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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1933.
No. 171.
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Temperature
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By PAUL MALLON
Copyright. 1933. By Paul Mallon
Pressure
WASHINGTON. Oct. 9 All denials
to the contrary notwithstanding. It
wis Mr. Parley who got Mr. Pecora
Into the district attorney race In New
Torlt.
Those who were In on the deal say
the pressure exerted by the postmaster
general waa very, very strong. He In
sisted that Pecora accept, and finally
broke down the sales resistance or the
prosecutor lor the stock market In
vestlgatora. Parley's enthusiasm la supposed to
have been purely political. He wanted
popular Italian to take the Musso
lini men away from the La Ouardia
ticket. ,
That sounds like a logical explana
tion. But there are ramifications.
Hope Walking
The truth la that Mr. Pecora Is In
vestigating Wall street and running
on a political ticket backed by wau
atreet all at one and the same time.
The bankers and brokers he exam
ines dally are going to vote for Joseph
MoKee aa mayor. Unless they scratch
the ticket, they are also going to vote
for Mr. McKee's running mate, pecora
aa district attorney.
That makea a very embarrassing
situation. No matter how conscien
tious Mr. pecora Is, he will find him
self on the apot In the senate Investi
gation from now on. Any slight slip
he makea will lead busy-bodies to
murmur: "Aha. I thought so."
Skinning?
The best answer to that la the fact
that the senators behind Pecora ap
proved hla move. Pour were consulted,
all Democrat. Senator Glass was not,
and he has been grumbling. A major
ity, however, had complete confidence
In the entthuslasm of their prosecu-
tor. They did not give a thought to
the ramifications.
pecora's friends say hla actions
from no on wlll spoak louder than
words on that subject. -""
They all ask critics to wait and aee
how he skins the Wall streeters alive.
Riding .
The best Inside market Inquiry yarn
Is the one about the missing motorist.
Pecora is responsible for It but
names cannot be used because It is
not yet a matter of official record.
It concerns the head of a certain
large public utilities outfit who has
been pursued by Pecora for more than
a month. When Pecora first went to
the power man a otfice. tney saio.
He la out riding." Pecora said he
would wait, but was told to come back
n nt dav. He did but the fellow
was still riding. That went on for two
weeks.
Pecora became so angry he threat
ened to prepare a police circular bear
ing the man's picture and stating:
"Missing witness wanted." He was per
suaded, not to do it.
, When the hearing started, the gen.
i tleman was still out riding.
Rooks
Almost as good Is the one about
the former bank board chairman who
rirf tn keen the committee rom ses
Ing his books, for three months he
told Pecora the federal Income tax
people had the books. Pecora became
suspicious. He went to the tax peo
ple. There he found that the banker
hui Hun teiimir them the same siory,
.ui he could not furnish the
t.r rnni. with the books because
tww. hirf them.
Pecora and the tax examine went
to the banker together. They gov
books.
Forfeiting
if lb. New York banking crowd has
any hand In the Cuban situation It
ha been so far undercover that none
of our official know about It.
The National City bank has larse
interests down there. Chaae also l
supposed to have some. Their agen
,,v they have written the valuea of
these holdlnga down considerably and
are tiring to forget them.
Coordinating
Mr. Roosevelt's credit drive was bad
,ly In need of coordinating when he
' selected Henry Bruere to do It. Also
the selection will relieve the Physical
strain on Treasury SecreUary woodln.
Bruere la a savings bank man who
knowa more about home loana than
commercial credit, but hla standing
among New Tork bankers Is high.
Notes
The anti-Russian resolutions adopt
ed by the American Legion and a. r.
of U. conventions may have a ten-
nendlng deals for rec
ognition. However, recognition Is con
sldered still certain to come. The i
..j i.tw hv long oppoa tno
move.
r, i iKn- -buy now" cam
paign should receive impetu from the
fact that price are cenain '""V
er If Mr. Roosevelt s prosr.
Some economists predict prlcea will be
30 per cent higher wiimn
months, but that estimate Is only a
guess.
The adminlatratlon has had o
much trouble with sugar that the
highest officials are alck of the sub
ject. What makea them partleular.y
, 111 is the fact that many weatern beet
Interests are not enthusiastic about
what I, being done In their behalf.
Clrrnlt ronrt
Julia Bippus Helman. trustee vs.
Abel out Helmao. Tor support.
SCOURING SALEM
Men Saw and Blackjack
Way From State Hospital
Accomplice Aids One
Has Long Crime Record
Police Here Aid Hunt.
State police officers of the Med
ford district Joined the search this
morning for the six criminally in
sane, who broke from the atate
hospital at Salem last night, be
lieved heading south. All highways
nre being checked by the regular
patrols and all trains and busses
examined for probable occupants,
belonging In the fugitive band.
A number of the escapes are
known to offlcera atatloncd here,
which Is expected to aid In their
apprehension If they choose this
route south. Anyone aeelng a
suspicious appearing character la
advised to phone police headquar
ters at once.
SALEM. Oct. 9. m Aided by
bloodhounds, police offlcera and ape-
clal deputies today pressed a man
hunt for alx criminally Insane pa
tlenta who sawed and blackjacked
their way to freedom from the Ore.
gon State hospital for the Insane last
night.
No trace of the missing vlolents had
been reported early this morning as
the search was broadened to Include
the entire atate.
A thorough search of the entire
hospital waa ordered by official there
to unearth any sawa or other Imple
ments which might aid other patients
in an escape.
Find No More Saws
Superintendent R. E..Lee Stelner
said no further implementa were
found in the hospital. .
William O. Bowen, who waa com
mitted to the hospital thla year, was
believed by Stelner to be the one who
first obtained the aaw. "He unaouof
edly had an outside accomplice who
managed to get the blades up to mm
from the outside," Stelner said. There
Is an open apace below the windows
of the ward.
While none of the escapee have been
in the Oregon penitentiary, Bowen
has a record of criminality and abnor
marlty extending from the three Pa
cific coast state to Florida.,
Hard to Hold
He escaped from the Washington
state hosoltal. the Florida atate nos
pital and the Missouri state hosplta.1.
(Continued on Page Five)
f-
GE
IN 5-POWER J
TALKS AT GENEVA
Bt JOSEPH B. SHARKEY
GENEVA. Oct. 9. (ffl The ateer
Ing committee of the world dlsarma
ment conference today roted to re-'
sums the full parley on October 16..
aa previously planned. !
The committee then adjourned un
til Saturday to permit political con
veraatlons.
Dr. Rudolph Nadolny. the German .
delegate. In a apeech said hla country !
wlahed to continue discussion of the
British disarmament draft presented
last spring by Premier Ramsay Mar
Donald and added that Germany was
anxious to reach an accord.
Aa a rasillt of American Initiative,
an era of 5-power disarmament con
versations, with Germany Included on
a basis of equality, began today.
Foreign Minister Joseph Paul-Bon-cour
of Prance and Count Nadolny
were scheduled to confer before night
fall. American Ambassador Norman H
Davla having been aucceasful in bring
ing the two together In an attempt to
Iron out their differences.
Arthur Henderson of Great Britain,
president of the disarmament confer
ence, waa expected to Insist upon the
wisdom of general conversation. In
hla addresa before the ateerlng com
mittee, which began Its discussions
today, and also to insist that the con
ference reopen on October 1. as
Khed tiled.
Indications were that one rock- on
which the conversation or the con
ference may be wrecked 1 the quee
tion to what extent Germany's neigh
k ill mjam1 In a treatv their In-
wntlon t0 KTKJ) heavy armamenta.
JEW BANKERS' PROPERTY
GRABBED BY GERMANY
BERLIN. Oct. 9.41Pi The govern
ment today confiscated the property
of the. Jewish banker, Hugo Simon
who la abroad. ,
A abort communique observes that
Simon "had a close contact with the
socialist ar.d comm-.inW deput'.e
en in H1B-1S
Simon waa an art pst.-on and a'o,
Bandit's
Hillquit Dies
A asocial td '. Photo
NEW YORK, Oct. 9. (AP) Morris
Hillquit, who received last year the
largest vote ever given a socialist in
a New York city election, la dead
The national chairman of the socialist
party, who was 04 years old, died Sat
urday. A rugged physical makeup, which
enabled him to campaign tirelessly
for socialism In this country for 40
years, failed him shortly after the
1932 mayoralty election, In which he
headed his party's ticket.
Funeral services will be Wednes
day. The body will be cremated.
TO
WBNATOHEE, Wash., Oct. 9.
The way appeared clear for action
from Washington., D. C today on the
northwest fruit marketing code, with
a substantial majority or northwest
fruit shippers reported to have sign
ed the agreement with but few
changes.
Medford, Walla Walla, Hood River
and Idaho shippers have signed 100
per cent, Myron Poster, vice-president
of the Northwest Fruit Industries,
said . today and We na tehee district
shippers representing 12.000 cars of
the 15,000 car crop have signed. A
majority of the Yakima, shippers have
approved, Foster said, and all signers'
names rushed to Washington.
Underwear, Sheet
Cover Corpse For
Strange Funeral
WOODLEAF, N C, Oct. 9. (AP)
Casket and the usual sombre
funeral garb were missing yester
day as Ben Freeze, retired business
man was burled In accordance with
arrangements he had made long
In advance. As 2000 persons looked
on, the body of Freeze, dressed
only In underwear and covered
with a aheet, was borne on a cot
into the Presbyterian church here
for the funeral service.
After the service, pallbearers
previously named by Freeze car
ried the cot Into the church grave
yard, where he had had a mauso
leum built. There the body was
transferred to a mattress, resting
upon bed springs, and covered with
a blanket.
OREGON POOR PLACE
"There Is no room In the state of
Oregon for gangstera and kidnapers,"
waa the measage brought to the Kl
wanla club today by Carl Donaugh.
United Statea district attorney, here
for federal court session. Spesklng a,
the luncheon at the Hotel Medford.
Attorney Donaugh atated that the new
administration la doing everything
possible to rid the country of kid
napers and that the federal govern
ment will lend every assistance to ap
prehend quickly. .
Better coordination of law enforce
ment agenclea la now sought in Ore
gon, he stated, through bringing to
gether all groupa of the atate.
The federal government la not try
ing to usurp the local law enforce
ment authority. Attorney Donaugh
pointed out. but to etrengthen en
forcement throughout by calling to
gether sheriffs, state police and oth
er law enforcement bodies.
Other ymtora at today'a luncheon
were: H. 8 Kenyon and.L. Mason
Dlllard. In Medford for federal court.
O B Hsllock of Kerbr. D L. W!lco-:
'r Portland, r::ood Huasty cf Cave
c.ty. district comminoer of tie Amer-
Wife Slaps Guard as Trial Opens
STREAM OF GOLD
STARTS FLOWING
$93,641,500 Alloted to Four
Coast States Oregon
Second On List With Big
Dam Project Main Hem
WASHINGTON. Oct, 0. (AP)
With more than half of the $3,300,
000,000 public works fund alloted to
hundreds of projects throughout the
nation, a stream of gold totalling
993,641,500, has started pouring Into
the four Pacific northwest states of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Utah
and Alaska. This does not Include
blanket funds covering several states.
Of the four, Washington to date
has been allotted more than the oth
ers combined, receiving a total of
$63,128,900 which Includes $63,000,000
for construction of the Grand Coulee
dam on the Columbia river above
Wenatchee.
Oregon came second on the list,
with five approved project for which
money waa allotted. They were :
Bonneville dam, $20,000,000; Vale and
Owyhee reclamation works $6,000,000;
Bonneville dam study $250,000;
Salem waterworks $1,500,000; Mb r rill
Water Company works, $17,000.
Four million dollars set aside for
Irrigation projects on the uppw
Snake river In Idaho brought that
state's total to $4,158,100. Other pro
jects In this state Include an Irriga
tion project near Boise, $100,000; bor
der station at Eastport, $03,100 and
repair of water mains at Lewlston,
$5000.
A $3,00O00Q irrigation- project near
ogden headed seven public works al
lotments mentioned for Utah by Har
old L. Ickes, public work administra
tor. The others are: Logan postofftce
$45,000; Spanish Fork waterworks.
$80,000; Kamas waterworks, $12,500;
Tooele waterworks, $50,000, and
Sandy City waterworks, $14,000, mak
ing a total of $3,281,500 for that
state.
In Alaska the Alaska railroad was
allotted $310,008. and the road com
mission, $1,096,000.
Ickes, In making his compilation,
declared that tho money had been
made available to the spending agen
clhes and that work was belnz done
"but not In sufficient volume to suit
me."
TO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.(AP)
NBA a "buy now" campaign today
was up to the American housewife.
To her, spender .of 88 percent of
the family Income, Hugh 8. Johnson
especially addressed hla appeal to
buy, "not only to aave money but
alao because every dollsr spent now
la helping to keep the wage earner
In her family on a payroll."
For her too, aa ahe made up Mon
day'a ahopplng list, store wlndowa
were refurnlahed and advertising In
tensified In a Joint effort with the
government to stimulate consumer
demand Into a buying wave that will
boost the entire recovery progrsm.
LD
OODENSBUHO, N. T., Oct. 0
(API Two men and a woman were
reported by stste police to have kid
naped eight year old Raymond Jac
qulth from a tillage achool at Ham
mond today.
The child, a eon of Mr. and Mrs.
Merrill Jacqulth waa lured, the troop
era aald, from the achool hy a man
who gave one of hla sehoolmstes a
penny to "tell Raymond his mother
wanta to aee him." Once outside the
boy waa snatched Into a large green
aedan which sped away.
The parent, said the law officers,
have been estranged. The father, a
World war veteran, now la In a C.C.C.
camp at Putnamvllle.
PORTLAND GARBAGE
WAR FLARES AGAIN
PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 9 (AP)
In what police believe may be a re
currence of a "garbagemena war"
of several montha ago. Jack Derr, 30.
waa forced Into an automobile last
night by five men, waa beaten un
conecloue and thrown out of the ma
chine several blocka away after l.ar
ing been isbi.'l of hit pj; ro..;aln
n $2 and h:i J.i;ng peimlt. Den
GANG LEADER SHOT DOWN
ON STREET IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Oct. 9. (AP) Gus
Winkler, gangster, "publtc enemy"
and reputed killer, was shot and
killed today on a North fSide street.
Winkler was found on a sidewalk
near a beer distributing agency. He
died shortly after being taken to
John B. Murphy hospital.
Once an associate of the notorious
"Killer Fred" Burke, now In Michigan
penitentiary, Winkler flgurrd promi
nently In returning $2,000,000 in toot
taken by robbers from a bank at
Lincoln. Neb.
He recently had been acquitted on
a vagrancy charge here.
TWO SAILORS
BLAST ON
LONDON, Oct. 9. (AP) The ad
miralty announced today It would
hold two Inquiries Into the fire and
explosion In the submarine L26 at
Campbelltown harbor, Scotland, yes
terday which resulted In two deaths
and serious Injuries to 14.
One of the inquiries. It was an
nounced, would be Into the grounding
of the submarine on Kintym Penin
sula rocks, and the other Into the
explosion Itself.
Another seamon, named Wiseman,
was now stated to be In a critical con
dition aa a result of Injuries.
It was the worst British naval acci
dent since January, 1932, when the
submarine M-2 sank off Portland with
seven officers and 53 men. The cnuse
OUSTED COMMISSIONER
CLINGS GRIMLY TO DESK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9WP The
federal trade commission today of
ficially recognized President Roose
velt's order removing William K.
Humphrey aa a member.
After meeting an hour and a half,
the membership resolved to "recognize
the validity of the executive order re
moving Mr. Humphrey, and we here
by decline to further recognize Mr.
Humphrey aa a member of the federal
trade commission."
The ousted Humphrey attended,
preacntlng a letter eaylng 'I refuse to
recocnlne such order (referring to the
President's removal order) aa valid, or
hem? within the prealdent'a now
era. I am convinced that the order la
without warrant of law and la innei
fectual. BURN TO DEATH
PBQUOT, Minn., Oct. S. (API A
mother and alx children burned to
death aa fire destroyed their home
here today.'
The dead were Mra. Badle Johnson,
39. Elden seven months; Beverly, two
yeara; Keith, three years; Shirley,
four; Warren, 'aeven, and Roland,
nine.
Investigators believed a heater in
the home atarted the fire.
The head of the family. Roy John
son. works nights aa an electrician at
a nearby Bummer resort and waa not
home.
Rose Huff. 35, Klamath Indian, Is
on trlsl today In federal court, on
chargea of selling liquor to Indlsns.
The defendsnt was on the atand thta
afternoon, and the case waa expected
to go to the Jury about four o'clock
today.
The next case on the federal
docket la the Stanley brothera, who
are facing chargea of operating a atlU
on the Oregon coaat. The trial la hot
expected to last much over a day.
Mary Pickford To
Seek Divorce At
Juarez la Report
n, PASO. Tex.. 0-t. 9 (API
Attorney Luis A. Trias, divorce
lawyer, aald today that Mary Pick
ford, screen star, will file suit for
divorce frem Douglaa Fairbanks In
"about two weeke In Juarez," and
will charge Incompatablllty.
He raid thst Willis Davla. Los
Anrelea attorney, Is arranging a
property settlement.
The gangster had been shot In the
back with a shotgun. Taken to the
hospital, he steadfastly refused to
admit his Identity. A police sergeant
identified him.
He died before police could ques
tion him about a quarter million
dollar Chicago mall robbery, as the
result of which Edgar Lebensberger,
cafe owner, recently committed suicide.
Lebensberger and Winkler were
neighbors on fashionable Lake Short
drive, where both maintained palatini
apartments.
KILLED BY
BRITISH SUB
of that dlssater continues a mystery
and costly efforts to raise the hull
hftve been baffled by the currenta
and depth.
Under Ita own power and appar
ently 1 In good ahape, the L-36 waa
refloated from the rocks and pro
ceeded here. The blast occurred yea
terday and waa due, officiate believed,
to water reaching the batterlee.
which were being recharged through
a hole In the hull.
The crew were at their midday
meal In the meaa room, ,)uet above
the battery room. Batterlea were
hurled upward through the floor by
the blast. Walls were . splintered
Furniture waa smashed. Men were
thrown In all directions.
'I am, therefore, notifying you that
I am atlU a member of the federal
trade commlaslon and am ready and
willing to exercise the powers and
functlona of my said office.
"Should the commlaslon decide to
deny my said rights then I ask that
such action be made of record and a
statement of the reasons for such ac
tlona be made."
It was clear he Intended to make a
legal fight to retain hla office. The
next step probsbly will be for him to
sue for his salary and on refusal of
the salary, to seek further action in
the court.
Humphrey still retained hla office
rooms at the commission.
SALEM, Oct. 9. IPi Fifty-one ap
plloants for admission to the Oregon
bar were aucceasful In pssslng the
atate examinations, It was announced
late Saturday by the aupreme court.
Ninety-two men and women took the
examinations In July. Those announc
ed aa suocesshil Included R. R. Ham
mond, Medford,
Hammond la a graduate of the Uni
versity of Oregon and haa been aaso-
clsted with E. E. Kelly In thla city
since the departure to Washington. D.
C. of the letter's son and partner,
Edward C. Kelly.
Dutch Girl Seta
Swimming Mark
AMSTERDAM, Holland. Oct. 9. (P)
Miss Will Den Ouden, Dutch woman
awlmmer, today claimed a new world's
record for 300 meters free etyle of 3
minutes fiB seconds.
The listed world standard for 300
meters Is 3 minutes 09. B seconds held
by Helene Madison, former United
Statea amateur star.
BANDITS TAKE $68000
FROM BANK COURIERS
WARREN, O., Oct. Three
men held up two mNwneri jn front
of the Second National bank today
and escaped with $8.oo0. The mei
senger were taking the money to the
poBtoffke, polios aald.
Marriage (Jren.es
Raymond Bilea and Edith Dusen
berry. Charles C. Harper and Maud R.
PrlAbee.
Vesta 8. Bradford and Ruby Cook.
SAM FRANCISCO. Oct. 9. rf
Misa Katherlne Virginia Kennedy of
San Francisco became the bride of
Howard Douglas Stevens. Portland.
Ore., civil engineer. In a ceremany
attended by eome 300 relstlvea and
friends at the ralimont hotel last
Bajbt,
IS. KELLY AND
OFFICER SCUFFLE
IN COiUOBBY
Guard Subdues Desperado
With Gun Butt Spec
tators Scatter As Pistols
Drawn; Quick Trial Looms
OKLAHOMA CrTV, Okla., Oct. 9.
Of) Oeorgo (Machine Gun) Kelly and
hla wife Kathryn scuffled In the fed
eral building lobby with their guard
today in a belligerent prelude to their
trial for the MOO.OOO kidnaping of
Charles P. Urachel. oil millionaire.
Aa a result, Kelly went to trial wltn
a swelling, bloodstained lump under
his dyed yellow hair, made by a pistol
butt.
"I didn't do a thing and he whip
ped out a platol," he raged.
Hla allm wife, who swung a sting
ing slap to the cheek of Federal Aient
J. O. White when he tried to hurrv
her Into the elevator and up to the
ninth floor courtroom, anapped:
"Yea, I slapped that officer, and
I'd alap him again."
Tho Incident began when Mra. Kelly
paused at the elevator door to klas
her father, J. E. Brooks of Oklahoma
City.
White gave her a alight shove to
wsrd the lift.
"I'm hurrylngl" she cried, and slap
ped him. . ,
Kelly, ahackled hand and foot, rais
ed his manacled hands In what the
officer Interpreted aa a menacing ges
ture.
White drew his pistol and. araan
Ing the barrel, pounded Kelly over
wio nena.
"Don'tl don'tl" hla wife shrieked.
A crowd of spectators scattered aa
ether guards drew their pistols and
nuaaiea around Kelly.
They quieted the couple and the
ascent to the courtroom waa reaumed
without further Incident.
Kathryn was sprightly and smiling
aa ahe took her seat beside her hus
band and began chatting with her
lawyera.
fflOlDlFTER
Tom Parker and J. Neff are being
held In the county jail by atate po
lice pending Inveatlgatlon of the
wreck about 10:30 o'clock Sunday
numt on Black well hill, which In
voived the car in which they were
riding, and that driven by Prank Av
ery.
Police aald today Chat the car In
which Neff, Parker and a companion
were delving had been taken earlier
In the evening from Lee Neff, brother
of the man being held. The third man
who had been riding In the car struck
off Into the bruah toward the Ootd
Ray dam, and waa not located by po
lice. The Neff car waa completely wreck
ed. officers aald, and the Avery car
was badly damaged.
No report had been filed at the city
police station late this afternoon con
cerning a wreck on the Jacksonville
highway about ten o'clock last night
In which a Ford car waa completely
demolished.
E
TO IRK IN PITS
PITTOBUTtOH, Oct. 9. (AP)
Thousands of weatern Pennsylvania
coal miners began a "back to work"
movement today and at noon the
United Mine Workers of America esti
mated half of the 75,000 strikers had
returned to the pits.
Confusion in the coal fields follow
ed President Roosevelt's plea that the
miners end their strike pending ad
justment of differences with the op
erators but as the day wore on re
ports of resumptions filtered In from
several counties In the coal belt.
HARVESTER COMPANY
WILL SWELL OUTPUT
OHICAOO, Oct. 9 . P The Inter
national Harvester company announc
ed today that manufacturing opera
tions would be stepped up In all Ita
farm Implement planU, giving em
ployment to 4.000 former employee
from Nor. t to April 1,
WASHINGTON Oct. 9. (API
Assistant Secretary of War Woodrlng
today approved plans for a bridge
canal about four mllea east ol The
DaUee, Ore.
WITNESSES TELL
Judge Holds Testimony
Strictly to Case in Hand
Banks' Secretary Tells of
Confab When Plan Bared
Slanderous, libelous or Insulting
worda do not constitute Justification '
for assault was the ruling handed
down thla afternoon by the court In '
the trial of Henrietta B. Martin for ,
riotous and disorderly oenduct. The
decision 'allowed a legal argument,
which filled most of the court period, '
prior to 2:30 o'clock. Leonard N. Hall, ;
tho object of Mrs. Martin's alleged '
assault wltn a buggy whip, giving
origin to the charge, took the stand
at 3 o'clock. He reviewed the story
of Mra. Martin's alleged attempt to
thrash him with the buggy whip, fol
lowing hla exit from the Daily News
Duiraing last ebruary 35. He atated
that L. E. Fitch, also on trial, grab
bed him. and that there waa aomeone
behind him of whose Identity he waa
not eure. He failed to name that
person aa L. O. Van Wegan, one of '
the defendanta In the case. He stated
that Mra. Martin struck him and that
a struggle ensued.
Lieut. A. O. Dunn of the stats
police waa called to the stand after 1
nan.
The defense advanced the theory the i
aumoriues could have stopped the
aflair before it happened.
in accordance with this rullns. Cltv
Officer Tom Robinson testified that .
when he arrived on the scene he saw
Defendants Fitch and Van Wegan
grab Editor Hall by the arms, saw
Mrs. Martin then wield a buggy-whip,
and that Van Wegan was standing
In a doorway, Fitch leaning against
a lamp-post, and Brown ws "pacing ,
up and down." The state and city
police then rushed to the scene. Of-
.fleer. Roblnaon waA.not. DBrmittd.to
testify why or how the police hap ,
pened to be so handy. He identified -the
buggy-whfp and It was plaoed la
evidence.
Van Wegan Returns, j
Van Wegan returned yesterday from
Chlco, Calif., to stand trial, after hla
En right, had been directed to pro- .
duce him In court.
Mrs. Martin and her father wrote
flusldlously all morning as the wit
nesses testified. Fitch and Van We
gtrn occupied bench seats. The court
room was packed.
Self-defense and Justification would
be the defense, Attorney W. E. Phlppa
told the Jury In hla opening state
ment, i
The state said It would show the .
buggy-whip awault was planned, that
Brown had purchased two whips and
that riotous and disorderly conduct
prevailed. Both opening statements
were -the soul of brevity.
Before the first witness was called
the defense filed another motion ask- ,
Ing for a continuance, until Attorney
Jacks of Oregon City could be pres
ent, renewed their demurrer to the -Indictment,
and asked that the Jury t
be discharged, aa many members had
served In the ballot theft Cases, so
were ''prejudiced." All motions were
denied. .
(Continued on Page Five.)
WILL-
ROGERS
"at sTIVC
BEVKRLT HILLS, Gal., Oct.
7. Just been rending over the
resolutions that were passed in
CliicnRO by the American Le- .
gion thin. week. They were as
level-headed and broad-minded
as ever passed by any organi
zation and here was an aston-
ishing thing. They came out
unanimous for a sound dollar.
Now that showed they wasn't
taking the easy way out and :
there was a body of men rep. .
resenting the cross section of
our country if ever one did.
Tou would be surprised at .,
the . amount of people that .
don't care how much anything
else jumps up and down every
day but they want to know
what that, old dollar is worth
lsleep or awake.
But enough of this, for the
one way to detect a feeble
minded man is to get one argr1
ing on economics,
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