The Weather
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tVitcb tht lttiHCSts
LqU ol (ood oaritlnt
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and Tuesday; not much change
(temperature.
itllgheat yesterday ......- 84!
il.oivest tills morning 5
Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON", MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1933.
Ko. 213.
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Discovery of
Youths Body
Spurs Action
SAN JOSE. Calif., Kov. 21. (AP) Sheriff William J. F.mlg, knocked un
conscious with a blow with a pipe while vainly trying to lultlll his oath
f -f olflce and protect Thomas H. Thurmond and John M. Holmes from
lynchers at the county Jail last night, was In a serious condition today at
San Jose hospital.
CHICAGO, NOT. 27. (AP) Prank
Walsh, Coot county coroner, said to
day that a lynching or two In. Chi
cago such as those of the Brooke Hart
kidnapers at San Jose, Cel., "wouldn't
hurt a thing."
BAN JOSE. Cal., Hot. 37. (AP)
Mrs. Alexander Hart, mother ol
Brooke L. Hart, the finding of whose
body yesterday led to the lynching of
his confessed Kidnapers, Thomas B.
Thurmond and John H. Holmes, was
reported In a serious condition to
day. Mrs. Hart has been ill, and
relatives said they feared her mind
vould snap as a result of the develop
ments of the past 24 hours..
SAN JOSE, Calif., Not. 37. (AP)
While a whooping. Jeering crowd of
oOOO persons looked on approvingly,
Thomas' H. Thurmond and John M.
Holmes, confessed kidnaper-slayers of
Brooke Hart, were lynched here last
night by a mob ol 100 men, who had
amashed their way Into the county
Jail after a two-hour battle to seize
the pair.
Thurmond, first to confess, was
unconscious when dragged to St.
James park, 100 yards away from the
Jail, partially stripped and hanged
to a tree.
Holmes Makes Fight,
Holmes, powerful and adamant,
fought for his lile In vain against
his swarm of executioners. Twice
he wrenched his hands free and lifted
the noose from his head, but the
third time it was put there to stay.
Still kicking he was yanked into the
lr.
In the glare of torches and flash
lights the bodies dangled lor half an
hour or so a Macabre picture for
the thousands who had assembled
swiftly alter the news of- the lynch
ing movement had spread through
the city. Then the lifeless forms were
cut down. The mob was satisfied and
there was no further attempt to In
terfere with officers.
Tha lynching, occurring only a few
hours after the torn body of young
Hart, son of a wealthy San Jose mer
chant, had been taken from San Fran
cisco bay, climaxed a spectacular bat
tle between olllcers barricaded In the
Jail and the determined mob.
Crowd Gathers Early.
The muttering throng began gath
ering about the Jail about 9 p. to.
The Jail, an antiquated brick build
ing to the right of the court house,
had been prepared against the possi
bility of a lynch movement, but waa
unable to withstand the Improved
' battering rams of the attackers. Auto
mobiles, parked across the alleys and
' about the Jail building did little to
Impede the advances of the beselgers.
Two shots, fired from the crowd as
signal, started the first attack. A
barrage of rocks, gathered from across
the alley, where a new post office
building Is under construction, clat
tered against the Jail walls. Officers
within the Jail let loose with three
tear gas bombs. Blinded and weep
ing, the attackers fell back.
By this time some 3000 persons had
gathered to watch. The 38 officers
In the Jail building sent out a csll
for more tear gss.
Pipe Battering Ram.
The blinding tear gas from the first
three bombs was still hanging like
a thin veil about the buildings when
the second attack began. Several of
the attackers took from the postofflce
building a piece of steel pipe eight
Inches in diameter and about 20 feet
long, and used It as a battering ram.
smashing the Jail door.
Officers turned loose another bar
rage of tear gas, momentarily stop
ping the assault. Arter waiting a lew
momenta for the gas to lift, the mob
stormed ahead once more, playing a
I fire hose on the building as they
advanced. A second group seized an
other pipe and Joined the attackers.
The steel doors of the Jail gave way
and the mob poured, encouraged by
cheering thousands outside.
Sheriff Wlllam J. Em!g. whose
quick action had resulted In the ar
rest of Thurmond while the latter
was making a ransom demand by
telephone to the Hart home a week
after the young Tlctlm had been put
to death, was knocked senseless
Other officers were msnhandlcd and
brushed aside.
(Continued on Paga Eight)
ST
PORTLA.VD, Nov. 3?. (AP) Storm
warn, mm wre flying lit coast lUtlonn
from MflrthfM to Tatoortb Island
tody, tii weather bureau mid.
Increnrvin southwest winds which
were expecied to rejvrh Rale pwropor
tioru by nltrht. were reported. The.
!o:n. centered about Queen Char
iot. Island.
GOVERNOR LAUDS
Si JOSE CROWD;
OFFERS PARDONS
SACRAMENTO, Calif, Nor. 37.
(AP) Governor Rolph' attitude to
ward kidnapers was expressed further
today In his statement, tna-t be would
like to parole to San Joss citizens
who lynched John M. Holmes and
Thomas K. Thurmond last night, all
San Quentin. and Polsom. prison In
mates convicted of kidnaping.
While the governor said such a
move could not be done legally his
statement expressed his attitude to
ward kidnapers.
"I am checking San Quentin and
Polsom prisons to find out what kid
napers they have," ha said. "I am
thinking of paroling them to those
fine patriotic citizens of San Jobs
who know how to handle such a situ
ation, "It would clean this kidnaping out
of California. Their method Is the
best way to get rid of kidnapers, and
I think San Joee citizens are good
parole officers.
"My check on FoLsom prison shows
two prisoners serving terms for kid
naping and extortion. Both are fionv
Los Angeles. They are Joseph P.
Satllie and Earl H. Vandorn. X have
not heard from San Quentin yet."
The governor said previously that
n approved the lynching of Thur
mond and Holmes and that if any
persons were arrested for the hanging
he would pardon them.
"That was a fine lesson to th
whole nation," Governor Hoi ph. said.
"There will be less kidnaping in the
country now. They made a good
Job of it.
"If anyone is arrested for the good
Job I'll pardon them all. I hope this
lesson wm serve m every state in the
union."
The governor postponed his trip to
Boise, Idaho, to attend a conference,
not for the purpose of being on hand
to call out troops but to prevent It.
"If I had gone away someone would
have called out the troops on me,"
the governor said, '.'and I promised in
ix Angeies j would not do that,
Why should I call out troops, to pro-
wcx tnose two fellows?
The people make the laws, don't
mey7" h asked. "Well, if the people
have confidence that troops will not
be called out to mow them down
when they seek to protect themselves
against kidnapers there Is liable to be
tContinued on Page Three)
E
Z
ALBANY, Ore., Hot. 37. fF) Wll
lard L. Marks, rlce-presldent of the
atate board of higher education, to
day appointed the three-man com
mittee which will Investigate the ac
tion of Dean Wayne L. Morse of the
university law school In demanding
the resignation ol Chancellor W. J.
Kerr.
The committee will consist of
George B. MoLeod. Portland, chair
man; Herman.. Oliver of John Day,
and C. A. Brand of Roseburg.
At the board of education meeting
In Portland last week the board
authorlred the vice-president to ep
polnt such a committee irom the
board membership.
u.
S. JUDGE BOURQUIN
WILL RESIGN MARCH 9
BUTTE, Mont., No. 37. (VP)
United States District Judge Oeorpe
M. Bourquln announced here this
afternoon that he will resign h'.a
Judgeship, effective March 9. He
no reason for the action, but said he
Is making the announcement at this
time to give ample time to name hts
SUCCeASOT.
lindberghs'arrIve at
cape verde islands
DAKAR, Senegal, Nov. 37. (API
Colonel and Mrs, Charles A. Lind
bergh arrlred at Porto Praia, Cape
Verde fslands, at S p. m. G. M. T.
(10 a, m. K. 8, T.) today on their
flight from Villa C.nert, on the
northwest coast of Africa. The dis
tance was about 600 miles.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 37. (AP,
Treasury purchases of fr&.74&000 of
government securities In the last
week were announced today by Act
ing Secretary MoTgentt.au.
Ropes for San Jose Kidnapers
r i 'Ti, i 4, 5 Al i.S
Upper: Seized in the county jail and dragged 100 yards away
to St. James park, John M. Holmes and Thomas H, Thurmond
were lynched by a mob in San Jose, Cal. The hangings occurred
after the body of Brooke Hart, their kidnaped victim, had been
found in lower San Francisco bay. The mob broke into the
jail after a tear gas bombardment failed to halt it. Holmes
at right and Thnrmond left. (Associated Press photo.
Below: The bodyof Brooke Hart, 22-year-old son of Alex J.
Hart, wealthy San Jose, Cal., merchant, was recovered from,
lower San Francisco bay by two duck hunters. Officials are
shown examining the body after it had heen brought ashore.
Young Hart's confessed kidnapers, and slayers, John M. Holmes
and Thomas H. Thurmond, admitted they killed the youth
about an hour after kidnaping him.
ThomM . Thwrmnnrt.
GAINING 0. S. AWARD
I WASHrVOTON. Nov. 27. (Jp A
j protest j?sSnt the ewaid to e
Pord Motor company xnty oi
government contract for Ford trurfcs
( hu been filed with tiie dprtment
of j7TlrJti: hy Hi?h S. Johnson,
the N7?A dmlnitr3r.
Johnson contended the deafer, the
Northwest Motor compsnv ot Beth
Md, Md . hd nte4 Jif?iir belo
the list pnr and therefore wm in
viotiion of C.e N'RA letwil code fur
automobi' dcilera.
m '"( ' 'm fin
n ' Us
I I ? A i
John JloJmw,
ON GRAVE OF IFE
BAKER, Nov. 27. T George Bie
ber of Baiter killed hlmael! rita t.
bullet jjred Into hi head from a lJt
caJifier pistoi some tfmf iSunday nfgit
over the grave of his wlia Prances,
who died jn l!0-
The body wm found this morning
Mr. BEeber. who was born in Tows,
July 11, IH59, had been despondent
tt7 severl month because of poor
health. His suicide r not vnex-w-rird
by relatives iff in survived
two deuhte: end two torus.
,
GOLD PIE HELD
AT LAST LEVEL
' WABHtNGTON, Nov. 27. (A.PJ An.
unch ringed government gold price to-
dent Room ve It's determination to
maintain hla monetary policy 6epi
widespread criticism, and defense, or
commodity dollar pUtu.
The RFC offered to ptvy en
ounce for gofd withfn two hours after
Actiup BecTfrlary MoTge-nthu le
turned from a week-end conference
with President Roosevelt M Warm
Springs, Georgia, This figure main
tained the level aei tyelore Morgen
thftu went south and quoted during
lila ahaen.ee.
Tli& iact that the price- moved nei
ther up nor down was interpreted in
some quarters as reflecting a desire
to ftteady finenclel rnerkeu prior tt
trenaury luntiing operation in
cember exceeding $700,000,000.
FOUND SLAIN IN CAR
DETROIT, Not. 37, AP Police
erehed the Zetroit rea nd ur
roundlng counties today for the men
who curly Sunday hot to death th
I of the once-powerfui Purple gang.
The bodlea of the two victims went
found slumped In the se&r seet of
An Automobile on lonely road near
the north side suburb of Bioomffefd
hlllt by en Oakland county con
stable proximately 30 mJnwt Jtr
the slaying. The men apparently hd
been slain by two other men with
whom they tr Tiding.
REPEAL RESfWUNER
ARGUMENT SLATED
WABIITffOTOff, KOT. 37 (A PI On
patiuon ot Canon William Bheafe
Chase. Jtlt P. D. JjeVt of the Dl
trlct of Oolumhl supreme court to
day granted a rule directing Acting
Secretary Pfillllpa ot Vh state dervt
ment to ehow why h ahoald
nM tx. rrtrnlnetf frotn proi-lsfm.'ng
npeal ot the Eighteenth Amendment.
SMITH FLAYED BY !
PRIEST FOR BLOW
AT F. R.'S FOLIC!
DETROIT, Nor. 2?. (APJ Assert-!
tag that F resident Roosevelt stands,
for sound money and villi not pci
stopped by "bankers and their pup-
pets' the Rev. Father Charles S.
Cougbiin in a speech Sunday attacked
Altted K. Smith, tot hla editorial In I
the Naw Outlook la which he called
J&t a return to the gold standard, j
Without Immediately referring to ;
Mr. Smith by nam, Father Couglslin j
auetted la his opening remarks that !
"a Catholio gentleman of high foetal J
standing , , , baa loaned Ma tUua- j
trlous name to a cause that to fn-
concoivatole."
"'e find no fault with Mr. Smith
tor defending the principles In which
b believe," Father CwAgnUa aald,
"we do find fault with him for t
ascertaining the facta before the un-
kAndeat cut ot all waa delivered-"
Father Coughlin's speech was broad
cast over an Independent netw!t
radio stations.
"Must w presum that tha Smith.
slogan of sound mcney wishes to
identify itself with that unsound
Morganlsm?" Father Couhlin asked.
'Mist we preawnic. that the attack
on the president's effort to restore
sound money In ft proper ratio
Its, aclentUlft ratio, ta to uae another
clalcA expression 'kiests b&l&ney.'
Just a pretext to dteparege him In
the minds of the people as the bank-
era continue to re-echo the battle cry
of the Chicago stadium 'it op 5lw-
veltr"'
Father Coughlln aald that the
Smith statement were "but a part J
the organieed attack or our leader
who (a trying to redeem us from the
money chancers.
"This famous letter, which will go
down In national political history as
an. obituary notice, could have been
banded to Mc. Rooaavelt during the
. fConUsuad-os .Pas Sht. .
News Behind
By Paul MbHob
Copyright, 1B3S. by Paui Mtllon
Balance
wiainHnTnu hm qt rrh fnnl.
prtxS ioU5)y bualnasa baianca hnt
jihowa rw etfttlnr bjit on an
Iteet. JOO to It tn the past ftve months. ' ' wr
Induatttal employment la Juat what Certain, things Uha pay tolls Uaie. i w M " th legislators cwemoli
IS. siioHlo be In comparison -with in- anoisn too llttia lnnjovfmnt. OMtmi committee of the whole to con
dustrtal production. Wages are lag-llas department store sales nave re- ff!",. ecl'tou- " M5.l
a(n about IS per cent behind. Car malned unchancea:. f" olo pt-n aort oi ih
InMllrtBft s. 10 ner pent off hslnnre.
But droartmant atora Ml j at
proper relative level. ivltlt production around ISO and Pr
Only building and foreign trade are rolls at 48. Productl6n could not con-
honelesaly out ot adjuatawat to ttwUluu uuteaa It waa balanced, with.
gr,7) biln nietosa, nwobaalng jom,
The Building- ang-le ahould 6 taken How we hare purchasing- pow al-
care of within the next three montha most up to the point where It can
whea tha puhllo works ptograro. really (absorb production,
gt going. Tar la no nope iw ioi- j It nan tt vlrjoai cytia o i5!-
elen trade In the llgttt of erlstlnf j tlon the snowoal) going down irlll
monetary conditions.
Position
All in all that ron w OB
better baisnoed basis than we hare
been since the depression distorted
employment and wages unreasonably,
th killing parchaslng poM.
In other words the WHlny cycle of
retrenching la ended. We are on a
leiel now Whet purc.haalng powetliualed tor seasonal variations, tiAlnglVaars in 8ln sing prison todsy.
-n-arranta continues proouclic-n on ft-
sane basis.
21
as
2 c
II
loan in
(A.veraga
S0 So
13J SI
Jan. I93J 71
July sa
Oct. . V!
Hor.
Dec IW
Jan. liai U
- Kl
AfArch ............. 67
April . 89
May 1
July ...,.... 100
Augtut SI
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Wot. fest.f H
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88 I
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7
PuoKc Worts -
The promised attmuUtlon in the but what Is actually being spent. Some
public worx pTogram 1 baslnnlna to'M tha allotmant wlU NQrr be. spent
come true. Mr. lcket is new putting i lor a rear or more.
out enough money so you can notice
tv, o w
hip hoorl.
The nest thing fou can say about
It is that It is getting better sll the
time.
In Ortofcar he- pl, lor Vh 31rV
'time, the ffoorer puhllo wortcs pn-
dtturea of the previous year. In Mo-
vwnbM mi iva wi ptooaoiy
Improve on hie October !)irur, la
not by more than 10 per cent.
Thl y seem tins to Ut
who have been reiuilnr about hllltona
being alloted hither, thither and on.
TKtBVXB SCORES Ati.lX
Tha Mall Tctbun acotea agala
with pictureal
Through the efficient service of
the Associated Press, the Mail Tri
bune la abte to ge Its seadeca not
ozily a complete story 4 ih
lynching in San Jose last night of
Thouxaa H. Thurmond and John
Holmes, kldnapesa and siaeta ot
Brook Hart, but also- plctare
taken in the course of the motrs
action Tha pictures were rushed
to- Medloni by aiall ami special
delivery and are reproduced on
this page only a few hours after
tbe event took nlace In San Jaw.
OVER 5000 m
JOBS IN STATE AS
10
PORTLAND. Oro., Nov. ST. CAPJ SALEM, Nov. iT. (AP) T!i se
Mo? ifcaa KX rota ihrosaV On- ond ve"L eraordloarj aeaatoo.
gon. unemployed tor many months. !
beainnl happ))- today u Otef wlrI f
tcOTO. Uncle Sam notice tUat asalgtvedj either reoorted out the. mAjar urusm.
them to jobs (n the eivrt works pro- P1'5 Vxws S pew: 3BKsrr
... , . L . w !artJitri aereiopment oa them
a payroll. ' j The proposal to Issue cattUtcatea ot
AboaV 1SSO roen nwi to wortt S I ltwlit4MM vs to ia.oo,s9 1 -
;Iultnotnah count?, and nearly 3500 j
otherwise enigma to mftjr types or by the house unemployment cornmlt
nort throughout the test a! the atate. f tee today will b u jOT jijkj
Zy tha ki& of th ireefe at lMt roid7ation tomorrow.
Jff.SW men and women, previously j Re ((of Hearing S(o(ed
unemployed and depending upon the f In the meantime a puhlte heazln
county llj ag?ncl9 tor aui.enance i Ul he held !.! today i to
for themwlww and their families. rlamoe-7a to hear the presentation of
will be earning from GO cents to f .20 j 'rg group whfcb. came nere to-
an hour under terma ot the stuped.- (nay from Portland to aeelt unemplos
doua cWH vorka program. ment rellet In. a. laign Son Vaxa are-
Telegram tram county seats la aooad )sy the legislature. It ru f(rsf
Oregon today to Portland headquar- j reported 700 people would "march
tera showed that tnen. were ' I onto the capltol tor relief," c,u
Jforli la Bw toanty anow th CWA j apcuJwc Earl BsU teiOTronl
banner; B3 in Benton, 230 in Clacka- becsaaa of the elTll works program
mas, 26 In Columbia, 48 In Deschutes, j effective- today only about 300 per
4ft la Douglas, n In GllHem, 1 lo.jona were available to appear,
Harney, 51 In Hood Itlrer, JSS In Th W"- t toe dsliM3s
Jackson, 8t In Walheur, 31 In Sher- ( P& BMwsre mrt Introiucei Into
I man, 74 In Tillamook, 184. In. Clatsop,
JSR In Wanvenv
the News
w ntlst position to go p)ac.
SnooalH
j It ts frus (hat the batancad lent fa
in - A 1
u ivfrigt). st s atoo tma teat pio-
,wrw n n tnn r in-
I Hilt tf mmnmliti Irnrto, invthlni,
! nt. v.r. rituin tn t mv,i
Is stopped. Kow If we can push It I
snow until it gt bark tD normal
I alee.
I Of course the process will be slower
( than on the way down,
tbsrt
it you do not believe It study the
following table. All figures are ad-
tn v7ga as normal, Eac-h 1
figure la the percentage of normal.
is ts
If
1
VI
IS
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61
st
M
IW
m
&
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s
81
aa
Kli
m
m st
T JI 42 Sff;
85 37 37 33 (
1 il Ml
7 31
9(1 3 J9 3 f
80 31 30 31 i
SO 19 18 3.9
97 14 J
87 14 3f 3B(
87 18 33 33 (
IB 40 H
70 Si tH 43
T7 i4 80 99 (
in aa 4 a i
OT a 4 41
72 m cot
1 rt te not what ts atloteti that counts.
A.cuua contracts awarded tn Octo-
y, sroonnt to wbicb 1
lon- wf front belmr billion. Ol!
tn ,mount 40.000.(W0 went for
wUwi51 lvA 4,aoam tot teal
Bahnoworto
wnwever. In Seotemher onlr
00n nor, worlri ( COntracta wrrel
wwwdftt, so October tblS to a-
penditttre ot i previous month.
mucn jn0n in,
1 hlt ot mhtt u auent for all
tM ,ornmcnt 1 doing morei
1 1
I (.Continued on Fsge rour.j
PORTLAND GROUP
SEEKS EXPAfBt
JOBLESS RELIEF
Group tovaries Legfsfafure
for Hearing On Demands
Sotcms Disposing of
Minor Waiters at Opening
SALEM, Nov. SI. (AP) Wotting
aionc, rather i'nitn Joint? wtltt t?is
aaaoiU group, Uvi tvou.5 camTOiV
on aicttorl Slin i -rV,ij iha
Xnor liquor contra? wn into flnaj
shape for constdoraUoa of the bouse
I. with a view to tiavlng a. report w.9Ay
vSoj wlsjB55Bt Its ibn Thanto-
to JJ,
mfnor measures whffe committees
"P5Pmt W oat of liquor esi
j c "" wr. tnat creating a new
ipowfr commission to construct; tcana
mtMlon. Unws ta Vs. EonOTvlllt
!&, sl! th poww a net tout
1 1 Wff,JOT (a oonds, nd another to
(provlda a temporary comtrUaalon. ba
j appointed to act WS panrauws
Liquor Bill Stun
Th commtttea oa aJcohoUc -tx&,
aUU nMkisNg !mj bia
iBi saw, w Knox pis it tor tte.it
I",aT aP"T'a'o. pected to either
1 report OUt ft CQmptamjaa bill tanMK
I entire on Chi Oill.
i 'rnt grota utilities tai bill has not
S,!lla ttltto1'J4 u uaa npt4
mB i! to5w sJay or tomorrow.
wl!ffl tiMW measurea 6efor the two
nouses, the SO members expected to
h blM' th WMk islta
( ? pSo o! w ?' Ttceas Jo
Ttieriksglrtttg.
tsrsrp n eriiTrunrn
1 IS Kt St L Sc?TEWCE!y
fi BANK FUND LOSS
NEW VOE.K, Hoy. 11-(f.p Iildcs
i X7M?I' 1 J
I"0 on a charge of abetefnj (a the
I misapplication ot funds on an af-
v ot tnt taiunel bank ot Cntttd
( States-, was sentenced to m to a?
RpGEHS
BKVERfjT HILLS, Ca., Nov.
25. Dig- Hesdlines in todsy'
pxpers sy tiist iiie big ba!t-
eia! ssksine slon't suit them,
are iijiioading govemmeiit
bootl. and ecuci(.ic by tha
uustict. tte woa't pie.y their
way (ta tftcy are going to sett
(heir ii?i ami bat am? get out.
I can't jtist reca, but at freil
its I r?mnber, wasn't they tfe
vr&x hpling ! sniifb not
Th?y Jiugtit ta pr&y ry
f n.Mt tfrC5cicT utftHa, trtattln, cad
( ' . ,. .
PP 11 mS lamuy,, ana
I irttprcsf, antt Koonevcif .
WILL.
P, S. I want to apOiOffixe t
. . ;,
1 t?ie orcstrifftt for putting; mttfr-
r.t ahead of him, but interest
bus been rtripiriif tbem nt lon
ger than he lis.
Sllll KsXtuH ra4iste, (as.