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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1934.
No. 253.
By PWh MA1J.ON
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 18.
There la not a dry eye In the house
since Mr. Roosevelt spoiled the pub
licity ahow o( the coinage committee.
It was a crying shame.
The committee had summoned all
the big theories In the country lor
what waa to be a atupendoua expose
on Tlewa on money. Committeemen
reckoned that the demand for seats
would be so great that the ordinary
committee room would not be large
enough to hold the crowds. A larger
caucus room was engaged.
' The mibllcltv was going to be tre
mendous. Everyone waa to get his
name and his views on money in the
Daners.
Unfortunately, and very lnconslder
. ately. Mr. Roosevelt selected that day
' to send his money message to con
gress. The wires were loaded with It
and the papers run ot a. ine com
mittee hearing barely got mentioned
But the crudest blow ot all waa the
fact that only about three people came
to the hearing. With Dr. O. M. w.
Snranue. the President's leading op:
ponent, as first witness, It waa like
playing the Follies to empty seats.
Much of this current far-eastern
war talk has a secret political motive
behind It.
If our officials suspected it was sin
cere, they would be running wild. Aa
It is, they are laughing. For Instance,
consider these Japanese admirals who
are bleating In Tokyo magazines and
newspapers about the Imminence of
conflict with the United States.
The truth about that seems to be
that It Is now getting near budget
making time in Nippon. The Japan
ese are aupposed to be entertaining
some plana for further expansion of
their fleet.
To get the Japanese people to sup
port auch expenditures willingly, a
little war propoganda Is usually nec
essary. Russia has no flet worthy to
be an excuse for the Japanese build
ing up further. So they pick on ua.
There seems to be something some
what similar behind the extra frank
... m nrni.h Premier Mussolini
has been shouting about war pros
pects. He has been going ou,
arivort.lu the fact that war
between Russia and Japan la proo
ably coming. He has even gone so
far aa to write pieces Tor the papers
stating the United states, England
and France win mi no nsu
ftii have noted that the
tone of hie yolce sounds aa U he had
Just been Jabbed with a pin. They
think they know who did the Jabbing.
It seems that Japan has been Invad
ing all of Italy'e trade markets In the
Near East. Apparently Mussolini does
not care to go to war about that him
self, but he WOUia oe picaocu 11 v'
one ciao nvu..
The serious part of that angle is
that Japan has not connnea ner nu
invasion to Italy's markets. She went
into Iraq. Persia and India so force
tsak nrltain recently Induced
her to negotiate a treaty limiting
Japanese exports to inaia.
tv, .lannneita advantage la her de
predated currency and her cheap
labor. She can undersell nearly any
one anywhere with wnat. is usuouy
Inferior quality of goods. Only em
bargoes can stop her.
c.,- rtfft.iai have elven some con-
, elderatlon to that subject since they
f received reports that she waa under
selling ua in Cuba, Haiti and central
America.
Foreign correspondent here have
.- A,.,, nf a recent artl-
jnaue Bjiirenutis ... w. - -
cle in an American airplane Journal
disclosing that we sent 30 naval
planes on an experimental "'nt
to the Leeward isianos wv .puns-
They cabled stories about It to
psners abroad, using It In connection
' with the recent naval squadron hop
from San Francisco to Hawaii.
Navy Insiders privately confirm th
fact that the flight waa made, but
point out that It la antiquated news
now. The Islands are outs.
' A senator who knows ongress In
side and out has offered privately a
practical explanation for the tran
quility mere.
He says most congressmen (Repub
llca nor Democrat) Igure that Mr
Roosevelt li more popular in each
7 onrwreaslonal district right now than
the congressman from that district.
Most conzrrsemen are going to have
enough trouble getting re-elected
without taking on the Rooaeveit en
thusiasts for a flfht.
The chief trouble about restoration
of normal diplomatic relations wi'h
Russia now seems to be typewriters.
State department Mas-budgets are
very annoyed.
They ordered American typewriters
and American rervlce for all embas
sies and consulate In Russian citlet
The typewriters are being delivered,
but the American companies say they
..nt n-nrlrie renalr service. The
Russian government has a monopoly
on typewriter service and 1U service
la of a kind which would be useless
on our types 0f machines. There are
no Amerlcsn typewriter agenclea In
Russia.
After much discussion. It has been
decided that any time the American
tvpewrltere need repairing and ser
vicing they will he sent over the Rus
sian borriT to Poland, where our com
panies have agencies.
(Ccpr-lght. 1914. by Paul Mallon )
BROTHERS PASS ON
v WITHIN SAME HOUR
CITY. Cal.. Jan. 16. (AP
At - r.;r.e hour firmer Sutx lor
juw r vn T. NUon died here ye?
te . ' .a younger brother, John C.
JE; : -cum bed in Sux-you count j.
ROOSEVELT FACES
Hints of Organized Opposi
tion Heard in Senate Cau
cus Reserve Board
Urges Taking Over Gold
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (AP)
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlln. Detroit
nrlest. predicted today before the
house coinage committee there would i
be revolution unless congress enacta '
the monetary legislation asked yestcr- !
day by President Roosevelt. j
Earlier, Frank A. Vanderllp. New I
York banker and financier, gave full I
support to the Rooeevelt monetary j
proposals and advocated creation of a i
new government agency with com
plete control over Issuance of cur
rency. Asserting that the president "pre
fera preservation of human rights to
financial tradition," the priest added:
"If congress refuses to follow thru
and give the president the legislation
he asks, I predict a revolution that
will make the French revolution look
silly.
"Gentlemen: It's Roosevelt or ruin."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (AP)
Hints of organized Republican op
position to the new Roosevelt dollar,
which la to have from 60 to 60 per
cent of the old gold dollar content,
were paralleled today by the disclosure
that the fedoral reserve board had
recommended that the government
take over all monetary gold.
Senate Republicans at a caucus de
manded "adequate" hearings on the
monetary legislation asked by the
president yesterday, but they deferred
taking any position. Democrats of
both branches spoke confidently of
early enactment.
May Soften Opposition.
Governor Eugene Black of the re
serve board made a statement reveal
ing the board's recent action. The
stand waa expected to soften some
congressional opposition to the federal
government taking the profit result
ing from dollar revaluation.
The Reconstruction Corporation an
nounced It ceased gold purchases
abroad at noon yesterday. Its gold
will be turned over to the treasury.
In a formal statement, Black added
that the board "has felt that the re
serve banks should not be benefic
iaries of the enhan.-sd value placed
upon their gold holdings by a purely
monetary policy of the government."
It's Roosevelt's I ilea.
"This position has been expressed
to the .president,' he added.
"The governor made public a let
ter to the president dated December
20 In whfcn he urged congressional
action to capture the huge reserve
bank gotd supply of $3,500,000,000 for
the government.
"Following this letter," Black said;
"the president decided that the ques
tion of the transfer of the title to
the system's gold should be referred
to congress for determination. I
understand that the proposed bill is
for this purpose."
The proposed legislation would re
place gold taken from the reserve
banks by gold certificates.
IS
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ifl. (AP)
President Roosevelt today appointed
John T. Summcrville as United States
marshal for Oregon.
PORTLAND, Jan. 16. (AP) John
T. Summcrville, whose name was sent
to the senate today by President
Roosevelt for confirmation as united
states marshal for Oregon, returned
this morning from V'aahlngton, D. C
He expects to take office about Feb.
1, succeeding Jack L. Day, republican.
Summcrville 8 a former Medford
resident and was active In democratic
circles here before moving to Port
land. Hnlmnn Shrine Lender.
PORTLAND. Jan. 16 (i RufvH
C. Holman, Oregon state treasurer,
was elected illustrious potentate at
the annual meeting of Al Kader tem
ple. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. 1mi
night. ,
Roosevelt Money Policy
Stirs British Comment
LONDON. Jan. 16. (AP) London
newspapers commented at lenrth to
day on President Rooecvelt's mone
tary declaration.
Times His proposals are likely to
be welcomed aa at any rate setting
some bounds to possible fluctuations
the international effect will de
pend upon the extent to which th
further depreciation it indicates In
the gold value of the dollar Is made
effective In exchanees with sterling
and with (told currencies."
Post If the policy corner up to the
president's expectations, the disad
vantage (to England) should be only
temporary. For the present
there appears no ground for Great
Britain to view the new s'ep with
-ny particular anxiety."
Tlcrph "Probably the Immedi
ate fleet of the drastic devaluation
U1 be Improvement in Anertca i for
Rodeo Clown Hero
Grabs Steer's Tail
and Saves Cowboy
DENVER, Jan. 18 (AP) Homer
Holcomb, a clown at the National
Western Stock show. Is today's
hero In Denver.
While about 7500 spectators
looked on In horror, a wild Brahma
steer attempted to trample and
gore Earl West, Perryton, Texas,
cowboy, during the rodeo perform
ance at the annual ehow, and
would have succeeded If It hadn't
been for Holcomb.
The fun maker, at the risk of his
own life, ran out and seized the
enraged animal by the tail and
distracted Its attention from West,
who was lying In the arena In the
path of the onrushlng steer.
West scampered to safety and
Holcomb out-ran the charging
beast to escape Injury.
GILBERT COLLIE
RETAKEN AFTER
ASYLUMESCAPE
Gilbert F. Collie, former Medford
and valley resident, again faces tne
tzallows, as the result of his escape
Sunday from the California State hos
pital for the criminal Insane at
Ukiah. Cal. Collie, convicted of the
slaying of Dale Slater, 20, Los Angeles
youth, in 1931, was adjudged Insane
while confined in the death cell at
San Quentin prison. He was arrested
when he tried to sell the auto of one
of his victims. Later he confessed
two slaylngs.
Collie, according to press dispatches,
sawed his way out of the criminal In
sane ward, and when captured had a
number of hacksaws in his possession.
Hospital guards captured him with
out a struggle. An investigation Is
scheduled to determine how Collie
got possession of the saws. Another
hearing Is also imminent on his san
ity. If found sane, the death sentence
will be carried out. Hospital authori
ties last summer declared him sane.
Collie confessed to two murders.
and was suspected of two others. He
waa a- resident of this county about
13 years ago, residing in this city and
In the West Side district. He was a
powerful man, of violent temper, and
a blacksmith by trade. During his
residence here, he engaged In a num
ber of controversies with neghbors,
and was generally feared. He fig
ured in a number of fistic encoun
ters. He came here from The Dalles,
ore.
He left here about seven years ago,
and was not heard of until he ap
peared in the news as a confessed
murderer. While waiting foe execu
tion, hla mind allegedly faded.
IS
HAVANA, Jan. 16. iVP) Carlos
Hevia. 33-year-old secretary of agri
culture, was given the oath of office
as president of Cuba today by his
father-in-law, Dr. Juan Federlco Ed
elmann, president of the supreme
court.
BY ROLLING STUMP
ROSEBimo, Ore., Jan. 16. (API
Robert Mtnter of Oakland was
brought to the Northwest National
Soldiers Home hospital last night suf
fering from critical injurlea received
yesterday while employed In a civil
works road project near Tyee. Mlnter
waa engaged In clearing away rubble
at the top of a rock bluff, following
a blast, when he was etrurk by a
rolling stump and thrown 20 feet tfl
the roadway below.
montgMeIyward CO.
VOTES $5.25 DIVIDEND
CHICAGO. Jan. 16 (AP) Direc
tors of Montgomery Ward and com
pany today voted to pay a dividend of
5 2S a share on the company's class
A stock, representing the total
amount accrued prior to Jan. 1, 1033.
' on that Issue.
elgn trade, but there need not be any
dread of the permanent capture of
foreign markets by American goods
the position is not auch aa to
require any immediate action on our
part."
Financial News "The most impor
tant aspect of the measure Is that it
represents a whole-hearted determin
ation to persist In depressing the dol
lar." Ms ll (Tie financial editor of this
newspaper m-as less confident thsn
some regarding the prospects for
British export trade, which under
some circumstances he believed would
be affected seriously).
1 "A remedy if needed lies in raising
the sterling price for gold
sooner or later, devaluation of the
Fvewh franc and other gold curren
cies rould appear to be Inevitable,"
'a said.
STATE PARADES
GRUESOME DATA
Pictures Daughter-in-Law's
Body On Operating Table
Shown Court Neigh
bors Testify to Scene
CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING,
CHICAGO, Jan. 16. (AP) The state j
today began Its gruesome parade of
evidence In the trial of Dr. Alice Lind
say Wynekoop, 62-year-old physician,
charged with the murder of Rhcta
Gardner Wynekoop, auburn haired
wife of her youngest son, Earle.
Three pictures of the scene of the
homicide, one showing the body of
the 23-year-old Rheta on the operat
ing table in the basement of the i
Wynekoop home, for identification.
Other evidence hauled Into court,
but as yet unpresented included two
wicker waste baskets, bearing stains
which might have been blood, and
several bulky packages wrapped In
brown paper.
Neighbors Testify.
Before adjournment at noon the
state completed Its examination of
Miss Hennessy and of Mrs. Vera Dun
can, neighbor of the Wynekoops and
the last person known to have seen
Rheta alive.
Miss Hennessey continued where
she was Interrupted by adjournment
yesterday. Dr. Wynekoop, the 62-year-
old defendant, sat erect at the coun
sel's table and listened intently.
The teacher yesterday had brought
her story up to the point where Dr.
Catherine Wynekoop, the defendant's
daughter, had notified the witness
Rheta had been slain.
Saw Body on Table.
She related Dr. Wynekoop, having
summoned Catherine from the county
hospital, where she waa a resident
physician, then called two other doc
tora and Thomas Ahearn, an under
taker. When the undertaker arrived,
she said, Dr. Alice, Catherine, Ahearn
(Continued on Page Four)
WASHINGTON, Jan. -16. (AP)
Thorough approval of President
Roosevelt's monetary program was ex
pressed before the house coinage
committee today by Frank A. Van
derllp, New York banker and finan
cier. He made his views known on the
president's recommendations to con
gress yesterday after he had proposed
creation of a new federal agency to
have sole power of currency issue.
Discussing the advisability of stab
ilizing the dollar on a metallic base,
Vanderllp was asked by Representa
tive Dies, D., Tex.), whether he ap
proved the Roosevelt message.
"Yes I thoroughly," the banker re
piled. "There Is so much less mys
tery about what the president Is do
ing than his opponents say."
MISS KEITH "OFF
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16. (AP) An
opinion that Margaret Keith, wealthy
Palos Vcrdes recluse, was insane waa
contamed In testimony on flic In
Jauperior court today in the trial of a
l contest to her will disposing of an
.estate valued at $1,600,000.
! Answering a 40,000-word hypotheti
cal question In which most of the
testimony of the lengthy trial was re
viewed. Dr. Frank M. Mlkels said he
believed she was suffering from "per
, alstent, progressive paranoia."
j The question referred to Miss
I Keith's habit of sleeping In hallways,
; although she occupied a 30-room
mansion, wearing of veils although
of sn attractive appearance, hiring
1 and firing of 300 laborers In a four
! year period and building of expensive
swtmmlng pools which were not used.
The contest was brought by rela
tives who claimed the daughter of
the late David Keith, wealthy Utah
miner, was of unsound mind when
she bequeathed the bulk of her estate
to Albert Cam Allenf Jr., a nephew
and rancher of Medford, Ore.
At the meeting of the city council
this evening In the city halt, a num
ber of appointments are to be made
by Mayor E. M. Wilson.
Included in the group will be a
councilman to succeed the late W. M.
Clemenson, the budget committee,
two water commissioners, and a
member to the planning commission.
Prop Him Line (ulz.
! SALEM. Jan. 16 (AP) The pub
, lie utilities comm.wloner today dis
missed the Investigation of the fares,
methods and service of the Bovds
i Dollar Ui; bus company, today. The
commissioner announced the 'condl
Itlon which neces. .ted the Investi
gation have been satisfactorily ad-
justed.
VANDERLiP BACKS
MONETARY POLICY
GIVEN RULES OF
Preliminary Steps for Estab
lishing Program Taken
County Agent Fowler Will
Hold Series of Meetings
Preliminary steps for the establish
ment of the Corn-Hog Producers Ad
justment program under the Agricul
tural Adjustment act, In Jackson
county was under way this afternoon
at a meeting held in the courthouse
auditorium. H. A. LIndgren of the
Animal Husbandry department of
Oregon State college, explained tho :
purposes, rules and regulations of the
program. County Agent R. O. Fowler
acted as chairman. j
County Agent Fowler, will conduct ;
a series of community meetings thru
out the county the next month, after
which contracts will be signed. No i
contracts were signed today, but pre
liminary work sheets were distributed
for collection of data relative to the
corn acreage and hog production. A
history of the acreage for the past
five years Is thus secured. The biog
raphy of the hog embodies the hog
population, number slaughtered for
sale or home use. feeder stock, and
what type of feed was used.
It was urged upon all corn-hog pro
ducers to attend the community
meetings to be held later. County
Agent Fowler said all the blanks re
quired have not yet been received.
The last farm census of this county
showed there were 200 farmers en
gaged In corn-hog production on
varying scales.
(Continued on Page Five.)
L
AS COOE BREAKER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (AP)
The federal government filed suit to
day against the Standard Oil com
pany of New Jersey charging violation
of the oil code and asking an Injunc
tion against the company to prevent
it from giving premiums.
- The action was filed on behalf of
Secretary Ickes, the oil administrator.
Hearing on the suit was set for Janu
ary 30 In District of Columbia su
preme court.
,The suit was the first to be filed
against a major oil company for al
leged violation of the code.
The specific charge was that the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
and its subsidiaries had Inaugurated
a "boys' club contest" and had re
fused to accede to a requcat by the
oil administration to discontinue the
practice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (AP)
Members, of the National Agricultu
ral Congress heads of farm organi
zations that have held sessions here
presented a program to President
Roosevelt today including an en
dorsement of "the policy on mone
tary reform and t.he approach to the
stabilized dollar."
The seven-point recommendations
were handed to Mr. Roosevelt while
he was In conference with Secretary
Wallace.
SAYS FORMER SOLON
, DENVER, Jan. 16. V, Former U
S. Senator Charles S. Thomas, 84,
from a sick bed at his home here to
day told newspapermen he thought
congress Is now composed of "white.
llvered cowards." and expressed the
hone his daughter. Edith Thomas. 45.
Indicted by a federal grand Jury on
I a gold hoarding charge, "accepts l.fe
I imprisonment rather than relinquish
I her fltiht to establish her property
. rights."
SALEM. Jan. 16 (AP) Appeal
from the ballot title for the consti
tutional amendment relative to heal
Ing arts was taken to the state su
preme court today by the Oregon
Htate Medical society and Thomas
Wayne Watts, declaring the title, as
provided by the attorney general
waa unfair and prejudiced.
FARM BOND GUARANTEE
! IS PASSED BY- HOUSE
! WASHINOTON. Jan. 16 ( AP) Th
.Imir. bill RtmranWInii th principal
of 2.000 000.000 worth of farm bonda
waa paMr today hy the houae.
now gori to the aenat.
4
Aalorla (( .More ;A.
ASTORIA, Ore., Jan. ID. IPi A
new flood relief pro)e-t to give em
ployment to 415 men until Februa-y
1K haa heen approved by the atate
civil worKa administration. It wa, an-
nouaced b; CWA official! her toda;
SAILS ON "GPOOM-LESS" HONEYM N
'-ft... V-W o t il
. U . J k J
y 4 sfi
Princess Barbara Mdfvanl, nee Barbara Hutton, tailed from San
Francisco for Yokohama on a honeymoon tour without her princely
husband, Alexis, who sailed from Vancouver, B. C, the same date.
They will Join each other in tho orient. Prince Alexaa stayed out of
California to dodge process servers. Aboard the Tatsuta Maru, left to
right: Princess Barbara, Jimmy Donohue, her cousin and self-styled
"court Jester"; Nancy Allard, secretary, and an unidentified Japanese.
(Associated Preit Photo)
G.F.
F
L
FAMILY IS TAKEN
G. F. Billings, pioneer business
man and civic leader of Ashland,
where he had resided since 1876, died
at his home there early this morn
ing from effects of a heart attack
suffered Friday afternoon.
Mr. Billings waa born In Litchfield
Corners, Maine. March 5, 1850. He
graduated from Farmlngton State
Normal school of Maine In 1660 and
came west in 1876 from Washington.
D. C, where he had been principal
of a grammar school. For seven years
after his arrival In Ashland, he man
aged the Eagle Flouring mill.
In 1683 he established an Insurance
and real estate office and in 1886
constructed the building which has
since housed his headquarters.
He is survived by two sons, Ralph
Billings, county commissioner, and
Homer Billings, who has been asso
ciated with hla father for years in
the Insurance and realty business.
Also surviving are five grand-children
and two nephews and two nieces
Clarence Far n ham, ..Ashland; Roscoe
Ham, Bowdoln College, Maine, and
Mrs. Harry Poole, Oakland, Cal.; Mfss
Julia Billings, Holllwell. Maine. Mr.
Billings' wife, Frances Myer Billings,
preceded him In death over a year
ago.
Mr. Billings had remained actively
Interested In his business until
stricken Friday. On July 15, 1933, he
waa presented with a gold service
medal, commemorating 60 years'
active service with the Hartford In
surance company, a record equalled
by only two other agents on the coast.
He had long been active In church
and school affairs and was for 30
years superintendent of the Metho
dist Episcopal Sunday school in Ash
land.
Funeral services will be held at 3
p. m., Thursday at the Ashland
Methodist church with the Rev. 8. W.
Hall officiating and Interment will
be made In Hargndlne cemetery. Ser
vlcea will be conducted by J. P. Dodge
and Son.
PORTLAND, Jan. 16. (TP) George
L. 8s mm is, administrator for the
state liquor control board, said here
today that "many complaints have
been received at the office that an
extremely poof grade of liquor Is be
ing sold by many Portland concerns."
He made the statement In connec
tion with receipt of a message from
Joseph H. Choate. Jr.. director of tho
federal alcohol administration, stat
ing that the government will deal
harshly with all original purveyors of
bad liquor.
fiammis said that once the stare
commission starts operation and all
liquor legally sold In the state comes
through its purchasing , department,
control of the quality will be much
simplified. Meanwhile, he said, the
commission Is Interested in "clean
ing up" the quality of liquor now
being sold.
BAO LIOUOR BEING
PEDDLED, IS PLAINT
Buck Deer on Rampdge
Ruins Real Estate Deal
ROSFBUrtO, Ore.. Jen. 16. (API
A story of how buck deer spoiled
a real estate deal la being told by a
local land salesman.
W. A. Burr recently took an out-of-state
couple to a farm listed for
sale The plac, waa Inspected, and
while they were looking over the
property a large buck deer ppe,red
In the barnyard, coming from nei
ghboring wood lot.
The appearance of the deer sent the
would-be purchasers Into raptures
and the deal for the property appeared
to be asaurred. The couple agreed to
the purchase price and the arrange
ments for payment and urged an Im
mediate return to Roseburg to sign
the papers.
Mr. Burr, however, had a little dif
ficulty in getting his cat started, and
: J WAS BROKEN NOSE
, yb&r'rV1 DURING ROBBERY
OF
IN
AREAS-PLANNED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (AP)
The placing of two CWA workers
where one CWA worker worked be
fore was the announced goal today
of the civil works administration for
decreasing unemployment In small
communities.
Harry L. Hopkins, the administra
tor, said that without spending
much If any additional money iie
was authorizing a sort of stagger:
system whereby working hours would
be reduced from 30 to IS a week in
rural areas and towns of less than
2,500.
In this way, he said, he hoped to
provide employment for 600,000 more
people, although the earnings of all
concerned, of course, would be re
duced. Hopkins reported statistics from
140 larger towns and cities for De
cember showing a reduction of 21
per cent as against November In the
number of families receiving unem
ployment relief, but that 1,266,825
families remained on Vie list.
I
PORTLAND, Jan. 1. f AP) Frank
Messenger, In charge of the NRA
compliance office here, said today i
about 20 complaints have been re-j
celved against grocers who are re ;
putedly using certain commodities as
"leaders" in their stores, selling at
cost or taking a loss In order to at
tract prospective customers. Milk,
sugar and some other staples have
been so used In violation of NRA
provisions, tiie complaint allege.
Messenger said only one grocer out
side t.'ie city of Portland had been
cited in the complaints.
Those against whom complaint has
beeti made will be asked to visit the
compliance headquarters hers and
adjust the matter. Messenger said.
OFF JAPANESE GOAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16. i,V)
The British steamer Capo Cornwall,
loaded with lumber and with 40 men
aboard, reported ahe waa "In distress,
leaking badly In the engine room,"
somewhere In the Pacific this afr
noon, acocrdlng to messages received
here hy the mnrlno department of the
chamber of commerce.
The marine department said they
could get no position for the freighter
but aa nearly as could be reckomd
from her regular schedule, she should
be somewhere off the coast of Japin
SALEM, Jkii. 16 (API Four aide
walk projects along the sta'e highway
In Albany, Mnrshfleld. Tlgard and
Corbelt as CWA activities were auth
orised by the atnte highway commis
sion today.
got out of the automobile. The deer
had wandered closer to the auto, and
as the reel estate salesmnn left the
rar the buck charged. Mr. Burr selred
a pitchfork and swung It aa a club,
but wa. knocked down and battered
before he finally succeeded In pinning
the deer's horns down with the pitch
fork. The deer was securely trussed with
rnnea and tied to a fence, while the
anlesman and his clients returned to
town. But the deal was olf. All th
enthusiasm for a net deer hd van
ished and the prospective customers
had no desire for a farm where sup
posedly timid animals attacked owner,
In their own barnyard.
ltd Walker, state policeman, was
sent out to the farm to release tht
trussed deer.
M4RMAIN WORRY
Screen Siren Didn't Mind
Loss of Jewels and Cash
So Much She Tells Jurors
in Trial of Accused Bandit
LOS ANOEl.ES. Jan. 16 (J Mas
Weat. dazzling movn airen, blonde of
the provocative walk and the "coma
hither voice, was mora oonocmtd
with the horrors of a broken no
and the possible loss of a screen con
tract than with the M.400 In cash
and the diamond, and Jewelry the
gave up when a robber held her up
3cptember 28. 1032.
Testifying today in the trial of
Edward Friedman, who la charged
with the robbery, the actreaa said she
knew ahe could get her "property"
back in quick time, but a new nose
waa something else again.
Tells of Holdup.
Asked to tell of the holdup from
the start, the acreon actress went
ahead without much prompting.
"The man with the gun aald, 'oiva
me the poke'," Miss West testified.
"My purse waa on the seat beside me
and the bandit reached over for It.
I figured he wanted It. ao I picked
It up and gave It to him."
At this Juncture the actreaa Illus
trated with a sweeping gesture of her
lovely brocade puree ho she gener
ously handed the money over to the
robber. She admitted ruefully that
If she had believed this gesture would
save her valuable diamonds In the
holdup, ahe quickly changed the
opinion.
Demand! Rlnr.
"Olve me that rlnff." aha mis tha
robber demanded. "I did. Tt
diamond ring."
That waa all of Mne'a testimony
for the moment, for a ronrfc mmu
waa called. The actress' court body
guard, consisting of nnllca detective
and district attorney'a special offlc-
cra, ciosea in around her. The pro
tective, meaaure waa taken because of
mrcats or an unidentified man over
the telephone that there would be
trouble If ahe testified In Friedman's
trial.
E
TO BE REOPENED
PORTLAND, Jan. 16. (AP) K.
Dean Butler of Grants Pass an
nounced here Monday that the Rob
ertson gold mine In Southern Oregon,
inoperative for several years, haa been
sold to George C. Stanley and Clive
Stanley of Eugene, and L. F. Stanley
of Portland.
It was aald Butler represented the
Robertson family of Gallce, Jefferson
county, In the transaction. Butler
said the mine, well-equipped and one.
a produce i of rich ore, will be ope
rated by the new owners.
S.P.i
DURING RECENT WEEK
BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16 (AP)
Southern Pacific lines report gains In
carloadlngs over both the preceding
week and the like week of last year.
Last weeks loa IlnR totaled 17.742
compared with 16,009 In the 1933
week, an Increase of 1843. The pre
ceding week, which contained New
Years day, recorded 1.1.734. giving a
rise of 2008 for the second week of
the year.
WILL-
ROGERS
niiVKRtiYHII.LS, Cut., Jan.
1,"). Tronblo with us is wo had
the tax nn liquor nt the wronx
tinio. should have had it
on from 1019 to 103,1, when
rcnple wore drinking il. A
prospector in the lion rt of
Death Valley is not as lonesome
lonkinc as a salesman in
liipior store.
That Japanese, admiral that,
leclared war on Ameriea got a
lot of publicity but no war. hi
fact, all the writers and pre
dictors haven't been able to
produce a war as readily as
they promised. Kvery nation
thinks they arc Rettinj? ready
for it quicker than the other
and if they each know that the
other is ready there will be
none.