
vears Medford having been their
home.
He Is survived by his widow, Emma
Shoup 'Of Medford. one son. Earl
Shoup. of New York and one dsu
ghter, Mae Coulter of Ashland.- be
sides a wide circle of friends.
Funeral services will be held from
the Conger funeral parlors Tuesday
at 2:30 p. m. Rev. D. L. Myers of
the Apostolic Faith, will conduct the
services and burl.il will be made in
the Phoenix cemetery.
OF E. P. PASSES
Martha Oranna Austin, aged 87
years, passed away In a local hospital
early Mohdsy morning, suffering a
short Illness. Mrs. Austin was a resi
dent of Esgle Point, living with her
daughter, Mrs. E. P. Kurz. Besides
her daughter, she Is survived by one
son, O. E. Austin of Klamath Falls.
Funeral aervlces will be held from
the Conger funeral parlora Wednes-
dsy at 3 p. m. Rev. W. R. Bslrd will
have charge of services snd burlsl
will be mads In the Central Point
cemetery.
CRATER LAKE FEATURE
IN
Medford dtleens who would like to
send copies of last 8unday'a Ore
gonlan, featuring Crater lake, to
friends In the east, msy obtain copies
at the Chamber of Commerce, It waa
announced this morning. -
A limited number of copies Is svall.
sble and those desiring same ire ask
ed to make applications Immediately
It Is believed by the publicity de
partment of the Chamber of com
merce If Medford people will aend
them to eastern states that consid
erable publicity for Crater lake will
result.
e-
PLEAD NOT GUILTY
PROVlNCETOWrf, Mass. May 8
(AP) Kenneth and Cyril Buck.
brthers. pleaded not guilty today to
the kidnaping of ten-year-old Mar
garet McMati. Kenneth asked
continuance of his case and agreed
with District Attorney Wllllsm Cross
ly on Msy S3, but Cyril asked an lm
mediate hearing.
The cases of both, however, were
continued to Msy 33 snd each waa
ordered held In 1100,000 ball.
Banks May
In Own Behalf Is Late
Developemnt at Hearing
Now Believed Agitator's Dislike to Insane
Plea Overcome
Mrs. Martin
By ARTHUR
EUGENE, May 7. The atat la now
dence against I,. A. Banks and wife
ent rate, and largely depending on the
nation. Some of the atate'a witnesses
The defense la oxpected to start
Wednesday and take two days for pre
sentation. The materiality of some
witnesses' testimony will be attacked
by the state, and those who do reach
the witness stand will be subjected
to close questioning.
From his own statements to the
press Sunday, it la now problematical
whether or not Defendant Banks will
take the stand. In his own rjenaii.
Banks desires to make a personal ap
pearance, but has Indicated It Is
matter for his counsel to decide. The
same applies to Mrs. Banks. Attorney
W. E. Phlppa announced before the
trial both would testify, iney mj
hold to their original Intentions, and
they may not.
Courtroom observers preaict vnv
the defense will be Insanity, and
that Banks' previous objection to
this line hss been removed by his
counsel. Signs Indicate that the
defense will attack fee atate police
methods and. alao plead mitigation
on the grounds that Banks waa "per
secuted to thV pomt of desperation"
by his legal, financial, and political
foes.
Mrs. Martin Interests. -
Nsxt to the chief actors In the
drama, the defense witness arousing
the most interest Is Mrs. Henrietta
R. Martin, oresldent of the "Good
Government Congress" and catapaw of
Banks In his political plotting ana
plans. Medford people, now living
In Eugene, know her sa "the woman
who tried to horsewhip an editor,"
and out of curiosity, they express.
desire to see snd hear one of the
main figures in the "Jackson county
uprising." Eugene and Lane county
residents as a whole, however, know
Mrs. Martin only as a defense wit
ness, snd have no especial Interest In
her words or acts.
Mra. Martin Is a witness, and oar-
red from the courtroom. She spends
her time In the witness waiting room
playing "rummy." and chatting with
friends. She is irequenuy "eon ...
conference" with Arthur La Dleu
and Attorney Enright. The Eugene
press hss pcld scsnt attention to
her.
Mrs. Ariel Burton Pomeroy, inti
mate friend of the Banks, and here
the first two days of the trial, with
her husband, has not bee'h around
the courtroom for three days. While
the Jury was being selected, Mrs.
Pomeroy came forward at each recess
to chst with the defendants. She Is
also listed as a defense witness.
Boyoe for Defense.
Another defense witness on the
ground, la R. A. Boyce, said to be a
resident of the Centrsl Point district,
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STEER'S CONCERT
"One of the flneat things I hare
ever heard. Equal to any musical
contribution ever brought to Med
ford" la the description given this
afternoon of Burrell Steer's program
by Mrs. E. E. Gore, local musician,
upon her return from southern Ore
ton Normal school, where the Lon
don violinist played In concert this
morning.
Urging all music lovers to attend
Mr. Steer's recital at the Baldwin
Piano Shoppe recital hall here this
evening, Mrs. Oore repested her claim
that he la an artist of sblllty sel
dom brought to this city.
He will play a different program
In Medford this evening and many
members of his Normal school audi
ence are planning to hear him again
In Medford. ' His program In Ashlsnd,
Mrs. Oore stated, was very enthusi
astically received by student and
town critics.
His recltsl here this evening opens
at 8:18 o'clock.
Beer Legal In
Florida Today
TALAHAS8EE. Fla., May 8. (AP)
Mamifactureand ssle of 83 per
cent beer, wine and like beveragea be
came legal In Florida today when
Oovernor Dave Sholta rtgned five
acts of the current state legislature,
R
Not Testify
by Legal Aides
in Limelight
PERRY.
expected to close Ita direct evi
late Tuesday afternoon, at the pres
apeed of the defense cross-exami
will be reserved for rebuttal.
NERVES OF STEEL
L
By Arthur rerry
EUGENE, May 7. A week of facing
a Lane county Jury, holding in their
hands their fate, has left no visible
mark upon L. A. Banks, former Med
ford orchard 1st and newspaper pub
lisher, and his wife, Edith Robert lne
Banks. Behind the outward mask of
grim calmness, a storm of worry and
emotion may be raging, but If so,
both have nerves of steel, In- their
grave ordeal, and successfully hide it.
The accused pair also have the com
forting presence of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles P. Moran of Cleveland. Mrs.
Moran la a sister of Banks. Each day
they sit with thera, behind a battery I
of five attorneys.
Most of the long day In court, Mrs.
Banks alts with partially bowed head,
In deep reverie. She wears the dress
she wore the first day, with a modish
spring hat of blue, and sealnkln coat.
She never smiles. When Tommy Wll- :
Hams and Detective -Sergeant Warren
gave their "we did" testimony, she
manifested agitated Interest, " and
conferred earnestly with an attorney.
Then she lapsed again Into moody
reverie.
Banks the first two or three days
of the trial, was plainly agitated dur
ing the opening statement of Defense
Counsel Joe Hammersley. Several
times he manifested deep displeasure,
and whlapored to Attorney Phlpps.
That lawyer has moved to the front
line of the defense table, with Attor-
news Hammersley and Lonergan. At
torney Phlpps' former place at the
end of the table Is now occupied
by Mr. Moran. All day long. Attor
ney Enright makes copious notes. He
is scheduled to make a portion of the
closing arguments of the defense.
The last of the week Banks regain
ed some of his composure. He smiled
at sallies brought out during, the
questioning, and was cheery with
newspapermen. When testimony he
considers unfavorable comes from the
Hps of witnesses, he rocks back and
forth In his chair, nervously. He
seldom glances at the audience. Many
times during the day, he drops Into
spells of meditation, gazing moodily
at the floor. He has lost weight dur-
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ENDING THURSDAY
The poster campaign being con
ducted la the art department of the
high school and Junior high school
in connection wlih the Cotton Event
to be celebrated In Med ford next
week, will definitely end at noon on
Thursday next. May 11, stated John
Moffatt, chairman of the erent, to
day. The Judging for the three prizes
to be offered by Medford merchants
will take place at the Chamber of
Commerce at 4:30 p. m-, Thursday
afternoon, and the Judges named are
Tom Swem, Herb Orey, Harry Hin
man and Justin Smith. It is reported
by Glenn Smith, principal of the
high school, that considerable Inter
est Is being displayed by the stu
dents In the poster campaign, and It
Is expected that many novel Ideas
will be worked out In the posters.
Fire Forces 400
To Leave Homes
ELLSWORTH. Maine. May 8 (AP)
Ellsworth counted Its fire loss to
o"ay at close to $3,000,000 and 400
persons homeless, the result of fast
spreading flames which last night
destroyed more than fifty stores ana
1 shops la the business district, and
more than 100 residences.
mi
F
OF CIVIC EFFORT
Upon recommendation of the com
mlttee on committees and the board
of directors of the Medford Ohamber
of Commerce, President W. 8. Bolger
has appointed the following standing
committees for tho ensuing year. Tho
only committee yet to bo appointed
Is the retail merchants' committee
and announcement of this will be
made In a day or so.
AOnlClll.TlRB Charles A. Wing,
chairman: C. E Morton, R. A. Mlka-
chc. S. W. Richardson. Ed White. R. O.
Fowler. G. A. Bnrr. Otto Bohnert. W.
A. Gates. I. R. Kline, W. J. Warner,
Roland Hubbnrd, H. A. Thlerolf, D.
O. Fredericks, Dr. O. B. Dean, Oharlea
Luman, Henry E. Conger. J. A. An
derson. Verne Brophy. Ell Campbell,
D. W. Beebe, Frank Van Dyke, 8r,
AVIATION Floyd Hart, chairman;
Leland Brophy, W. H. Fluhrer, Clyde
Eakln. Frank Farrell. Fred Heath, Jr.
Phil Sharp. R- E. Jones, Chester
Hubbard, W. H. Mulrhesd, O. O,
Furnss.
CIVIC AFFAIR!) Dr. R. E Lee,
chairman; w. W. Walker, J. O. Mann,
Mrs. W. J. Virgin, Dr. W. E. Lantls,
Ted OeBauer, Mrs. Louis Ulrich, John
Nledermeyer, James Stevens, Mrs. O
R. Satchwell. Mra Evan Reames, D.
G. Tyree, L. D. Jones. Col. W. "H
Paine. Dr. W. W. P. Holt.
CONVENTION AND TOUHIST O
L. MacDonnld. chairman; O. L. Hop
kins. J. H. Swem. L O. Oarlock. Wm,
Clemensonj E. J, Smith, H. N, Butler,
Cole Holmes. C. I. Hayes, A. S. Rosen
baum, 0:-L. Reynolds. J. R; Woodford.
P. G. Denson, A. F. West, Emerson P
Merrick, w. L. lewis, C. T. Steward,
ENTERTAINMENT A. 8. Rosen,
baum, chairman; D. Rosenberg, A. P,
Johnsen. Phil Sharp, A. W. Pipes.
O. M. Brewer, E. O. Sollnsky, John
Boyle. Hugh Rankin, O. E. Gates,
O. O. Alenderfer, W. F. leases.
FINANCE J. A. Perry, chairman;
M. N. Hogsn, George Henselman. D.
G. Tyree, E. Thorndyke.
FISH AND OAME T. B Daniels,
chairman; W. W. Allen, A. J. Klocker.
Frank Perl. Col. W. H. Paine. Justin
Smith. F. E. Wahl, Bert Noblltt, Olln
Arnsplger. Ralph Cowglll, Ed Walker.
George Howard. Warren Butler, Ches
ter Hubbsrd, T. O. Brsdley, E. O.
Trowbridge.
FORUM A. P. Johnsen, chairman;
George Henselman.
HOME PRODUCTS L. W. David
son, chairman. O. M. Anderson, W. A.
Whltelaw, Webster Clark. Don Clark,
Sam Colton, Michael Bock, W. A.
Gates, Ralph Boutelle. Joseph Doble-
meler. Justin Smith. Mrs. Glen Fab-
rick, Mrs. Earl Gaddls, W. A. Hollo
way. INDUSTRIAL A. W. Pipes, chslr-
msn; Dr. I. H. Oove. Csrl Tengwald,
O. J. Semon. A. H. Miller, Fred Erlck-
son, J. C. Thompson. A. J. Slorsh.
A. J. Hauk. O. M. Kldd.
INTERCITY VISITATION Jack
Swem, chairman: Carl Grant, A. B.
Cunningham. Dr. B. R Elliott, Jerry
Jerome. O. C. Lemmon. Dr, I. H. Oove.
LEGISLATION H. S. Deuel, chair
man, E. H. Hedrtck. Dr. E. O. Rlddell.
Olln Arnsplger, Dr. B. h Lsgeson.
Ed C. Kelly. E. B. Day, 8. H. Smith.
D. H. Ferry, John Boyle. Don New
bury. MEMBERSHIP J. Verne Shangle,
chslrman: Sam Jennings, Dr. F. O.
Bunch. E. Elmer Wilson, S. O. Jones,
Fred Heath, Jr., Csrl Grant. I, E.
Foy, D. Huson. Morris Leonard, Jsck
Porter.
PUBLICITY Roy Shreve. chslrmsn;
J. Verne Shangle, C. L. Reynolda. 8.
S. Smith, Herb Grey, Horace Brom
ley, H. S. Cleveland. lee Bishop, A.
P. Johnsen. O. L. MiwDonald.
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Eakln. B. E. Harder, W. W. Allen,
Fred Wahl, Hamilton Patton, P. O.
Denson.
TAXATION O. C. Bnggs. chairman:
Hamilton Patton. H. 8. Deuel. E. H.
Hedrlck. Wm. McAllister, P. W. Taylor,
W. H. Gore, Henry E. Conger, B. E.
Harder. A. C. Hubbard. Harvey Fields,
M. N. Hogan, Bllnn Coleman, J. O.
Collins, W. B. Johnston.
TRANSPORTATION Psul S':herer.
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Looker, Dr. B. R. Elliott, Rawles
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Cap. O. L. Overmeyor. W. H. Relch
steln, J. T. Dsvls, O. R. Oreen.
strongIFrthquake
centers off mexico
MEXICO CITY, May 8. (AP) A
strong earthquake was felt by Mexi
co City this morning at 4:30 oclock.
ts maximum intensity lasted one
mlnu. The shock was felt for four
minutes. The oscillatory tremblor
had its epicenter In the Pacific ocean
off the coast of Guerre, 300 miles
southeast of Mexico City.
MYSTERIOUS NOTE
S RULED OUT BY
SEJ
Letter Found in Pocket of
Agitator's Coat Addressed
to 'Daddy' Is Important
Link in State's Case'
ECr.ENE, Mar 8 (Spl.) Jadgs
Earl H. Fehl of Jackson county
arrived here Sunday by auto, and
irnt Immediately to the county
Jail, and mis admitted for a talk
with I.. A. Hankt. Fehl entered
(lie cell of his political pal about
two o'clock.
EUOENE, Ore., May 8. (AP) On
the mysterious "Mother to Daddy"
letter, which precipitated a second
battle as the Banks esse was resumed
today, may hinge the state's proof of
Intent against Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn
A. Banks.
Formally Introduced as evidence for
the first time when Sgt. O. A. War
ren again identified It as one taken
from a coat in Banks bedroom, the
letted was ruled not admlsaable ai
evidence, but the state still hopes to
get It to the Jury. 0
Contents Unrevealed.
The contents of the letter, on
which may hinge the lives of the two
defendants, have not been revealed.
It Is known, however, that the not
was purportedly written by Mra.
Banks to her husband prior to the
killing and refers to Banks' proposed
"stand" against the officers.
Were the guns and ammunition
found In Banks' home originally in
tended for use on a vacation trip or
were they made ready for a battle
with the law? The note, If the stats
succeeds in offering It as evidence,
may answer that question.
Bitter Argument,
Judge O. F. Skip worth listened to
biting arguments from both sides be
fore he ruled the letter out as Incom
petent evidence on the grounds that
no proof of Its origin has been in
troduced, that there waa no proof
Mrs. Banks wrote It, and that no
proof has been submitted showing It
was Intended for Banks.
The second week of the trial opened
with Warren, a detective sergeant
of the state police, atlll on the stand.
He was subjected to continued cross-"
examination by Frank Lonergan, chief
of the defense counsel. Although
Lonergan led him out concerning his
notebook. Warren did. not bring It
forth again for reference. .
Sgt. Al Lumsden, who was with
Officer Warren an they sat outside
the Banks home at the time of the
shooting, was next called to the stand.
He had Interviewed Mrs. Banks in
her home after Banks had been taken
away.
Calm and Defiant.
"I found her calm, cool and de
fiant," said Lumsden. "She protest
ed against the officers entering the
house and said we couldn t arrest her
or search the house, as we had no
search warrant.
"She said It was 'her home, her cas
tle.' and we had no right to enter.
I told her a serious crime had been
committed and It would be necessary
to detain her. Mrs. Banks said her
husband had killed Prescott, and she
pointed to the rifle lying on the
tahle as the one used. She explained
the shooting in detail,"
When the afternoon session opened
Lumsden was asked but a few ques
tions before being dismissed. Clatous
McCredle, chief of the Medford pollco
was next called. He verified the note
given Tommy Williams by Mrs.
Banks to be handed to the state po
lice. Williams gave the note to Cor
don Kershaw, who gave It to Ser
geant O'Brien who gave It to Chief
McCredle.
Charlotte de Ford of Tillamook, a
sister-in-law of Lieut. Dunn of tho
state police, was the next witness.
She said she was called to the Banks
home by Dunn who asked her to act.
as matron in searching Mrs. Banks.
She found no weapons.
Little Girl Wonders
Mis de Ford said that when ah
and Mrs. Banks were In the bedroom,
Mrs. Banks said, "Mr. sBnks has been
terribly persecuted since he's been In
Medford." The Banks little daugh
ter, Ruth May, who was In the room
at the time, asked, "but why did he
have to kill somebody?"
The little girl, said Miss de Ford,
had returned home crying snd was
informed by her mother that "Daddy
shot Mr. Prescott." Ruth May then
ajtked, "Oh, mother, la he dead?" and
Mrs. Banks replied, "I don't know,
he's lying out there on the porch."
Then the little girl said, "Oh, mother ,
1 knew he would do It."
On objection of the defense coun
sel, all of the little girl's sctatements,
as reported by Miss de Ford, were ,
stricken from the records and the
Jury waa Instructed to disregard
them completely.
FRENCH CABINET FIRM
FOR DEBT MORATORIUM
PARIS, May 8, (AP) Xh French
cabinet today unanimously took
flat stand against the payment to the
United States al the defauled lner
est due last December IS without a
uarantee of a moratorium on the
June 19 debt payment.
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