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Tribune's Cooking School Opens Next Wednesday at Craterian The Weather For wast : Fair and moderately narm tonight and Saturday. Temperature: Highest yesterday .. .............. Lowest this mornlnt ... 8 Medford Mail Tribune A growing circulation Th circulation of th Mall Tribune la growing rapidly. Hundreds of new readera have been added In the paat few monttia. Paid-up circulation la the mud that pays Ad. dividends. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1933. No. 56. t, i mil mn u m J Ira 11 HU i Sa ROOSEVELT ASKS BUILDING SUPPLY I I CONGRESS ACTION Law Would Make Payment Possible by Foreign Debt ors in Any Legal Money Frees Many Handicaps IBy the associated Press) WHAT GOING OFF GOLD STANDARD BY I4AW WILL MEAN. Government bonds need not no redeemed In gold, but can be paid In any legal money. Private debts, such as mortgages, can be paid- in any legal money regardless of whether the original contract stipulated gold. The war debt owed by foreign countries can be paid In any legal money, gold not being necessary. It will be unlawful to stipulate gold, in contracts made hereafter, as the medium of payment. All coins and currency legally Issued will become legal tender for payment of public or private debts. ' WASHINGTON, May 26. (PI Senator Glass (D., Vs.) said today the courts would hold the ad ministration proposal to make all contracts payable In legal tender money unconstitutional "If there Is any Integrity left In the courts with any regard to the sanctity of contracts." WASHINGTON, May aS.-i-Prasl-dent Roosevelt regards the gold re peal resolution merely as a legal rec ord of what Is an already accomplish ed fact. WASHINGTON. May 28. (API President Roosevelt has decided that the United States should go off the gold standard by statute , . He today - requested Chairman Steagall of the house banking com mittee to introduce a resolution to place the United States off the stan dard by law. The Alabama democrat confefred ;lth the president at the White House. Later he called newspapermen to Ills office and read a copy of the resolution which he said "declares tho United States off tho gold stan dard by statute." Ends Gold Standard "It repeal the "Gold Standard Act" Steagall-sald. adding that un der the resolution no bonds, no obli gations of the federal government and no obligations of any form would have to be paid in gold or gold cur rency upon the enactment of the measure. He said It would be possible for the foreign debtors to pay the Unit ed States their war debts In any legal money. "This bill frees the United . States from the obstacles and handicaps of the gold standard," he declared. "It la an administration bill and a part of President Roosevelt's emer gency relief program." Stabilizes Dollar In addition, Steagall said the law would make It unnecessary for Presi dent Roosevelt to devaluate the gold dollar under the Inflation provisions of the farm relief act. Steagall termed the measure one 'Of the greatest steps toward stabiliz ing money In the United States. All legal money uhder this .act, he asserted, would meet all obligations payable in gold. Chairman Fletcher of the senate banking committee will introduoe an Early hearings will be held and Steagall expect action to come In both congressional branches next week. PROVES FATAL FOR TO! HOOD RIVER. Ore., May 58 (AP) Complication which followed an at tack by a large prize rooster resulted In ths death here last night of Carol Krelg. 18 months old. The baby was slashed deeply when, the bird flew at her as she wandered into the back yard. She auffered concussion of the brain but her death was ssld to have been due directly to pneumonia which appeared as a complication. PATIENTWALKSOFF WITH RADIUM TUBE OKLAHOMA CITY. May 29. (UP) University hospital officials today appealed for '.d in a search for Edgar Miller. 38, of Guthrie, patient who walked out with an $1,100 radium bandage on bis Up. They were as interested, more m perhaps, tn firdin,? th pi- of d hiv tApe that contained the radium as me? rere in finding MJlex. BIDS OPENED BY FORESTRY CORPS Eighteen bids amounting to about $7387 on lumber and hardware to be used in the construction of the Civ ilian conservation corps camps, were received at the headquarters (or the Medford district yesterday afternoon, and announcement was made today of the awards, to firms in Medford. Grants Pass, Klamath Palls and Lake view. No bids were received on camps at Pistol river, Coqullle, Bear Camp. Mt. Reuben and Agness, according to Captain Edmund Nelson Hebert, who said new llstments would be malted out about Monday asking for bids. Those receiving the contracts, must be able to supply the Items in aIx days, although the headquarters does not plan to call for the supplies with in that time, the captain said. Food bids were to be opened at two o'clock today, and the awards will pdobably be announced Saturday. Awards were made as follows: Selma, 3-C Lumber Co., lumber, 3-C Lumber, hardware. South Pork, Rogue River, Owen Oregon, lumber, M. P. and H. Co., hardware. Elk Creek. Owen-Oregon, lumber; Pick and Llndley, hardware. Cottonwood. Lakeview Bldg. Mater ial Co., lumber; Swan Lake Mldg. Co., hardware. Upper Rogue River, Louis Brothers, lumber; Pick and Llndley, hardware. Willow Plat. Owen-Oregon, lum ber; Pick and Llndley, hardware. William Creek, 3-0 Lumber Co . lumber: 3-C Lumber Co.. hardware. Ingram, Lakeview Bldg. Mat. Co.. lumber; Hubbard Bros, hardware. - Crescent, Miller Lumber Co., lum ber; Swan Lake M'dg. Co., hardware. Lake O' Woods, Woods Lumber Co . lumber; J. W. Copeland Yd., hard ware. . . Paulina, Miller Lumber Co., lumber; Swan Lake Mldg. Co., hardware.- Applegate. Owen-Oregon, lumber; M. P. and H. Co., hardware. Silver Creek, Miller Lumber Co . lumber; Swan Lake Mldg. Co., hard ware. Location of the above mentioned firms are as follows: Medford Furniture and Hardware Co., Pick and Llndley, Owen-Oregon, Hubbard Brothers, Woods Lumber Co.. Medford; 3-C Lumber company. Grants Pass; Lakeview Building Ma terial company and Swan Lake Mould ing company, Lakeview; Louts Broth ers, Prospect; J. W. Copeland, Klam ath Falls. When Medford observes Memorial Day next Tuesday with annual parade and program, she will again honor Constable George J .Prescott, who was killed In the performance of his duty as an officer March 16. The memorial erected to his memory in the city park by the citizens of Med ford will be unveiled at an Impressive ceremony following the parade. The monument has been placed in the city park to await unveiling. Made by the Oregon Granite company of Ashland granite, it Is a simple but rugged memorial and carries an In scription which- In simple language, expresses Jackson county's apprecia tion of the man who gave his life for the protection of others. STATE'S LAUNDRYMEN MEETING AT DALLES THE DALLES, May 26. (AP) About 100 members of the Oregon State Laundry Owners' association were here today for the opening of their two-day annual convention Of ficers will be elected tomorrow. Founder of "John Bull" Dies Poor, Broken Man LONDON, May 26 (AP) Horatio Bottomley, founder of the weekly "John Bull" and one-time popular figure In English public life, died to day after a long Illness at the age of 73. A spectacular career in British poli tics, finance and Journalism, crashed in 1922 at old Bailey court when he was sentenced to seven years' impris onment for converting to his own use ; 5000 pounds of funds he had helped i raise for war purposes, i Released from Maidstone Jail in 1027, he was a broken man. His voice. J which aided in 'send! rig thousands of recruits Into the world war. was broken, his health had declined and V '-fvinc - gone Finally he ...... fnr ari ol1 pension of a 1 few shillings a week. NEW YORK, May 26. Jusf.ce Bernard L. Shientag ruled today that Joseph W. Harrlman and the Hc.rrl man National bank perpetrated a fraud upon depositors when it sold them stock at 1,500 a share. He awarded full Judgment in the suit the first of a number of the same kind to Mrs. Margsret Single ton. Mrs. Singleton sued for the dif ference between the amount she paid for two shares of the bank stock and what she alleged to be Its true value. $200 a share. Y TO The attorney general of Oregon yes terday assigned Ralph E. Moody of this city, assistant attorney general, to prosecute the Jackson county bal lot theft cases, involving 22 Indicted persons. Date of the trials has not been set but will probably be within the next two weeks.. - depending largely upon legal moves by the defense and the ability of Circuit Judge George F. Sklpworth of Lane county now as signed to the cases, to be here. Defense attorneys of record at pres ent in the case, are H. Van Schmals of Burns. A. C, Hough of Grants Pass and T. J. Enrlght. It has been re ported, but not confirmed, that At torneys Joe L. Hammersley and Frank J. Loriergan of Portland, aces of the L. A. Banks murder trial, will be re tained. Murder Trial Delays. Some delay has been experienced in the ballot-theft trials, due to the district attorney's office, and some of the defense counsel being engaged in the Banks murder trial, for the past six weeks. It Is understood from highly re liable sources that a protest was filed with the attorney-general against At torney Moody continuing at the task. Attorney Moody conferred with the governor and attorney-general this week on the situation. Assistant Attorney-General Moody was named to the position, due to the sudden death of William S. Levens the second day of the Banks murder trial. His fair 'and fearless handling (Continued on Page Eleven) OREGON CITY, May 26. (AP) Although unharmed by the bolt Itself, Mrs. Oliver Jesaup of Portland suf fered bruises and lacerations when lightning struck the automobile in which she was riding along the Clack amas river drive. The shock threw her against the windshield.' Jessup and their 11-months' old baby escaped injury and the automobile was not damaged. He refused aid, however, from man who had exposed his frauds and to the end ssld, "Let no man pity me.' When Mr. Bottomley directed the weekly "John Bull." one of the fea tures of the publication was Its fre quent attacks on the United States and Americans. The American-born Lady Actor was one of his targets. Mr. Bottomley was expelled from the house of commons after his con viction for fraud. Because of Illness he was unable to attend the session at which this action was taken, but he wrote letter, saying: "To me expulsion frn commons Is a punishment greater and more en rt-i. t-" -n .-iTnf of snv eurt ni if it i. the v-r; refinement, the apotheosis of torture." Stocks Zoom on Roosevelt Proposal Repeal Gold Act GRADUATE NURSES E Graduate nurses from alt sections of the state of Oregon, represent ing 10 districts, gathered In Medford this morning for the annual conven tion of the Oregon State Graduate Nurses' association, which will con tinue through tomorrow. Registration of visiting nurses in cluded, early today: 38 from Port land, four from The Dalles, two irom Bend. 15 from Klamath Palls, one from LaOrande. four from Baker, four from Roseburg. four from Eugene and one from Salem. The first sessions were held at the county court house and the morn- lng'a program completed wttn a luncheon at the Hotel Medford. at which the Klamath Falls nurses were hostesses. Miss Louise Hagen Cliff, president of the state organisation. Is presiding at the state sessions. Other officers of the nursing organisations In at tendance are: Miss Grace Phelps, vice-president of the League of Nurs ing: Miss Jane Gavin, executive sec retary of the Oregon State Graduate Nurses' association: Marion Crowe, superintendent of the Visiting Nurses' association, and president of the bosrd of examiners, and Miss Helen pisner, president of the Oregon Organisation of Public Health nursing. .- Miss Phelps addressed the nurses' today, outlining the educational pro gram of the University of Oregon and the advanced work now offered nurses tn .a .five-year course'. -There are but three affiliated echools In Oregon at this time, she stated, end the re quirements and atandards established for nurses are constsntly Increasing. Miss Crowe In an address today emphasized the responsibility of the examining board to the public. Ita duty Is to protect the public health, she stated, and the board Is directly responsible to the public In the ease of any failure to guard the people against Inefficiency. A clever stunt was presented at the luncheon by the Klamath Falls group, three members sppearlng aa pelicans In a dance number. l ney were Mrs. Jen Towey, Alice Campbell and Emma Sems. Much entertainment has been ar ranged for the nurses during their stay In Medford. This afternoon they will be gueats of Mrs. Leonard car penter at her attractive country home at tea. A banquet at the Hotel Med ford tonight will complete the day a program. Attorney Porter J. Neff will be the principal speaker on to night's program t the Hotel Med ford. The convention will open again to morrow morning at 7:30 o'clock, and the complete Saturday program In cludes. Breakfast 7:30 a. m., Nandle'a Grill. Medford. Business session, O. S. O. P. H. N., Helen Fisher, president, presiding. Breakfaat 7:30 a. m., Hotel Medford, Business session, Oregon State Pri vate Duty section: Charlotte Wln nard, chairman, presiding. Morning Session Joint Meetings: Helen Fisher, R. N., president O. S. O. P. H. N presiding. "Newer Trends In Public Health." Vlolette Hodgson, R. N-, Asst. Di rector, N. O. P. H. N., New York City. "Unemployment Relief In Relation to Health," Jane V. Doyle, R. N.. ex ecutive secretary. Portland chspter American Red Cross. 10:30 Charlotte Wlnnard, chairman, State Private Duty Section, presid ing. Round Table discussion. Question Box. 11:00 Louise Hsgen-Cllff. R. N pres ident O. 8. a. N. A., presiding. Unfinished Business. Report of Resolutions Committee. Report of Tellers. O. 8. O. P. H. N. Report of Tellers, State Private Duty Section. Report of Tellers. O. 8. O. N. A. Picnic Lunch MUs Phyllis Swesrtn. gen'a cabin on the Rogue river. P. M. Trip to Crater Lake. MOSCOW, Idaho. May 3. (API- Sheriff's officers wtVi bloodhounds and posses of neighbors searched through Moscow mountain timber lsns tclaT fT 2-yesr-old DRlley Hsmerly. who wandered away lrom bi bom yeeteraay. OREGON'S REPEAL E By IHONNIS LANDRY United Press Staff Correspondent STATE HOUSE. SALEM, Ore.. May 26. (UP) On the basis of sentiment as expressed at the polls last Novem ber, Oregon may be expected to vote for repeal of the 18th amendment at the special election July 21. Given an opportunity to vote di rectly for an out and out prohibition question, the electorate voted 206,619 to 138.775 In favor of repeal of the Anderson act, state prohibition en forcement measure. Jackson For Repeal In Jackson county the vote on this question was 7,147 in favor of repeal, as compared to 6,116 against the dis position of the Anderson act. Only 8 of the 36 counties voted against repeal, as follows: For Lane ,....10,3Ba Agalnat 13,174 4,363 4,600 1,675 355 704 3.172 5,649 Benton 2.73B Douglas 3,721 Hood River 1,319 Jefferson 363 Morrow 671 Polk 2.974 Linn 4.011 In the eight counties, the majority for the dry was approximately 7,000, less than than tha wet majority tn Klamath and Clackamas counties. In Multnomah county alone, - the wet majority was 47.643. Solon Show Change A further drift toward wet senti ment was expressed on seversl ques tions acted on by the legislature. The lower house wss extremely wet, the drys hardly mustered a dozen votes on some of the issues. (Continued on Page Pour) SALESlAXLOSES WASHNGTON. May 26. (AP) The house today rejected the sales tax as a means of financing the $8, 300,000 000 public works section of the Industry control bill. The vote assured the acceptance by the house of the provisions for an Increased incoe and gasoline tax. Action came on motion of Repre sentative McCormack (D., Mass ) to send the bill back to the waya and means committee for inclusion of a 2'fc per cent sales levy in lieu of the Income and gasoline tax Increase pro gram. He estimated the sales tax would return $286,000,000. WASHNGTON, May 28 (AP) The industry control -public works bill was passed today by the house. E GET TWO YEARS WASHINGTON. May 26 (AP) Gastcn B. Means and Norman T. Whltaker were sentenced today to serve Jail sentences of two years each for conspiracy to defraud Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean of $36,000 in a Lind bergh baby hoax. They were recently convicted after a trial during which Charles A. Lind bergh took the stand. Means, a former department of Jus tice agent, already Is serving 15 years for defrauding Mrs. McLean, estrang ed wife of Edward B. McLean, for mer publisher, of the Washington Post, of $104,000 on false representa tions that he could locate Vie kid naped Lindbergh child. WASHINGTON, May 26. 4lFt The reconstruction finance corporation to night authorized loans totaling 23, 200.000 to the Southern Paciilo. rail road. The first loan of $22,000,000 will be used to men equipment trust ma- ttimies. interest on the road's fund 4 debt and Judgments dua by Janu- l&rf U 1934, BASEBALL I National, R. H. E. Now York 6 12 1 Pittsburgh 6 12 2 Fltzslmmons, Bell and Mancuso; Melne, Harris and Padden. R. H. E. Brooklyn . . 2 7 0 Cincinnati 3 7 1 Clark. Mungo and Lopez; Johnson and Man ion. R. H. E Boston 3 10 1 Chicago .................. 4 9 2 (10 Innings!. Betts snd Hogan; Root and Hart- nett. American R. H. E. Cleveland 5 7 3 Boston 6 9 1 R. H. E. Detroit 10 14 0 Philadelphia 16 5 Rose and Hayworth: Walberg, Mc Donald, Peterson, and Cochrane, Mad- Jeskl. R. H. E. Chicago -..... 8 16 3 New York 6 9 1 Gregory, Faber and Grube; Ruffing, MacFayden and Dickey. R.F.C.E (Copyrighted by MoClure- Newspaper Syndicate) By PAUL MALLON Washington. May 26. A trustworthy officer of the R. P. C. has disclosed confidentially that the Morgans have something of a pipeline into that government corporation. He blames it on the the Republicans. He claims to have discovered thut government engineers for the New York district were selected by a Mor gan directed bank. It seems the cor poration asked the banks to pick the personnel when it first started up. As a result a number of so-called Mor gan men are supposed to have been named. That Is very Important because the engineers make recommendations to the corporation as to whether govern ment loans should he granted or not. They have the power to favor their friends. This and some other evidence of a similar nature Is in the confidential files of the senate Investigating com mittee which is starting into the Mor gan matter. The fact Is committee Investigators are not fully prepared to go on with the Inquiry now. Their evidence is not in proper shape. They wanted to delay the hearing. Those In authority declined to do (Continued, on Page Two) KLAMATH RANCH HAND IS KICKED TO DEATH KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., May 26. (AP) George Benson, 47, ranch hand, was kicked to death by a horse last night. The accident occurred on a farm near Mai In while Benson was completing his evening chores. Wide Authority Given Moody in Prosecutions Trw full text, aa filed, of the ap pointment of Ralph E- Moody, aa as alatant attorney general, to prosecute the ballot theft, criminal eyndlcal Ism, criminal libel, "and In any auch matters or things." and to conduct grand Jury lnvestlgstlons, Is aa fol lows: State of Oregon, County of Marlon, as. t hereby certify that 1 have assign ed and do hereby assign Ralph B Moody, assistant attorney-general of the State of Oregon, to appear for and represent me and In my name and stead to do and perform any and all acta for and on my behalf, to the full extent that I could do the same If personally present, in appearing be fore the grand Jury of the circuit court of the Stete of Oregon for Jack son county at the present or any succeeding term thereof and taxing charge of, managing and conducting the Investlgstton and presentation to aid grand Jurv of the fa'ts. trana- I actions and circumstances connected wltb alleged Roiauona qf (bt orlmln- $1 TO $9 GAINS ARE GENERAL IN HEAVY TRADING NEW YORK, May 36. ( AP) Led by a number of specialties with gains of 1 to around 9 or more points. stocks leaped to new high levels for the year today with a last-minute buying rush enabling most of tho fa vorites to record their best prices of tho clay. The date upturn was at tributed largely to President Roose velt's proposal for the repeal of Vie gold standard act. The close was strong. Transfers approximated 4, 300,000 shares. NEW YORK, May 26. (API- Stocks swept Into a buoyant advance today when the market learned that President Roosevelt had proposed re peal of the gold standard act Gains of $1 to more than $o ware general. while a few shares made even larger advances. Issues of gold mining companies rallied sharply, Homestake rising more than $17 a share to around $217 a share. Alaska Juneau and Dome mines gained about $2 each. Scores of shares, many of whioh had lagged during an earlier spurt by a handful of specialty Issues, Joined the advance with flourish. American Telephone and U. S. Steel surged to new highs under the fresh inflationary sentiment. Grain mar kets closed before the announcement was made. Sales approximated 4,600,000 shares. Cotton closed with net gains of $1.95 to $2.10 a bale. Silver futures were firm while sugar showed a strong tone In late dealings The president's proposed action took Wall Street by surprise, altho bankers pointed out that the pro posed action was a logical oonse- ( Continued on Page Eleven) T FRAMINGHAM, Mass. May 26. (UP) A mother confessed today that she gave her children a farewell party, put them to bed, kissed them good night and then smashed their skulls with a hommer. Frlgntened by what ahe had dons, the told police at Framlngham hos pital, she then soaked the children and their little tenement flat tn kero sene and set them afire. Three of the youngs terst died and a fourth. Paul. 8, is believed dying of a skull fracture and burns on a hospital cot near his mother, Mrs. Nellie Dycz heskl, 34. The dead children were Irene, 11 Chester, 7, and Eugene. 5. Their father, who has been Jobless for two years, was looking for work. SENATE INVESTIGATOR GETS SMALL SALARY WASHINGTON, May 26. (AP) The pay that Ferdinand Pecora gets as senate Investigator of the billions tn transactions by J. P. Morgan 4c Company Is $225 a month. a laws In connection with the at' leged theft or disappearance of bal lots, ballot boxes, and pouches, or any thereof, from the court house or Jail of the county of Jacltson, State of Oregon, alleged violations of the laws relating to criminal syndicalism and criminal libel, and the violation of any criminal law of the Stat of Oregon Involved In any auch matters or things, or having arisen out of any such mattera In aald county, and in prosecuting before said circuit court, or the circuit court of the State of Oregon for any county to which any of such proceedings may be transfer red at the present or any succeeding term thereof, any person or persons who msy be duly charged win any crime for the violation of any the said criminal lawa, in accordance with the lawa of the State of Oregon In auch cases made and provided. Done at slem, Oregon, this 25th day of May. Wi I. H. VAN WlNKLs!. Attoraey-Oeaer4l. TENSION TIGHTENS AS MORGAN PROBE BARESJCTIVITIES Pecora and Carter Glass Clash at Hearing Quiz Counsel Hints Resignation Huge Profit Is Shown WASHINGTON, Msy 38 yp) flup pressed tension over the senate' Morgan Investigation burst forth In dispute at today's hearing. In th wake of disclosure thst the wealthy banking house controlled the United corporation utilities atock holding organisation which In turn Is afflll- ted with companies doing 33 per cent of the electric and gas output of the nation. A few minutes latei the Investiga tion wss recessed until next Wednes day. Carter Gla Fumes Senator Carter Olass of Virginia fumed over the tactics of Ferdinand Pecora, th rigorous New York attor ney who as counsel for the inquiry hss had J. P. Morgan and on of his partners. Cleorge Whitney, under stringent examination In the paat three days: and today drew further evidence of Morgan activities from Oeorge Howard, president of th united corporation. The Virginian demanded, to the ex citement of the crowded audience, to know the exact course of the Inquiry. He rslsed questions about Pecora'a retention a counsel, while silence fell on the huge hearing hall. Pecora flints Resigning Pecora returned In kind, drawing applause with a veiled hint that hta resignation could be hsd .If th oom-. mtttee asked. Through Howard, he had developed that the united corporation reoelved from Morgan stocks n various utnli tle concerns in the '39 boom days at $13,000,000 leas than their market val lie: and that the banking house had In consideration obtained a domin ance over affairs of the United cor poration. Rug Profit Seen Zt waa likewise disclosed by nyl questioning of Howard that through a Morgan-United deal, the banking firm was given options on a million shares of United corporation at on dollar each at a time when It could have been sold within a month to th tune of a 138.000.000 profit: or at some 130 more than waa paid for each option. With the Olass-Pecora clash, will"!)! set the room momentarily In an up roar, Chairman Fletcher of the com mittee defended the persistent coun sel, and th Florida senator also draw applause from the throiur that wait ed every word of the teatlmony de spit the oppressive heat of the day. Members of the crowd pressed around the table to watch the con troversy. PORTLAND SCHOOLS ' IN EARLY VACATION PORTLAND. May 36. (AP) School was "out" today for the 63,000 chil dren of the grade and high schools of Portland. - The term closed two weeks earlier than usual. September 18 has been set tentatively by tho board aa the date for opening the next term. WILL fe$ DOGERS $aysm. WASHINGTON, May 25. Back in hero to see the "Mor gan Follies." You know he has made himself a mighty pleasant and agreeable witness. This "preferred list" that they read yesterday, everybody that's not on it is knocking it. Some think the whole trial won't do much good, but 'any time one half learns how ths other half lives, why it does lis all go"d. Toil ace there is a lot of things these old boys have done that are within the law, but it's so near the edge that you couldn't slip a safety razor blade between their acts and a prosecution. Tours, Sltll MaXiHiat Irn.lMt. Im r