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MEDFOKD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933.
No. 76.
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Highest jesterday 7
taunt thli morning 64
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UUULUu
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
CONGRESS adjourna after the most
momentoua peace-time session In
U- mtlnn1! MatorV.
Perhspe It la not too much to WlTl. HatTim, Jr., HOITie Ufl
that th. teaslon of .' that ha. ftf
just Deca wb"' -
most Important ever held.
Certainly the problems It haa faced
and attempted to solve have been
grave enough.
OUSINESS haa been 111 - seriously
U 111.
1 Instead of standing by and watch-
u. ..Vinf. either recovered
... .
. . . nnrfr tna leaaer-
or aiea, cohsikw,
hip of the president, undertook to
prescribe for Its Ills. -
Some of the doses administered
have been heroic. But doctors will
tell you that heroic measures are
sometimes necessary to save the pa
tlent'a life.
4
ewiHE CONGRESS Juet adjourned, a
1 Democratic congress, threw over
board the Jeffersonlsn doctrine that
"that government la best which gov
erns least."
It' put the government definitely
into partnership with practically every
kind of buslneaa In existence.
And the country. INCLUDING
BUSINESS, looked on and cheered.
THE GOVERNMENT hasn't been
forced Into business. It hss been
INVITED Into business, inai ".-1
stands out clearly. What we havej
,.. we have done because we
wanted to'.
THE INITIATIVE In all that haa
been done haa been taken by the
president. He haa led. Congress haa
followed. , .
Tills la said In no disparagement of
congress. Congress has done a good
Job. It la entitled to credit.
The leader Isn't entitled to ALL the
glory. Loyal followers are entitled
to their full share of It. Congress has
followed loyally where the president
has led. -
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, since Ms
inauguration on the fourth day of
March, haa shown powers of leader
ship not exceeded In this natlon'a hla
tory." In all that has been done, he haa
led the way. But he has demonstrated
the ability to make ua willing and
anxious to follow. It Isn't merely
to lesd. tf victory la to be won, fol
lowers must be Inspired to follow.
President Roosevelt has Inspired the
whole country with desire to follow
his leadership and with confidence
to believe that It will be successful.
HIS REAL JOB, of course, la Just
BEGINNING.
Congress has clothed him with
powera greater f.isn any peace-time
president ever possessed before. His
task now Is to use these tremendous
powers for the nation's betterment.
Confidence In his ability to do that
Is high and etrong. In his use of
these great powera, he will have com
' plete co-operation from all the peo
ple. WE ARE embarking on a new and
almost untried venture under
taking by our own efforts to bring
ourselves out of the dark valley of de
pression and up to toe sunny heights
of prosperity.
That hasn't been done before. In
the past, wa have waited for pros
perity to come along In lte own good
time. In a way. we are pioneering
aa truly aa Lindbergh pioneered when
he struck out alone to fly over an
ocean thst hsd never been flown
' over before.
But we are confident, a Lindbergh
was confident. We have faith la our
lesder. We have willingness to go
where he points the wsy. So far. at
least, we are willing to make sacrifice
If he call, upon us to make sacri
fice.. Thla writer, for one, believe we
are going to win.
FARM MARKET NEWS
TO BE ELIMINATED
WASHINOTON. Jun . (API
Secretary Wallace said today that the
market news service of the bureau
. of agricultural economlca will be
eliminated July 1 to aave th depart-
ment of agriculture approximately
11000.000 a year
Moat of the 300 men maintained
at market center, for grain, livestock,
cctton and other farm commodities,
rill
be drocped jam th payroll,
RANSOM PAYMENT Air
mfap tinnnnn
liDniipW none FRENCH URGING
Captivity One of Gang
Believed Known to Police
8T. PAUL, June 19. (AP) William
Hamm, Jr., 39. kidnaped millionaire
brewer, wax released unharmed 45
mlM from nere today and returned
home declaring one of the gang of
Ih.u a mnri man shn MlMn t
last Thursday resembled Verne San
key, a fugitive wanted for the kldnap
lns of Charles Boettcher, II. of Den
ver, for 160.000 In February and the
seizure of Haskell Bonn, St. Paul, re
leased nearly a year ago on payment
of 112,000.
ST. PAUL. June 19.-P) William
Hamm, Jr., kidnaped millionaire
brewery bend, waa released today near
Wyoming, Minn., and arrived at his
home unharmed and in good physical
condition.
Turned loose 43 miles north of here
after four hours as a captive. Hamm
came home with police Chief Thom
as E. Dahlll and Detective Thomaa
Brown.
Dahlll and Brown sped out of town
to get Hamm aa soon aa word of the
release came from William Dunn.
Hamm buslneaa associate, who was
in Duluth.
Less Amount Paid
Dunn, leading figure In the release
(Continued on Page Seven)
30 MEN ARRIVE
FOR DUTY HERE
IN C.C.C;
P
A cadre of 30 C. C C men from
Jefferson Barracks, Mo., four enlisted
members of the regular army In
charge of Captain W. L. Brock of
New York, of the navy medical corps
arrived here today In a special car
aboard the Shasta, and this after-'
noon were being transferred to Moon
Prairie camp, where they will be sta
tioned. Th unit was scheduled for arrival
here last night, but the route was
changed and the recruits made the
trip via the southern route. Two car
loads of equipment" and supplies were
also brought here on the Shasta this
morning.
Tuesday morning, a cadre of the
same number of men, will be brought
to Medford by train for the Elk Creek
camp, and the Kerby group wilt get i
off the train at Granta Pass. Both
cadres are from Jefferson Barracks.
Anouncement waa made today that
the Diamond Lake camp, to be oc
cupied by veterans, will be shifted to
Tiller, and will hereafter be known
as Tiller camp.
Three new ambulances have arrived
for the district, and 33 trucks for the
Rogue River forest service's use .n
the C. C. C. work sre expected In
soon. There .will be 31 trucks for the
Siskiyou national forest camps, also
In this district, Lieut. G. A. A. Jones
announced.
Captain Brock, who arrived today,
will be the doctor in charge of Lake
o Mie Wooda camp and Moon Prairie
camp.
Lieutenant Robert T. Frederick of
Fort WlaMeld Scott has taken up
duties as adjutant at the Medford
district office of the C. C. c re-
placini? captain Edmund Nelson He-
bert who became 111. Lieut. Freder-j Kow he police
Ick assisted In organizing some of the,nlm-.
C. C- C. camps in Californls.
BARUCH ADVISES ON j
ECONOMIC FEATURES
WASHINGTON, June 19. (AP) j
At the request of President Roose-
velt. Bernard M. Baruch is remain -
Ing In Washington to advise treasury
nd ,ute department officials re -
gardlng development at the London 1 night In a Los Angelea store, Invest!
conference. . Igstors reported today.
President Enjoys Rough
Voyage in Small Yacht
Br FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON.
NANTUCKET. Maas., June 18 (AP)
President Roosevelt, needing a
shave and hla face and oilskins gin-
tenlng with apray, put Into thla
Island port today on hla vacation
yacht. Amberjack II.
Prealdent Roosevelt, on vacation
voyage In the 44-foot yacht to Campo
B1'0 I.'and, N. B., had planned with
his party to cover the 80-mlle dutanc
from avagenowa on in isiana or Mar-
tha's Vineyard, wher be spent th
n';ht. to Provincetown on th, tip
of Cape Cod today.
A stiff north wind ao badly kicked
,ua u e. however, tbat b Utoufbt
OF
ECONOMIC MEET
Would Delay Conference
Until Question of Currency
Stabilization Settled
Washington Holds Key
LONDON, June 19. (Adjourn
ment of the world economic confer
ence until the question of stabilisa
tion of currencies can be settled was
advocated today in the conference
headquarters lobby by the European
gold bloc.
It was understood the French were
fostering this program on the ground
that no progress was possible on oth
er lines until some form of stabiliza
tion had been achieved.
The adjournment talk was entirely
unofficial but It was so persistent
and far-reaching that It was being
privately discussed by the heads of
the important delegations.
In the gold bloc group, headed by
Prance, a month to six weeks was
mentioned as the probable length of
the adjournment.
France and her adherents asserted
that everything rests with Washing
ton and that there is no use trying
to continue the conference until Pres
ident Roosevelt Issues final instruc
tions to the American delegates.
This development came just as the
conference commutes adjourned for
the day until eleven o'clock tomor
row morning.
NEW YORK, June 19 (AP) A de
fense motion to dismiss the Indict
ment charging Charles E. Mitchell,
former head of the National City
bank, with defrauding the govern
ment of more than (850,000 In In
come taxes, was denied today by
Federal Judge Henry W Goddard aa
the trial of the banker entered Its
final stages.
Max D. Steuer, Mitchell's chief
counsel, then began his summation,
which was expected to last through
cut the day. George Z. Medalle, fed
eral prosecutor, will sum up for the
government tomorrow, and the case
is expected to go to the Jury Wed
nesday. LAMSON MUST STAND
TRIAL FOR MURDER
SAN JOSE, Cat.. June 18. (AP)
David A. Lamson today was held to
the superior court for trial on
charges of murdering his pretty wife
Allene In the bath room of their
campus home by Justice of the Peace
G. H. Miller.
Home Run Takes
' Trusty From Pen
CHICAGO, June 10. (AP) Charles
Miller, a trusty at county jail, was
at bat. He got his eye on a sljaler
and swatted it over the wall. After
rounaing tne oases, ne went to look
or tne bn-
are looking for ,
EX-FOLLIES BEAUTY
DROPS FROM SIGHT
LOS ANGELES, June 10. (UP)
Helen Lee Worthing, former Follies
beauty and ex-wlfe of Dr. Eugene C.
1 Nelson, neftro physician, who van.
; Ished last Thursday after boertlng a
1 train for New York, was seen Friday
bet to put Into Nsntucket for shel-
ter. He explained to a delegation of
town officials that he did not mind
the weather himself, but feared the
sea wa too uncomfortable for "the
boys on the press boate" that followed
j the Amberjack.
The president said he waa having
. a "hangup good time" and that he
; did not expect to set foot ashore for
, two weeka. Re aald he would rathar
sail on th Amberjack than any navy
ship afloat.
Th Ffty on the Amberjack pre-
oared to spend the night In the har-
nor. and did nit disc lose their Plant
for tha marro,
Fleet Seeks
RELATIVES PRESENT AS LAMSON BROUGHT TO COURT
Charged with bludgeoning hit wife, Allene, to death In their Stanford university, Cal., campus home,
David A. Lamson was held in the San Joae jail after hie arraignment to await trial. One of the Import
ant defense wltnestea at the trial la expected to be Dolores Roberta, maid In the home. Left to right:
Mlsa Roberts, Dr. Margaret Lamson. sister of the accused man; Mrs. A. B. Lamson and Allene Genevieve
Lamson, mother and daughter of the defendant; Lamson and Attorney Duncan Oneal. (Associated Prase
Photos)
COLOMBIA FLOOD
AT HALE MILLION
By the Aasoclated Press.
Flood damage In the Kootenai val
ley of northern Idaho neared the
half-million dollar mark in some
estimates today, while along the 1400
mile course of the Columbia the
waters, were at record or near-record
heights, and going over the banks,
' At'Bonnera Ferry, Idaho, last night
the' waters; stood 31.5 feet above the
low water level, and six dikes were
cut, flooding 7700 acres of rich farm
land. The city was apparently still
safe, Special Deputy Guy O. McGce
reported, but 900 men patrolled dlkea
and grave dangers were feared from
seepage. '
The Kootenai was apparently drop
ping slowly, but large areas of wheat
and peas valued at In excess of 150,
000 were lost.
At Wenatchee, In central Washing
ton, the Columbia had risen more
than a foot In 24 hours yesterday,
to exceed all official records.
Indians and old-timers pointed to
higher water marks made In 1898
and 1904 but official records were
not kept then. All houses along the
river were submerged, a golf course
was under from two to 10 feet of
water, and the Columbia was carry
ing along a great mass of debris.
Four thousand acres of farm and
pasture lands In the Richland dis
trict. In central Washington near
Richland, were also under water, and
the Columbia was a mile wide.
At Kelso, in southwestern Wash
ington, where 500 acres of suburban
residential area was flooded last
Thursday noon when a dike of the
Coweeman river broke, the waters
remained at nearly the same level,
within two blocks of the business
district. Two hundred and fifty
houses were still more or less sub
merged. A detachment of 68 men was sent
from the civilian conservation corps
at Vancouver, Wash., to aid in re- i
pairing the broken dike and In pre- t
venting possible looting !
PORTLAND, Ore., June 19 (AP
The Willamette river at Portland has
' flbout reacnM Ug crMt for tne Mft.
mni Edward L. Wells, federal weather
observer, said today. The atage here
i, 24.7 feet.
PRETTY BOY' ONE
OF GANG KILLERS
KANSAS CITY.
June 10. (AP)
a witness of the
Mr- Lol West
shooting here Saturday In which four Philadelphia - 13 3
peace offlcera and their prlaoner wer i Johnson. Frey. Qulnn and Hema
kllled at the Union station, -today j fT: Hanson, Llaka, Elliott and Davis.
Identified a picture of Charlea (Pretty
Boy) Floyd, notorious Oklahoma out- !
law. as that of one of the machine St. Louis I 0
sitnn.ra t'hn atl.rlr.rf th. nartv. ' Brooklyn . . 6 10 1
Mrs. West, trsvelers1 aid worked at
th ,ttlon, picked th photograph
from a group apread before her.
Flpyd waa In th vicinity of Kan-
nt. Wrlrf.v ntirHt .hM Hha-
rated Sheriff Jack XlUlngaworth or
Polk county after holding him a
; hostage throughout the day.
ENRAGED BULL SHOT
A .saano I irr
I TO SAVE MAN S LIPC
PFJJDLETON. Or., June 19. (API
, ny.,.-. ,M. niBt1t miw
j nere WM MvM trom pombie death
i wntn H(rnuln Keeler, another
,mDlov. viijed n en rated
BUH that had cornered Sweet In a
narrow paMa;rway 30 feet above the
1 around. The bnll h.d emsslred his
, way out of a killing pen to get at
Pilot Lost in Cascades
Shouting "Extra"
As Joke, May Be
Cause of Arrest
Shouting of "extrar as a prank
by boys without papers, merely to
see residents atlck their heads out
the door at alt hours of the day
and night. Is going to get some
youngsters into trouble, It was
declared today.
The practice has aroused con
siderable Indignation In the resi
dential sections because of the
recent big news "breaks," and
anxiety to purchase such extra
editions as are issued 1 Steps are
being taken to bring police action
against the peace disturbers, 11
the prank Is again perpetrated.
THREE KILLED IN
CRASH OF PLANE
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal.. June 19
-APConstable B. J. Stanfleld. of
Big Bear, said today three persons!
were killed yesterday In the fall of
nn airplane Into Big Bear lake. First
reports had Indicated only two per- i
sons were In the ship.
Stanfleld said three bodies were
recovered after salvage crews had
rataed the plane from the bottom of
the lake. The bodies were Identified
aa:
Harry Sweet, Hollywood film direc
tor. Hal Davltt. Hollywood.
Vera Williams, Hollywood.
Sweet, 33 years old, director of
comedy films, was regarded as an ex
perienced pilot.
Mlsa Williams was known In Holly
wood under the screen name of Clau
de tte Ford and was an extra player.
SUNNI NOD ALE, tag.. June 19.
. iyp) The Prince of Wales and Doug
las Fairbanks, friends of long stand
ing, today paired In a golf foursome
but came out second best to Prince
George and Archie Compatom British
professional.
Com pa ton and. Wales' younger
brother defeated the monarch-to-oe
and Fairbanks 3 and 2.
BASEBALL
Ohlcago .....
New York
Root and
and Mancuao.
Hartnett; .Schumacher ,
Cincinnati
14. 3
I Batteries: Johnson. Csrlton
Halnea
; nd Wilson; Bhaut and Lopee.
American.
EIU?5lph"
Detroit
Batteries: Grove, Coombs and Coch
rsne; Ftssler and Hayworth.
New York
Chicago
Batterlea: O o m e a, MacFayden,
Brown and Dickey; Durham, Faber
! and Berry,
I
R. H. E.
Boston ..,,
Cleveland ....
Batteries: Pingraa and
10
a a
Oooch;
Brown. Hudiln, Cr.gb.ead and Spen
'oar, Mjitt.
GLASS BANK BILL
WAS RESCUED BY
STEAGAJJJ0TF1
Copyrighted by McClure Newspaper
Syndicate.
By PAI L MALLON.
WASHINGTON, June 19. You will
hear that Mr. Roosevelt rushed to
the rescue of the Glass bank bill At
the last moment. That does not
appear to be true.
Mr. Roosevelt .had a hand In the
rescue act but the hero medal should
go to none other than the Ozark
Alabama lawyer now Congressman
Steagall. He la the same Steagall
who killed the bill last session. This
time he liked It because It contained
his pet deposit guarantee provision.
Fat lobbyist, of the New York
banks had gone home. They yawned
and reported the bill was dead as a
defeated congressman. Senator Glass
admitted It. He said .he would do
nothing further until next session.
stew got busy.
Jn a few hmm hft obta.n, ll2
Kliatm.M R petitlon Inferring the
mM no nomfl wltnout
He took that petition privately to
the rlcht man Senator Jim Byrnes.
The administration waa having trou
ble enough adjourning congress aa
It was, without this threat from a
new quarter. Senator Byrnes Is Vie
eye of Mr. Roosevelt In congress. He
Is closer to the president than any
other leglslstor.
The 8tesgall threat brought action
from the White House. It wsa ar
ranged that the conferees ahould go
back to work. They did.
The lobbylat of one New York
(Continued on Page Seven)
PORTLAND, Ore., June 10. i'T)
Engineer C, E. Densmore and Fireman
H. J. MoClure both of Portland, were
slightly Injured early today when their
locomotive, drawing the eomblned
north coast Limited-Empire builder
of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle
railway, enroute from Spokane to
Portland, rammed a allde, near Cooks,
05 miles eaat of Portland. The train
remained on the track and none of
the passengers ws Injured, accord
ing to word received at the Portland
offices of the company.
Th engineer and fireman leaped
from the cab after applying the
brakea. The locomotive left the rail.
ALBERT ALLEN JR. FACING
FIGHT FOR INHERITANCE
LOS ANGELES. Jun 10 (AP)
A contest to the will of Mia Mar-
garet Keith, millionaire recluse of
Beverly Hill and Palo Verdea. waa
begun today by a niece, Mrs. Mary
Allen Towle.
She alleged that when Ml Keith,
who committed aulcld In her pala
tial Beverly Hill home April as,
mad th testament she waa of un
sound mind and unduly Influenced
by a nephew, Albert C. Allen, Jr., liv
ing near Medford, Ore., to whom
most of the estate wa left.
Th death of Mlas Keith attracted
considerable attention because of th
unusual Inatructlone ah left for her
funeral services, Including th hiring
of an orchestra to play classical
mualo beside hr bier for amral
'dsva.
1 Mrs. Towle, a sister of Allen, who
is a Central Point. Ore., farmer, ws
- i bequeathed ! bv the will
whicn
m dated ejtniB . 1M1. at
FIETEEN PLANES
EIN
OF
E
Region East of Salem Center
of New Reports of Plane
"Heard Circling Aimlessly
Early Saturday Morning
NOME. Alaska, June 19. (AP) j
Weather-bound by cold banka of fog .
and low-lying clouds for 34 houra, I
two navy filers stationed In the Prlb- I
llofa awaited better condltlona today I
to start a search for Jlmmle Mattern,
lost on hla trans-Pacific flight.
PORTLAND, Ore., June 10. (API
Over the desolate high spines of the
Cascade foothills and In the deep
ravlnea that form the great mountain
divides, airplanes droned today in
search for a flier who became lost In
the region Saturday.
About IS planea from Foriiana, o-
lem, Eugene and southern Oregon
polnta were today conducting an or
ganised search for William Young.
Portland airways flier, who disap
peared after leaving the Medford air
port at 11:80 p. m. Friday. He waa
headed north for Portland.
Hearrh Near Ralem.
After having centered earlier In
the Umpqua mountain country the
search yesterday and today waa swung
to the rugged territory east of Baiem
where report Indicated persons near
the Black Eagle mlnea. 11 mtlea north
east of Mill City, had heard a plana
circling overhead about a a. m. Sat
urday, other reporta came from
Dales, about 3 miles southeast ot
Salem, that resident had heard a
plane between 3 and 3:30 a. m.
Ben Cagle, night watchman at
mill at Mill City, said h heard a
plane aa he prepared to go to work
at 3 a. m. Today the group of
searchers was to take the air In fan
formation In hope of finding some
trace of Young's plane.
Many Have Hit Mounlatn,
Malcolm Rasmueaen. of Portland,
flying one of the searching ships, said
the elevation near Mill City la about
1000 feet. "On the line of night
Young was taking." he SBld, "from
all evidence we can gather, he waa
heading toward Lookout mountain
and Table Rock, which are about eooo
feet high. Our Informant aald he
was flying low and It la very prob
able that he may have struck one
of the two mountains."
Airway lights north of Eugene were
turned off at 1 a. m. Saturday under
a new airwave lighting schedule. It
la believed Young may hive gotten
beyond thla point and unaware of
the new regulation, lost hla bear
ings through not locating the llghta.
which can be seen for miles.
PORTLAND. Ore.. June 10. (AP)
The search for William Young, Port
land flier missing since esrly Satur
day, waa renewed today after seven
pilots had flown over Young proo-
able course for several nours uunney
without sighting the missing plane
or aviator.
The baa of the searching party
waa shifted from Roseburg to Salem,
ahortly after noon Sunday. Authen
ticated report that a plane had been
heard over Mill City early Saturday
caused the change.
Malcolm Rasmussen, one of the
pilots in the searching group, stated
late Sunday that from Information
that had been obtained, it was be
lieved that Young might have flown
over the Mill City district In an alti
tude of about 1000 feet and headed
directly toward Lookout mountain,
whose peak rises to about 6000 feet.
The missing flier had left Medford,
bound for Portland, at a late hour
Friday night and since this time
nothing has been heard of hla where
abouts alleged that Allen and his father
brought about execution of th
document by Influence "device and
atrategem."
Remarking that .he had been on
th friendliest of terms with her
aunt. Mr. Towle expressed belief
that Mlas Keith never had seen
Allen and that h and hla father
communicated with Ml.. Keith, ad
vising her that Mrs. Towle hed In
herited a fortune.
Mrs. Towle alleged that Allen and
his father had represented to Miss
Keith that Mrs. Towle'. mother had
fallen Into the handa of "vicious per
sons who had dissipated th fortune
and that Mra. Towle wa at th
mercy of auch persona. Sh charac
terised the alleged statements aa
fslaa and claimed that her brother
and hla father had obtained and
squandered about 10.000 of her
I money.
MORE TESTIMONY
PAINTS JONES AS
BALLOJTPLOTTER
County Judge Earl H. Fehl
Is Also Further Involved
by Witnesses in Trial of
Mayor of Rogue River
Furthsr testimony linking Walter
J Jones, mayor ox Rogue River, and
Involving County Judge Sari H. Fehl
In the ballot thefts ol February 30,
last, waa Introduced by the state thla
morning, In the trial In whloh Jonea
la the defendant, In circuit court.
Charles w. (Chuck) Davis, one of
we eight defendants who entered a
plea of guilty, testlTled that on the
night of the ballot robbery, he saw
Jones at the southwest corner of the
courthouse, with the Sexton brothers
"n. aiso incicteo;
!!(, .v tatavra who uuuoty (judge
Fehl and Newtown O. Chaney, for
mer district attorney, In front of tha
courthouse auditorium, about ten
o'clock on that night, and that Jones
came up and called Fehl to one aide,
and Jonea aald:
t'ehl Said "Keep Mum"
"Everything la okay now," and
Fehl replied: "You keep mum."
Davis testified that he waa present
with the Sextons, Fehl, Brecheen and
others on the first floor of the court
house, when the ballots and tha
vault were under discussion, and that
he went with Fehl to the auditorium
door where Fehl spoke before the
"congress." Jonea came up aa the
conversation ended, the witness aald,
"I told Judge Fehl and the Sex
tons, that If they figured on stealing
the ballots they would get Into
plenty of trouble," the witness fur
ther said.
Davis corroborated the testimony
of tho Sextons relative to the prelim
inary arrangementa for the theft.
going to the basement to look for
tools, and endeavoring to open the
vault window with a orowbar, which
the witness Identified.
. For the first. time la the trial th
name of Claude Ward, brother-in-law
northwest corner of th courthouse,
and Ward Introduced him to a "man
by the name of Stevens." . At th
time, Davla said, he waa leading
Janitor Jos Daniels away from' the
of L. A, Banka, convicted alayer, waa
brought forth. Davla testified that
Ward was on guard duty at th
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CROFTfSlSSAL
ON BALLOT THEFT
T
The court this afternoon denied the
motion of the defense for the dis
missal of the ballot theft Indictment
against Joseph Croft, "the man in
the horsehair coat."
Croft was returned to the county
Jail two weeka ago, when his bonds
woman, Mra. Grace Dahack of Eagle
Point, withdrew. Croft has since
been endeavoring to secure his free
dom. Mrs. Dahack and husband,
with Prof. O. Englehardt, are now
Hated as bonds sureties for J. Arthur
La Die u, found guilty by a jury of
ballot theft.
The defense In Its arguments for
the granting of the motion, declared
that Croft's name had not been
mentioned as an actor In the ballot
crime, that the state had dismissed
two indictments, so the defendant
therein could be atat witnesses, and
that the aame ruling should be made
for the defense.
The court ruled that the atai
would have to make "a ahowing to
the court" that Croft wa Implicated,
which they did. In accordance with
the ruling.
Assistant Attorney General Moody
aald the atat would show that Croft
was Involved
Croft I known to score of local
resident aa th "man In th horse
hair coat," because of hla preference)
for a fur coat. During th January
and February turmoil he waa a New
office and courthouse "hanger-on."
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.,
Jun 10. (JF) Stanford university
conferred degree on 1.040 candidate
today by the 42nd annual commence
ment exercises.
Among th trustees present wa for
mer President Herbert Hoovar of th
United States. Mr. Hoover secretary
of th Interior, Dr. Ray Lyman Wil
bur, addressed the graduate a presi
dent of th university and delivered
the diploma.
Leap Save Ufe.
LEON ARDTO WN , Md.. Jun 10.
(AP) Major Maxwell Klrby, head of
pott operation at Langley Field, Vs.,
wa aertously Injured today when h
U'aped bom hi burning plana.