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Newspaper Page TextMedforb Mail Tribu The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Friday. Not much change In temperature. Temperature: Hlgtiest yesterday - aa Lowest this morning , 4 Paid-Up Circulation People- who pa; for their newspapers axe the beat prospects for the adver tiser. A. B. O. circulation la paid up circulation. This newspaper la A. B. O. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1933. No. 43. Ml JV Lindbergh Baby Seen by Gaston Means Before SI? n He Testifies NE 11 IE OTJUWKS wmm Comment on the Day's News By FRANK JENKINS YOU heap thlB statement olten of course, lor your own peace of jnlnd: "Money la scarce In the com munity right now? Why? What haa become of It? ' ND you haye noted, naturally, be cause you couldn't have avoided doing so, that bunk deposits, which represent the accumulated capital ol the community, are quite Jar down from the totals of 1928 and 1929? Again, Just why? Where has the money gone? WHY are times good and money plentiful under certain condi tions, whereas under certain other conditions times are hard and money scarce? What happens to bring all this about? These questions, which occur to all of us, were answered In an unususlly Blear and Interesting way the other by an Intelligent buslnes man. An attempt will be made to reproduce his explanation. Tou will find It quite worth while. MONEY comes into the community in return for the things we sell beyond our own boundaries. Money goes OUT of the oommunlty In re turn for the things we BUY from be yond our own boundaries. The money we spend among our selves doesn't sffect the total In any way. It Just passes from hand to hand. THE money we receive In this com munity from beyond our own borders comes ohtefly from lumber and sgrlcultural products. Thers are a few other sources, of course, but they srs small. The money we send out of the com munity goes for a variety of things clothes, household utensils, farming Implements, automobiles,, gasoline. Jewelry, tires, such, foods as we con sume but do not produce etc. The Hst Is a long one. In normal times, the money we bring In exceeds the money ws send out. But In the past few years, the money we send out has exceeded the money ws bring In. Hence the amount of money In elr tnlatlon has declined become scsrcs, fn other words. LETS offer a simple Illustration. Imagine a rain barrel, with water running In from a spout that leads from the eavca.and with water running OUT of the bung. As long as more water runs In from the spout than runs out through the bung the barrel fills up. But Just as soon as the stream com ing In from ths spout declines until It la smaller than the stream running out through the bung the barrel be gins to EMPTY. In normal times with lumber sell ing st fair prices and In fair vol ume, and with agricultural products selling at fair prices snd In fair vol ume, the stream of money coming Into this community la larger than the stream going out. But In recent years the lumber In dustry has been slack, with prices down and demand slow, and while production of agricultural commodi ties has held up In reasonably nor mal volume the price has been scsn dalously low. Hence the amount ' of money brought In by sale of crops has de clined. Mesnwhile, we have gone on ending OUT the money for ths com modities we have to havs but do not ourselves produce. The result Is that more water has run out of the bung than has run IN through the spout, and so the barrel U beginning to become empty. That Is why money Is scarce. That la why bank deposits have run down. (Continued on Page Ten) Toll Bridge Man Robbed In Night HOOD RIVER, Ore., May U.VPr- Although city snd atate police were on the scene within a few minutes after the robbery, they found no trace last night of two bandits who rob bed Lon Norton, night attendant of the Interstate brides toll office. Nor ton lost 4 iSbbI Qfr CASTS NEW LIGHT ON MURDER TRIAL Accused -Man Told Police Captain Third Man Shot Prescott, Ran From House Auditor . Tells Threat. EUGENE, Ore., May 11. The state rested Its case this afternoon and Defense Attorney Lonergan at once moved for the dismissal of the charges against Mrs. Banks, on the ground that absolutely no pertinent evidence a caln st her had been adduced. The jury was sent out during the argument. EUGENE, Ore., May 11. (AP) Testimony by a state witness that Llewellyn A. Banks, 62, on trial lor the slaying of George Prescott, Med ford, constable, had denied that he shot and killed the officer, was of fered In circuit court here today aa the state's case neared completion. Captain Lee Bown of state police, testified that Banks, former Medford publisher and orchardlst, told him a short time after the slaying: "I didn't kill Prescott. It was a third man who ran out of the house. When the time cornea I will reveal his name." First Revelation There had been no previous Indica tion that the slaying of Prescott had been denied by Banks who with his wife was indicted for first degree murder. Prescott waa shot to death at Banks house when he tried to serve a warrant on the newspaper editor. What notice the defense will take of thla testimony waa not Indicated. Banks--attorneys had previously- de clared they would not attempt to controvert the atate'a testimony that Banks shot and killed Prescott, but would try to show that the defen dant fired the fatal ahot after he had been driven to a point of desperation by persecution at the hands of coun ty officials. Letter Ruled Out TJie Banks statement waa the highlight of the morning which saw. several Important clashes between state and defense. The "Mother to Daddy" letter waa ruled out by the court after Mrs. Margery Satterlee, former Banks secretary, Identified Mrs. Banks' handwriting. A lengthy argument followed between counsel but Judge Sklpworth ruled out the note on the grounds that no time of Its writing had been established and that It did not refer in particular to the officers. Edward K. Thomas, auditor for the state industrial accident commission, revealed a damaging statement made by Banks two days before the killing. Thomas, called to the stand following the dismissal of Mrs. Satterlee, said he had called at the Banks home and asked for payroll papers on the Black Channel mine, of which Banks waa president. Banks Makes Threat An accident had been reported there but no formal statement had been made. "I must have the pay roll accounts," Thomas said he told Banks. "If you do not give them to me for Inspection I will have to get out a subpoena." "At this point," said Thomas, "Banks leaned forward In hie chair and aald, 'Why G damn you. I would bust your heart out or any other man's heart out who came up to this door.' Banks then made a motion pantomiming the shooting of a rifle. I said, 'Surely, Mr. Banks, you wouldn't be so foolish as to do that.' Then a woman came In and I went out." Surrender Related Lee Bown, captain of the state po lice stationed at Medford, was next called. He told of a telephone call which informed him of the death of Prescott, and of a subsequent call from Mra. Banks asking for Sheriff Schermerhorn or Deputy Sheriff Lowd to come for Mr. Banks. Bown said he explained that both were out of town and after leaving the telephone to talk with her hus band Mrs. Banks returned to aay that Banks would surrender provided he would be taken to the Medford jail. "I told her I couldn't make prom ises but after further discussion, she said that Bants would give himself up to me. As I left the station, Lowd drove up and offered to go along. Tempted to Shoot Again "When we got to the door I heard a bolt open and Mrs. Banka admitted us. Banks waa lr. the dining room and we shook hands. He left hla left hand In his pocket and I aked him If it was a gun. He said, 'No, If it was. I might be tempted to us it.' "Banks then nodded towards the door and aald, "That man tried to break into the house. He tried to force his way past Mra. Banka and I shot him." Bown then related the Incidents attendant upon the trip to Orants Pass with Banks. Phil Lowd accom panied them. They discussed the gun State Witnesses fJ $W TV Captain Lee Bown (above) of the .state police, and Clatous McCredle, Medford police chief photographed at Eugene trial of L. A. Banks for mur der. . FEHL SUES El Suit wes filed In Justice court late yesterday afternoon by Electa Fehl against Nledermeyor, Inc., for col lection of (250 rental allegedly due the Fehls for storage for the Nle dermeyer printing equipment, w.hich waa moved from the Pehl building Tuesday and Wednesday. The complaint filed by Mrs. Pehl alleges thafa rental of 50 a month was reasonable storage of the ma chinery, and that there had been an agreement between the Fehls and Nledermeyera that 260 waa due for rental. Hiedermeyer had the printing equipment stored in the Pehl build ing since the building was bought by the Fehl interests at a mortgage sale. The suit by Pehl Is construed by lawyers to mean that Fehl admits Niedermeyer owns the printing equip ment. Fehl had a writ of attach ment Issued against the machinery which Is stored on North Grape street In the old People's Electric store warehouse. 4 SALEM. Ore.. May 11 f AP) A list of highway projects totaling (2B 000,000 which would employ 10,000 men for the next two years waa sent to J. M. Devera at Washington. D. C, by Highway Engineer R. H. Baldock today upon receipt of a telegram re questing Information. Devera, at torney for the commission, la at the national capltol to assist In securing funds for road projects In Oregon. The 125,000.000 sum could be used almost at once. Baldock said, and It would require about two years for completion of the long list of Jobs All could be under contract within eight months, should the money be made available under the proposed plan In the president's public works program, Baldock said. Thla would employ about 10,000 men for almost a two-year period. Dairying led all other farm prod ucts as an income producer In Ten nessee in 1933, JAPS ULTIMATUM F ON GREAT CITIES Cease Opposition and Break Away From General Kai Shek or Tragedy Will Be fall Peiping Is Told. PEIPING. May II. (AP) A Japa nese bombing plane roared over this, the forbidden city, today and from it rained handbills warning of war. Chinese machine gunners opened fire, but the plane, at a safe height, completed Its mission and flew away, "Our army," said the handbills, "takes pity . on your ignorant sol diers and delivers thla solemn com mand: "Cease opposing the Japanese and Manchukuana. Break away from Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek." If the Chinese fall to heed the "solemn command,5' the warning said, then: Tragedy Awaits "The tragedy of Kupelkow will oc cr In. Pelplng and Tientsin." ; The import of that was clear enough to the two million residents of this city. There were many cas ualties at Kupelkow. The "Marshal Chiang" referred to la virtual dictator of the Chinese na tionalist government. "Fellow Asiatics." waa the salta tion of the handbills. "Since we all speak the same language and belong to the same race," It continued, "we should live and prosper together. Why should we slaughter each oth er? "If Chiang Kai-Shek continues to be violent and repent his error, it la feared that tragedy will befall Pel ping and Tientsin." v Concern Created The height at which the plane new made futile the fire of the ma chine guns, manned by policemen: but though Its flight was high and its only bombardment was of hand bills, the bomber created much con cern, not only among the Chinese, but also among the more than 1200 Americana quartered here. "You Chinese soldiers," said the handbills, "are merely being made sport of by Chiang Kai-Shek, who uses you to extend his personal power. "Should t you not separate your selves from your army at an early date and become a new people, our great Japanese -Manchukuan allied army will advance. "Your soldiers will be exterminated. Good and evil alike will come to harm. You will lose your stupid heads due to failure of Chiang. "Will not that be sad?" Two Great Cities Pelplng and Tientsin are the great cities in the north China interna tional treaty zone. Japanese air planes dropped bombs during the day, reports said, on Shlh-Hsla and Chlhslen, only 40 miles from here; and yesterday they bombed MIyun, only 35 miles to the north. The reference to Kupelkow waa ob vious. The Chinese fought bitterly and at the expense of great casual ties before finally being ejected from that city the great wall gateway from Jehol to Pelplng. With the threat of war dropped on its doorsteps from the skies, the Chi nese heard today a request from the province of Chahar, west of Jehol, for defense of that region. A delegation from the province pe titioned the military council to give them aid against a Japanese "west ern expedition" wihtch is reported driving southward from the province toward Kalgar. Only slightly more than half the boys of high school age in South Da kota are attending school, reports the state department of public lnstruc tlon. NEW YORK JEWS MARCH IN PROTEST ON HITLER NEW YORK, May 11. W) K Adolf Hltler'a ears ring today he may blame the Jewa of tbe city of New York. They paraded, 100,000 of them, pro testing the Overman government's at titude toward members of their race; and 200.000 other men and women, of all races, watched from the curbs. It wa tbe parade of Jews: but an Irishman, Oen. John F. O'Ryan, was grand marshal. Anotber, Mayor John P. 03rlen, stood more than four hours on the city hall stene as the long line passed In review. All creeds snd races participated; but It waa primarily the protest of the Jewa of the city which has the largest Jewtsb population of any In the world. "We want Hitler," said or.s plac ard. It was carried by a group rep resenting an organization of under- l j!- oetf float la tt prpceewoo Door of Banks Home Is Important Link in Chain Of Evidence for Banks Council on Both Sides Busy During Recess Lining Up Testimony for Final Stages in Murder Hearing By ARTHUR PERRY EUOBNE, liny 10. Expectation that the trial of L. A. Banka and his wife. Edith Robertlne Banka, charged with first degree murder, would be completed by next Wednesday was expressed today by Attorney Jos eph R. Hammersly. one of the big guns of the defense battery of legal talent. Attorney Hammersly predicts that next Tuesday will bo the final day. Assistant Attorney-General Ralph E. Moody stated In open court Tuesday, at adjournment, thst the state would complete Its case Thursday. Counsel for both sides were busy all day Wednesday and far Into the night, making ready for the final stages of the courtroom drama. The defense, according to Attorney Hammersly, will require two days, and be concluded by late Saturday afternoon. Monday will be devoted to rebuttal testimony of both sides, if any: Tuesday will bring the clos-j Ing arguments, and the instructions of the court. Attorneys Lonergan. Hammersly and Enrlght are sched uled to make final pleas. Assistant Attorney-General Moody, a brilliant pleader and orator, will make both the closing addresses for the state, It Is now planned. Hammersly Ex-Resident. Attorney Hammersly Is a former Gold Hill resident, and a member of a well-known southern Oregon pioneer family. He acted as special prosecutor, tinder appointment of the Oregon attorney-general, in the Dr. Richard B. Brumfield murder trial at Roseburg, ten or twelve years ago, Dr. Brumfield, a Roseburg dentist, was convicted 4of slaying Dennis Rus sell, a Douglas county hermit, and substituting the body for his own, in an Insurance policy collection hoax. Brumfield, under a death sentence, committed suicide In state prison death cell, and cheated the noose. In the Brumfield case, as in the present Banks trial, the murder was admitted.- Brumfield entered a plea of Insanity, as the Banks defense now contemplates doing, according to press reports. Attorneys for Banks were quoted Wednesday as saying they would Interpose a temporary insan ity plea, based on a paranoia angle, along with other lines of defense. It is expected that the defense will attack the methods of the state , po lice and officials, allege Banks was In fear of alleged threats told him by hla followers, and contend that Constable Prescott, when he came to the Banks home, bearing a warrant for Banks' arrest on a ballot theft Indictment, attempted to break down the door. The defense, It has been Indicated, will contend that Banks "was persecuted to the point of des- (Contlnued on Page Nine) ARE NOMINATED Announcement was made today that G. Homer Billings and Rev. Sidney W. Hall of Ashland and Charles C. Hoover and Colonel w. H. Paine of Medford are dry candidates for dele gates to the Oregon state convention on rapeal of the 18th amendment to the federal constitution. The elec tion is to be held July 31. 1 Hunter Exonerated. SALEM, May 11. A Jury ex onerated Alloulsa Godon of man slaughter charges here late yester day m connection with the fatal shooting of Gordon Lacey in & hunt ing mishap near Sliver ton last month which moved from Madison Square to the Battery, represented a huge swastika, for it was made Into a sort of gallows, rrom its arms hung four figures. They symboliMl Religion, Peace, Culture and Labor. There were 20 bands In the line, yet the procession was not gy. Msss ed organisations, dozens of them, moved along silently and unsmllingly. One group, plodding along the hard pavements that lead to the Battery from whlcn the famous Status of Liberty Is seen, were very old men. They were rsbbis, long-bearded and bent. They linked arms, supporting each other. The march was long for men who are old. At tbe Battery, from which the Statue of Liberty is seen, several speakers excoriated the Hitler gov ernment. General O'Ryan spoke and Rabbi Wise, and Balnbrldge Col by, who was President Wilson's scc- tnuurjr of ntt. FEHL AND OTHERS By ARTHUR TERRY EUGENE. May 10. Pour additional witnesses for the Banks defense have been listed with the clerk, aa follows: County Judge Earl H. Fehl, close personal associate, political ally of Banks, and Indicted In the ballot theft case with bonds at lis, 000. William H. Gore, banker -farmer. V. J. Emerlc.lt. former mayor of Medford and well known long-time resident of the olty, J. F. Reddy, hoom day" mayor of Medford, and long identified with southern Oregon mining develop ment. The four are reported to have been called as character witnesses. Other witnesses, listed with the Lane county clerks, for the defense are: Henrietta B. Martin, catspaw of Banks, In his political schemes, 'Good Government Congress" president, and at liberty under bonds on a buggy whip assault indictment. Arthur La DIeu, former business manager of Banks newspaper, indict ed for ballot theft, and at liberty on 7fl00 bonds. Walter Jones, mayor of Rogue Riv er, indicted for ballot theft, at liber ty on $7500 bonds. Suspended-Sheriff Gordon L. Scher merhorn, Indicted for ballot theft, and at liberty on $7500 bonds. L. O. Van Wegan, Indicted aa aide of Mrs. Martin, in the buggy-whipping esse, and at liberty on $1000 bonds. Amos W. Walker, deposed deputy sheriff. Mrs. Ariel Burton Pomeroy. Intl mate friend of Mr. and Mrs. Banks, and active in the "Congress R. A. Boyce. Tolo district farm youth, Mrs. Mae Murray, and her daughter, Effle Lewis; P. M, Morris on of the Ashland district, John Wheeler of Medford. A. J. Cox of Med. ford, and B. R. Harwood. Medford photographer, and Dr. F. G. Sweden burg of Ashland, a personal and busi ness friend of Banks 4 BASEBALL National. R. H. B. Cincinnati ..... - 10 0 Brooklyn 7 U 0 Derringer and Lombard!, Msnlon: Benge, 8haut and Plolnlch, Suke forth. R. H, B. Pittsburgh 1 H 1 New York - o 14 4 Melne, Harris and Grace; Hubbeil, Luque and Marxuso. Chicago at Philadelphia, postponed; rain. (Doublehesder Saturday.) R. H. II. St. Louis 10 0 Boston 17 8 Hallahan and Wilson; Betts and flpohrer. American. R. H. B. Boston ............ 1 0 Clevelsnd 4 10 0 Andrews, Welch and R. Ferrell; Harder and My&tt. R. H. B Washington j - 8 8 0 St. Louis - 4 8 0 Stewart and Well; Hsdley and Kuel. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia At Detroit, postponed; wet grounds. Planes cannot be flown over Ar gentine territory without permission of the ministry of war, which de mands a description of the flight's purpose and It route. Pleads Insanity Paul Oakley, 20-year-old Itlner. ant backwoods preacher on trial In Linden, Tex., on charges of chok Ing to death a three-year-old girl, pleaded Insanity aa a defense, (As sociated Preas Photo) BANKERS REPORT (Copyright by McClure Newspaper Syndicate) By JAMES McMUI.MN NEW YORK, May 11. New York hanks have confidential reports from England, tnat reeling over inpro o extremely bitter aRalnst the United Ststes. Our failure to pay British holders of Americen bonds In gold nr.. n jtyrttiui for ths outburst Of pentup emotion. The British are con vinced that the depreciated, aoiiar . fhrant. tn t.hlr actual economic existence because of Its effect on their trade. Mr. Roosevelt's suggestion for a tariff true until the world economic conference Is not expected to get of ficial British approval. Important po. llttcal and financial interests unre favor an aesresslve trado war as their only hope of salvation. The Anglo-Argcntlne traao agree ment Is extremely significant from this angle. Britain decided at the Ot- nnnf.ranrs that she would hold onto her aupremscy In Argentina no matter wnat it oost. Britishers are philosophic about the nrnnrtU nt lnmm.rHRl Snd financial relations between the United States and Canada. They figure tnat pnysi cal proximity makes that Inevitable. But they Intend to use Argentina aa a base for a vigorous csmpslgn to take our South American business away from us by way of compenss tlon. They figure that Argentina will eventually dominate the southern continent. British Investments In Argentina are at present about five times as great as ours. They own all the Ar gentine rallroada. Our capital Inter ests there are chiefly in small trac tion, telephone and meat packing concerns. On the other hsnd the best esti mates say that our Investments In Canada are now larger than Bug- (Continued on Page Five) BE RECEIVER IN B In the bankruptcy of L. A. Banks and Edith R. Banks, on trial for first degree murder, and the Sunerest Or chards, Inc., James A. Fee of the United States court at Portland has appointed Oeorge Schumacher of thla city receiver for all of the propertlea of the alleged bankrupts. It was learned here thla afternoon. The order provides "that hs Is hereby authorized and directed im mediately to enter Into possession of all real and personal property belong ing to said alleged bankrupts, wher ever the asms msy be found; collect snd preserve the same until further order of this court." The order means thst Schumacher as receiver will tske possession of all that Banks, wife and the Suncrest Orchards own or have owned during the last four months. Attorney Frank DeSouza explained when announcing ths action of the court. It wilt effect all foreclosures, pending suits and conveyancea of the past four months, previous to date. 1 One-fourth of all fires in Cincin nati last year were causod by care less smokers, the underwriters' i ge corps report. ENGLAND BITTER TOWARD AMERICA ACCUSED HOAXER NAMES KIDNAPERS, RELATES ACTIVITY Two Unsuccessful Attempts Made To Deliver Child Is Claim Mrs. McLean's Connection Bared In Story WASHINGTON. lf. i Osston B. Means, testifying tn his trial with Norman T unti.u. charges of conspiracy in a Lindbergh bhio. noaay that at Aik en. 8. O. etn MafVi no ititn , ' v" no wits shown the Lindbergh baby or one .Wiiiu mi men ny "Wellington Henderson." on nt tnm -.i iticii wiium Moans earlier had described as the child's kidnapers. WASHINGTON. M. 11 us. Gaston B. Means told a Jury in the District of Columbia supreme court todsy thst the kidnapers of the Lind bergh baby made two unsuccessful sttempts to deliver the child In Washington March S. tnaa .uv. after he waa taken from his parent's Nsmlnff th. trMn.n mr.. ton Henderson, heed of the coramun- si wuro Internationale In this coun try" and "Irving renton." Means said Henderson told him the baby had been taken to the Georgetown home of Col. M. Robert Guggenheim, a friend of Lindbergh and that Gug. genheim had refused to accept the baby. Failed fa Deliver This occurred, Henderson was said' to have reported, after the child had been taken to Mrs. Evalyrf Walsh Mc- " maryiana name. "Falrvlew" only to find she was not there. , Mesne Is on trls for conspiracy to defraud Mrs. Mc.lnn In - r.r,.AM hoax in connection with the kldnsp- i'H. ASTORJA. rr tr.r 1.1 tit -I-- ernor Juliiu, T.. uu. jw-.mn.niA by Mayor J. O. Ten Brook of Astoria mux n. r-. Moore, president of the nstona onamDer or commerce, con- fsrrml t.nl. m.m,ln. with iimh.... strike officials at their headquarters. m was announced following the conference. thtLt rwivMrt-mt, u.im h. urged the flahermsn to try and ad just meir uirrerences with the pack er, hv .i4h!,.m.t.1nn In -. .v. ... done to the communities affected. OFFER 72 CENTS FOR LAST YEAR HOP CROP PORTLAND, May 11 UPV Hon op erators here today said firm offers of 73 cents a pound have been made In abundance within the past 34 hours, snd that eastern breweries, with very small supplies on hsnd, are now In the local market bidding frantically on ths 1033 crop. 4 Oregon. Weather. i Fair east portion and oloudy west portion tonight and Friday; frost eut. portlo ntonlgiht; moderate to fresh northerly winds offshore. WILL ROGERS p$gys: WASHINGTON, May 10. The senate was not in session Tuesdny so tbe oountry got a break. Everybody down here is feeling mighty fine since the president's speech. Talked to a lot of what used to be old line Republicans. Why, they are the most rabid Democrats we got now. Tou know I don't believe there is a thing that, this man Roosevelt couldn't put over if he was ainintl to. He is so strong with the people and so convincing over the radio that if he ever got in a fight with congress ail he would have to do is to take it to the people, via the air, and he would lick any of 'cm. Yours, so 1.