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Medford Mail Tri The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight; Tuesday fair; moderate temperature. Temperature tllRheftt yesterday r.. T- ST Lotvest this morning 8 A growing circulation The circulation of the Hail Tribune Is crowing rapidly. Hundreds of new readers have been added In the past fen monttis. Paid-up circulation Is the mud that pays Ad. dividends. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFOKU, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1933. No. 64. bttne nn is n is io) . . i E8S Comment on the Day's Nezus By FBAJiK JENKINS MQALEM Asks Five Millions lor J Public Works Project." So run a headline in the e-jrrent news of the day. Klamath Falls asked the other day for seven and a half millions. Port land drops Into the hopper a mod-.,-sst request for some SIXTY MTL UONS. These are three cltlea among the thousands In the United States. By the time 'hey ALL get In their bids. It will represent q'.ilte a sum. won't It? MEANWHILE, private Industry suf fers for lack of credit with which to get going and so provide employ ment for those who have none now This writer at'.ll holds to the opinion that If what the povernment wants la to create jobs It could get farther by lending a modest amount to pri vate industry than by spending hugo sums for none too badly needed pub- lie work that will nave to be main tained by taxation after they are built. rE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, we read, will have a short prune erop this year, present estimates waning somewhere from 1 to 28 per cent of a full 'yield. Douglas county, nowever, expect a record crop of prunes this year. rriHAT will be :ood for Douglas 1 county. If there U a short crop of prunes elsewhere and a BIO CROP in Douglas county, the market situa tion for the Douglas county growers should be materially Improved. JACKSON COUNT V Is anticipating a good pear crop thla year. Klam ath county is looking forward to a big potato crop. , .. . - . . Southern Oregon, you know, doml r nates prune, pear and potato produc tion in Oregon. Douglas being the bis prune county, Jackson the big pear county and Klamath the big potato county of Oregon. The rest of the state doesn't know It, and probably wouldn t admit It, but Southern Oregon 1 the BIO COMING SECTION of Oregon. DOUOLAS, the outstanding prune county, produces more prunes per tree than the :est yt the state. Jackson, the outstanding pear coun ty, produce more pears per tree. Klamath, the outstanding potato county, produces more potatoes per la HIGH UNIT PRODUCTION, you see. that makes for success. THAT and markets. Don't overloik markets as a factor In agricul tural success. Southern Oregon Is about equally distant from San F,anclSvO and Port- land, and can choose between the two. selling wherever prices are best. That Is a big help. SPEAKING of Salem, expenditures of tax money for higher educa tion have never been popular there, the state's institutions of higher edu-J- cation being located irLSEVrTERE. Bus when the Indian scr-ool at Che maw I menaced by reduced federal appropriations, with the prospect that it will be closed. Sslern protests vig orously. . The economy thai is most popular with all of us U mat which affects the OTHER FELLOW. u rp at Bend the other day. th-y found a voracious Dolly Verden mut that is alleeeo to have been In the habit of eatlnj rattlesnakes for hrtakfast. Redmond, not to be O'ttdone. digs up snake, variety not named, that resented the squawking of an auto mobile horn and to climbed up under the hood of the car, wrapped itsen around the horn and silenced it. Deschutes county may not be so hot as a potato district, but In the matter of snakes It has s.methlng to brag about. E LOAN BILL PASSES SENATE WASHINGTON. June 5 (AP) The senste today passed the a d ministra tion s home loan bill. The bill, designed to provide reliei for the owners of mortgaged homes, vas passed without a record to. It poee back to the hou for kgreemeut to senate raendmenta. Testimony of In Trial of Banks Arouses Suspicion Salem, June 5. (AP) Investigation of alleged perjury In the L. A. Banks' trial at Eugene recently was asked In a letter today from Governor Julius L. Meier to Attorney Gen?ral I. H. VanWInkle. The attorney general said he probably appoint rfalph E Moody. Moody, Medford attorney, to investi gate and make any prosecutions regarding alleged perjury of witnesses at the trial of ex-edltor Banks and hla wife. ' Moody was In charge of the prosecution at the Eugene trial where Banks was found guilty of second degree murder of Constable George Preecott of Medford. Mrs. Banks was acquitted. At present Moody Is in charge of prosecution of alleged ballot thefts in Jackson county. The action of Governor Meier, in ordering a grand Jury investigation of purported perjury charges In the Banks murder trial has been forecast since the case closed, and came as the result of a demand from all sections of the state, as well as this county, that the perjury charges be given a thorough airing. The presentation of the fact ana evidence will be In the handa of As sistant Attorney General Ralph B. Moody, directed by the state of Ore gon to prosecute all allied cases in the Banks-fed Jackson county agita tion. Including the ballot theft cases, criminal syndicalism charges, and minor affairs before and after the murder of Conatable Prescott. Six Involved. The defense witnesses Involved In the Investigation are Mayor Walter Jones of Rogue River, Indicted for ballot theft; Mrs. Mae Murray and Mrs. Effle Lewis, her daughter; Mrs. May Powell of the Talent district and Abner Cox, laborer, and Banks co hort, and John Wheeler, Spring street gardener. Jones testified that at the time 01 the shooting, he was in an auto en route north, that hla family drove him to Grants Pass, where he secured a ride to Portland with a salesman. whose name he did not learn. Jones also testified that on February 36. when arrested on an Information charging ballot theft, and confined In the city Jail, he heard the slain officer and Policeman Joe Cava con versing in the office of the city Jail, and 'that both tittered threats against Banks. Prescott Not There. The state Introduced evidence to show that neither Prescott nor Cave were on duty during the hours Jones alleged he heard the conversation. and Sam Carey, testified he was at the door of the Pacific Record Her ald building on Sixth street when the report of the killing wss re ceived, and not on the way north. A state witness testified that Jones and Abner Cox left for the Banks home together. Corroborative testimony since reported, shows that a number of people saw them walking towards the murder spot, snd at the Banns home after the slaying. Testified to Threat. Mrs. Mae Murray and her daughter testified that they were in front of the Banks home, when the tragedy occurred, heard Prescott utter a threat accompanied by a vile oath. heard the shot, and saw a pistol drop from Prescott's hand. Following this thrilling happening the two testi fied they proceeded on their mission of Inspecting a house on Columbia street. The state showed by the testimony of Mrs. John Millard, that at the time of the shooting. Mrs. Murray was (Continued on Page Five) IN BAR PROSECUTION Among the many falsehoods being distributed over the county by lead ers of the so-called Good Government Contrress la the statement that "if the ballot cases are tried, there will be no money for schools this year. The congress leaders are resorting to every hook and crook to prevent jus tice in these cases being carried out, snd thla absurd report Is only one of many. The expense of the ballot caaea will not affect the schools in any way. In fact, no general expenses can affect the schools. According to the state constitution, sustained by the courts many times, and only a few days ago In Washington county, school funds come before everything, even before the state taxes. School funds sre neither subject to diversion nor to delinquency. In other words, the schools have by law the first claim to tax money and the schools can only be deprived of funds a noted them if there are no taxes paid. County school authorities, as well as county officials are thoroughly aroused over this effort to Injure the schools, in the vain hope of obstruct ing Justice, and pointed out today (that not only are ample funds avall i able for all county schools, but to 'date since May IS the following funds i have been paid out through Supertn j tendnt of Schools Bowman and I County Treasurer Wslker. (Continued on Page Three CLEAR DECKS FOR TRIAL OF BALLOT Preliminary Arguments and Motions Involving 22 Are Slated 8 Accused Have Entered Pleas of Guilty County Judge Earl H. Fehl. and Suspended -Sheriff Gordon L. Scher merhorn charged with ballot theft, this afternoon filed motions with As sistant Attorney General Ralph E. Moody, asking for separate trials. Each of the accused officials also filed a motion asking for the right to see all confessions and state ments made In the Investigations by any of the indicted men, and the right to Interview any indicted man. now held In the oounty Jail. In addition to the above. County Judge Fehl, has -a motion filed ask ing for the quashing of the bench warrant upon which he was arrest ed. Arguments on the motions will probably be made tomorrow. Ballot theft defendants scheduled to be arraigned and enter pleas this week are E. A. Fleming. Jacksonville orchard 1st; Walter Jones, mayor of Rogue River; Arthur La Dieu, form er business aide of Banks, and Claude -Ward, brother-in-law of Banks. County Judge Fehl and Suspended Sheriff Schermerhorn have been ar raigned, but have not entered pleas an yet. Preliminary arguments and. mo tions In the Jackson county ballot theft cases. Involving 23 men. in cluding eight who have entered pleas of guilty, six "John Does" and two county officials, are scheduled to open tomorrow in circuit court, before Judge George F. Skip worth of Eugene. The arguments and details are expected to require two days. With the completion of the pre liminaries, and the settlement of a number of legal Issues, the court will set the trial dates and the state of Oregon will announce which of the defendants it will try first. The prosecution will be In charge of Assistant Attorney General Ralph E. Moody, assigned to the post by the state attorney-general. Defense Course Veiled Counsel for the various defend ants, have given no Information rel ative to the course they will pur sue. One of the argued Issues, will be a motion filed shortly after his ar rest by County Judge arl H. Fehl, seeking to quash the bench warrant upon which he was arrested. The plea contends that Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan had no Jurisdiction to issue the warrant and that the grand Jury did not meet In the proper room to deliberate. Suspended Sheriff Schermerhorn Saturdsy, through his counsel. Attor ney Frank J. Newman, announced that he would make no request for a change of venue, and that he "de sired to be tried in his own county, snd by his own people." Some To Reek Change It Is anticipated that some of the defendants will seek a change of venue. The state has announced that it would contest thla move." The defendants, under Oregon law have the right to request separate trials and it Is expected each will do so. All are Jointly Indicted. The defense also has the right to file an affidavit of prejudice against Judge Skipworth, but It la reported many of the defendants are opposed to this. Joseph Croft, described as "the man in the horse-hair coat." and reputed "Bsnks guard." returned to rhe county Jsll last week, when Mst. Ernest Da hack of the Eagle Point district withdrew as a bondswoman, was ittll In custody today. Friends in the "Good Government congress" circles were reported as making an effort to secure hla release again. In the preliminary arguments and the trial the attendance will be llm- ( Continued on Page Pouri SALEM, June 5 (AP) State Treas urer Rufus C. Holman todsy Issued a cl for all state warrants endorsed "not pai? fo want of funds," up to and including May a. Six BASEBALL American. R. H. E. Washington . 4 11 0 Philadelphia 7 14 1 Batteries: Crowder. Burke, McAfee and Sewetl, Berg; Grove and Coch rane. R. H. E. Detroit ......... 8 14 4 Cleveland ; 7 13 0 Frazler. Sorrell, Hogeett and Hay worth: Ferrell. Connelly, Craghead and Spencer. FEHL ADDRESSES CONGRESS PICNIC AT LAKE CREEK The so-called "Good Government Congress" at Lake Creek Sunday, ac cording to reports received today, waa attended by between 300 and 250 people. Fifty autos were parked around ...WyantaV Orove.; where the meeting was held, according to an of flclal count. ' The attendance was about evenly divided between resi dents of the Lake Creek district, and Central Point, Rogue River, Trail and WImer sections. Henrietta B. Martin, president of the "Congress," presided and County Judge E. H. Fehl wss among the speakers. Fehl talked 15 minute. He informed a woman reporter for thla paper, who Inquired about his text, that his speech "was the ordi nary bunk." A number of well-known workers In the "Good Government Congress" were present at the session, which lacked the venom and fire of pre vious meetings last winter, on the part o. the speakers, and enthusiasm on the yrt of the small crowd. Ariel Burton Pomeroy, Mayor Walter Jones of Rogue River, John Glenn, former county Jailer, snd Attorney Tom En right of this city were reported among those present. Jon-s and Glenn are under Indictment for ballot theft. Reports of the meeting Indicated there was some dissension In the ranks of the "Congress." LINDBERGH'S FLIGHT IS NEW YORK. June 5. (AP) By a matter of Just a few miles it appear ed today that James Mattern, solo globe -gird ling flier, unofficially had bettered Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh's six yesr old solo distance rec ord of 3.640 miles from New York to Parts. Estimates were that the Texas avi tor covered shout 3.070 miles in his flight from New York to Norway 30 miles more than the Lone Eagle hopped non-stop across the Atlantic In 1927. COURAGEOUS CO-ED AIDS IN CAPTURING CONVICT CHICKASHA, Okla., June A. (AP) The coursge of an Oklahoma A. & M. college co-ed was credited today with a large share in stopping the frenzied cross-state da&h of Frank Sawyer, fleeing Kansas convict, near Binger. Caddo county, Sunday. - Sawyer, one of the 11 desperadoes who escaped the Kansas state pen itentiary at Lansing Memorial day, left a trail of kldnsplngs and stolen automobiles In his frantic attempt to escape the cordon of officers thrown about northeastern Okla homa. Sawyer, a fugitive from the Okla homa prison, was captured In a gun battle and free-for-all fight after he had kidnaped Bob Ooodfellow, Caddo county clerk, and his 30-year old sister, Luis Ooodfellow. Goodfellow was wounded In the , groin by a poswman bullet when j Sawyer used him as a shield. 1 After abductOhg the Goodlellowa, Banks Under Knife of MATTERN IN MOSCOW ON GLOBE FLIGHT FIRST L T N.Y. MOSCOW, June 5. (AP) Jlm mle Mat tern, American aviator, has decided to make the fourth leg of his round-the-world flight to Omsk, Siberia, but he will be unable to take orf until alter midnight, due to delay In ser vicing his plane. By Dr. Elnnr Onsum Associated Press Staff Writer OLSO, Norway, June S. ( AP) Jimmle Mattorn, the grinning Texaa airman the world haa feared lost, who reached Moscow early today in hla red-whlte-and-blue plane "Cen tury of Progress," today made a sur prise landing on a small island 70 miles southwest of Oslo. Fighting storms and fogs, which forced htm 300 kilometers off his course, the dauntless filer from San Angelo, Texaa. fought his way through successfully to land safely on Jomfruland Island, on Norway's south coast, at 4:15 a. m... Eastern Standard Time, yesterday. The first news that Oslo heard of the landing came when the light house keeper telephoned from his post on the Island that Mattem had landed on the beach there and waa safe. A private plana was sent there to give him any aid necessary and at 0 p. m., Eastern Standard Time, yes terday, he hopped ' for Oslo. Landing at the military aerodrome, he halted only briefly, and with his big tanks brimful with more than 700 gallons of gasoline, he was off toward the RuaalBJi metropolis at 12:40 a. m today, Eastern Standard Time. (He la the first man to make a non-stop hop alone from New York to Norway). Mattern revealed that he had slightly damaged a wing on landing, but he was able to make repairs himself. Girls on the little Island on which he alighted wrote their names on the plane's wing. News of his landing took Norway by surprise. The military airdrome Is 5 miles from Oslo and many out lying telephones were not working because of the White Sunday holt tiny. GRANTS PASS, Jtie 5. (AP) Mill whistles of the Swede , Basin saw mill blew this morning for the first time In two years, calling 10 men back to work and adding to t,he cm ployment furnished continuously through the depression by one of the two local box factories which has been on single-shift operation sup plying box shook to southern Cali fornia fruit men. Roosevelt's Pen Ends Gold Rule WASHINGTON. June 5. (AP) President Roosevelt late today signed the resolution; striking the gold clause from public and private con tracts. FIRST LADY ON WING FOR VISIT TO COAST ' DALLAS, Tex., June fi. fP) After a short stop here Tor breakfast, dur ing which she was welcomed by Gov ernor Miriam A. Feruson. Mrs. Frank lin D. Roosevelt continued her air flane Journey to Los Angeles for a visit with her son, Elliot;, at 0:42 a. m. Central standard time, today. i Sawyer ordered the girl, who was ! driving, to go to Oklahoma City. The I co-ed drove the car into a ditch ; while her brother attempted to selre Sawyer's pistol but the move failed. While Sawyer was trying to get the car out of the ditch, with pre tended assistance from the Good fel lows. Sheriff Horsce Crisp and Dep uty Al VUr low of Grady county ; drove up. Sawyer seized Goodfellow j and opened fire. When her brother waa wounded. Miss Goodfellow, ignoring the blaz- lng pistols, started pulling Sawyer's i hair, which being cut short In con- l vlct style, proved unsatisfactory. I Then, according to the sheriff, the 1 young lady began choking the con I vlct, giving the officers an opportun ity to close In. ' 'I was not afraid of him then." ' he Mid afterward. "I $a Just afraid I Bob had been klll?d and I wanted to obofca ban awful bad." JamM Mattern cf Port Worth Tim, ehown aioomlpg hla plana Cen tury of Progreaa" in New Torlt before the takeoff on hla attempted aolo flight around the vrorld Hla mechanic Pred Peterman la alao ahown In the picture. (Asaoclited Preaa PhotON LION CONVENTION Delegates to the Llona" convention were named today at the club lunch eon at the Hotel Holland. They are: L. Pennington, club president; Carl Stuart, a. N. Newberry and Leland Brophy. and alternates Lions Chas. Reams. Hoover and Hopkins. Activities of the Chamber of Com merce, planned for the year, were outlined by A. H. Bnnwell. secretary, and Rev. W. R. Balrd of the Plrst Christian church entertained the Lions with a reading. Lion President Pennington waa presented with a Lions' key, mark-, Ing his election to key membership, an award granted for bringing Into Lions International two new mem bers during the year. Presentation wss made by Leland Drophy. FIND PETE FOSTER Pote Foster, about 45 who ha made his home in Medford practical .y all hts Mfe, was round dead, about 11:30 o'clock this morning st the Washington rooms, apparently bavin t died some time during the night. It was reported. Foster wss found shortly before noon by the Mratakcrs of the room lng house, and police and the coroner were notified. For ever a year rose1 hsd been employed by Rankin Esta at his South Fron street shop. :fe was a vetersn of he World war. He J survived bf his mother. M.-i Mary Baker, who resides at J6 Port land avenue, thla rtty. Arrangementa for the funeral are In charge of thi Perl Funeral home. EWI IENGE L BOSTON, June 8 (AP) Miss Mary G. EwJnjr, of Brook line has been elected president of the First Church of Christ. Scientist, the Mother Church announced at Its annual meeting today. Miss Ewlng succeeds Ralph O. Brewster, former governor of Maine who Is retiring as president. Mors than 8000 persons, representa tive of many countries, heard the message of the directors, announcing that no further contributions to the fund for the building of the new 4.000,000 home now under construc tion for the Christian Science Pub lishing society need be made after July 1. ILAMSON ARRAIGNED AS YOUNG WIFE'S SLAYER I SAN JOBE. Cel.. June 8. (AP) Flanked by two attorneya and exhin. Ittni. nmmian.M n.vl. A. fjlmSOn 30. sales manager tar the Stanford Unlveralty Press, was srraigned here today on a charge of murdering his attractive wife. Allene. S8. whose nude body, with the skull crushed, was round In thlr Stanford campus home last Tuesday. ROOSEVELT'S EYE GOING OFF GOLD Copyrighted by McCIure Newspaper syndicate. By PAUL MA IX ON. WASHINGTON, June 0. The pub lic excuse haa been made that Mr. Roosevelt waa forced into thla new sntt-gold standard legislation. They say at the White House he ran into difficulties trying to enforce hla executive order taking us off gold and that la true, but It la only half the story. It covers tip the fact that Mr. Roosevelt renlly had his eye on Eu rope when he recommended perma nent legislation. It gives him a blg ger club over the London Economic Conference. He needed it. The administration haa spent most of Its time recently trying to depre ciate the dollar abroad. That ques tion has been bothering Mr. Roose velt more than any other. We have gone to extremes trying to make Europe believe we are, em barked on a policy of Inflation. We want them to get frightened so they will come through with some tar iff agreements and exchange stabil ization concessions at London, However no one la supposed to say anything about It. Treasury Sec retary Wood In partially let the cat out of the bag one day. He received a lecture at the W.hlte House for the slip. Wood In had said the first $36,000, 000 open market purchase of bonds meant we were off on inflation with a bang. That sort of ballyhoo was a little too obvious. Even with low er redlFCOiint rates you cannot get much Inflation that way. Mr. Hoov er tried it. His open market opera tions ran around $.10,000,000 a week for months. Yet deflation contin ued. The auspices are much better now. But we shall need more than open market operations to keep the dollar down abroad. Europe knows that, An innocent little announcement csme from the state department a few days back. It aald State Secre (Continued on Page Pour) A specie) Invitation to children to enter displays In the Medford Gar den club show, to open Wednesdsy, has been extended by the club, which Is sntlclpatlng a lovely showing of miniature bouquets from the Junior gardeners. Children under 13 years of aR, art asked to enter Juvenile dlsplsys snd their cooperation in making the 1838 show a success Is wanted by all adult club members. 490 TO GRADUATE AT ORE. STATE COLLEGE CORVAMJS. June 8. (P) Com mencement exerclsei for a grsduatlng class of 491 were held at Oregon state c.ll'ge here today Dr. Gordon M. Nesle, president of University of Idv ho, msde the principal address. At hsccslsureate servloe yesterday Dr John Hsyes Holm's noted New York clergyman, delivered the sermon. Surgeon EMY11NG Correction for Glandular Trouble Aim Condition Reported Satisfactory Two Weeks Rest Required EUGENE. jUne s. (nLlewellyn Banks, former Medford Dubllsh. r and orchardtat who was convicted of second degree murder here May 21 fo- the death of George J. Prescott, Med ford constable, un6erwent a maloi operation in a local hospital at 8 a. in. mo cn.namon a reported by at tending pnyalclans to be satisfactory Banks w,H be In -he hospital for it least two weeks, the doctora said. Attorneys for Banks as yet have not filed for s new trts' Th.. . 20 days to do so by Judge O. P. Sklo- wurtn on May 23. The convicted murderer hss been m hOSnltal tWO WMlF. M.n ..n.. guard. Two Eugene physicians named Ly the court, repnr'fd he was sffltct- r.. wun ine giamuiar ailment, not aerlouels. pyrrhoes. and a genera! run-down condition The past wee on n&s naa oeen able to stoll about the hOSnltal nmnny. bh.4 . , . ..-.. ntiu M uibrj- duced to Medford students at the TJnl. vemiy or Oregon jlaylni tennis, ac cording to reports. Charles P. unnn nf ni...i.n. a brother-in-law of Banks, and reputed' "inker oi nia legsi uerensn with W'l- llSm A. BinkB. nf Ta IhhI-. a brother hefore leaving for the eaC v....lcu winn ioov auxnoritiea atll nmmn.cea me cos of the operation. Eugene renorta Clntiml.v !,. .... surgeons vere waiting for. orders and cash from Mnrnn h'nH ..tri-.- steps. Moran left for the east a week kw wim we intention or spending a few days In .California IS WASHINGTON. June 8. (AP) Perdlnand Pecora, senate committee, counsel for the J. P. Morgan Inquiry saldat today's hearing that his staff had been denied access to books of the Van Swerlngen company la Cleveland. Soon thereafter the committee re cessed until tomorrow. WASHINGTON, June g. (API Testimony that the Nickel Plate Se curities corporation paid 1968 a share for stock In the Chesapeake and Ohio when It was selling for about 480 was presented today to the sena torial Inquiry Into how J. P. Mor gan and company, aided financing of the extenalve Van Swerlngen rail road dominion, WILL ' ROGER? BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 5. Well, I am glad to see the midgetn get a break. In all my experience around show business they are a mighty fine little breed of folks. We have had "bank re lief," "big business relief" and now we get "midget re lief." Mr. Morgan acted mightily humtin. He just picked up that little midget and played with it as though it was the federal reserve or the Unite'' States Chamber of Commerce. I'll tell you how Mr. Mor gan can 8'juare this wholo thing and you will never hear another word against himj that's by simply putting ev erybody on the pcrfcrred'list that wasn't on it already. I haven't heard a kick only by those that were overlooked. Tours,
