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MEDFOKD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1933.
Twenty-eighth Year
No. 41.
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Comment
on the
Day's News
Br FRANK JENKINS.
1 sraNE OP THB 6PEAKERS at tb
t J Rotary "optimism meeting." or
which you read In this column yea
terday, was Dick Hovey. ol Hovey at
Walker, large owners of timber in
the Klamath Basin. Dick, to this
writer's knowledge, has been any
thing but optimistic for the past
couple of years.
He has Just returned from an ex
tensive, trip through the East, and
he waa genuinely enthusiastic. That
fact was clearly apparent as he spoke.
His hearers sensed it plainly.
,JA0K EASTV'Ve said, "everybody
D la for Roosevelt Republicans
and Democrat alike. They feel that
1 at last somebody Is DOING SOME
THING, and they are for him.
"In hla efforts to revive business
and put an end to the depression,
Roosevelt has the country behind
him."
AND EVERYBODY back there, he
added, bankers along with the
net, la for the Inflation program.
Perhaps those who are for It don't
know Just what It means, but they
are for It Just the same, for It looks
like a way out of the murk of depres
sion in which we have been wander
ing so long and so almless'.y.
f ET US PAUSE here to remark that
very few of us. prooaoiy. Know
much about Inflation. But some or
us are beginning to figure out some
of the ways In which it Is going to
work. Wool growers, for example.
A year ago wool was selling on the
range In Oregon at around seven cents
a pound. That meant that the wool
orower who borrowed $100 borrowed
the equivalent of about 1500 pounds
of wool.
Today wool Is selling at around 17
' cents, which means that the wool
grower can PAY BACK hla loan with
about 600 pounds of wool. That looks
oretty good to him, and so It's hard
to convince him that Inflation Isn't
a mighty fine thing.
w TIMBER YARDS through the Mid
li die West consuming territory, Mr.
Hovey told his hesrers, are exceed
ingly low on stocks, and while they
are selling very little lumber at the
present time any upturn In demand
will mean that they must buy
HEAVILY in order to fill In their de
pleted stocks.
This buying, whenever It comes,
will mean business for the mills.
rHEN will it come f
W Well, Mr. Hovey noted particu
larly the run-down condition or
houses generally. They are badly
out of repair. Their roofs are in bad
condition. '
And they are dingy from lack of
paint. When people begin to get a
little money again, they will begin
to repair their houses and repaint
them.
AND what la tnie of houses, he
says. Is equally true of railroad
equipment. The cars are battered
and dingy. The ties are getting old.
When the railroads begin to buy
sgaln, they will have to buy a lot
of paint and lumber.
"As a matter of fact," he added.
"It looks to me that paint ana
lumber are two commodities that are
almply bound to be in demand In
the next few years.
SO MUCH for lumber, In which we
ere keenly Interested out In this
country.
But It Isnt the lumber market
alone, according to Mr. Hovey. that
Is fsclng shortages. "I was told by a
big manufacturer of shirtings,' he
aald, "that If every man In the coun
try would buy only ONE shirt there
wouldn't be enough shirting mate
rial to go around and meet the de
mand." TVO THINGS of the utmost im
portance stand forth from Mr.
Horey'a observation.
One Is thst people over the country
are beginning to get their confidence
back. They hare faith In the coun
try's new lesdershlp. They are look
ing for Improvement believing, thst
la. that things are going to get bet
ter. Instead of worse.
t And supplies of Important commo
"dlties. Including lumber, are low. with
t big dammed-up demand due to
Hi fact that for more than three
UQ
w rs people have been DOING WITH
ros. IT THINGS.
'ATTORNEYS
LOSE HARD FIGHT
TO BAR GUN, NOTE
Loaded .38 Automatic Found I
Covered Up On Cot Adds
to Arsenal Found in Home
Letter Held Threat
WTTnwMP:. Ore.. Mav 9. (API As
the state neared the end of Its testl-
-nnnv r TllP.vlAV BftemOOn. the
defense counsel Intimated It would
ask for a recess Wednesday morning
to give It time to prepare Its case in
the trial of Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn
A. Banks.
The judge will probably grant
either a half-day recess Wednesday
mnrnlntr or a full-dav recess, with
court being resumed Thursday.
EUGENE, Ore., May 9. (AP) A
loaded .38 automatic, a supply of am
munition and a heavy cartridge belt,
plus a threatening letter written by
Llewellyn A. Bunks to Chief McCredle
of Medford, were admitted a evi
dence by Judge Sklpworth Tuesday
as the stste piled up Its testimony
that Bank not only had stocked a
large arsenal In hla home, but had
openly threatened to use It. .
The gun. which the state saya waa
found covered up on a cot In the
Banks house following the shooting
of Constable George Prescott, makes
the third weapon found In the home.
The cartridges add to the formidable
supply of ammunition which has
been stacked on the clerk' table In
the courtroom as the state ha stead
ily added to It testimony that Pres
cott was killed In a well-plotted
"stand" against the law.
Lawyers In Bitter Battle.
The admission of the gun ad the
letter, along with the ."death cart
ridge" Identified as the one from
which sped the 'shot that killed the
officer, precipitated a bitter legal bat
tle as court opened Tuesday and pre
ceded the sharp personal clnsh be
tween Ralph Moody, chief prosecutor,
and Prank Lonergsn, chief of the de
fense counsel.-
After the Jury, msde up now of
seven men and five women, filed from
the courtroom. Judge Sklpworth
heard arguments from both sides as
to the admlssablllty of the evldenre.
which according to state testimony,
waa not found- in the Banks hom
until 4 o'clock on the afternoon of
the shooting.
The .38 automatic, together with
the ammunition and cartridge belt,
was found under a woman's coat on
a cot In the hall, according to Rodney
Roach. stat policeman, who had ap
peared on the stand late Monday. He
had gone to the house with Officer
Walter 8. Walker and they had found
the weapon during the search. They
had also searched the fireplace and
found, burled in the ashes, the cart
ridge Identified as the one with which
Prescott was slain.
Rule Admission.
After hearing argumenta a to the
admlssablllty of the evidence. Judge
Sklpworth ruled that It be admitted.
"Under the charge of first degree
murder the state must show Intent,
preparedness in premeditation," ruled
Sklpworth. "While It is admitted the
weapon was not the one used In the
alleged killing. It still has a bearing
on the purported preparedness for
bsttle of the defendant."
The same ruling waa applied to
the letter allegedly written by Banks
to the Medford police chief. This
letter, a duplicate of the one written
to Capt. Lee Bown of the state po
lice, was not delivered until after the
shooting. The two letters had been
handed to Prescott lust before the
bullet crashed Into his body. The let
ters read:
Refused Accept Arrest.
"I have committed no crime. I
refuse to submit to arrest on charges
framed by the power Interests ana
Medford's old gang. Any effort to
srrest me will result In bloodshed
snd probably my own death."
The letters then continued saying
Banks and his wife could sign bonds
bscked by property worth a half-mil-llon
dollars to guBrantoe his appear
ance In court to answer the charges
Following cross - examination of
Rodney Roach, who had remained on
the wltnes stand, his companion.
Walter S. Walker, waa called. Walker
substantiated Roach's story of the
finding of the new evidence.
Keith K. Ambrose, state policeman,
and Charles Clause. ex-Aahland police
chief, were the next witnesses. They
testified concerning minor detslls of
the ststo policemen's action In guard
ing and searching the Banks home
following the shooting.
Clause admitted harboring ani
mosity against Bsnks because "Banka
wrote In his paper against us offi
cers." EUGENE. May ft. ( AP) The state
expects to complete examination of
I witnesses by Wednesday evening In
i the case of Llewelyn A. Bsnks, ex
j Medford publisher, and his wife,
Edith R. Banks, both charged with
I first degree murder for the death of
Constable George J. Prescott, It was
announced by state attorneya today.
Captain Lee Bown of the Medford
police headquarters, officials con
ducting the eutopr-y on Prescott
body, and several other key witnesses
ftra vet to be baud pia.
Brothers Held
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Tills Associated Press telephoto ahws Kenneth Buck (1eft and his
brother Cyril at they were photoKraplird at Barmtuble, Mom., In connec
tion wllh the kidnaping of Margaret McMarti, 10-year-old girl. Police said
Kenneth confessed.
Dramatic Developments ,
Come Thick and Fast in
Murder Trial of Banks
Testimony of Deputy Sheriff Lowd Is
Strong Link in States. Chain
Of Evidence Against Pair
Br ARTHUR PERRY.
EUGENE. May 8. Dramatic momenta came swiftly in the murder trial
of L. A. Banks, former Medford orchardlst and publisher, and his wife,
Edith Robertlne Banks, as four wltnessea come to the stand Monday after
noon, and testified to threatful words and happenings In the Banks horn,
Immediately following the slaying of Constable George J. Prescott, on
the morning of March 16 lest. The best progress of sny day alnce the
trial started was made.
Philip B. lowd, deputy aherlff and
former political protege of Banka.
gave damaging evidence against htm.
With Captain Bown of the state po
lice. Lowd testified, he had gone to
the Banks home on the murder morn
ing. There, on the porch, he saw
the body of Constable Prescott. He
helped Deputy Coroner Harold Brown
place It In a carry-casket. Then on
the door mat of the Banks home he
saw two envelopes, one addressed to
Captain Bown. whose attention he
attracted to them. Captain Bown
picked them up. Lowd testified, as
Mrs. Banks opened the door.
Olad It Wasn't Lowd.
Aa Captain Bown and Lowd entered
the Banks home they saw Banks.
wMrlnor an overcoat, and with
nis
Hands In Its pockets, stsndtng In the
dining room.
Mrs. Banks, the witness testified,
said, when he entered:
"My God, Phil! I'm glad It wasn't
you I"
They spprosched Banks, as he stood
In the dining room. Banks ssked,
"Is this Captain Bown?" and shook
hsnds with him, and then said "Hello,
Phil!"
"I asked him, 'Have you a gun in
your pocket.' " the witness said.
"Mr. Bsnks replied. 'No. It I had
I might be tempted to use It!'"
Banks was then escorted by Csp
tsln Bown and Lowd to a waiting auto
and whisked away to the Josephine
county all In Grant Pass. Just be
yond the city limits of Medford. the
wttness testified, he ssked Banks,
"how many shot did you fire?" and
Banks replied "one." Banks said he
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Smudge rot Take Best.
To subscribers who have In
quired about the absence of
Smudge Pot. the past 10 days, this
absence Is only temporary. When
"Smudge Pot" Perry returns from
E.igene where he Is covering the
Banks trlsl. the popular colyum
will be resumed, and no doubt Im
proved by the enforced rest and
bsence of Its pilot snd originator.
I LOS ANGELES. Msy 8 (AP) A
distinct esrth shock was felt here t
1:04 p. m. It lasted about five sec
onds, but was not strong enough, ap-
I parent!?, to do damage.
in Kidnaping
FEHL SEES BANKS
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EUGENE, May 9. County Judge
Earl H. Fehl spent Sunday afternoon
In Eugene, visited L. A. Banka In the
county Jail, and spent a short time
with defense witnesses and members
of the "good government congress,"
here for the murder trial.
Judge Fehl arrived by auto, and
left late Sunday for Salem, on official
business, and expects to stop here on
his return Tuesday or Wednesday.
Rain fell intermittently all day
Sunday, and the Jury remained In
their hotel under the eyes of a man
and woman bailiff.
They are not allowed to read news
papers, or have contacts of any na
ture. The woman bailiff telephone
each day to their homes, so the wom
en Jurors can have word of what la
going on In their homes.
Among the Medford people who ar
rived Monday to attend the trial were
Mrs. Robert R. Hammond and Mra.
Glen Pabrick of Medford. They were
on their way home from Portland,
and left for Medford Monday after
noon. YEAR OF HEALTH
LBE
. Another year of good health will
be celebrated In all Medford schools
Prldsy afternoon, when health honor
roll programs are held and pins and
banners presented the wlnnera.
To whom the health cup will be
presented has not been revealed and
much Interest In Its future locstlon
has been expressed by each school
group.
Programs will be held at 3 o'clock
In each school and Coach Darwin K
Burgher and Dr. E. W. Durno will be
among speakers of the day.
EDUCATION
BUDGET SLICED TO
E IS APPROVED
Six Institutions of State to
Operate On $2,278,788
Next Year $4,750,000
Needed in Boom Days
PORTLAND. May 9. (AP) It
budget balanced, higher education in!
Oregon la moving forward into an
other year with total unrestricted In
come from all source amounting to
2,369,068 for the 1933-34 period.
The estimated requirements on the
basts of the budget adopted are $3.
378.788 and the six Institutions of
higher learning In the state will be
operated on this basis for the year
beginning July 1. next.
The $2,378,788 budgeted for thla
year compares, with the $4,760,000
spent annually In the boom period
from 1020 to 1030.
Members of the board of higher
education approved the budget late
yesterday on substantially the same
basis submitted by Chancellor W. J.
Kerr. There was no conflict of opin
ion on consequential Issues. AU board
members were present, except Mrs.
Cornelia Marvin Pierce who la in
Washington. D. C!, with her husband.
Representative Pierce.
Some Items Uncertain.
E. C. Summons, chairman of the
finance committee of the board, aald
It waa necessary to estimate some
items because of uncertainty aa $o
exact receipts from taxes or student
fees. He added that "we have In
serted a $90,000 'bumper Item In an
effort to take up whatever slack may
develop.' He added, however, that
"we believe we have met the emer
gency In the best way possible and
we are trusting that full co-operation
all the way around will bring us
through."
The board approved centralisation
of agricultural work at Oregon State
College, appropriated' $5000 for mu
nicipal research at University of Ore
gon, and retained radio station KOAC
at the etate college, although cutting
the allowance for tha work more than
one-third.
Summer Schools In. i
After a period of some uncertainty
aa to the fate of the summer schools.
the board Included these schools in
the budget, and summer classes will
be held aa usual at Eugene. Corvallls
and Portland, with a post session at j
Eugene. The work will depend mainly
on student fees, however, sine the
Income waa considerably reduced.
With normal schools on a four
tem basis summer work waa never
endangered there as It la a regu
lar part of their Instruction year.
.The state salary reduction will be
applied to the actual monthly sala
ries earned by those under the Juris
diction of the education board, It was
decided, regardless of the source from
which the money comes.
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BARNSTABLE. Mass., May 0. P)
Kenneth Buck, alleged kidnaper of
Peggy MoMath, today exonerated nls
brother Cprll. also under arrest for
the crime, of any part in the abduc
tion.
In a sworn statement made In Jail,
whether both men are held awaltin a
hearing May 22. Kenneth told Police
Chief Hall of Harwich that he alone
was to blame and reaponslble for the
erime. Hall aatd Kenneth declared
that he could "Implicate no other
person .'
The announcement of Kenneth 'a
statement was made by Chinf Hnll
after a conference which lasted two
hour slid a half.
Meanwhile, CyTll Buck dleclosed to
Jamea T. Klernan. a lawyer, that on
two occasion he tried to induce Nell
MdMath. father of the kidnaped child
to inform police that he was In touch
with the kidnapers. MoMath. anx-
loua for the return of his child, re
fused.
WHOLESALE
YOUNG WORRY JAPANESE
TOKYO, May 9. (AP) Because 58
girls and young man have committed
suicide since February 11 at Mount
Mlhara on Oshlma Island, 60 mllee
southwest of Tokyo, the Oshlma po
lice have asked the home office for
reinforcements.
The normal staff of 12 pollnen
has kept scores of other persona from
taking their own lives, but effective
patrol of the huge volcano la impos
sible. The Craters sheer sides are
more than a thoussnd feet deep and
the bottom Is always hidden In flames
and vapor. The bodlos of tbOM who
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FOR
PROFIT
Lower Branch Stands With
President Against Amend
mentSenate Action Due
Wednesday As Last Step
WASHINGTON, May 9 ( AP) The
house today rejected the Norrts
Slmpson cost -of production amend
ment to the farm bill.
The house stood squarely by the
administration, approving the rest of
the measure and putting It up to the
senate where quick agreement waa
expected.
The senate action, due tomorrow,
will be the last step necessary to send
the bill to President Roosevelt for
signature, unless present indications
are reversed and the senators decide
to hold out for the Norrls-Slmpson
clause, which seeks to guaranteo cost
of production and a reasonable profit
to the farmer.
The house stand waa voted after
the members adopted a rule offered
by the democratic leaders to prevent
republican opponents from making
further technical delays. Only yes
terday they had blocked the vote by
making a point of order against a
change In the bill made by the con
ferees. Today's rule forbade any
more points of order.
FEHL'S PRINTING
PLANT REMOVED
BY LEGAL OWNER
Upon a replevin action filed In
olroult court today, all the machinery
and equipment belonging to Nleder
meyer, Inc.. In the office of the Pa
cific Record-Herald waa moved out
of the Fehl building today.
The machinery and equipment of
the Pacific Record-Herald came Into
the possession of Nledenneyer, Inc..
upon a mortgsge foreolosure recently
granted the Nledermeyera against
the Fehl Pruning compsny. but has
been used by Pehl since Pehl moved
his psper from the Medford Dal.y
News plant back to Its old location
on West Sixth atreet. When the Pa-
olflo Record-Herald building was
seised by Roy Parr last July, upon
a damage action. Fehl moved his pa
per to the Medford Dally News plant,
then In the possession of L. A. Banka.
When the Medford Dally Nowa plant
was taken back on a mortgage by
the old News Publishing company,
Fehl moved back, and has since pub
lished hla paper on the Nledermeyer
machinery and equipment.
Fehl could not be reached today,
as he had gone to Eugene to confer
with I. A. Banks, who Is on trial
for his life for the killing of Con
stable George Prescott. Msny of
Fehl's chief supporters and follow
ers. all members of the Good Gov
ernment Congress, are also In Eir
gene attending the trial.
Nledermeyer contended, In the
complaint for possession In the prop
erty which he filed yesterday, that
by an agreement entered into Marcn
1, 1933, Fehl had agreed to pay 20
a week rental on the property. The
complaint further alleged that the
$20 a week rental has not been paid.
The property, the complaint stated.
la valued at S1500. and further that
the Nledermeyer corporation hae been
damaged to the extent of I00 by
Fehl's wrongful dtention of the prop
erty. Possession of the property wss
demanded on May 3. the complaint
stated, and Fehl refused to deliver
the property to Nledermeyer, thre
bT retaining It wrongfully since
Msy 18.
Fehl 1 expected to eounterclslm
with the contention that Nledermeyer
owed Fehl money for rental, aa the
printing equipment was kept In the
Fehl building between the time Fehl
reclaimed the building, at a mort
gage aale. and the time he started
using the Nledermeyer equipment.
Fehl has three dsys in which he
can file a re-entry bond, and regain
possession of the property.
SUICIDE BY
Jump to their death never are seen
sgsln.
The sensational death of a school
girl February 11 brought Mlhsra Into
the limelight and It became the fa
vorite suicide spot of the lovelorn
and the life weary.
Six youths Jumped Into the Crater
last Sunday. AU the recent victims
were under 28 years of age, the ma
jority In their teens.
.Japan', suicide rate Is high. The
besutlful Kegon waterfalls nesr Nl
koo used to be the fsvorlte spjt for
persons desiring to die. They went
there from all parts of tha country.
BASEBALL
National.
R. H. E.
Pittsburg 0 3 1
Boston 7 15 0
Bntterles: Hoyt, Smith. Chagnon
and Grace: Frankhouse and Spohrer.
American
New York at Chicago, Boston at
Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit,
postponed; cold and wet grounds.
NntlonnI
Chicago at Brooklyn postponed,
cold.
STATE, DEFENSE
E AS
TRIAL DRAGS ON
(By Arthur Perry.)
EUQBNE, May 9. Continued low
progress was made at .the Monday
morniiur session of trial of L. A.
Banks, former editor and publisher,
and his wife, Edith Robertlne Banks,
charged with first degree murder for
the slaying of Constable George J
Prescott. en March 10, last.
Testimony of Stato Police Detective
Sergeant C. A. Warren, under defense
cross-examination, was completed,
and the direct examination finish
and the cross-examination of State
Police Detective 8ergeant A. K. Lum
den started.
During the Monday morning ses-
slon. both the state and the defense
scored. The "Mother and Daaay
note, found In a coat pocket In the
Banka home, and alleged to contain
a warning, was denied admission as
evidence, temporarily, by a ruling of
the court. Assistant Attorney-Gen
eral Moody aald "It's materiality will
be developed, when It would be. re
Introduced." The court overruled the
Introduction of the note because Its
authorship had not been fully es
tablished.
The court. In msklng the ruling,
read an Oregon state supreme court
decision, holding that arter the com
mission of a crime, police officers
have the legal right to searoh a home
for evidence. The defense, by Its
line of questioning, hsd bsen Infer
ring that the offlcera were not within
their right In searching the Banks
home following Mie murder.
The court also ruled that state
ments attributed to Mrs. Banks wore
applicable only to her. and not bind
ing upon the Defendant Bsnks. when
he waa not present.
Sergeant Lumsden testified tnac
when, with Sergeant O'Brien, Lieut.
Alex Dunn and Charlotte De-Ford of
Tillamook, he was In the Banks
home, following the killing. Mrs.
Bsnks waa "cool, calm, deliberate and
defiant," and had ssld:
From the state and defense exam
ination of Sergeant Lumsden, It waa
shown that Mrs. Banks, when the
state police and other officers ar
rived, resented their entry, and was
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REACHES70 FEET
The heaviest snowfall recorded In
the history of Crater Lake was an
nounced today by the National Par
service for this season. The total
measurement up to Ma; 8 was 70
feet. 5 Inches. Last year's total was
60 feet, 8 Inches.
Of this fall there remain on the
ground 12 feet of anow at Govern
ment Camp and other measurements
at the varloua locations, correspond
ingly deep. Four Inches of snow fell
at Union Creek yeaterday and travel
Into the national forest Is discour
sged. Entrsnce to Crater Lake Is
blocked by the heavy Msy snowfsll,
but workmen are busy with plans
for an Immediate reopening of the
roads.
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CITY NECESSARY
Arrests and court action will be
necessary In cases of owners whose
dogs are running loose within tne
city limits, according to local office.
vhA received two Comntalnta tills
morning. A city ordinsnoe provides
tnat a or a oe ciea up uurjii
months of May, June and July.
C. J. Hardman of 809 South New
town reported to officers this morn
ing thst one of hi cows hsd been
badly chewed up by a dog last night.
Bill Relnhsrt of 203 Elm street also
filed a complaint, atatlng that dogs
wer ruining his garden.
ATTEMPT DYNAMITING
SAVANNAH CITY HALL
SAVANNAH. Oa Msy 9. (AP) An
effort was made to blow up the city
hall today with dynamite. Eight
sticks of dynamite with fuse at-
tsched and lighted were found by a
visitor.
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WHEN M'DONALD
UNABLE DELIVER
Diplomatic Smiles Come
Hard As Developments
Abroad Lower Hope of
Economic, Arms Confab
(Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
syndicate)
By Paul Mallon.
WASHINGTON. Mav a Mr ..
velt Is mansslnir to keen im
usual diplomatic smiles with consid
erable effort. Frankly he la worried
and Irritated by developments abroad.
So la hla secretary of state. Their
hopes for the Economic and Disarm
ament, conierence have never been
lower.
Annarentlv Premie,. u,nrvn,u i.
oven less a power In Britain than
iney tnougnt. While here he must
have been talking more for Ramsay
than for England. He not only failed
to deliver on anything but he could
not even atop the fruitless English
ugnr, against the dollar.
That WBB One thin? nil. hlcrheaf. rV.
flclals privately thought he could do.
The one lnslds fear m hs4 In n.
Inglng off the gold standard was
flKht With the British ni- fn.
lar. A fight like that becomes a race
for the bottom. It cannot do anyone
good. Both sides merely see whloh
can depreciate their currencies most.
o .r. m neiurr anape for that
than the British. They cannot get
rich fltrhtlnar the dollar. Tt win
them plenty. Trebling their currency
immwun iuna is only a ararter. Wo
do not have such a fund and do not
need It because wo have 'the gold.
The fact that MacDonald waehed
out on the tariff trues leave. mn
boya akeptlcal whether they will even
go silver wnen tne June fl debt
payment come due.
He certainly left the Impression
here that they would pay. They hav "
sevonty-four million In silver coming
irom jnais ror tnat purpose. - - -c
The RrltlMh mrArnmint .m.-.w..
lain, Runclman and Baldwin) appar
ently has a different Idea. They may
be for trading purpose.
These COnclllntnrv mnmi Vrinu tm
making do not mean aha la eettlnr
big-hearted.
Our officials realise she did not
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I. SCOTT
PORTLAND. Ore., May 9.(AP)
John M. Scott, 68, former iwaiatent
passenger manager of Southern Pa
cific llnea In Oregon, died here loet
night. He retired In 1038. Before
coming to Oregon In 1900 he wax.
chief passenger cleric In Chicago for
the Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific systems which later were sepa
rated by supreme court order.
Scott waa born In Inverness, Scot
land, and when he was 15 years old
got his first Job as a printer on the
Inverness Courier at A shillings
week. Hla first railroad Job was on
the Highland Railway In Scotland.
He worked as a ticket clerk.
Mr. Scott was well known In thla
city, where he wu a member of the
University club, and a prominent
participant In social and business
affairs for many years.
WILL
ROGER?
'Says:
NEW YORK, May 8. Now
our president has been going
along mighty nice and our con
fess, both Democratic and
Republican, have been decent
beyond all expectations. They
have given him every power
from mayhem to manslaughter,
but if he starts asking for the
sole and exclusive right to deal
with this debt thing he is go
ing to ride his horse under ths
first limb he has hit.
These debts have become im
bedded into 'the people's minds
like religion has, and any time
you come out on either side
(just like arguing religion) you
are going to lose and change
nobody's opinion.
Ypurs,
tfCu fa?"-
mr!-' Kkttnu3 on Pg Cour),
So. .