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The Weather I'orerut: Fair, without change In temperature tonight or trlrtav. Temperature: lllghevl yeaterduy , fig (,ohmi tills morning go M edford Mail Trie jne The Home News U Important to you hlla away on ycur vscstlon. Keep posted bj hsvlng the Mall Tribune matted to your ad, dreas Telephone IS now. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OKEGOX, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1933. No. 108. nn M Comment on the Day's News oN By FRANK JENKINS ?J July 1 Harry Bowles, aged 21 and John Barrier, aged 17, shoot down Milo Baucom. a state policeman on duty, on Sexton mountain. The crime was a peculiarly atrocloiu one. By July 54. both have been tried, convicted and sentenced. That la speedy Justice. The chances are that if we had more such exam ples of speedy Justice we would have fewe crime. AMY and Jim Molliaon, flying west ward against the weather, crash In a marsh a half hour's flying time from New York, the goal of their trip. . What a pity to get so close and still fail! FJUT they made t across the At- D lantlc, in the hard direction, even If they didn't quite get to New York. That la something to be thank ful for along with the fact that when they crashed in the marsh they were not seriously injured. We are actually considering trans Atlantic air travel as a commercial service, but before flying across the Atlantic can be regarded aa a com mercial service It will have to be prov ed that planes can come west against the weather Just the same as they go east WITH the weather. The Molliaon have helped to prove that. DEFIED BV HP K Three Mills Shut Down, More Expected to Close Work ers Forced to Leave by Threats 1299 Men Idle W1 7ILBY POST fUee around the world In 168 hours and fiO minutes, nearly 32 hours faster than he and Harold Gatty made It back in 1931. Either record makes Julea Verne's famous 80 days look like a long, alow Journey. POST has only one eye, and vision Is an important part of a pilot's equipment. He has had to fight . against thla handicap from the hour of his first flight. ' But, handicap or no handicap, he becomes one of the most famous filers In the world. HELEN KELLEI-without sight, voice or hearing, also becomes world famous. Her tremendous han dicaps merely provided a stimulant to an indomitable spirit. She worked and worked and work ed, and OVERCAME her handicaps. THERE Is a lot r7 the experience or Wiley Post and Helen Keller for those of us who have no auch handicaps to think about especially at those times when we are Inclined to feel that life la pretty hard for us. WE have been talking about great achievements, by courageous people. Let us turn for a moment to another kind of individual,1 portrayed by this headline In the day's news: I "Horse Killed. Boy Hurt; Hit-Run Driver Turns off Lights and Speeds Away." ' It takes all kinds of people to make a world, doesn't it? IOST of us. however, will insist that the world -could get along slong very nicely without the sort of person who would hit a horse ridden ty a small boy, kill the horse, hurt the boy, and then turn off hla lights and sneak away in the darkness. I ERE is another headline in the news of the day: "Business Hold ing Its Upward Trend." The story under the head goes on '. say: "Retail sales have continued their sturdy advance, making the best comparative showing, in many r.lstrlcts- since three years ago." That means more than any stock market up or down. H retail esles continue to show a sturdy advance it must be because people have money ; with which to buy what is offered lor sale and that Is the sure sign i of returning prosperity. j KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 37. (AP) Seven lumber companies In Klamath county had ceased opera tions thla afternoon in face of con tinued labor agitations. Lumbermen and employes, however, agreed that Weyerhaeuser Timber company, scene of the first walkout last Saturday, was the only firm where actual strike conditions existed. The six other companies voluntar ily terminated operations today when agitators contacted and intimidated workers. The mills were closed im mediately to prevent violence.. The source of the trouble has not been definitely traced for unions last night agreed to return to work today ansas Kidnaoer Given Death Penalrv BEFORE MOLLISON CRASH-OVER NEW HAMPSHIRE CONVICT FACING KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 27. (AP) Klamath county was a hot bed of revolt today as agitators, defying an order from organized labor, moved through the lumber Industry demand ing strikes. At least three mills were shut down completely and four more operating on restricted crews. More plants were expected to close this afternoon. ' The break came this morning after the Mill and Timber Workers Union, backed by the central labor council. last night- ordered all walkouts to cease. The men were to return to work today and then a general strike was to be called next week If demands for a 25 per cent Increase were not met by employers. The Shaw Bertram and Ewauna companies, previously unaffected, were closed. Both owners and work men said they had been confronted by agitators this morning as they en tered the plant grounds. - -Many of the workmen said they were unwill ing to leave their Jobs, In many cases the flrat they had held In montbs, but threats of violence forced them out. There was a total of about 1299 men idle. Labor- and company representatives believed the new walkouts were caused by agitators uri willing to stand by the agreement announced last night. A mass meeting of workers has been called again for this afternoon. Business In Klamath Falls waa al most at a standstill, as the city viewed the outbreak of greater unrest in the lumber industry. SALESTAXlIED Extreme Verdict Viewed As Effort to Stamp Out Grow . ing Racket Case Is First for Capital Sentence KANSAS CITY. July 37 (AP) Informed at her home that the death penalty had been assessed against Walter McGee, confessed leader of the gang that kidnaped her last May and collected 930,000 ransom, Miss Mary McElroy, 29. said: "I hope this will help prevent fur ther kldnaplngs." Mc EFFECTIVE AUG. 1 SACRAMENTO, July 27. -(Tj Af ter adding an Income and retail sales tax to the state's source of Income, the California legislature adjourned here early today. The next regular session is In January, 1935. Legislators adjourned with the bud get 30,000.000 short of being bal anced. A bill which would have increased tne beer tax and provided for levies on brandy and whiskey died in a last minute legislative J sir in the house. Another last minute piece of ma jor leglsla.lon provided the death pen a'ty or It a sentence without right of L.arole fo. kidnapers in certain cssm and life imprisonment In 'others. The general retail sales tax. provid ing a two and one half per cent levy, will become effective August 1 .f Governor Rolph aln It promptly. Af ter the first two years the tax would te reduced to two per cent. Estimates were it would return approximately $75,000,000 the first blennium and fl3,000.000 thereafter. KANSAS CITY. July 27. ( AP) Walter McOee, confessed leader of the gang that kidnaped Miss Mary McElroy. daughter of City Manager H. F. McElroy, and collected $30,000 ransom, was assessed the death pen alty today by a criminal court Jury. Formal sentence of the former Oregon convict will be passed later by Judge Allen C. Southern. The case was the first In which the extreme penalty has been assessed in the nation's crusade against kid napers, i Taken From Horns Brandishing weapons, two kidnap ers, alleged by the state to have been McGee and Clarence Stevens,, forced their way into the McElroy home May 27 as Miss McElroy was taking a bath, "Come out of there or Til shoot through the door," one of the men commanded. "Oct a dress on, you're going with us,'' he said as the young woman opened the door. "We're going to kidnap you," said the leader, identified by Miss Mc Elroy as McGee. "We are going to make Tour-frther pay $60,000 for you." Chained In Cellar Dressed, Miss McElroy was hurried to motor car outside. She was forced to alt on the floor, a lap robe over her head. The kidnapers took her to a cottage near Shawnee, Kas., and chained her to the wall of a squalid basement room which she shared with some chickens. Then negotiations were opened with her father, H. F. McElroy. He arranged for her release thirty hours later. Informed McElroy could not pay more, the kidnapers accepted $50,000 ransom. McElroy personally turned over the money to the abduc tors along a lonely Wyandotte coun ty, Kansas, road. aaaastm. mall When this Associated Press photograph waa made of tha transatlantic plans 8afarer as It flew low ,a,rr.,h?.Ti.0. ' N- H- n,lth,r ' dari"9 occupants, Capt. James A. Molliaon and his wife, were are that they were destined to crash soon afterward In attempting a landing at Bridgeport, Conn VOTERS REGISTER SALEM, July 27. (AP) Walter McGee, who was today sentenced to death at Kansas City for kidnaping, was only 22 years old when commit ted to the Oregon penitentiary July 2, 1327, official records reveal. He was sentenced from Multno mah county to serve two years for assault, with Intent to rob. PLEAS FOR OKEH E MADRID 6pain, July 27. fAP) The Spanish president and cabinet decided today to extend recognition to Soviet RusMa, and there were E E Voters of the city of Medford will go to the polls tomorrow to decide whether Medford will take advantage of funds forthcoming from the Na tional Industrial Recovery act to Con struct two new unit to the present, condemned, sewage system. The polls will open at 1 o'clock- 'n the afternon and remain open- until o clock. AH registered voters will be eligible to exercise their franchise In determining the city's future ac tion, regarding the sewage problem. roiling places will be: Public mar ket building on South Riverside for residents of the first ward; Jackson county court house, second ward; Plchtner's garace on Sixth street, third ward; and the city hall on North Central and Fifth streets, fourth ward. Any persons In doubt as to what ward in which they are located ere asked to call the city recorder's of fice, plione 248. If the bond Issue to be voted on tomorrow Is passed and Medford's application for funds from the fed eral government approved, the city will obtain as an outright gift ap proximately S30.000 and as s loan from the government S70.000 for need ed sewage plant construction. If the bonds are votel and the ap proved the bonds will not be sold, as the construction is not planned it '.his time without federal aid. It Is necessary, however, that the bonus be voted In order to obtain the money irom the government. In case the ap plication Is approved. City officials have been given practically definite assurance that the money will be forthcoming if Medford makes the initial effort of voting the bonds. BASEBALL National Boston - 3 8 0 Philadelphia 4 12 0 Betta. Brandt and Hogan, Hargrave; Hoi ley, Collins and Davis. (second) Boston 1 S 2 Philadelphia 2 2 1 Cantwell and Hargrave; A. Moore and Davis. Chicago 0 Pittsburgh 2 ( Root and Hartnett; French Grace. , 0 1 and Brooklyn 0 4 2 New York 2 8 0 Mungo and Lopez;; Hubbell and Richards. . ."' , ; ' EIGHT CLAIMS 'GANG' TRYING TO ELIMINATE FEHL American Philadelphia 3 Boston a Cain. Mahaffey and Cochrane; end Ferrell. 14 13 Hodes Cleveland ... .., 0 14 0 Chicago 1 8.2 Pearson and Pytlak; Gaston, Hald, Klmsey. Faber and Berry. (Continued on Page Three) WASHINGTON, July 37. (AP) The federal home loan bank board today announced that branch offices for the home loan owners' corpora tion in Oregon would be established at. Eugene, Klamath Falls and La Grande, with headquarters at Port land In charge of Oeorge P. Lips comb. Branch managers will be named later. 8MITEHHS, B. C, July 27. (AP) James Mattern, American round-the-world flier, hopped off from Smlth ers at 11:24 a. m. (E. S. T.) -today en route to Edmonton, Alberta. He expected to continue from Edmonton to New York. PORTLAND, Ore., July 37 (AP) By direct bearer, by telegram, tele phone and letter, dozens of proposals urging the expenditure of many mil lions of dollars were heaped before Marshall N. Dana today with the pet!. tlon that as regional adviser of the federal public works administration. he lend his approval to the projects. Dana received his appointment Tuesday. Yesterday the invasion of his office started. The stampede grew today. The Oregon highway commission has a 8.600.000 coast highway bridge program on which early action is urged, Tacoma wants a $3,000,000 bridge across the Narrows, approval of the Skagit hydro -electric develop ment was recommended by Seattle. Selem asked for a $2,000,000 water works. Dana, who will supervise the pub lic works program in Oregon. Wash ington. Montana and Idaho, will work with the thre members of the ad visory board of each state. He will pass on their recommendations. Local projects which fall to receive approval of state boards will not be ports that Lwn Trotrky, communist fire, court houat? officials said today. Irarter now in extl. mleht make his peace with Moscow and become the Soviet ambassador here. Newspapers published reports from France that Trotrky. in the event he tvome the Soviet envoy, may I"d b nmM smbfwmlor to the tfmti state tf the Washlnaton rot- Occupants of the county Jal) acted aa firomen last nlzht when flames broke out in the public elevator abaft ! considered in Washington. D. C. Sec retary oi interior ickes has an nounced. In Oregon the idvisory board con sists of Brt E. Haney and C. C. Hock y of Portland, and Robert N. Stan field of Baker. now used as a store room on the second floor of the court house. The obviously resulted from sparks accl dentally left in the basket after trash had been dumped by Uhe Janitor into the incinerator. The smoke was smelled by O. O. Clancy in the Jail about 7 o'clock. He informed Jailer Fred Kelly and they went down to investigate. Oth- emment extends recognition to Mos- I er occupants of the Jail voluntered cow. The dispatches said Trotrky al- i The damage, wileh is covered by in- reacy conferred with Forelen Com- UNEMPLOYED MEETING IN COURTHOUSE TONIGHT Rrilsr meetlnir of the Medfd Une-npioyed association will be held at the county court house this even- Surprise Witness Bares Fehls Own Confession of Tampering With Ballots Former Banks Attorney Questioned as to Effect on Recount If Votes Taken From Court House By AKTHU R PERKY. Kt,AMATH PALLS, July 37. Dam sglng testimony tendlnit to link Bsrl H. Pehl. county Judee of Jarkson co unty charged with ballot theft con spiracy with Its cnmmlMton was Intro dtlced by the state Tuesdsy afternoon, from the lips of Harley R. Brower o f Ashland, Oreaon, and Attorney M. O. Wllklns, formerly of Ashlsnd snd Chlloquln. Oregon, and now a resi dent of the Portland area. Brower testified that about the middle of lsst December he wis pres ent at a conversation In Tom Bre- cheen's room In Ashlsnd, between Pehl and Brecheen. In which Pehl said he bsd "picked seals off the bal lot pouches In the clerk's office." and ' hsd plsced some of them on the win dow sill for the wind to take care of." and "had carried away some In their pockets." Pehl also ssld: "I can't have Jennings as sheriff while I am county Judge. " "They thought that would stop the recount for .herlff, but I was a mem ber of the election board in Ashland, and told them that the sesls wouldn't' stick on the pouches, anyway, snd 1 Ajm- ine d-iii, wnicn is covrea oy in- U at 7.45 o'r ork acrnrrtlni to in.MMn't think .h. I,, .n,.i .n t rriwsr Maiim Lttvlnotf st Royst, -i-ince. wss estlmtaed st 150 to-1 nounc-ment Issued by K. J. Knutson, 1 the recount for that," the witness ' manager. luxtber testund. ' Wickers In rocket. Brower testified that Pehl told him he hsd carried swsy some of the re moved "stickers In his pocket," and that the witness had expressed "the opinion thst monkeying with the stirkers wss not tampering with the bsllots." Under cross-exsminstlon. Brower sdmttted thst he hsd sought to be nsmed a deputy sheriff by Bchermer hom; "but wss not msd because 1 didn't get It." Brower said thst Brecheen was "sll Ing' at the time, and thatie wss one of s group of friends who "took csre of him snd cooked his meals." Brower ssld Pehl visited Brecheen In his Ashlsnd qusrters three or four times a week unlit January 1, and after KLAMATH PALLS, July 37. The district attorney, the Jackson county press, the "Committee of 100," At torney O. C. Boggs, and tha Jennings family father and aons were flayed by Attorney Bnrlght, In a brief open ing statement on behalf of his client. County Judge Fehl, here Wednesday morning. Attorney Bnrlght charged "the In dictment sgstnst Pehl Is the result of a frame-up by the district attorney's office," and "malicious attempt to eliminate Pehl as county Judge so the gang over there can namo some one they can handle, and there won't be any more Investigations of thou- sanda of dollars spent by the district attorney without authority. rrte 'committee of 100' Is a bunco organization, headed by the notorious O. C. Boggs, of the Jackson County Losn sssoclstton ..." "The locsl press hss been very bit ter against Fehl and the Mall Tribune has printed scurrilous lies about him, right up to the present time. About every ten minutes General Moody mentioned L. A. Banks, who hss nothing to do with this esse. His case Is disposed of. They mention Bsnks to prejudice this Jury against the defendant." Other high points of Enrlght's com ments were: Pehl hsd nothing to do with the ballot robbery, and had no Interest In who wss sheriff. Why should he? He was elected by close to 1S00 ma jority. Pehl was not a member of the 'Good Government Congress and never did belong. "We will call Henrietta B. Martin to the stand to show whst went on on the platform after the meeting ad journed, and that they left by the back door which can only be opened from the Inside. "The grand Jury asked Pehl to at tend the meeting, and explain the LIFE PRESERVER FIGURES MIES! Industrial Production for July 92 Per Cent of Normal, But Consumption Shows Mark of Only 55 Per Cent Copyright, by Taill Million. WASHINGTON, July 37. The gov ernment's own private business chart shows why Mr, Roosevelt Is staking ao much on his high wago drive. Figures for last month and lnsldo estimates for this one will prove to any business man that the code pro gram Is a life preserver. They .disclosed that Industrial pro- ductlon for July will run around 0'J per cent normal, ThBt sounds fine, but It Isn't, Payrolls will be less thsn SO per cent normal; factory employ ment less thsn 68 per cent; depart ment store sales around 60 per cent. Any msnufacturer knowa he cannot go on producing at-03 per cent while the public Is consuming approxi mately at 85 per cent. That Is a path which leada only to disaster. (Continued on Page Three) (.Continued on Fags Twoj Y COSTS TRIO LIVES MARTINSVILLE W. Va.. July 37 'AP) James Hsmmond, Howard psmmond snd Arch Purdy, boys ranging In age from 13 to 15 years, were killed at 3 a. m. today and Archer Dillon was severely Injured when the four boys, lying ssleep on the s'.ioulders of the Msrtlnvlile-Btu-srt htghwsy, near spencer, were run over by sn unknown driver. The boys, who lived near Martins ville, were wslklng home from Stuart. Dillon ssld, when they stopped to rest snd fell asleep. A man named Tsttis, bent on an esrly morning fox hunt, msde their discovery. The hcsdllghts of his car revealed the three bodies In a row snd the Injured Dillon nesrby. The skulls of all three were crushed and mangled. .. Risko Decisions Tommy Loughran CHICAOO. July 37. (AP) Johnny Risko, the Clevelsnd bsker boy, to day held his first ring decision In four starts over Tommy Loughran, the Philadelphia dancing master. Rlsko won over the Phtisdelphlan by hla aggressiveness In their ten round contest at Mills stadium last nlgbt. The complete situation Is pictured In the following monthly chart. It was devised years sgo by former President Hoover to measure In a fool-proof way exactly where busi ness stands. All government officials still use It. It Is adjusted for seasonal varia tions and Is .bused on 1033-35 averages ss normal. Each figure represents tne percentage relation of current conditions to the level of 1023-36. S r Dec. 1031 74 00.4 60 Jan. 1033 73 68.1 64 July 68 58.3 51 Sept 66 80.3 64 Dec 66 60.8 68 Jan. 1033 .. 86 50.4 Feb 64 59.4 March 60 58.6 60 April 67 57.7 53 May ...... 77 60.6 66 June ........ 80 84.8 60 July 03 67 04 "Estimated. tn f 5 rt CO f 1 1 5 S? B t f 81 78 67 70 63 66 0,00 64 60 07 87 87 66 60 55.8 63.4 30.8 43.1 40.0 30.3 40. 36.0 38.8 43. 46.0 40. IN FEHL BALLOT Self -Confessed Participant Again Recites Tale of Plot and Climax State to Finish Case by Saturday You can get an Inner squint at how (Continued on Page Three) C.0FWHEAD E FOR LOCAL AREA Medford's telegrsm to Hugh 8. Johnson, sdmlnlstrator of the Na tional Recovery admlnlstrstlon, pledg. Ing the clty'a support to the na tional recovery program hss met with a quick response from Washington, D. C, It was ststed this afternoon by Chamber of Commerce offlclnla. A telegrsm from Chsrles P. Horner, buresu of public relstlons, nstlonal recovery administration, to the Cham ber of Commerce stated: "The pur pose of the cempslgn la outlined In president's address and In bulletin being mailed to you today. Chart of suggested plan of csmpslgn will be mslled todsy. Publicity book, sug gested advertising, speskers' msterlal will be mailed to you beginning Fri day," Upon receipt of the material men tioned In the above telegram. It will he the duty of the Chamber of Com merce to Immediately call together the hesds of all organisations In the city and to work out and place Into action Immediately an aggressive cam paign of education snd orgsnlsatlon as a part of the national movement to speed the return of prosperity through the expansion of consumer purchsslng power. In accordance with the principles set forth In the na tional recovery act. It Is expected that upon comple tion of the campaign the Chamber of Commerce will call together the va rious business groups of the city In order to discuss their respective codes and mske arrangements for the adop tion of same. "Medford Is very happy to be a part of this grest nstionsl move ment," ststed W. A Bolger, Chamber of Commerce president today, "and although we are not sure of the amount of work Involved. It would KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 37. (AP) Msson Burley Sexton. 30. one of the central figures In the robbery and destruction of more than 10,000 ballots csst In the lsst general eleo- tlon, waa the principal witness at thla morning's trlsl of Earl H. rehl, county Judge of 'Jackson county, charged with ballot-theft conspiracy. The state chorges that Fehl waa the master mind of the alleged conspiracy. nas entered a plea of guilty and has admitted thst at a signal from Walter J. Jones, former mayor . of the town of Rogue River, he swung the ax, that broke the vault window, while the self-styled "Good Govern ment Congress" cheered, and R. O. Cummlngs, who has also plead guilty, raced the engine of his auto to drown wj sauna or nreaklng glass. Sexton's testlmnnv ris.it .I. the defendants, and the defense ob- ju hj nut mentioning the name of John Glenn, fomwrmimh, .n.. -. ....j joiror, ana pensioned Spsnlsh American war vet. .tqumea on a ballot theft charge on the Fourth of July, on the grounds that Glenn was an Innnmnt . Fehl could not conspire with him. Th "" overruled the objection, except Insofar as it Mniwmrf ti. - deal" between Glenn and the Sextons. me court reserving Its decision on this point, until later m (h. te state contended that the defense posl- vion was -unsound, fallacious and foolish." Sexton testified that Glenn, O. W. Davis, who has plead guilty, Walter J. Jones. Convicted hla K -,,,.. , bur. 17. slid hltnMlf' i.. .... 1 " W IrllV courthouse bssement. picked out tools to break the window, selecting an ax, when a crowbar failed: how Wil bur Sexton and O. Jean Conners, vice-president of the "good Govern ment Congress" had passed out the 33 ballot pouches, and how they had been burned and cast Into Rogue river. . Sexton told hla amaxlnv tl iH . convincing manner, and was unshaken "dense cross-examination. Ha Identified a number of ballot con tainers recovered, and photographs of h.d vu ma ntene. Sexton testified thai .fi. ... rsngements for the robbery had been completed. Pehl tnlrf him u,. brother. In a Joking manner. "I'd hat re .nyoooy nroak Into that vault, and steal the ballots." Wilbur Sexton, Virgil idlngton. O. W. Dsvls. R. o. Cummlngs and Wes ley McKltrlck, confessed psrtlclpsnta In the crime, are scheduled to take the stand thle afternoon. It la expected that the state's di rect cose will be finished by next Ssturdsy, and that the case will b In the hsnds of the Jury, by the mid dle of next week. Steel ties laid between 30 and 40 yeare ago are still In use on rs II ways In the cspe province of South Africa, (.Continued on Pa Xbitaj; WILL- ROGERS pigys: .BEVERLY HILLS, Cal July -'l!. Coming from Frisco to Los Angeles with Boiscoe Tur ner is no more of a trip than going from the observation car to the diner. I found a lot of good grass, feed and water and I turned my governors out for a few days to give their feet mid voices a rest. I rushed down here to try and settle the movie strike be foro they get here, as all of 'era want to see the "gals" work ing. Here is the best one I have ' seen yet, a Hollywood film extra suing her husband for divorce, claimed it on the grounds that "her husband ac- ' ciiscd her of being the cause of all the depression." That will certainly be welcome news to Mr. Hoover to know there is somebody blamed for all the world's depression beside him. ' wim tiujiiiii,iui, is
