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MEDFOHD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12,
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Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JEN1KNS
HE HE 1 a black headline from yes
terdsy's papers:
"Industry Beady lor Team Work."
This sub-head follows: "Scheme for
Co-operation Drawn by Leaders."
The blackness of the headline in
dicates the importance, in the minds
of many news editors, of the story.
THIS la the ""scheme" If that Is
the word that should be applied
'to It. "Plan." this writer thinks,
would be a better word. "Scheme"
carries the Implacatlon of skuldug
gery of some sort.
Anywsy, what the leaders of In
dustry have in mind us such relaxa
tion of the anti-trust laws as will
enable people In the same line of
business to get together, figure out
probaole markets, adapt production
to the normal requirements of these
markets and probably fix prices at a
figure that will show a profit.
All this, you know. Is illegal now.
as the Sherman anti-trust law spe
cifically forbids such things.
A PEW years ago, the mere sug
gestion of such a thing would
have started us frothing at the
mouth. Now. we regard It as merely
anothw device Intended . to restore
prosperity, and are inclined to think
rather SUghly of it.
There are Intimations that Presi
dent Roosevelt had some such idea
in mind when he suggested "co-operating
arrangements" permitting In
dustry to function more efficiently
If you will pardon. Just thla once,
the use of so many big words in one
sentence.
We are all mighty anxious to see
Industry do SOMETHING that will
provide Joba for thoee who are now
without Jobs, and so get some buy-
lng power back into the country.
We don't care much what It is.
Just so something la done.
CIRCUMSTANCES alter cases, as
the proverb aptly informs us.
When the Sherman'antl-truat law
was passed, we were Intent upon
preventing "big business" from mak
ing too much money especially at
cur expense.
Now we want business, big and
little, to be enabled to make profit
enough to pay good wages to large
numbers of workers, for we have
learned by hard experience that good
wages can't be paid without profits.
AND here Is another headline: "Re
turn to Jobs Sweeps Country."
What the headline writer means to
eay, within the limltatlona Imposed
by making the type fit the column,
lathat all over the country Jobs are
increasing In number and men and
women are going back to work.
Boy I Don't that sound good!
Here's hoping it's every word true
PRICES are rising In many lines,
and we hear it stated in a learn
ed sort of way that Inflation Is re
sponsible depreciation of the value
of the dollar, you know, so that more
dollars will be necessary to pay for
a given amount of goods.
But have you stopped to think
that as yet all we .have done Is TALK
about Inflation? We haven't really
done any Inflating yet to speak about.
That atlll remains In the future. '
IP MBRB talk of Inflation Is suffi
cient to start prices up, with In
creasing business activity following
In the wake of the rise, maybe we
won't really have to USE MUCH N
PLATION. after all.
If we don't have to use much of It,
we ahall have less fear of the ensu
ing headache.
M
,,fjOPS Jump Dime
to AO-Cent
ill
I Mark
There la another Interesting head-
llns for you. The story goes on to
eay thst growers with hop still re
maining In their handa aren't much
interested In the 5-cent offers snd
are Inclined to hold for 71 cent.
When 75 cent la offered, one might
safely guess, they'll probably be In
clined to hold out for (I. It goes
that way w.hen price get to Jump
ing. WJVUU here hoping they get It.
TT The poor devils of hop growers
have had grief enough In the past
dozen years. Those who have hung
n In the face of discouragement are
entitled to some wild prices.
(Continued on Page Six)
BERLIN. May 12. (AP) The Ger
man trade unions, now controlled by
B,the nsrts. Inaugurated a new antl-se-4ietlc
campaign today when various
' mbers refused to continue working
r1 Jewish, employers.
COURT OVERRULES
TO
Agitator Opens Story From
Stand With Arrival of Kin
On Mayflower State
Objects to Rambling
EUGENE, Ore.. May 12. (A) In a
sudden, bold move that surprised the
courtroom, Llewellyn A. Bank was
placed on the witness atand here to
day by bis attorneys as the first de
fense witness In his murder trial.
A abort time before the court had
denied a. defense motion for dismis
sal of the first degree murder charges
against Banks and his wife. Edith
Robert! ne Banks, accused of slaying
Constable George Prescott of Med
ford. Called Coward.
Taking the witness chair calmly
and without apparent concern at
having heard himself branded a few
momenta before by Ralph Mood7,
chief prosecutor, as a "coward hiding
behind a woman's skirts," Banks be
gan the story of firat degree murder.
"I am a direct descendant of John
and Priscilla Alden, who came to
America on the Mayflower." Banks
began. "My father fought In the
Union forces during the Civil war.
and he served his community as a
Justice of the peace for many years
and until the time of his death. I
was brought up in a law-abiding
home and many times watched Jus
tice cases being tried in the front
room of our home."
Fruit Angle Enters.
Banks said he was born and raised
in Ohio and his father had a "small
fruit farm and a large family." His
father sold his fruit on a consign
ment basis and many times young
Banks watched the pained expression
on his father's face as the elder
Banks read the amount written, on
checks from consignment houses for
his years crop of fruit.
Young Banks resolved at that time
that "when I grew to manhood I
would buy and sell fruit for cash
and give the producer and grower a
fair return for his produce."
Banks then related how he entered
the fruit growing and selling busi
ness in Ohio, making a considerable
fortune. He came to California and
entered the citrus fruit business, com
ing to Oregon in 192 J. after having
bought 60 carloads of apples, for
which delivery could not be made.
He had given $25,000 cash in advance
and to get hla money out of . it, he
had to take over a farm property near
Medford and assume Its other opera
tions. Animosity Claimed.
Eventually he began packing fruit
and encountered the animosity of the
Medford packing concerns which have
since been fighting him, be ss'd.
Banks testimony was expected to
last several hours, although Pros,
cutor Moody was occasionally object
ing to the "rambling story."
The ruling against the dismissal of
Mr. and Mrs. Banks climaxed a morn
ing of bitter controversy between
state and defense counsel. Judge
Skipworth ruled there was sufficient
evidence to hold Mrs. Banks and that
It was for the Jury and not the court
to decide on the merits of the evi
dence.
Knew Arrest Near.
Moody had argued against a dis
missal and called Banks "a coward
hiding behind the skirts of his wife,
who did not wish to go forward and
answer the door in answer to Pres
cott's knock because he knew the of
ficers would get him."
Moody argued that there was suf
ficient evidence to hold the woman.
Prank Lonergan. chief of the defense
counsel, was equally eloquent in his
appeal for Mrs. Banks, describing her
as an innocent woman who acted
upon her husband's orders in writing
the letters and ope nig the door at
the time of the tragedy. The defense
made no real effort to get Banks' case
dismissed, although he had been In
eluded In the original motion for
dismissal.
As the afternoon session started,
Moody objected, to Banks' testimony
and asked that it be barred. "The
defense has Indicated that It- w;ll
enter an Insanity plea and has pointed
all of its questions in that direction.
I object to the lengthy telling of
Banks life story and the accusations
he is hurling from the witness stand."
Skipworth ruled that Banks' test!
mony would be heard, but that the
Jury would not accept it either as
truth or untruth, but aa an oral "pic
ture" of the man himself. If the
insanity plea Is entered. Banks' story
and its manner of telling will give
the Jury a basts for its decision.
Story Held Important.
Lonergan protested that Banks'
story should not be interrupted, and
said the defense regarded it as lm
portant because it would seek to prove
that Banks had been persecuted and
threatened, leading inevitably to
condition of mind that resulted In
tragedy.
Banks reviewed his life In Medford
under three divisions: First, his fight
with the big packing Interests; sec
ondly, the fight over the sewage bond
issue which Banks said he. through
his ftewypaper defeated, and paved the
j city of Medford 235 000; and thirdly,
la fight against the franchise drawn
International Tariff Truce
Banks Homicidal Threat
Dramatic Point in Trial
Former Local Agitator
Serving of Subpoena Would Mean Death
Officer Was Declaration Two Days
Before Murder of Prescott
kubkkk. Mav 11. "O D you I 111 cut your heart out with that
rifle, or the heart of any man who comes to that door (pointing to the
front door of the Banks home) with a aubpoena for me."
This, testified Edward P. Thomas,
of Medford, an auditor for the State
Industrial Accident Insurance com
mission, waa the death threat uttered
by L. A. Banks In hla own home, on
the morning of Tuesday. March 1
last two days efore the slaying of
Constable George J. Prescot. when
he came to Banka' front door witn
a warrant. Banks and hla wile are
on trial here, on a first degree mur
der charge, for the killing. Thomas
waa called a a wltnesa Thursday
morning by the state.
Pleasant at start.
Thomaa testified he went to the
Banks home to discuss securing the
psyrolls of the Black Channel Mines,
Inc.. for auditing. He aald Banks
meted him cheerily, and they were
soon seated. Banka In a rocking chair.
and Thomaa opposite him.
"I told him. It would be necessary
to secure the payrolla, and collect the
foes." Thomaa testified. "Otherwise
It will be necessary to issue a sub
poena for them."
With theword subpoena, the wlt
nesa testified. Bank leaped to his
feet, making a motion a if to pick up
a weapon, pointed at the fateful door
and bitterly voiced the dire threat.
Thomaa testified further:
I said to him: 'Surely, Mr. Banks,
you wouldn't be foolish enough to
do a thing like that.' "
Just then a knock came at the
front door and Thomas left, he said
In conclusion'. ""
Under cross-examination by Attor
ney Lonergan, Thomaa waa aaked less
than half a dozen questions, chiefly
(Continued on Page Five)
LOS ANGELES, May 13. (AP)
Somewhat nervous, Joan Crawford,
actress, ascended a superior court
witness atand today, described In
stances of "a Jealous and suspicious"
attitude of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,
snd won a divorce from him.
Her divorce, ending what ha been
referred to at times as Hollywood's
"perfect marriage," waa granted by
Judge Minor Moore. She gave testi
mony largely reiterating complaint
made In her divorce ault filed about
two weeks ago.
FILE CANDIDACIES
SALEM. Ore., May 12. (AP) Two
more candidate today Joined the few
who have filed for election July 31
aa "dry" delegates to the state con
vention on national prohibition re
peal. Charles C. Hoover and W. H. Paine
filed at the secretary of atate's office
today as "dries." Jesse L. Thompson
added his name to the large list of
"wet" candidates.
PROPERTY OWNERS TO
HOLD MEET TONIGHT
The Property Ownera assoclstlon
will meet In the county court office
this evening, due to the fact that
the Garden elub ha a very Interest
ing out-of-town speaker and desires
the use of the courthouse auditorium
for that purpose.
a
Moultons Have Daughter.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Allison Moul
ton a daughter, weighing seven
pounds at tha Community hospital
today. Mother snd baby are getting
along nicely.
up between Medford and the Call'
fomla-Oregon power company.
CKei six Murders.
Banka said then that "aa a result
of all the fighting In Jackson county,
a total of six murder were commit
ted. Three of these murders were by
officers of the law."
In scathing terms he attacked
Oeorge A. Codding, district attorney
of Jackson county and at present a
member of the state's counsel. Time
after time Banks denounced Codding.
as well as Asslstsnt District Attorney
Ktelson.
Aa to Prescott, the constable whom
Banks shot, the orehardlst said Pres
cott hsd twice threatened Banks' life
and was known to be out to "get"
'Bank.
LEHER TO BANKS
BY WIFE ADVISED
EUGENE, May 11. The oft-mentioned
"Mother to Daddy" note of
this murder trial, which the atate
contends was written by Mrs. Banks
.to Mr. Banks, was denied admission
by a court ruling Thursday morning.
on the grounds its Introduction a"
evidence would constitute a glaring
error and grounds for reversal in a
higher court."
Only a sentence In the not was
read by the court, and it waa as foV
lows:
"If you are going to fight, fight in
the home.
The court held the note was not
competent as evidence, because it
bore no date, and no evidence to show
when or where written, and for whom
intended, and mentiloned ."no specific
class" or person, and no proof of
authorship, by either defendant.
Assistant Attorney-General Moody,
In a stirring appeal, declared the note
was "a link connected with Mrs.
Banks' "proceed in order" note and
Banks' "threat of bloodshed" letters,
and showed deliberation, premedita
tion and preparation on the part of
those two defendants, who conspired
together for the commission of this
murder.' The note was found in the
pocket of a coat in the Banks home.
"The two of them prepared and
planned for the death of any officer
who came with warrants, and the note
shows conspiracy, It was declared.
"The letter gave advice on how to
act. Mrs. Banks sent out a note, tell
ing someone to come and get the
body and then 'proceed in order.'
This note is akin to that missive,
(Continued on Page Four)
BABY IDENTIFIED
S MEANS' CLAIM
WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP)
Gaston B. Means testified in the
District of Columbia supreme court
today that the Infant body found in
New Jersey and identified by Charles
A. Lindbergh Just a year ago as that
of his kidnaped son was a "plant,"
according to Information he said had
been given him by one "Wellington
Henderson" whom he had identified
previously as one of the kidnapers.
WASHINGTON, 'May 12. (AP)
Gaston B. Means completed hla story
of the Lindbergh kidnaping this
afternoon and District Attorney Leo
A. Rover refused to cross examine
him.
"No cross examination," Rover aald
as the former justice department
agent finished hla story of his activ
ities In the attempt of Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh McLean to restore the baby to
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lind
bergh. Means Is on trial with Norman T.
Whi taker on a charge of conspiring
to defraud the estranged wife of the
former Washington published of
$36,000 In connection with the case.
Today he aald that New Jersey
bootleggers who sold beer at the
Lindbergh home had been Involved
In the kidnaping. He named Max
Hasnel and Max Oreenberg, both of
whom were killed April 12 in a gang
murder at Elizabeth. New Jersey,
GIRL SCOUT AWARDS
Tomorrow afternoon from 2 ;30 to 5
o'clock the Girl Scout court of
awards will be conducted at the
junior high school, with Miss Naomi
Hon man In charge of the program.
Exhibits from each troop will also
be on display, and refreshments will
be served during the afternoon.
FARMERS' STRIKE
CALLED DESPITE
SIGNING OE BILL
Massive Measure Gives Ex
traordinary Power to Ease
Mortgage Load, Manage
' Currency, Control Yields
WASHINGTON, May 12. (P)
President Roosevelt expects to
sign the S .Mi 0.0 00, 00 1) direct relict
bill late today.
WASHINGTON, May 13. (AP)
President Roosevelt favors the
proposed $3,300,000,000 public
works program and Is looking (or
new taxes to help finance It.
ST. PAUL. May 12. (AP) The na
tional farm strike will atart tomor
row despite President Roosevelt's ac
tion in signing the farm bill and
urging farm mortgage creditors to
abstain from foreclosures, Mllo Reno
of Des Moines, president of the Na
tional Farmers Holiday association,
said here today.
A message asking President Roose
velt whether he Intended to declare
a moratorium on farm foreclosures
and executions on chattel mortgages
was sent by Reno from Dcs Moines
last night.
WASHINGTON, May 12. (AP)
President Roosevelt this afternoon
signed Into law the massive bill to
raise farm prices, giving him extra
ordinary inflationary powers and en
abling easement of the agriculture
mortgage burden.
In taking over this unprecedented
management over currency,: he had
made It clear he was ready to use
it "when, as, and if It may be neces
sary."
Leg la 1st Ion gives him power to In
crease paper money, redxice the gold
content of the dollar and to fix a ra
tio between gold and sliver.
The farm provision gives the ad
ministration wide latitude to control
production either by acreage allot
ments or by the leasing of lands to
withdraw them from production.
The refinancing of agricultural
mortgages allows for a lower Interest
rate with a three-yesr moratorium on
interest payments.
BETTY STENNETT
TAKEN BY DEATH
AFTER LONG ILL
Mary EllMbeth (Betty) Stennett,
17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
A. P. Stennett of thl city, died early
this morning at the residence. 330
South Riverside, aa a result of stom
ach and kidney diseases from which
she hsd suffered since lsst July.
Betty waa born In Medford. March
37, 1018, and had maided In this city
all her life, having attended the
Roosevelt grade school, the locsl Jun
ior and senior high schools, until Ill
ness made It necessary for her to
drop her studies.
When attending school, she took
sn active part In music and forensic
groups, having been a member of the
debate team. She was an accomplish
ed harpist, and participated In num
erous mualcal program In the city.
She was a member of the Torch
Honor society at the senior high
school, and belonged to seversl stu
dent organlzatlona In which she tonk
an active part. Betty was also a
member of St. Mark'a Episcopal
church.
Surviving her are her parent. Mr.
and Mrs. Stennett. snd one sister.
Suzette. She Is the niece of Mr. and
Mre. Virgil Strang of Medford. Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Stennett of Phoenix,
Mr. and Mre. W. 8. Stennett of Ash
land and Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Val
entin of Eugene.
Funeral services will be conducted
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the Perl Funeral home, with wm. a
Hamilton, rector of St. Mark s Epis
copal church In charge. Further an
nouncement will be made In Sunday's
paper.
LET ROAD CONTRACTS
AFTER CONGRESS ACTS
SALEM, Ore., May 12 (AP) Let
ting of highway contracts set for
May 17 waa postponed by the state
highway commission today. The five
Jobs, which would total in excess of
100,000, will be let at a later date.
The postponement action was taken
pending action by congress on the
public works fund, It was announced
Should federal aid be obtained the
money involved in these contracts
would be saved to t.he star for right
of way purposes, It was explained.
Is Unanimously
BASEBALL
National
R. H. E.
Pittsburgh 3 8 8
New York 11 14 0
Swift, Chagnon. Smith and Fin
ney; Schumacher and Mancuso.
R. H. E.
Cincinnati 7 9 0
Brooklyn 8 11 0
Smith and Lombard t; Beck, Heim
ach end Sukeforth.
R. H. E.
St. Louis . 8 8 3
Boston 4 12 3
(Eleven innings).
Mooney. Dean and Dllson; Brandt
and Spohrer.
R. H. E.
Chicago - 4 13 3
Philadelphia 8 10 1
Malone, Nelson, Richmond and
Hartnett; Berly. Collins, Llska and
Davis.
American
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 7 11 1
Cleveland 3 4 2
Mahaffey, Grove and Cochrane;
Ferrell and Myatt.
SEEN BY LEADERS
AS
By PAUL MALLON.
(Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
Syndicate)
WASHINGTON, May 12. Higher-
ups here all believe the depression is
about over.
Only a few have the nerve to say
so publicly. They know what hap
pened to the Hoover administration
officials who started cheering before
the game was finished. They will bide
their time for that reason until the
evidence Is Indisputable.
They are privately counting on the
fact that the president has power for
the first time to pull the strings ir
things start sagging again. He can
adjust money, credit and prices to
stilt the demands of the hour.
If all that ballast cannot keep the
ship on an even keel, nothing can.
Reasoning that way, they are willing
to bet you 2 to 1 that the nailing
will be smoother from here on.
tt can be told now that the federal
reserve bank governora were not
unanimous for the Roosevelt Infla
tion program. Four voted against
him. Eight approved, The eight in
cluded Gov. Harrison of the New York
bank. He Is the big shot of the sys
tem and could have embarrassed the
program If he had wanted to.
Some resignations may be forth
coming shortly among the four who
reneged.
Big business circles are already
hearing talk about "Roosevelt luck."
To superstitious traders everyone
who Is successful Is lucky. That qual-
Continued on Page Five)
HOOD RIVER COLD
STRATUM SOUGHT
HOOD RIVER. Ore.. May 13. (AP)
Success of prospectors In striking pay
sand In Indian creek Just south of
this city has led local people to con
sider plana of obtaining the services
of an experienced miner or geologist
In an attempt to locate the stratum
which produces the gold dust.
Prospectors have reported working
Indian creek from far up In the west
side hills to Hood River, panning out
from 60 cents to 91.00 a day where
the creek crosses the places of R. E.
Scott, Dr. H. D. W. Plneo and F. H. L.
Von Lubken,
LUMBER ORDERS CHEER
SEATTLE, Wash,, May 12. (AP)
In a mounting pile of unfilled orders
the West coast Lumbermen asso
ciation today saw the lumber Indus
try "paining In market strength ev
ery dsy," but continued caution that
eastern buying appears speculative
"aa Increased building is not yet no
ticeable "
A sharp gain In Atlantis coast sales
was attributed to an announced
freight rates advance for June load
ing and an Increase In the mill price.
Ring Has Rheumatism.
LONDON, May 12. (AP) Rheu
matism In the shoulder will prevent
King George from attending the sec
ond royal court at Buckingham pal
ace tonight. Queen Mary will hold the
court alone, as she did the firat one
last night. Another group of Ameri
can women are to be presented.
OFFER OF WORK
Roosevelt Move to Enlist
Jobless Ex-Service Men in
Forest Corps Flouted $1
Per Day Not Enough
WASHINGTON, May 12. (AP) A
cool turndown waa the first reaction
of the assembled bonus seeking vet
erans today to President Roosevelt's
move to enlist 25,000 unemployed
former soldiers in the civilian conser
vation corps.
None of the men are going to do
Any work like that for 1 a day," said
Maurice Miller of Chicago, a group
leader at the big encampment set up
under the president's orders at Fort
Hunt, Va. Others echoed his state
ment. "In my candid opinion the men
would be fools to work for & dollar
a day," said E. W. Peach of Cleveland
Ohio, and Joseph Boso, a Chicago
clerk, chimed in: "Not for me. It's
like being sold Into slavery."
Gilbert Sellers, one of the organis
ers of the march and previously a
labor organizer, said:
"I hope the men will have enough
sense to demand more than that."
The hundreds at the camp, how
ever, were happy enough under their
tents and loud In praise of the army
breakfast served them this morning:
Eggs, baked potatoes, coffee, bread
and Jam.
The self-styled "right wing" group,
which refused to accept the Fort
Hunt accommodations arid clustered
miserably in the center of the city,
launched a movement to got Pal ham
D. Glassford, former Washington,
chief of police, to head their organi
zation. There was no response to
this from the Fort Hunt veterans.
FIRST HALF TAX
COLLECTION FAR
SALEM, May 12. (AP) Jackson
county today paid Its full share of
the 1032 taxes for the first half, a
total of 943,679, Linn county la the
only other county which made pay
ments In full to the atate treasurer.
Other payments received today, all
partial, included a second payment
of 916,000 from Lane county; 92504,
second payment from Lake county;
and Douglas county, 922,727,
Total tax collections for Jackson
county for the first half, payments
of which were delinquent May S,
amounted to 9293,324.08, according
to information received from the
sheriff's office. Collections for the
first hslf of last year were 9411.788,
or over 9100,000 more than this year.
The total amount of tax to be col
lected Is about 9100,000 less than It
was last year, or 980,000 less for the
first half.
Approximately 9066,000 would have
been collected for the first half if all
taxes had been paid, which, with less
than 9300,000 collected, leaves the
county 60 per cent delinquent on
first half payments, or more than
9300,000 short.
The payment made by the county
to the state, May 10, for the county's
share or atate taxes, was 943,079.35,
which leaves the county less than
9380.000 to meet outstanding war
rants, bonded Indebtedness and gen
eral expenses.
SALES TAX GIVEN
TITLE ON BALLOT
8ALEM, May 12. (AP) The ballot
title for tha sales tax referendum.
which waa referred to the people by
legislative act for vote July 31, wss
prepared here today by the attorney
central. The title la ss follows:
"Sales tax bill. Purpose: Until
July 1. 1935. to tax gross Income
from all salca or exchanges of tang
ible personal property and service at
two per cent, except from publishing
and sales to dealera for resale, at
three-tenths per cent: exempting
gross ssles up to 50 per month, farm
produce sold by producers lo oeaiera,
salaries and wages, and certain other
sales. Proceeds to cancel second half
state tax for 1933 and offset all state
tax for 193 and 1935, also all per
sonal property taxes; repay bonus
sinking fund: provide $360,000 for
relief: remainder apportioned to
counties and municipalities to reduce
teal property taxes."
Agreed
ROOSEVELT PLAN
FOR RESTORATION
OF TRADE MED
Organizing Committee World
Economic Conference Acts
Quickly German Envoy
Talks With President
LONDON, May 12. (AP) The
American proposal for an Interna
tional tariff truce was unanimously
adopted today at a meeting of the
organizing committee of the world
economic conference. . .
The Armistice WAS marnil iinnn
after the representatives of the eight
nations on the committee had been
in session more than three hours.
Norman H. Davia. President Roose
velt's negotiator came from the con
ference room in the foreign office,
his face wreathed In smiles.
'It is good news." he said.
WASHINGTON. Mav 12.fAP. A
Joint statement Issued today by
President Roosevelt and rtr Ht.mr
Schacht, German representative, said
both were convinced that the world
economic conference could not be a
success unless "along with economic
tiiHdrmnmeru, mere is military dls
nrmamtnt." "We emnhaslRprf thm nawMuitv nt
speedy elimination cf the obstacles
to international trade," the commu
nication said, "and we feel that the
creation of stable conditions in tha
monetary field is equally Important.
"Economic and monetary questions
are so Interdependent that the adjust
ment oi ootri must necessarily go
hand in hand." .
The statement Ijuiioh at. fh mh.
elusion of the Informal parleys with
Germany's representative preparatory
to the world economic ennfrtnr in
London, said that "qulch and far
reachlnv solutions am nmcrv t
save the economic life of the world.
PAPERS ARE FILED
Xnconoratlon natMra fa farms.
tion of the George A. Hunt Theaters.
Inf Utr flttxl stf tha Mimin tl.
office yesterday, the corporation to
nave a capital stocx or 925,000.
Geotge A. Hunt. Enid M. Hunt and
Or In Schenck were named a atnrir.
.holders.
Th mimi-Ma rf Um OArtinntlm, mm
set out In the petition, is to operate
any type of theater.
Hunt recently took possession of
tha Cra.tr I an nrl mnlts thi.
hMM. N ttT ri vlnff mmmA f Via
to the Fox corporation for three
years. .
WILL
ROGERS
CHICAGO, May 11. Been
looking at the great Chicago
world's fair, which opens two
weeks from Saturday. I am the
first "rube" to visit it. I know
you will say what's it all about
and why don't they pay their
teachers.
Well, I am just like you about
the teachers, but this fair is
just an association and it's not
the city itself doing it. 1 do
think it would bo a generous
thing if it did make any money
and the teachers hadn't been
paid by then, to cut them in
on it. It's exactly what every
body needs. Feoplo been sitting
at home grouching at each
other for three years. Now
don't think we have outgrown
the "fair" stage. In the days
when we were a great nation
we enjoyed 'em. Now you can
see the whole thing for 50 cents
and the way this Boosevelt is
going, by then we will have the
30 cents. Yours,
tfitA Jo?-
1 1MI Htftw.it al.tt.l