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Lowest yesterday 7
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MEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1933.
Twenty-eighth Year
No. 45.
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Comment
on the
Day's News
rmvE JENKINS
rnua -writer, himself an lrrepreas
1 ible and hopelese optlmlet, met
ana talked with THREE other optim
ists yesterday.
Three. Count 'em. And all In one
day.
That's rather a new experience.
eras first waaa'papsr salesman.
1 -I've sold more paper this trip
than in any trip In six month.." he
aatd. "In the past, my customers have
been buying from hand to mouth,
getting along with Just a. little as
they could. This time, a number of
them started stocking up.
prices in our line are beginning to
go up, and people anticipating the
rise."
NOTE that pTrtlcularly. It is Im
portant. People think prices are going up.
so they BUY NOW. When they think
price, sr. going down, they PUT OFF
BUYING. That's only natural.. If
you'll check up' on yourself, you'll
find that you do It that way.
Rising prices always stimulate buy
ing. Falling prices CHECK1 buying.
THE second optoSt was an auto
mobile man. who hsd Just re
ceived a letter from the finance com
pany handling his time salea In which
an EXTENSION of his line of credit
was offered.
The letter ran .omethlng like this:
-Business prospect, sre Improving. It
Is probable, therefore, that you will
be able to sell more automobiles than
in the past. In order W do this, you
will need more credit.
we sre' prepared to take care of
you up to reasonable limits."
That is especially encoursglng. Lack
..i. h.. hMn one of
or adequate cro.. -. :
the handicaps undef which business
has been suffering lor some v....-
If adequate credit could be secured,
many Industries that are now dor-
. Km show activity
jnant uu.
providing increased employment for
those who are now oui m ju
HPHE third optimlBt was a clothing
i man. "
t believe, is definitely
tmnrovlng."' he ld. "Already thl.
spring, SEVEN large houses of which
v have withdrawn
l nap't "
their fall lines. That means they are
aold out and can no longer guarantee
deliveries-
r' other words, these seven houses
h.. heen SBLUNO GOODS.
they hadn-t, their line, wouldn't be
old out for fall.
Selling gooda means starting up
factories. Starting up factories mean,
more employment for labor. More em
ployment for labor mean, more buy
ing power.
And that. In Its turn, will mean
selling eTTTU. MORE goods.
PROVERBS, as of course you know,
represent the accumulated wis
dom of generations of human exper
ience. Remembering this, here are two
proverbs that are of Interest right
now:
"The darkest hour comes Just be
fore the dawn." "It's long lane that
has no turning
rrs take a look at the first of
these proverbs. Another way or
ttin It Is this: "When things get
so bad they can'e get any wor.e, they
begin to get better.
And that, when we analyze It care
fully, really mean, that when busl
tj. out of lolnt It has to go on
getting worse until It gets BACK
INTO JOINT again. Readjustment,
have to be made. Inequalities have
to be Ironed out. We have to get uacs
to the point where each of us can
exchange what he produces for what
the other fellow produces on a b.la
fair enough that neither will be rob
bed. A long as this process 1 going on,
things keep on getting worse. When
it is finally complete, things begin
to get better.
Bv the time it Is completed, It ap
pears to u. that things have got so
bd they can't get any worse. It has
been looking that way this spring
(Continued on Page Six)
Oreeon weather
Overcast on the coast, otherwise
fair Sunday and Monday; continued
ml)d; moderate changeab.e wlnns orr
shore. TOLEDO. Ore-, May 13. tfy
Nlilo Lampl. 31, Portland freshman at
Albanv college, was fatally lnjurea at
Newport today wr-en he fell 40 Oet for the past week was said by Cram". I
from r?ck at Yaqmna Hd He j automotive report, to have cltmb-d j
died in a ho.nit.1 here several hours! to M 671 units 335 over the previous!
tAg fea nfciiirr.'m Lliu4M-ecasocuaJo woos.1
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State Refuses to Cross-Examine
Slayer After Few
Unimportant Questions
Screams Punctuate Story
EUGENE. Ore., May 13. (API Pro.
te.tlnrr that through fear of his own
life and the safety of his wife, he
shot and killed a constable who was
at hi. door, Llewellyn A. Bank., ei,
gray-haired and austere, today from
the witness stand told of the slaying
of the man for whose murder he and
Mrs. Banksiare on trial.
. The former Medford newspaper
publisher and orchardlst sometimes
shouted or shrieked in rage and beat
his fists on the chair as he declared
that Constable George Prescott, the
man he shot to death, "had repeat
edly threatened my life." He added
"I ehot through the door to scare
them. They tried to break Into
my home. I believed Mrs. Bank,
and I were In danger."
Defense Surprised.
After he had completed his account
of the fatal shooting. Banks declared
"If they had been where they be
longed, nobody would have been
killed!"
The defense was caught in utter
surprise when the state dismissed
Banks casually after having a.ked
him two or three unimportant ques
tions. Frank Lonergan. chief of de
fense attorneys, was obliged to ask
for a postponement as he had no wit
ness prepared to testify. The case
will be resumed Monday niornlng.
Mr.. Banks and two defense alienists
will testify, in support of the defense
theory that Banks .hot Prescott to
death in a audden fit of mania in
duced by continued and systematic
persecution at the hands of corrupt
Jackson county officials.
EUGENE, Ore., May 13. (AP)
Shouting with rage at times, and de
claring "I shot through the door to
scare them." Llewellyn A. Banks, 62,
admitted from the witness stand In
court here today that he fired the
bullet which plowed through the
heart of ConstHble George Prescott at
Medford last March 16.
"If they had been where they 'be
longed nobody would have been kill
ed," he shouted at the Jury.
Banks, former newspaper publisher
and orchardlst at Medford, and his
wife, Edith Rohertlne Banks, are on
trial for first degree murder. Pres
cott wa. shot to death while trying
to serve a warrant for Banks ar
rest. Alleges Threats
"Prescott had repeatedly threaten
ed my life," BHnk. declared as he
told of the fatal visit the constable
and Sergeant James'O'Brlen of state
police, paid to his home. -"They
tried to break Into my home. I be-
( Continued on Page Six)
irtU
AT HOTEL ALLEN
O. W. Rohrer. for the-past two years
conected with the Hotel Rose In
Roseburg, has assumed management
of the Hotel Allen here. Mr. Rohrer
bring, a wide experience In the hotel
business to hi. new duty, having been
attached to the managerial staff of
the Benton hotel In Corvallls and
other well-known hostelrle. in addi
tion to the Hotel Rose for the past
twelve years.
The Hotel Allen, which recently un
derwent remodeling and renovating
throughout la particularly adapted to
tourist trade, aocordlg to Mr. Ronrer
who says he will make a special ef
fort to attract such trade.
Mr. Rohrer's family will move to
Medford soon to make their hame.
The new mansger Is a member of Cor
vallls post of the American Legion.
having served aa drummer In the
Sixth U. 8. engineer, aunng me
World war.
Business Gaining Speed
To Distance Depression
(By The Awtated Pres.) -Favorable
business trends In Sat
urday's news Included:
Youngstown, O Mill schedules
showed steel Ingot production, an Im
portant section of the huge steel In
dustry, would rise one per cent to
37 per cent of c.psdty next week.
Three blast furnaces will be blown in
soon.
New York A commodity index re
vealed prices of 15 staple commodities
were sharply higher at 115 up 8
from a week ago. 18 from a month
ago. and up IS from the 1933 high.
Chicago Automobile production
Goes Tb Puerto Rico
' la .. i
Robert H. Gore, Florida publish
er was appointed governor of Puer.
to Rico by President Roosevelt
(Associated Preaa Phntnt ,
DRESS UP DRIVE
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CITIZENS, STORES
The Dress Up America campaign,
being sponsored by the retail mer
chants committee of the Chamber or
Commerce will officially open tomor
row. It was announced from chamber
headquarters today.
The purpose of the campaign is to
Introduce. to the citizens of Medford
clothing and wearing apparel of the
latest types and patterns and the
various store windows will be espec
ially decorated In honor of the event.
Posters and . window display cards
have been distributed by the Cham
ber of Commerce and will be exhibited
with the merchandise.
"New clothes are apparently consid
ered an integral part of the new deal"
officials of the chamber said yester
day, "and American men and women
are definitely determined to greet
the arrival of better times In their
beat manner, dressed up to the min
ute and Indicating their approval of
the newest styles. The well dressed
person today Is not envied, he or she
is Imitated."
The Dreas Up America campaign in
Medford is meeting with the unani
mous approval of all ready to wear
stores, men's shops, dry gooda stores,
Jewelers and shoe stores. It Is ex
pected that the campaign will Induce
a new optimism in Medford and the
support which Is being given would
indicate that . this will be brought
about.
Those co-operating In the event
are: Adrienne's, Toggery Bill, Law
rence's Jewelry Store, Lee's Men's
Shop, M. M. Department Store. J. C.
Penney company, Mann's Department
Store, Hutchinson Lumsden Store.
Jacque Lenox, Band Box, Montgom
ery Ward & Co., Cinderella Shop, Bur
elson's Ladles' Ready-to-Wear, J. J.
Newberry company, Strang's Shoe
Store. Kldd's Shoe Store, Brophy's
Jewelry Store, Larry Schade Jewelry
Store, Ethelwyn B. Hoffmann Store,
Huber's Tailor Shop, Ous the Tailor,
Klein's Tailor Shop, Campbell's Cloth
ing Store, Buster Brown Shoe Store.
Golden Rule Store.
BY
EUGENE. Ore., May 13. (AP)
Mr. Arthur M. Dibble of Portland
was elected president of the Mothers
of the University of Oregon at the
annual meeting of the organization
today. 1
Seven new members were chosen for
the executive committee. Including
Mr.. E. E. Gore of Medford.
About 400 mother, attended the
meeting.
to show an increased production.
Hudson motor announced an increase
of production to 2.000 cars a week
from 1,500, the highest point In two
years.
Akron, O. The upswing In the mo
tor Indu.try was said by the Rubber
Manufacturers association to have
Increased crude rubber coniurr.pt'.on
for April by 45 3 per cent over March.
The amount used In April was 38 228
tons as against 18.047 in March and
37.518 in April of 1932.
Gary, Ind. eteel operations were
shown in a survey to have jumped
from 13 to 38 per cent of capacity
for the week a. O.ry and South Chi
fiffO. The lncre, was computed to
nvn a rise of 4320,000 month, la
DECLARES FRUIT
f ROMJOLUTION
Walter H. Jones, Local Fruit
Grower, Gives Out Public
Statement Urging Imme
diate and Drastic Action
To the Editor:
The fruit growers of our Rogue riv
er valley are not financed despite
news headlines and editorials to the
contrary. No doubt those furnishing
you with information upon which you
based your articles and editorials were
sincere in their statements, but they
were misled and were not verified by
subsequent performances. I under
stand also that you could not ques
tion the authority of those who sup
plied you information.
My interest in yod and your paper
la two fold.' First, to help the whole
valley by helping the fruit Industry
Second, to help you and your paper
maintain it prestige, for In my Judg
mcnt you are the bulwark of power
to re-establish political sense and
community unity. To do this you
should know the needs of the peo
pie and give sympathetic expression
to them. Pacts are facta. The mass of
Rogue rher fruit growers are strand
ed. It la already a case of salvage.
Newspaper articles and editorials as
suring the contrary make some laugh
others register disgust 'but either
subtracts .from the prestige of your
paper.
Situation Analyzed
In hope of helping the fruit Indus
try may I briefly analyze the present
situation. First, it is a widely known
fact that the department of agrlcul
ture has adopted a policy of curtail
ment of production intended to raise
prices of produce out of the "red."
That policy Is being continued with
renewed vigor by the Roosevelt ad
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ACTION TO SAVE
HIGHWAY FORESTS
Unified action to save the "unsur
passed scenic beauty of Oregon" thru
preservation of distinctive stands of
virgin forests, particularly the area
on the Crater Lake highway between
prospect and the national forest
boundary, was taken here Friday
night when the Medfard Garden club,
representatives of the Chamber of
Cammerce, the Rogue River National
forest, Crater National park and other
public spirited citizens met at the
court house auditorium for the ad
dress of Mrs. Jessie Honeyman of the
Oregon Council for Protection of
Roadside Beauty.
Resolutions, adopted by the cham
ber of commerce board of directors
and the Garden club to promote pre
serration of this beautiful atand of
trees, were presented. They will oe
forwarded to all service clubs of the
state, the annual convention of the
Oregon Federation of Garden clubs
and other groups, seeking their co
operation. ,
The resolutions urge "Governor Ju
lius L. Meier and members of the
State Highway commission to bend
every effort possible in order to co
operate with the owners of this tim
ber to, the .end that an amicable ar
rangement may be brought about so
that 5000 acres of forest in this area
be designated a . state park."
Governor Meier will also be asked
to appoint a permanent State Park
commission.
' Plans to convert this stretch of for
est Into a state, park have been con
sidered here for home time. The ne
cessity for immediate action wns re
cently realized with announcement
that the Rogue Oliver Lumber com
pany would be compelled to start cut
ting trees on the Crater Lake high
way. Action was immediately teken by
the Crater Lake park service to reach
a compromise with the owners of
the timber. They agreed, Superinten
dent E. C. Solinsky stated Friday
ntght, to postpone signing of all con
tracts for logging of the timber. An
exchange in timber snd money is be
ing considered and should involve the
presentation of a 5000 acre block of
timber to comprise a state recreation
al park, Mr. ,3olinsky stated.
In accomplishing preservation of
timber, he explained, the lumber com
pany must be given financial remun
eration. The company has paid taxes
here for 37 years and this year had
to borrow money to make the pay
ment. The Crater Lake park approach road
Mr. fiollnsky described as the most
beautiful in the United States, in
urging the preservation of the virgin
timber, which borders tt.
Mrs. Honeyman urged immediate
action to arouse the state a ft whole
to the great loss to be real 1 red thru
the cutting of these trees.
The resolution of the Chamber of
Commerce was read by A- H. Bn
wll, secretary, and the resolution of
the Grdn flub by Hint. Elmer Wil-
'Miss West Texas'
app
si if
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Zillah Mas Ford of Big Spring,
Tex., was chosen to be crowned as
"Mies West Texas" amid pageantry
at the annual convention of the
West Texas chamber of commerce
at Amarlllo". (Associated Press
Photo) .
By PAUL MAIXON.
(Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
Syndicate)
WASHINGTON. May 13. There Is
trouble underneath In the cabinet.
Somewhat strong differences have
quietly developed between the right
and left wings of Mr. Roosevelt's of
ficial household. Nothing Is being
said openly about it yet and probably
nothing ever will be. Tet the cloak
rooms in congress are bu&slng with
the -news about the CBblnet debates
on Inflation, international affairs'
and the publlo works bill.
This is what .started the current
rumor you may have heard about
State Secretary Hull resigning. Also
what boomed the similar rumor a
few weeks back that Treasury Secre
tary Woodln was on his way out.
You may take it for granted there
will be no resignations. At least not
st this time. But the inner situation
is interesting and important.
The rumor about Hull originated In
financial quarters after the recent
conferences Mr. Roosevelt held with
European statesmen. What inspired
the half-baked suspicions waa the sad
look Mr. Hull haa been wearing on
hla face. Mr. Hull never gets angry.
When disappointed, he becomes aad.
He Is sad now.
The truth la he has. been consider
ably disillusioned by the way Euro
peans have greeted our efforts to be
helpful in world affairs. When the
Europeans were here he found they
said never a word about the groat
Christian principle of disarmament.
They always wanted to know what
they were going to get out of some
thingtariffs, war debts and what
not.
That left the high-principled Mr.
Hull somewhat at sea. He did not
know how to deal with those fellows.
Ha cannot even shuffle a deck of
cards, much less deal an ace off the
bottom now and then. It clearly was
not his game.
Those behind the curtains know
hard-boiled Prof. Moley stepped Into
the breach. Apparently he goes on
the supposition that foreign states
men are nothing but politicians with
smooth tongues and high hats. Chris
tian principles are part of their lingo
but not part of their characters. If
you start turning the other, cheek
In one of these International confer
ence they will slap you all over the
place. Those boys have no restraint.
They think nationalism supersedes
Christianity. '
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BASEBALL
Cwmt,
R. H. ft.
Portland . II 13 3
Hollywood 4 13 S
Batteries: Roups) and Sheely;
Wet7lf Gardner and Bassler, Bom
mera, r. h. r.
Sn Francisco ........ 14 1
Sacramento 3 7 0
Batteries: Douglas snd Mclsaac;
Bryan and Wood a 11.
R. R. E.
Los Angeles 6 11 3
Oakland 3 10 1
Batteries: Herrmann and McMuI
len; McEvoy, Fleber and Veltman.
' R. H. E.
Seattle 4 9 1
Missions 13 13 0
Batteries: Walters, Walsh and Cox;
Babtch and Pit7patrlck.
Second game: R. H. E.
Seattle . 3 0 3
Misnions - 8 0 I
(7 innings by aswrnent).
Batteries: Ulrlrh, Sewell and
LHrpe; riebcr aod nttfwbtxlck, -
SALES TAX PLAN
PUBLIUlJEuTS
Bill Designed to Raise $220,
000,000 Yearly Due to
Meet Stern Opposition in
Congress On Submission
By JAMES P. SELVAGE
Associated Press Staff Writer
WASHINOTON. May 13. In
the face of rumblings of opposition
at the capltol. President Roosevelt's
committee drafting the revolutionary
publlo . works-Industrial regulation
bill today decided to recommend a
tax upon the sales of Industry to fi
nance the 93,300.000,000 construction
program. '
Termed a "re-employment" tax. It
waa understood to have been fixed at
Just above one per cent, subject to
the approval of the chief executive.
It Is designed to raise $220,000,000 a
year to provide interest payments and
an amortization fund for the huge
Issue or securities designed to pro
vide additional Jobs throughout the
country on the most lavish construe- I
tlon program ever undertaken by the
government.
As the bill neared completion for
consideration of Mr. Roosevelt over
the rveek-end and probable submis
sion to congress early next week. It
wss said that no specific manner of
raising the $3,300,000,000 would be
included, the door being left open
either for long term bond issues or
short term borrowings as the Presi
dent's flnanclaJ advisers may deem
feasible at the time.
Should President Roosevelt send
the measure to the capltol embadylng
the sales tax It wll) unquestionably
run into obstacles, although the con
trol which President Roosevelt has
held would be counted upon to jam
the measure through.
ARRIVE 10 MAKE
APPLEGATE CAMP
Twenty-five members of the civic
conservation corps arrived in Medford
Saturday morning on the Oregon lan
from Vancouver Barracks, accompan
ied by two army officers, and two
enlisted men. The group left imme
diately for Seattle bar in the Applo
gate seotlon where the reforestation
camp la being set up.
Captain B. B. MoMahon of Vancou
ver Barracks said the advance corps
Included carpenters, atone masoni,
electricians, a sewage expert and a
medical man, who will set up the
,camp preparatory to the arrival of
136 recruits from the barracks. Yes
terday's arrivals were all from the
Portland area, and Captain MoMahon
said they were a high grade lot, and
would be an asset to this area.
Although he had not been authen
tically Informed, Captain MoMahon
said he believed additional men will
be taken into the camps later. He said
his Instructions as to the construc
tion had not arrived as yet, but that
it was possible four bunk houses and
the necessary administration build
in ks would be set up at camp. They
will be either frame or tent construc
tions, he said.
Captain MoMahon emphasized the
fact that the boys were not under
military training while in camp, and
that "they have not had nor will they
have any rifles to carry around while
in this camp.
The recruits all seemed interested
in their adventure, and added a touch
of blue to the depot scenery when
they all stepped off the train, wear
ing their blue denim overalls, coats
and hats.
Lieutenant J. E. Keys of Portland,
who is one of the reserve officers ar
rived yesterday, and both he and
Captain MoMahon plan to bring the.r
families to Medford to reside in the
near future. Also here In connection
with the camps are Major Back and
Captain StewJxt.
Means Kidnaping Story
Reads Like Munchausen
WASHINGTON, My 13. (AP) The
startling version of the Lindbergh
kidnaping related by Oaiton B.
Means waa likened today by federal
prosecutors to the creations of his
tory's great tale-splnner, Baron Mun
chausen. Means' trial on charges of conspir
ing to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mc
Lean through a ransom hoak will be
resumed Monday with the defense
still to complete ita testimony. Pos
sibly Means' codefendant. Norman T.
Whltaker, Identified by Means as
'The Po" who psssed himself on
Mrs. McLean and others a the chief
kidnaper of .the unfortunate child,
will take the stand, but there were
indentions totay hla attorney might
ideuda otherwise. -
Engaged?
Sally Blane, film star, Is shown
here as she recently sailed for Eng
land. 8he denied rumora of her en
gagement to the Earl of Warwick,
wealthy iclon of an old English
family, (Associated Pros. Photo)
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The Chamber of Commerce received
word this morning that former Presi
dent-Hoover was in northern Califor
nia and Immediately contacted Tom
Stanley, secretary of the Shasta Cas
cade Wonderland association urging
that every effort be made to have the
famous fisherman visit the Rogue riv
er valley.
Mr. Stanley reporta that- for- -th
next four or five days, Mr. Hoover
will fish in the Pitt river and that It
Is doubtful whether he will proceed
to Oregon as It is believed his plans
call for a return southward. .
Mr. Stanley states that he will en
deavor to see Mr. Hoover and extend
an invitation to visit Medford.
William p. Isaacs has offered the
facilities of his beautiful cabin on the
Rogue should the former president ac
cept the Medford Invitation.
A message to the Mall Tribune Sat
urday from the Redding chamber of
commerco says:
"Lured by the attractiveness of the
Shasta Cascade Wonderland and Its
great fishing streams Herbert Hoover
only ex-president and great fisher
man Is resting tonight in Shasta
county preparatory to spending sev
eral days in the area indulging In hla
favorite sport. With the party are
also Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of
Stanford university. Almon Roth, for
mer president of Rotary Internation
al." WINNERS LISTED
The poster campaign in connection
with the Medford Cotton Event waa
Judged on Friday and the following
winners were announced: 1st, Gladys
M- Sturlin; and, Richard Sleight; 3rd,
Gerald I ne Loo mis: 1st honorable men
tion. Mary h. Long: 2nd honorable
mention. Caroline Cook.
Owing to the high class work sub
mitted by the students the commit
tees had considerable difficulty in se
lectlng the prize winners and the
posters submitted reflected great cred
It on the art departments of the high
and Junior high schools.
The Judges committee was composed
of the following: Tom Swem, Harry
Hlnman, Justin Smith, and Herb
Grey.
Prizes awarded: Plrst, WOO; sec
ond. 3.00; and third. l.OO, wefe do
nated by Mann's Dept. Store, J. O
Penney Co.. M. M. Dept. Store and
Montgomery Ward Co.
The two-day story, which ended
just before court adjourned for the
week-end yesterday, was subjected
today to minute scrutiny of Investi
gators, who maintained that neither
Mrs. McLean's aiOO.OOO ransom money
given to Means, nor Colonel Charles
A. Llndnergh'a $50,000 paid by 'Jafste'
to persons unknown could be in tne
safety deposit bo of the slain New
Jersey beer baron, Max Hassel, aa
Means testified, because the denomi
nation did not correspond.
Aa for the mysterious "Wellington
Henderson" and "Irving Fenton'' who,
Means aald. were plotters of the Llnd
bergh kidnaping, no trace could bt
found at the commnntst headquarters
In Detroit, whera he said they be
TO EAR OF BANKS
IMPLICATES FEHL
Agitator Received Nightly
Reports Actions of Inquisi
torial Body, He Testifies
Says Jury Was Friendly
County Jude Earl H. Pehl. ques
tioned Saturday afternoon concern-
Ins the testimony nf T.. A n.nir. ..,
Pehl had conferred nightly with Fore.
in iv. i: onove of the late grand
Jury, said he hnrf n f..
make at the present time. He ald
iK-ieiiae attorneys telephoned him to
in nugene Monday morning, and
added that he tivnantm .......
some time Monday.
By ARTHUR PER n v
EDOENB. May la.-Clalming that
t had received nlchtlv
he
secret sessions of the recent grand
Jury, presided over by w. T. Grieve,
L. A. Banks, on trial here for mur
der, testified torinv t.hnf
came forward with enough charges
w v maicimenta. But it was a
friendly grand Jury by that I mean
an honorable grand Jury. The fore
man held the Indictments down to
two. County Judge Fehl was in touch
with the foreman every night, and
Judge Tehl reported to me."
EUGENE. Mav 12T.1w.iirm s
Banks, agitator, and former Medford
newspaper man snd nrok.i..
charged with first degree murder for
too siaying or Constable George J.
Prescott, March 16 last, was on th
witness stand for ftv hmir nvtH.
repeating his oft-told story of con
spiracy against himself, by the "Med-
iora gang.- in which he included
the names of many well-known cltl-'
zens of Medford. The court . ruled
tnat mb testimony should not be
considered by the Jury, aa evldenoe,
but only by alienists, present in the
crowacw. courtroom; who from Banks
words, will make their report on his
mental condition. Ths Hfn. in.
terposed a plea of inssnity. Banks
in his recital, was seldom interrupt-
Near the Close of thn rfw Rinki
In response to a auesMon (mm hi
ovi,Uiiicjr, uonergran, declared, "Ail
my life I have had vininn nH
"past six months hav hH .Mil.
and have been unable to sleep." He
umcr.Don ma ins and mental state
at length.
Visions Related
Banks related thr "viin. tvi.
first, he aald. "o whn t - i.
of 16 years In Ohio. My bedroom
faced the east. On th hnrimn
a forest. One night I dreamed, that
woman came over this forest to
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BALTIMORE. Mav 13 lAVt T...
Ing no doubt aa to hla auperlorlty.
iwra. Duas is. Mason's Head Play,
beaten bv Inches In the ' trenttiekv
Derby, today eoundly thrashed nine
classy three-year-olds, including his
ucroy conqueror, Brokers Tip. to win
the 43rd running of the Preaknest
at Plmllco.
I ut. w.ia wo ui tug aeruj
for 30.000, the groat son of My Play
mereiy ioyea witn hla rivals, finish
ing iour icngins in front of w. B.
Coe's Ladysman, the champion Juve
nile of 1933. Utopian finished la
the third hole, three spans In front
of Ladysman's atablemate, Pomponlua.
ROGERS
CHELSEA, Okla., May 12.
Oklahoma never looked pret
tier. Haven't neeri a tractor
working all dny. The country
has gone ane and got back to
horses. Farmers all look worse
but they feel better.
One of the very next things
Mr. Roosevelt is going to do,
so I was told in Washington
on the best authority, is to ap
point an oil "czar." No in
dustry needs a warden worse.
Spring has come. Rockefeller
and Brisbane are drifting
north from Florida. These two
old men are a surer sign than
the geese used to be.
Tours,
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