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MEUFOKI), OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1933.
No. 94.
EMRMP M?
n
The Weather
Forecut: Fair tonight and Wed
nesday; cooler Wednesday.
temperature
Hlgbett yefcterday - 87
Lonett this morning tr-,....- - fit
Comment
on the
Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
HEADLINES short, crisp sentences
that boll down the news lor you
so you can get It In a hurry.
New they can gat In a hurry la
what people want In these daya.
1I'AB Dec,''1 'T Government
VV on Profiteer." So read a
headline that must have caught your
eye.
That HAD to come. With the gov
ernment acting deliberately to puah
prices up moderately to where they
OUGHT TO BE, It waa Inevitable, that
there should be hoga who would try
to puah prlcea HIGHER than they
ought to be. -
Human nature la that way.
HOW ' to stop them?
FORCE, of course.
You would
lrnow that if you ever tried to atop
a hog from eating
more than It
ahare of corn.
. N OTHER headline:
"Stock Mar-
A ket Reaches Highest Point Since
WM."
"Further reports of widespread
business Improvement," the story
that follows the headline says, "whip
ped up the enthusiasm of MILLIONS
OF SPECULATORS."
((QPECULATORS."
i3 Is that the right word? This
writer thinks not. "Gamblera" would
be better.
A speculator la one whose buyliuj
and aelllng are guided by knowledge
of market conditions, such aa earn
ing power, cost of doing business and
the existing state of supply and de
mand. Gamblers buy and Mil blindly on
tips and hunches.
mmr dabblers whose . orders are
1 flooding the Stock market.-bringing
six million share days with ac
companying complaint that the pres
t. Meter eaulnment lan't faat
enough to handle the business,
gamblers, pure and simple.
.. ' Especially simple.
Avwir At i Hecond thought:
I- Tt in't aulte accurate. Aa
long aa the market goee up and the
dabblers make money, they will be
smart persona not simpletons,
They will be simpletons only when
the market goes down and they lose
their shirt.
PERHAPS you read this headline:
"Naval Authorities Plan Program
of Enormous Size." The program, we
read further, will Include building
the air fleet to unprecedented
strength.
GOOD enough.
We wsnt to be safe, and the
way to be aafe Is to be prepared to
administer plenty of pitt to any
body who tackles you with the Idea
of taking your wallet.
THE porcupine, s you know, if
you are a close observer of the
wild life of thla interesting country
of ours, is seldom tackled without
provocation.
The porcupine la amply equipped
to administer plenty of grief to any
body who tackles him.
So he goes hi way unbothered. at
tending to his own business and get.
ting fat.
I
D. W. Beebe of Central Point, and
hi. rnHnn. Everett Atkins, suf
fered minor Injuries at 13:05 o'clock
thl noon In a collision with a truck
driven by Charles Frank Way of
Mvrtle Point, one mile south of Med
ford. Throuah the co-operation of
Captain Priest of the CCC warehouse
at the fairground, the Injured were
taken to the Sacred Heart hospital In
a CCC ambulance.
According to stste police who In
vestigated the accident, Beebe waa
reported to have lost control of hi
car when he attempted to pass Way
truck, as Way waa making a left
hand turn. The Beebe car turned
ever, causing Injurlea to Beebe'
thla-h. and head Injuries to young
Atkins. Hospital attendant said the
two would probably be able to return
to then- homes thla afternoon. Both
cars were traveling south when the
accident occurred.
SALT LAKE CITY (UP) When
Tim uMrphy and M. t. Chrlatensen,
residing near a railroad line, repeat
edly complained to Chief of Police W.
L. Payne that train were passing
their hm at Brest speed, shaking
anrroundlng building, they were
named special efflrera with authority
to enforce speed lswe.
HEM RANSOM IS
SET FOR RETURN OF
HANS'
Quarter Million Demanded
From Family of Young
O'Connell Invalid Banker
Among Gangs' Hostages
By Chnrles Harner
(Copyright, 1033. oy the Associat
ed Press)
NEW YORK, July 11. Kldnap
era, operating throughout the
United States, have sought at
least $650,000 from victims' fam
ilies and frlenda In the last five
months.
Here, In brief, are the kidnap
demands oi only the moat notori
ous cases of the last five month's:
Charles Boettcher II, Den
ver, Feb. 13 - 8S0.0O0
Jerome Factor, Chicago,
April IS 50.000
Peggy McMath, Harwich
port Mass., May 3 60,000
Mary McElroy, Kansa city,
May 27 30,000
William Hamm, St. Paul,
June 15 100,000
John Factor, Chicago, July
I 100.000
John J. O'Connell, Jr., Al
bany. July 7 -.350.000
August Luer, Alton, 111., July
10 ...Unannounced
ALBANY, N. Y., July II. (AP)
Breaking a three-day silence,
the kldnapera of "Young John"
O'Connell, 24-year-old nephew of
the up-state Democratic leaders.
Dan and Ed O'Connell, today sent
Dan O'Connell a new note calling
for a new coded list of men who
might serve as go betweens for
them and the O'Connell family.
, NEW. YORK. July 11, (AP) Jo
lice Commissioner James Boland an
nounced today that five New York
detectives with experience In kidnap
cases had been sent to Abany to
work on the kidnaping of John J.
O'Connell. Jr.
This announcement waa made
shortly after It was learned that New
York police had considered the pos
sibility of a connection between the
O'Connell case and the kidnaping of
the Lindbergh baby and had eatlstied
themselvea that there was no such
connection.
ALBANY. N. Y., July. 11. (AP)
The belief that John J. O'Connell. 24,
held under threBt of death for S250,
000 ransom,, waa kidnaped In an act
of revenge against his uncles. Ed and
Dan O'Connell, Democratic leaders.
was expressed in sources close to the
family today aa houra dragged oy
wlthrut word from the kidnapers.
Because of the enormous ransom
demand." one of the family advisora
said, "and because the kldnapera
failed to keep their promise to com
municate with us yesterday, we now
suspect that revenge and not the de
sire for ransom prompted the crime"
Messages Received.
Young O'Connell was spirited away
under mysterious ctrcumstsnces about
1 a. m.. Friday. A series of threat
ening messagea and demand were re
ceived Friday and Saturday by his po
litically powerful uncles. Then, a
rumor of the kldnapUag spresd rap-
Idly throughout the state, the mes
sages abruptly ceased.
The revenge theory was advanced
by a friend and advisor, who haa
been In. closest contact with the fam
ily since the first ktdnsp demand and
death threat were telephoned at noon
Friday. Because of his connection
with the case he did not wish hla
name mentioned.
"It might be a case of political re-
(Continued on Page Nine)
Mattem Modern Crusoe
After Crash in Siberia
By STANLEY P. RICHARDSON.
MOBCOW. July 11. (AP) Jimmie
Mattern lived the 19 days he wss lost
in the wild of northern Siberia in
the best Robinson Cruaoe tradition.
The plane he wa flying around the
world crashed In a hilly spot nesr
the Ansdyr river; he suffered cuts and
bruises: when hla chocolate1 and bis
cuits gave out, he ahot amall game,
and, while he awaited a boat to take
him down atream. built a crude hut
for protection against cold wlnda.
The tory waa told today In a dis
patch to the newspaper Ixveetla from
Khabarovsk. Siberia, whence the
American aviator took off on June 14
lor Nome. Alaka. Thla la the tale
Iivestie related:
Mattern was only 1 hours out of
Khabarovsk when hla motor began
to sputter.
He found no place to land hla
"Century of Progress" In the wild
terrain, and he pressed on. finally
the engine failed and the plane
crashed three miles trim the river
on winch Anadyr village 1 situated
Its propellor waa bnt: the right
miDf imsshed, Um tuMlag and mo -
Valley Comptroller
51P55,!Jpiataa5!!Swreff j
Francis J. Carr, president of th.
Comptrollers Inatltut of America,
hat been appointed comptroller of
the $50,000,000 Tennesaee valley
authority. (Associated Pratt
Photo)
E
FILED AGAINST
EAGLE POINTER
First degree murder charges were
filed thla morning by the district
attorney's office against Earl Huns
com, 28, of Eagle Point as a result
of the death Sunday afternoon of
Albert Tlngleaf, 48. also of Eagle
Point, following a fight at a dance
In that town Saturday night.
Hanscom, being held in the coun
ty Jail here, waived preliminary hear
ing, and waa bound over to the fed
eral .grand. Jury.
State police yesterday -afternoon
questioned Hanscom concerning the
fight and he again related the atory
or the altercation, which resulted In
Hanscom knocking Tlngleaf down
arter "hitting him square tn the
face" several times, officers quoted
him aa saying.
When Tlngleaf fell, according to
Hanscom, the latter aald "Now you'll
leave me alone." and when Tlngleif
didn't answer, Hanscom went on into
the dance hall and "danced. He waa
arrested by Marshall Paul Hoffard of
Eagle Point at 12:30 o'clock and
brought to Medford.
Hanscom had ridden to the dance
with the Tlngleaf family, police
said, and they had always seemed
to be the best of friends. The fight
occurred over a dance with Irene
Gerome of Portland who waa attend
ing the dance as the guest of her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Botta. who conduct the orchestra
there. The Eagle Point dance hall
la located in the town, across the.
atreet from the bank.
State police were in the Eagle Point
district today checking on in form i
tlon concerning the fight.
DELAYED IN ICELAND
REYKJAVIK. Iceland July II.
(AP) The departure of 24 Italian
seaplanes for Cartwrlght, Labrador,
the next hop on their flight to Chi
cago. was postponed today probably
because of difficulties with the gas
oline aupply.
The airmen, under the command
of General Italo Bslbo. returned
here from Vatnagardar bay after hav
ing been ordered last night to b
ready for the take-off.
(tor damaged. Mattem was
hurt,
painfully but not seriously.
Hoping to get aid, he stsrted for
the river. The Journey, made diffi
cult by the hilly countryalde and his
Ignorance of hla bearlnga. took eight
daya. His food gave out after three
daya. Then, apparently, he made
good uae of the fishing tackle and
rifle he had with him.
He built a house of scrub growth,
for the weather waa cold, and watted
by the river six days, until on June
39 fishermen In two boat paeeed.
They heard hla shout and took him
to their camp II mllea from Ansdyr.
Shortly afterwards he went to th
coast, and a aovlet guard went to his
assistance
Mattern asked the guard to pro
cure the motor and Instrument from
the plane. Thla waa done, for the
American decided to abandon It.
It waa reported today that Mat'
tern would be taken to nome by Pilot
Levanovsky. Russian filer ordered to
fly from Khabarovsk to Anadyr
l An American relief espedltlon.
1 hesded by William Alexander, arrived
' la Nobm last night tram Jusmu),
LAX IN PROBING
Ml
IS
Police Head Says Sheriff
Made No Investigation,
Offered No Information
in Ballot Burglary Case
Eight witnesses testified this morn
ing at the trial of Suspended Sheriff
Gordon L. Schermerhorn, charged
with ballot theft. In aupport of the
state's contention that he waa
around the court house before and
after the ballot theft was atarted:
that the accused official waa lax, and
that he attempted to establish an
alibi. .
Captain Lee M. Bown of the state
police. In charge of the southern Ore
gon district, testified. In response to
defense query: "If I had neen
sheriff of Jackson county. I would
have been much more active In the
ballot robbery Investigation."
Made No Investigation
The atate police official further
atated that Schermerhorn. a far as
he knew, conducted no Investigation,
tendered no Information and offered
no eervlcea.
Captain Bown testified that he en.
tered the case under ordera of the
superintendent of atate police. Chaa.
P. Pray, "and I underatood from
the auperintendenv It was at the sug
gestlon of District Attorney Codding."
Under cross examination by Attor
ney F. J. Newman for the defepse.
Captain Bown admitted, "it would
have been humiliating to work with
Schermershorn, but we would have
gladly received any evidence he .had
offered."
It vaa not brought out by either
counsel why Captam Bown cnsldered
it "humiliating." The defense quea
tlonlng tended to ahow that Scher
merhura had asked the state police
to aid.
... a V .Axe Located. '
Charlea Mornlngstar, foreman at
court house, testified that about
o'clock on the afternoon of February
34 he found the axe used by Burley
Sexton in breaking the vault window,
hidden under a nesement atalrway.
"I told Sofiermerhorn," the witness
testified, "that I had found the axe
and had locked It In a cupboard un
der the elevator shaft. He told me
to Meh her set and' 1 will report It
to Jimmy O'Brleu"
Mornlngatar testified that when he
ahowed Schermerhorn the axe and
called his attention to bit of glass
tn the handle, the defendant aald:
"Its plain to aee what that axe
haa been used for.-
Mornlngstar testified that ha told
Robert Bell, Janitor, of finding the
axe, and that Bell told Deputy Dle
trlct Attorney Oeorge W. Nollson.
Deputy Nellaon testified that with
Sergeant of Detectives Clyde Warren
of the atate police, he had gone to
the alalr cupboard and retrieved the
axe on March l last, about 6:30 In
the afurnoon. The wltneas said the
late hour waa chosen to avoid the
mob of loiterera around the court
house In those days. Sergeant War
ren corroborated Neilaon and Morn
lngstar, all agreeing that the axe waa
recovered several days after It had
been reported to Bchermrhorn. Ser
geant Warren testified he had been
assigned to the crime by Superintend
ent Pry.
Nellson testined under cross ex
amination of defense that he met
Schermer.horn at the Jail elevator
door, when he waa carrying th email
crowbar used tn an effort to pry open
the vault window, unsuccessfully.
and that Schermerhorn bad aald
nothing.
Answer la stricken
The witness said he aald nothing
to Schermerhorn, "because we all
knew Schermenhorn knew all about
the ballot robbery." A defenae ob
jection waa austalned, and the an
ewer atrleken. Revised, Nellson an-
awered, "Because we did not think It
necesasry." .
Joe Daniel, former Janitor, teatl
fled that three or four daya after the
vote, stealing he met Schermerhorn
In the Daniels apartment atop the
court house and Schermerhorn said:
"I aee they have you on the spot
down In the district attorney office,'
and he asked me If I remembered
seeing him three times that night,
and I told him I had."
Daniels said he left Schermerhorn
talking to hi motner. Matron Cath
erine Danlele. The matron corrobo
rated her son's testimony, but beard
nothing of the converaatlon, except
a chanre mention of the name of
Oliver Martin, one of the defendant.
Been Three Time
Danlela testified that he had asen
(continued on page nine)
3-C
All Civilian conaervatlon eorpe
troop In th Medford district were
psld Mondsy. with an outlsy of
about esoni) in cash, according to of
ftcera her. Approximately aiS.000
came into the area for allotmente to
be mailed out by check for the en
listed men. A portion of the amount
paia u recruit. 4 ssUd aoma,
SILVER AND DEBTS
AGREED AS PARLEY
Committee Unanimous On
Future Program Smooth
Progress Seen Banking
.'May Be Given Thought
LONDON. July 11. (AP) The
steering committee of the world eco
nomic conference today adopted a re
port, providing that the parley will
discuss stiver and the question of in
debtedness and such other subjects
aa eub-commltteea agree can be dealt
with without dissension.
Thla course waa recommended by
the monetary drafting committee and
action was taken by adopting this
group's report.
James M. Cox of Ohio was a mem
ber of the monetary committee,
which, he said before the steering
committee met. had unanimously
agreed on procedure for a future pro
gram.
Smooth Sailing Seen.
Prime Minister Bennett of Canada,
who has vigorously supported the
American delegation In effort to
keep the conference going, aald at
the end of the meeting, "thla agree- '
ment will permit smooth progress."
Discussions might well be spread
out to Include subjects other than
those Indicated but polnta on which
there are sharp International differ
ences will be scrupulously avoiaea,
the Canadian premier aald.
Agreements to be effective must be
unanimous, he added.
May Talk Banking.
The drafting committee Indicated
tn tta report which the conference
bureau, or steering committee adopt
ed, that In addition to silver, discus
sions might continue upon resolu
tions already approved regarding cen
tral' banking co-operation and the
creation , ot central banka in coun
tries, where they do not now exist.
In quarters close to the drafting
committee. It waa satd- that some
members felt there waa the possibility
that In the near future the Ameri
can government might take steps to
prevent fluctuation of the dollar and
thereby open the way for discussion
of further monetary problems.
F
KAN3AS CITY, Mo. (UP) Police
became Increasingly suspicious of the
repeated coincidence of domestic tur
moil in whtch the husband or wife
had been tipped that the mate waa
unfaithful.
In each case the letter bore the
alleged signature of a friend of the
spouse reported to be faithless. Two
ace .sleuths from headquarters were
put on the case.
They arrested a man Identifying
himself aa Otto N. Reda, former bill
collector. He waa quoted as confess
ing he aad sent many "unfaithful
tip" letters to Kansas city residents
"Just for the kick of It."
ARIZONA LEGIONNAIRES
OHTOAOO (AP) For th third con
secutive yesr Anions legionnaire
have won first honors for member
ship among all state department of
the American Legion and aa a result
will hold first position In the big
parade at the Legion convention here
next October 3.
Parade positions, as well a con
vention aeau and housings, are de
termined by state memberahlp atand
Inga based on a four-year average.
Arizona la on of four department
to have exceeded 100 per cent of It
four-year quota average, showing
130.03 per cent. California ha 117.08,
Mississippi 109 74, and Tennessee
103 90.
HARTFORD, Conn., July 11 (AP)
Connetlcut today wa placed In the
list of atstea which want prohibition
repealed, aa 60 delegates, by unanl
mou vote, ratified the 31st amend
ment to th U 8. constitution.
The ratification made Connecticut
In twelfth atat to act on the reso
lulon repealing the 18th amendment.
Connecticut wa on of the two
.tales which never ratified th 18th
amenlment.
HONOKONO. China, July 11.
(API Three Chinese warships, the
Yeteen. th Haiyung, and the Hal
chau. arrived today from the north
and anchored In Cutis feak bay, in
Hongkong Titer.
Recovery Council Named
By Roosevelt to Speed Up
All Wheels of Industry
Experience of Many Aides to Be Pooled
With White House Meetings Set
Weekly for Discussions
WASHINGTON, July II (AP)
Dool the experience of his many
habilitation, so the contest might tie
weeks progress.
At a time when the Industrial re- I
eovery administration took heart on
receiving an agreement from the lum
ber industry on raising wage and
reducing working houra, the presi
dent summoned to hi lde for coun
sel the cabinet and administrators of
vsrlons phases of the huge adminis
tration program.
Meet Fach Tuesday
This group will compose a "coun
cil for recovery." to meet at the
White House every Tuesday Instead
of th usual session of the cabinet
only. Idea will be threshed out.
policies delineated and progress on
the many lines reviewed.
With the textile code the only one
approved, and concern howlng Itself
In the admlnlatratlon over delay of
other Industrie In coming In under
the control law, there waa obvloua
aatlsfactlon over th lumber manu
facture atepplng forward. Hearings
on the proposed "code of fslr com.
petition," under which would be pro
vided acale for higher wagea na
shorter working hours to Increase
employment and purchasing power,
will start July 30.
Friends and foea of the proposal
will be heard, before any revlalon,
after which It goe to the president
to be promulgated Into law.
Soma Codes Not Approved
The administrator, Hugh 8. John
son, cslled some of the code's terms
"wholly unacceptable." and aald they
would not be approved but that the
hearing would be held In the hop
more satisfactory terma would be
evolved.
There were Indication from the
Industry that alteration of terma at
the hearing had been anticipated.
"While the hours of work and the
minimum wagea In some region are
Wholly unacceptable and will in no
case be approved." said Johnson, "and
(Continued on Page Twelve)
E
TIE EXTENDED
The county court thl morning
gave Suspended Sheriff Gordon 1..
Schermerhorn until Saturday to se
cure and qualify bonds for the re
sumption of the sheriff offloe. The
law requires 48 hours for the pro
cedure, but the commissioner ex
tended the time, a Schermerhorn 1
now on trial In circuit court.
It 1 the understanding, thst as
soon a Schermerhorn qualifies his
bonds in the full amount, and gilt
edge, the aherirt'a office will be turn
ed over to him. other circumstances
not bsrrlng.
Notice waa served thl morning on
Schermerhorn of the county court's
action.
HALIFAX, H. S, July II. (API-
Col, snd Mrs. Chsrles A. Lindbergh
arrived here late today.
The couple, en route to Greenland,
on an air mapping expedition, land
ed In Halifax harbor at B:0 p. m., At
lantic stsndsrd time (4:50 p. m., east
ern atandard time), from North Ha
ven, Maine.
They hd taken off from North
Haven at 3:18 p. m-, (eastern stand
ard time), when the fog there lifted
and rain, which had continued all
day, ceased for a time.
Five Year Drunk Looms
For U. S. Says Pussyfoot
BINOHAMTON, J. T July 11- i
(AP) Returning to hi home t Mc
Donough. ner here, after a four
month tour of th northwest, Wll
llsm E "Pussyfoot" Johiwon. Inter
natlonally known prohibitionist, to
day told the Blnghamton press that
"we are In for a flv year'a drunk."
"There la no us aounnlng sacred
conch ehelta. trying to lull ourselves
Into a sens of aecurlty." Johiuwn
waa quoted a saying, "w are not
Immune from poison Ilk a mon
goose. The country Is trylrur to exe
cute a St. Vltu dance In n gl
nest."
Discussing th legs! advent of beer
in the northweet, Jonnson said.
"Most of the northwestern MU V
t
President Roosevelt decided today to
lleutenanta atrlvlng for national re
waged more strategically
the
SUSPECT IN MO
THEFT IS NABBED
ftalem'a city dog catcher lost hla
own "pet" yesterday, according to
dispatch from that city, but he'll get
It back. The pound man's car waa
stolen by 'a man in a green cap."
and at 3 a, m. today state pollze
arrested Clifford Schock of Colum
bus. Kans.. on the Pacific highway
at Gold Hill, standing by Carl Rudke'a
model T Pord car, reported stolen
out of Salem.
Schock waa arrested at the scene
of a collision between the Rudke
car and that driven by A. H. Coles
of Clifton, Ore. Schock, according
to officers, said that he had been
picked up by a 15-year old boy who
waa driving the automobile. When
the accident occurred, Schock said,
the boy climbed out of the car, grab
bed a amall black suitcase, and ran
across a field near the highway.
A thorough aearch of the district
failed to reveal the boy's whereabouts.
He waa said to be wearing yellow,
corduroy pants, and a blue V-necked
aweater.
Schock Is being held In the Med
ford city JarT awaiting the arrival of
Salem city officers, who telephoned
early today that thoy would arrive
Wednesday morning. Police said thla
afternoon that Schock has his green
cap in Jail with him.
National
The score: H. H.
Boaton 6 0 1
Plttaburgh 8 8 0
Zaohary and Bpohrer; Swetonlc,
Swift, Hoyt and Piclnlch.
Brooklyn 3 7.3
Chicago 8 7 0
Carroll. Thurston and Lopea; Root
and Kartnett.
Philadelphia
3 0
- 1 5 1
Johnson and
Cincinnati .
Hansen and Davis;
Lombard!.
American
The score; R. H. E.
Detroit 1 , fl 1
Boston 3 S 0
Frasler and Hayworth; Wetland and
Oooch.
The score:
St. Louis
New York
Hebert, MoDonald,
R. H. B.
4 13 0
fl 10 0
Gray and Shea,
Crouch; MaoFayden, Gome and Jor-
gens.
The score: R. H.
Cleveland 4 6
Philadelphia 6 10
Brown. Conn ally. Bean and Spencer,
Myatt; Mahaffey and Cochrane.
Chicago 0 lfl 0
Washington S S 1
Miller and Berry; Crowder, Russell,
Berg, Weaver and Sewell.
BREAD PRICES HIKED
IN SOUTHWEST AREA
MARSHFELD. Ore.. July 11. (AP)
Bread prlcea advanced I cent a
pound In southwestern Oregon today.
The new prevailing retail price la 10
cents for a pound loaf and 13 cents
for a I 4 -pound loaf.
wallowing in the aame old beer that
used to put ua under th tm in
the old day. But after all there Is
not much to marvel at In thl great
tidal wave of suds, Every great war
haa resulted In a temporsry collapse
of reform effort."
"I made about 300 dry speech"
in th fsr northwestern states," he
asid, "but did no psrtlculsr good.
Th more speeches I made the wet
ter the country became ao 1 decided
to beat It home while the going was
good. Thla effort of making people
good haa It drawback.
"Th devil often get the beat of
It. Sometime I feel like an old yard
engine, rattling around with poor
coal s4 a jre,"
BASEBALL
F
Trade Codes Feared by
Those Who Would Take
Advantage of Competitors
Collapse Talk Overrated
Copyright, 1033, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON. July 11. There la
a business aide to thla existing In
dustrial confusion that la not being
told.
A certain New York crowd waa
ready two weeka ago to market a
device which would revolutionise a
certain Industry. It would reduce the
cost of a staple food 20 per cent. The
capital had been raised. A contract
with chain stores to market the de
vice had been made. Everything waa
set to atart.
The government stepped In quietly
and said no.
A New York manufacturing group
had their hands on 23.0OO.0OO to
expand plant operations. Where they
got It in these times, nobody knows.
They were ready to swing into action
when their executives became fright
ened about the Industrial control
setup. Some work had been done.
It waa called off. The executive
sent lawyers down to sea administra
tion officials. They returned to New
York with the advice that expansion
probably should be delayed. They
feared the trade code would prevent
them from taking advantage of their
competitors.
Today they are all alttlng on their
hands. Also on their $35,000,000.
These yarns sound like antl-admln-latratton
propaganda. They are not.
The only reason name cannot be
ued Is because trade secret are
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GOSSllAL
FOR AGITATIONS
SALEM, July 11. (AP) Trial In
Justice court opened here today In
ttie case of O. H. Goaa, formerly of
Medford, spokesman of the Unem
ployed Council of Salem, who la ac
cuaed of vagrancy and disorderly
conduct. The vagrancy charge la be
ing tried flrat.
Today the trial proceeded only as
far aa the selection of a five -man
Jury and the atatementa of the op
posing attorneys.
The defense attorney aald It would
be admitted that Gosa said "the
county court Individually and collec
tively are damn liars" but that It
would be contended thla did not con
stitute vagrancy.
Goss waa arrested when the sheriff
and police officers broke up a week's
demonstration of the unemployed on
the lawn of the Marlon county court
house where they were camped. Goaa
made frequent speeches to the group
during the demonstration In which
the county court crme In for fre
quent attack. Cash payment of AO
cents an hour Instead of food ordera
were among the demands made by
the unemployed.
WILL-
ROGERS
SANTA MONICA, Cel., July
10. I thought the wheat tax
ivaa to be applied only in case
wheat prices were below cost
nf production, You'd better
switch to eating cornbread. It's
better anyhow.
Mr. Hull issued 8 statement
at the conference. I believe
that makes Switzerland a great
independent, prosperous and
high-highly educated little
country. I have never read
where they "issued a state
ment." Fifteen hundred Americans
who have been living in Paris
for years have decided to come
home on account of the price
of our money. There is a bunch
of folks whotwill be an awful
big help to us.