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By PAUL MALLON
(Copyright, 1934. by Paul Mallon)
I'urpose.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IB. The hlg
"thing behind the new money policy
now la our aecret drive for an Inter
national currency agreement with
Great Britain.
That la the real reason why Mr.
Roosevelt aBked congresa for two bil
lions from the gold profits to dabble
In foreign exchange. He clouded hie
purpose by saying he also Intended
to use the two billions tor gold buy
ing, purchase of government securi
ties and maintenance of credit.
Naturally the drive must be con
ducted under cover. We want to
force as good a bargain as we can.
i There Is every reason to expect that
we will.
Mr. Hoosevelt can play a lot of
poker with two billions.
Fundamentals.
Some of the Inner authorities be
lieve the agreement will not be long
in coming. At least they hope It will
ot be.
Then they expect Mr. Roosevelt to
tabllin definitely on a gold oasis
without any such tricks as the War
ren commodity dollar. Some phases
of the Wsrren theory will be adapted
to the final agreement, but the origl
nalnal Warren commodity dollar Is
already out the window. That Is.
the Idea of tying the dollar to a fluc
tuating gold base, variable with the
labor departments commodity price
Index. Is now dead, done and finished.
If Mr. Roosevelt cared to disclose
his whole hand, he would say of his
new money message:
"It means 80 per cent stabilization
row and the other 20 per cent as soon
as I can get an agreement with
Britain."
At least that is what his right hand
( men are whispering. It sounds sincere.
Coni; rats.
Mr. Roosevelt'! associates thought
he was happier last Tuesday morning
than they had seen him since October
22, the date of his radio speech.
The reason for his exuberance was
the reaction of the country to his gold
message. Even such thoroughly sound
business and political men as former
Governor Cox of Ohio congratulated
him.
Speed.
The progress we have made in the
science of legislation la clearly shown
by the lnalde fight between the
banking and the coinage committees
of the house as to which committee
ahould handle the president s money
bill- , ,
Both committee leaders waylalp
Speaker Ralney. They talked like
high pressure salesmen, each stress
ing his own Inability to handle the
bill better than the other one.
nnally one chairman told Ralney
. he would promise to report the bill
favorably to the house within a single
When the other chairman heard
about that he said he would pass
on the bill In less than a day. whlcn
would hardly .give his committee
members opportunity to read the bill,
much less to digest It.
However, that Is probably Just as
well.
Advice.
The latest story about Senator Car
ter Glass Is so well pointed that t
makes no difference whether It Is
true. At least It Is being told around
the Inner governmental circles, ana
It Is accepted there as true.
It seems the senator received
letter from a constituent telling him
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rate the sheep from the goats In nis
congressional household and urged
the senator to get rliht with the
White House, ana noi
w among the goats.
The senator took his pen in hand
and responded In effect:
I will take care of my own classt-
umarflflnn of the
sheep and goat! take place, but I
know, sir, tnai you win w
classification, for your advice dis
closes you to be an unmitigated beast
of burden of another species."
Grading.
The recent trembling of the capitoi
dome was not caused by an earth
quake, but by the turmoil of states
men in the privacy of the hotise and
senate cloakrooms. They are not Just
merely angry. They are mad.
It seems a new veterans' magazine
hai started and Is publishing what
It calls box score of how the con
gressmen atood on veterans- legisla
tion. But It is grading the statesmen
on only two votes 25 per cent on
the famous Connolly amendment and
73 per cent on the economy bill.
Of course most of the leelslstors
hive averages of rero. Their wall
runs I-ke this:
"Here I hsve been voting for vete
rans' legislation all my life and Just
because I supported the president on
two bilii, I am crucified this wy
among my constituents.
As a matter of truth, their walls
a are Justified, because the veterans
can hardly pick their friends accu
rately from those two votes sione.
lCuuU4Ucd lioai Fs 8af
53 Additional Men Will Be
Used Ashland Armory
Repair Is Third Project
$8000 Expenditure Seen
Allocation of 53 additional men for
OWA work In Jackson county, bring
ing the total allotment here to date
to 747, and the approval of three now
project in this county to be ac
complished with Civil Works adminis
tration funds and labor, brought In
creased enthusiasm . for the federal
program Into numerous circles today,
following the report of the CWA
committee. The work will represent
an additional expenditure of more
than 98.000.
The three new projects approved
provide for the improvement of the
grounds surrounding the new h!ph
school on South Oakdale, re-decora-tlon
and repair of the Medford Arm
ory and the Ashland Armory.
Work Starts Monday.
Work on the three projects w'll
begin next Monday morning and will
continue for five or six week, fur
nishing 53 men work for that period.
The 53 men have already been se
lected for the work from the re-employment
rolls. They were allotted
to Jackson county for airport work.
which has been underway for some
time at the Medford field. The men,
now working at the airport will be
transferred to the three new proj
ects to be replaced by the new allot
ment of men, called for that specific
purpose.
Boom for School.
The improvement of the high school
grounds, which have not been worked
since construction of the building,
because of a definite lack -of funds,
will Include resurfacing and leveling
of the grounds for the "planting o!
lawn, piping for Irrigation purposes,
and the construction of cement walks
about the building. The work will
entail the expenditure of 97,045.
The Medford Armory work, to which
$650 has been allotted, will Include
painting, re-rooflng, kalsominlng,
and general repair of the building.
A similar repair program will be
carried on at the Ashland Armory.
Both the buildings have been In need
of improvements to prevent their de
terioration for some time, and tlw
approval of the projects brought gen
eral rejoicing in National Guard units
today.
Lottie M. Bold on, wife of John H
Boldon, of 219 South Holly, passed
away at a local hospital late Wed
nesday night at the age of 61 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Boldon and family
came to Medford last April from Cot'
tage Grove, where Mr. Boldon was
engnged In business 'or mnny years,
Their former home was In Ohio. Mrs.
Boldon was born at Cleveland, Sep
tember 3. 1873. She was a member
of the Episcopal church and the
Eastern Star, fcoth at Cleveland.
Besides her husband, she leaves
three children: Annette Isabel. e Tro
flmov, of Cleveland: John C, and
Bruw; B. Boldon, of Medford: also
one brother, Archie Bundy. Footville,
Ohio.
Arrangements for services In care
of Conger Funeral Parlors await word
from relatives and will be announced
at a later date.
PUTNAM WILL ERECT
SALEM, Jan. 18. (Spl.) Con
structlon of a one-story concrete
building to house a retail grocery
store is to be .undertaken soon on
the lot at 368 North Liberty street,
owned by George Putnam, local pub
lisher, It was learned yesterday. It
ts understood the structure will cost
between 10.000 and $12,000.
The building la to be 50 by 100
feet in dimensions with a macada
mized parking atrip on one or more
sides.
A larce food retailing firm Is under
stood to be negotiating to lease the
property.
MATHEWS AND SPLAWN
NOMINATIONS FAV0R0
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18 (API
The senate interstate commerce com
mittee today favorably repored the
nominations of George C. Mathews
of Wisconsin as a member of the fed
eral trade commi.vton and W. M. W.
Splawn of Texas as a member of the
interstate commerce commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 uVf Sen
ator Vandenberg fR.. Mich), Intro
duced a bill today to prohibit mem-
! hers of a political national commit
j tr or ;ts employes from practicing
i j,.,. government d?pa;f
lKut or av-.
Kidnapers Holding Banker for $200,000
IS
TRAVEIJXPENSE
Salary and Expense Ad
vances to Employes Also
Hit Alleged Abuses Are
Pointed Out By Auditor
SALEM, Jan. 18. (AP) Pointed
'criticism was directed against the
game commission, today in comments
on the secretary of state's audit of
the commission for the practice' of
making salary and expense advances
to employes, Issuance of credit cards
on the state for gasoline used In prl-
ate cars and the expensive system oi
paying five cents a mile for private
cara when considerable traveling Is
necessary instead of purchasing state
owned cars.
The audit, prepared by the office
of the secretary of state pointed out
these abuses with emphasis using
the traveling expenses of E- H. Crock
ett, publicity and research man for
the commission and or Raipn vowgm.
engineer.
Heavy Travel
During the year ending last Sep
tember, the audit pointed out Crock
ett's reports showed he traveled 28.776
miles for which he was paid 1,488. 80
and Cowglll traveled 19.076 miles for
which he was paid $953.80.
Tho comments stated the "practice
of making s alary and expense ad
vances to employes from the emer
gency or revolving fund In excess of
nmounts earned or due had already
been called to the attention of the
commission. The use of gasoline
credit cards by employes where cards
are Issued In the name of the state
game commission and used to pur
chase gasoline and oil for use in pri
vate automobiles, regardless of whe
ther or not Buch employes use their
private cars In connection with state
business had also been discussed with
a certain commissioner." The reports
showed commission employes had
dangerously abused these privileges.
INITIATIVE FAILS
SALEM, Ore, Jan. 18. (AP) The
attempt to place the repeal of the
1933 truck and bus law on the spe
cial election ballot May 18 failed, It
was announced today by the secre
tary of state's office. Insufficient
signatures for the Initiative proposal
resulted In the defeat of the plan.
The Initiative petitions, sponsored
by the Motor Vehicle Owners asso
ciation, were sent to the secretary
of state last night with but 12,000
names. In order to be placed upon
the ballot, 26.667 names would be
necessary. Today was the last day
for the filing of petitions. This was
the only initiative proposal sponsored
for the special election.
TROLLEY CRASH
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18. iff)
Twenty-three persons were injured,
several perhaps fatal If, physician
said, in a head-on collision of two
street cars here today.
The collision occurred, police said,
when a Market street railway car
leaped the track at 18th and Va
lencia street, crashed Into another
car coming m the opposite direction.
Ambulances hurriedly removed the
injured to emergency hospitals.
Both cars wer badly damaged.
VIENNA, Auctrls, Jan. 18 (AP)
Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuas tonight
warned Otrmany that force might be
used against her If what he described
as the relch's present aggressive at
titude toward Austria was continued
His warning was issued during the
course of a visit to Vienna by Puiiio
Svnlch, Italian undersecretary of
state, who arrived today to confer
with Austrian officials.
Nazis demonstrated excited y as flu
vtcrt arrived. Three bombs were ex
ploded in front of the railway its-,
tion. !
! Irinii t tw pnint Royal Brown.
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BYRD PARTY DISCOVERS
OLD QUARTERS INTACT
LITTLE AMERICA (Via Mackay
Radio) Jan. 18. (jF) Admiral Rich
ard E. By.-d and his Antarctic expe
dition arrived here today.
The arrival was at 12:30 a. m., E.
S. T.
(Unusual static interference made
it difficult for the Byrd flagship to
communicate with civilization.)
The expedition intended to deter
mine the state of the old camp at
Little America, which Byrd left four
years ago.
Six dog teams, hauling camping
supplies. Immediately were slung over
FIFTH CUBAN PRESIDENT
IN FIVE MONTHS SEATED
HAVANA, Jan. 18. (AP) Carlos
Mendieta 60 year old physician.
statesman and revolutionary, today
was made president of Cuba the
fifth president In as many months.
Mendieta entered an office which
had been vacant overnight, since
Carlos Uevia, who had held office 40
hours, suddenly resigned.
The presidency was given to Men-
diets, by acclamation of a group of
leaders of Cuban political life who
gathered In the palace.
SALEM, Jan. 18. (AP) A condi
tional pardon from the state peni
tentiary has been granted by Gov
ernor Julius L. Meier to Wesley Mc
Kltrick It was announced here Wed
nesday. The prisoner was imme
diately discharged.
McKitrick was sentenced from
Jackson - county August 0, 1933, to
serve one year on a burglary charge
in connection with the ballot theft
cases in Medford last year.
The conditions of McKltrlck's re
lease, as contained in the pardon,
were that he should conduct himself
as befitting a good citizen.
Previous conviction of a felony
barred McKttrlck for a parole at the
time of sentence, which was urged
then by the attorney-general's office.
Since Incarceration at Salem he has
been a trusty. The conditional par
don gives him freedom two months
before he would have completed his
sentence, with time off for "good be
havior." He entered the prison Au
gust 9, last, and has served the bet
ter part of six months.
He was one of the state's half a
dozen "star witnesses" In the ballot
theft trials.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (API
Secretary Wallace today stepped be
fore a senate committee with the as
sertion that the first eight months'
operation of the greatest farm ex
periment ever conducted In this
country had provided a "conclusive
demonstration" that It would work.
Before accounting for his steward
ship over the agricultural adjustment
act. Wallace first looked ahead to the
possible development later of "longer
term plans which will provide for
more flexibility on Individual farms."
BUTTER, ICE CREAM
MAKERS TALK CODE
SALEM. Jan. 18, (AP) More than
200 buttermakers and Ice cream
manufacturers in the state were in
session here today to perfect a code
for these Industries tn conformity
with the legislative act providing the
co-operation of the state with the
federal government in the promotion
of the rehabilitation of agriculture.
Heavyweight Baby
Sets Record For
Pennsylvania City
CHESTER, Pa . Jan. 18 . -T, A
daughter weighing 18 'j pound
was born yesterday to Mr. and
Mrs Thomas Cxsrnokol.
Pliysleiani xprrwd the belie!
that the baby la the largest ev?r
born in this city and pointed out
that it is as h"avy as a normal
six-months-old child.
Mrs. Crarnokol. who Is 3 and
the mother of two other children.
n:! the "II I Me one"' sre doing
the side of the ship and started over
the gently rising ridge between the
mooring place and the camp proper.
The cruise from Boston had occu
pied three months.
The landing party found the three
60-foot wireless towers of the camp
intact, although the buildings were
covered with snow.
"It's 'all there." Admiral Byrd ex
claimed. "The administration build
ing you can see, the three ventilators
sticking up and the chimney. There's
the radio shack to the left. It's all
there under the snow."
The Inaugural oath was given by
the supreme court.
Mendieta accepted the presidency
after a night-long resistance against
the pleading of friends who wished
him to become chief executive at
once.
Previous to his acceptance, Manuel
Marquez Sterling, secretary of state
under Hevla. refused his constitution
al right to become president, prefer
ring that Mendieta should take office
without delay.
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PORTLAND, Ore.. Jsn. 18. (AP)
E. G. Harlan, chairman of the Ore
gon mllk control board, said today
that Eugeno Chadwlck of the Port
land staff will leave today for south
ern Oregon to co-operate with milk
distributors, dealers and stores han
dling th eproduct In setting up the
minimum price schedule recently ap
proved for that mltkshed.
Chadwlck will be in Grants Pass
Friday morning and will spend one
or two days there conferring with
distributors. He will then go to Med
ford, and wlli conclude the confer
ences at A&'iland.
JOHN HAERTLE
DIES OF STROKE
John Haertle, a resident of Med
ford for nearly 40 years, passed away
at 11:25 p. m. Wednesday following
a paralytic stroke suffered Monday
evening. Mr. Haertle came to Med
ford from Wood county, Wisconsin,
In 1804 and resided of late at 310
West Clark street.
He was born at Sherwood, Calu
met county, Wisconsin, March 8,
1875, and was married In that state
before coming west. Besides his
wife, Ethel Haertle, he leaves two
sons, Edward of Palo Alto, Cal., and
Walter of Medford; also two sisters
and two brothers, Josephine Haertle
and Joseph D., of Wllwaukee, Wis.;
Mnggle Rage), Marshfleld. Wis., and
Andrew Haertle, of Medford; also a
half sister, Trade Cramer, of Harris
burg, Ore.
Mr. Haertle was a long time mem
ber and faithful worker In the local
lodge of Vie Improved Order of Red
men. Funeral services will be con
ducted Rt the Conger chspel by Mr.
A. J. Hanby at 3 p. m. Friday with
Interment In Jacksonville cemetery,
in charge of the fled men lodge.
PORTLAND, Jan. 18 (AP) Mer
wyn E Paget of Portland was today
appointed aslstsnt manager of the
Oregon Home Owners' I-osn corpora
tion to succeed H. E. Wsiter of Cor
vallls. who resigned recently upon re
quest of J. P. Lipscomb, manager of
the Oregon branch.
Paget was appointed by Lipscomb,
subject to confirmation by the senior
board at Washington. D. C.
Pacet waa originally slated for ap
pointment as SMlstant manager of
the Oregon corporation, but Walter
was wirrted at the last moment.
He in a Democrat.
EUORNE, Jan. 18 A rfW.U
tion pledging full and unqualified
cooperation and support to Dr. C.
V. Boyer, University of Oregon cam
pus president, was adopted unani
mously by the university faculty in
tu fi'Kt n-.e-t'n wit.li the new acting
u;c.icut lata yesterday.
L
NEED CUED BY
WALTER PIERCE
Oregon Solon, Author of Bill,
Says 'Bootleg Traffic' in
Contraceptive Information
Widely Prevalent Now
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. tAP
Representative Pierce of Oregon
told the house Judiciary commit
tee today that "there Is hardly a
high school boy or girl who does
not know more about It (birth
control) than you who sit around
this table."
Author of a bill to allow dis
semination of contraceptive Infor
mation, he said the law against
mall distribution of auch Infor
mation was unenforceable and
causing a "bootleg traffic.'
WASHINGTON Jan. 18. (AP)
Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn, mother of
six children, including the actress,
Katharine Hepburn, advocated the
Pierce birth control bill before the
.house judiciary committee today
with the words;
'The terror of race suicide is non
sense, for women want children
but they want them when they can
afford them physically and economi
cally. Race suicide talk la Just as ridicu
lous as that of those who said, when
we women wanted the vote, that for
them to go to the polls would destroy
the home.'
Introduced By Pierce
Accompanied by Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, Mrs. Hepburn was Introd
duced by Representative Walter
Plt.rre (D., Ore.)
Chairman Summers allotted three
hours to the proponents and three
to opponents of the bill, which would
so amend the criminal code as to
permit dissemination of Information
by the medical profession.
Mrs. Hepburn said: j
"We are not connected with any
commercial Interest. We are here be
cause Mrs. Sanger In her nursing ex
perience of 30 years became convlnc- j
ed birth control was necessary for I
the welfare of women."
Pierce, author of the bill, contend
ed the present law prohibiting mail
dissemination of contraceptive infor
mation waa unenforceable, causing a
'bootleg traffic" to spring up.
Dry Law Also Failed
As governor of Oregon, I made a
desperate effort to enforce the prohi
bition law," he said. I am a real
prohibitionist personally and politi
cally. Yet my state voted repeal of
that law because It was being brok
en." He said repeal of the anti-birth
control sections of the criminal code
was In keeping with the repeal of
prohibition,"
He said .he was the father of six
children and grandfather of seven.
Mrs. Sanger lashed out against
what she termed the "absurd situa
tion" of the "forgotten women."
"She can have her child teeth
and adenoids cared for at clinics. She
can send her children to get free
luncheons. She can do nothing for
her own most pressing problem," said
Mrs. Sanger.
Mothers Protest
She told of having received more
than a million letters from mothers
crying out against their child-bearing
burden.
She quoted one from s, mother
aged 31 with five children and $5
a week to care for them.
"Yet this Uw provides five years
In prison and a 95000 fine to extend
advice through the malls, she said.
Dr. James H. S. Bosssrd of the
University of Pennsylvania urged that
birth control Information be made
(Continued on Page Seven)
DEATH TAKES DEVLIN,
'IRISH DEMOSTHENES'
BRLrAAT, Ireland, Jan. 18. cn
Joseph Devlin, veteran nationalist
leader or Ireland, died here today
He was 63 years old.
Known as the "Irish Demosthenes,"
Devlin was one of the roremost Irish
polite! ana for more than SO years.
He died peacefully after a long Ill
ness which kept him out of the cam
paign In the last election.
Five thousand children prayed in
West Belfast churches for his re
covery. BROTHER OF HARDING
SUCCUMBS IN OHIO
COLUMBUS, O.. Jan. 18 (API
Dr. Oeorge T. Harding and, a brother
of the late rresldent warren O.
Harding, died at hli homt In Wash
ington, a Columbus suburb, early to
day. He waa 55.
Dr. Ilfrrling was famed aa neuro-
tptycbialrut.
Gets Police Guard
Mas West, blonds screen actress,
was given a bodyguard by Los An
geles police after she had testified
at the star witness In the trial of
Edward Friedman, charged with
robbing her of $12,000 In Jewell
and $3400 In cash two years aga
(Associated Press Photo)
!AN FRUIT
BENEFIT BY
REDUCED TARIFF
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. (AP) The
action of the French government in
reducing Its tariff on fruit Imported
from the United States today was ac
claimed as a move of "Incalculable"
benefit by J. A. Smith, of Seattle.
Smith represented Pacific coast
fruit producer in conferences with
official! "at "Washington preliminary
to the trade agreement with France.
"Negotiations successfully conclud
ed between the United States and the
French government through Its am
bassador at Washington now open
the way for the export of 1,000 000
bushels of apples and pears to the
consuming markets of France," he
said. "The benefits to American fruit
growers arising out of this successful
negotiation are Incalculable.
'The new agreement with Franco
Is a dramatic accomplishment that
must afford hope and encouragement
to fruit producers in all parts of the
united States. More particularly
those on the Pacific coast who are
more dependent on the French outlet
than those of other sections of the
country."
PORTLAND, Jan. 18. (P) Deter
mined, they aald, to halt gasoline
price-cutting In Portland below NRA
code quotations, at least two major
gasoline companies today refused to
deliver motor fuel to several stations
aald to have been retailing two cents
under the uniform price.
No atatement could be obtained
from oil company executives here.
Established oil trade practice will
probably mean the outlets closed to
day will receive no gaaoflne for 48
houra.
WILL MET FRIDAY
Capt. O. L. Overmyer, commander
of Medford post, American Legion,
and chairman of decorations for the
president's birthday ball, to be held
January 30, announced the person
nel of his committee today. It Is
composed of Cap. Carl Y. Tengwald,
Emerson Merrick, Prank Perl, Mrs. O.
L. Overmyer and Mrs. Tim Dally.
The commltte is aaked to meet to
morrow (Friday) night at Captain
Overmyer's home, 010 South Holly,
at 7-30 o'clock to decide upon the
motif for decorations.
TO START AT 5 P. M.
With Camp Cape Sebastian and
Camp Applegate's basketball teams
meeting at the Senior high school
gym at ft o'clock this afternoon, the
district championship, which will
close Saturday, will get underway.
The second game In the series, be
tween Camp Cape Sebastian and
Camp South Fork of Rogue river,
will be played at 8 p. in. tonight.
The final game will be played Sat
urday morning at 10 a. m., between
camp Appltva'e and Camp South
Ransom
FAMILY REFUSES
TO DISCUSS CASE
WITH OFFICERS
Son of Wealthy St. Paul
Brewer Is 'Snatched Soon
After'- Taking Daughter
to School in Morning
ST. PAUL. Jan. 18. (API Pollw
announced today that ktdnspera de
manding 200.000 ransom abducted
Edward O. Bremer, aon of Adolph
Bremer, wealthy St. Paul brewer and
prominent democrat of Minnesota,
yesterday morning.
The 37 year old president of the
Commercial State banlct waa picked
up by an unascertained number of
men between 8:15 and 10 a. m., Wed
nesday ahortly after ne had returned
from Chicago.
Police had received no official noti
fication of the abduction and mem
bers of the Bremer family refused to
discuss It.
The reported abduction of Bremer,
whose father owns a controlling In
terest In the Jacob Schmidt Brewing
company, followed by seven months
the kidnaping of William Hamm. Jr..
millionaire president of the Theodore
Hamm Brewing company who paid
100.000 for his freedom last June.
Otto Bremer, chairman of the board
of directors, of the American Nation
al bank here, and Minnesota manager
of the Home Owners Loan corporation
la an uncie or the mlaslng man.
ronce aam Bremer was seized after
taking his eight year old daughter
Betty, to the Summit grBde school.
Bremer presumably headed for the
bank after leaving hie daughter. He
did not reach there, tho kidnapers
apparently stopping his automobile
and taking both him and th ..,. ,a
an outlying residential district.
rne next tning heard of the bank
president, according to well authenti
cated reports, waa an anonymous
telephone call to Walter W. McQee,
wealthy contractor, telling him the
Bremer car could be found In the
Highland Park district of St. Paul
and that there was a note oh the
backdoor atep of Magee's home. The
missive gave Maffee ltutmrtlnn tor
contacting the kldnaDcrs hut th
contents we.e not disclosed.
Magee refused to discuss the case.
Diamond Finder's
To Satisfy "Yen"
For Silk Topper
JOHANNESBURG, Union South
Africa, Jan. 18. (AP) A 726
rarat diamond discovered recently
at Elandsfonteln has been sold to
Sir Ernest Oppenhelmer, chairman
nf the Anglo-American corporation
of South Africa and or two dia
mond mining companies, for nearly
70.000 pounds (approximately
9360,000), It was learned today.
The discoverer, Jacobus Jonkher.
plans to return to farming on a
large, scale but first he will buy
a silk hat and a frock coat, he
said.
WILL-
ROGERS
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Jan.
17. Papcra nil excited today
over tlic dollar being 00 cent?.
Well it's been 60 , cents for
months but we just love to have
something new to get excited
over. Worst thing about the
whole mess is, we are going to
have to listen to all the same
old arguments all over again.
It's a good argument for us
dumb ones to stay out of, so
sic 'em, Tige, may the loudest
man win,
I am going to get onto some
news. Did you know that Greta
Garbo 1ms been prowling
around in the Arizona desert
under the name of Jones with
some "furriner," going by the
name of Brown! I got to get
that settled before I can take
up this gold business.
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