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President Orders Domestic Air Mail Cor tracts Cancelled The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Sat urday; normal temperature. Temperature: Highest yesterday M Lowest this morning . 3U Medford Mail Tr: Watch the TRIHLNE'S CLASSIKIi; AOS . . Lot of food bargtuiik that mean centime savings. Twenty-eighth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1934. No. 271. h (0) I Mhr 0) 'I Ngvs- I FOY iS MANAGER; lifflM JOHNSON BUILDING By PALL MALLON Copyright, 1934, hy Paul Mallon Scheme WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Certain highest new dealers have a grand unannounced scheme for financing American export. They intend to work it throu&h that innocent-looking little export bank recently started here by the ad ministration. That bank is being or ganized to extend credits to Russia for the purchase of American goods. At least that was what the White House announcement said. It failed to hint that anything beyond that was contemplated. Now Mr. Roosevelt has received private recommendation from hla leading foreign trade adviser urging the extension of that export bank into a general credit financing agency. , In other words, we would lend more money to Europe and South America before we collect what they owe us now. Intent In theory the enthusisata have a good argument. Foreign nations can not buy much here now without credit. They are not going to get any great amount of credit irom bankers who have been bitten once by that bug. Therefore, the gov ernment must do the financing to help our farmers and our export manufacturers. We are lending and even giving money away for other recovery purposes, so why not for foreign trade? It sounded so good to Mr. Roose velt when he first heard it that he indicated confidentially to some of his associates it might be all right. Then he got to looking into it. There are vindications now that he will step on it wflh'V hob-nailed boot. He can do it by merely con fining the bank to the Russian mat ter and saying nothing more about it. Experience The defaulted war debts were largely incurred when we financed foreign purchases of war supplies here. Of course, nothing so vast is contemplated now, but Vie principle is essentially the same. It may be true that we stand a better chance to get back our money on new loans than on our old ones. Also, the scheme might be tied up In a fancy way with an idea of getting some money on the war debts. But even if the credit Is good, the scheme Is bad for other reasons. It presupposes that the foreigners will bay more .here than we buy from them. That means we will be launch ing a policy of making all the world owe us more money. It will make us a bigger creditor nation than we are now. Some people believe that la one of the main things which caused the depression. The world could . no longer take our surplus products or pay for them, so the surpluses plied up on our farmers and our manufac turers curtailed production and em ployment. Alternative If this scheme Is turned down, Mr. Roosevelt will be in a foreign trade dilemma. The only alternative which has been suggested on the Inside is that means must be found to increase our imports, so that we will buy from the world as much as It buys from us. That U a sure way for us to get paid, but It also has hidden dif ficulties. It means Mr. Roosevelt must get tariff bargaining powers from con gress and there is considerable doubt whether ,he can get the powers. Also, the imports would have to be se lected with care so as not to step on the toes of domestic manufacturers. If you find the answer to the problem you can address Mr. Roose velt at 1000 Pennsylvania avenub. In n The sly treasury department has auKgeMed it is collecting data on silver investors Just for fun. Denials have been made officially that the administration contemplate nationalization of silver In the same way as gold. The denials are sincere and o Is the fun. Every Washington insider knows what it means. For months now stories have been Eolng around about speculation in the silver market. Certain interested parties are suspected of having start ed bullish rumors about administra tion intentions rrcardinc sliver. Their purpose may have boon to make money in the sliver market. Namra of several more or less prominent person have been men tioned In that respect. If the names of any government employe or officials are found on that list, the fun will turn serious. Sntr Recent statements from New Deal ers Oeorce Peek and Jesne Jones have Indicated they believe the big export bank Idea will be carried out. Assistant Secretary Woodring drew a private groan from the White Hom when he nvntionrd militsri- WILL BE LOCATION Fredette and Peter Assist antsMrs. Reddy, Cash ier Opening Scheduled Within Two Weeks, Word I. E. "Earl" Foy, former collector of internal revenue in this district, prominent Legionnaire and civic worker, was today named manager of the state-owned liquor store to be opened in this city in about two j weeks, according to announcement from E. R. Morris, district supervlsor undcr the Knox law. His two assistants hi conducting the store will be John E. Peter, for mer representative of a wholesale company here, and H. C. Fredette. former owner of the Valley Fuel com pany. Mrs. J. F. Reddy, widow of the late John Francis Reddy. prominent mining man and one of the founders of Medford. will be cashier In the store. In Johnson Building: It will he located In the Johnson building on Eighth and South Bart lett street, which formerly housed a miniature golf course. Announcement of the winner of the "prize plum" came today after weeks of anticipation, crowded with. In quiries from all classes in this city, numerous groups having candidates for the appointment in the field. Fredette and Peter, named assist ants to Manager Foy, were among the strongest contenders for positions on , (Continued on Page Nine) STORE SITE EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 9. (AP) The controversy over the location of the state liquor store in Eugene will be carried to the governor's office Saturday morning when a delegation of Eugene business men will protest the selection of the site at 73 West Broadway, it was learned here today. Oovernor Meier is understood to have promised the Eugene delegation a hearing Saturday morning. Pro test will be presented from mer chants from all sections of the down town business district and from wo men's organizations who disapprove of the site near the chamber of com merce where many women's meetings are held. FILE INITIATIVES SALEM. Feb. 9. -(AP) Two initia tive petitions which. If approved by the voters, impliedly would repeal the Knox liquor control law enacted at the last legislative session, were filed in the state department here today. One Initiative measure would vest the exclusive power to regulate or prohibit the sale of liquor In cities and towns, leaving the regulation In the territory outside of Incorporated towns and cities in the state or legis lature. The other measure would give to counties the same powers as proposed for towns and cities. RICKERT AND WINKLE TO OPTOMETRY MEET Dr. Jurt D. Rlckert and Dr. B. W. Winkle are leavlnfr thin evenlnR for Portland. w.here tomorrow evening they will attend the State Associa tion of Optometry meeting in tho northern city. Dr. Rtckert aald to day that he will ur back in hla of fice Monday. EIGHT NEGRO SLAYERS EXECUTED DOWN SOUTH ll MONTGOMERY, A'.a , Fb. 9 Sxlft'.y and with little talk, five v.-Uo Srs p..a w.wi ...r. kUlm four men and a cheatlr.31 Nre:o woman." ! I Bennle Po.ter of fiolma. the first 1 10 me. emrrra 1:1 cru imu, prlson here at 12:05 a. m. IC. 8. T.).( nd 45 minutes later the last of IT 1 five waa dead. Poster and Hard!. White died protesting their mnocrnrA j I: was for k:niiu Cerent M-Ca!n. flllmjt station operator, that Foe-terl Sankey M STADELMAN SWORN IN AS THE DALLES BY APPOINTMENT SALEM, Feb. 9. (AP) P. J. Stadel man of The Dalles was sworn In as Oregon.a MCretary of state by Justice P. R. Kelly of the supreme court at 11:15 o'clock this morning. He im mediately assumed hla official duties. taking over the position leu vacant. by the death Tuesday of Hal E. Hoss. Stadelman'a first official act. that of countersigning hla commis sion which waa Issued by Governor Julius L. Meier. He announced that he had not yet arranged for his $25,000 bond, but that It would be taken care of later today. He stated that there would be no immediate change made in the personnel of the department and that C. N. Laughridge would be retained as deputy secretary of state. After taking the oath of office the new secretary posed for photographs and was Introduced to members of the department. He announced that tt waa too early to make a definite statement as to whether he would be a candidate for the office of secretary of state at the primary election. He was accompanied to Baiem by his son. Wilbur Stadelman of The Dnllea. ' Governor Julius L. Meier announced the appointment here lat nlgtit after summoning Stadelman from The Dalles earlier In the evening. Stadelman' la a fruit broker and Ice and fuel dealer. He waa formerly city councilman and mayor of The Dalles. He will serve until after the next general election, when a vote will be required to determine who shall serve the balance of Hoss- term, which ex pires January 4. 1937. It waa the second board of control appointment made by Governor Meier to fill vacancies occasioned by death. Bufus C. Holman. atate treasurer, and board of control member, waa ap pointed by Meier May 1. 1031, to suc ceed the late Thomas B. Kay. who died In a board of control meeting. "My sole objective Is to be of ser vice to my state." Stadelman said. "I hope to continue the efficient work of -an efficient office, and to that end will direct my energies." stadelman waa born at Hamstead. Long Island. New York. He has lived In Oregon since he waa three years old. Stadelman'a sons were outstanding athletes at University of Oregon, and George became one of the most pub licized stara several yeara ago when he was center on the Oregon football team. CHARGED BY GOP WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. lift Calls of "corruption" and "political favor itism" against the four-mllllon-mn civil works program were put for ward today by the Republican na tional committee as congress speeded final touches on a measure to clink M5O.OO0.0O0 more Into nearly empty CWA coffers. House and senate conferees hoped for agreement before nightfall on the administration's hill, passed last night by the senate, to appropriate the M.10.000.000 for CWA and relief work. Meanwhile, the house expenditures committee framed questions to a Harry L. Hopkins, civil works admin istrator, who was requested to testify before It on where the civil worts money la going. "I-m l.l n lnnnr.nl man imlro :orr. that, all." rere his lat words. Tnt ni 4 lo ,( WM Jolin Thomp. Mn (or the ,jvin of Hfnry B'.oom. Mobile. Ala., merchant. He m.rte no statement. White was convicted of kllllnl Lu- lhtr Williams, street car conductor, durln an attempted robbery. Justjtlon bills the 284 ooo.wo navai out before White died he asid: j -waa passed today by the senate "I just want to let you all knoA-;1 wnt bark to the house for con t'm an innomit man, and I w:: ! "ration of Chan. ! ! No Important change were made (Continued on Pai Four.) hy the senate. , Cheats Law by Coyote's Career As Lamb Killer Ended By Poison SAGUACHE, Colo., Feb. 9. (AP) Chsrles Galer, veteran govern ment hunter, has settled a score. Three years ago Galer set a trsp for Llmpy who wasn't Llmpy then but Just an unnamed coyote with a nice taste for lamb; , He walked into the trap, but not to stay. He swapped a gnawed 3ff front paw for the sobriquet of Llmpy and skulked away to be come the worst lamb killer on the mountain plateaus. Patiently, Galer traced him at last to his den in a rocky cliff wall. No steel trap this time, J ist a scrap of poisoned meat. Hunger overcame suspicion and Llmpy gulped It down. SIEVE DIES OF T Roy ft. Shreve, prominent Medford business man, pa.vied away at h& home at 11 o'clock this morning, fol lowing a heart attack yesterday after noon. . Mr. Shreve, an active member of the Medford Chamber of Commerce, heading the publicity committee, had always taken a prominent part In civic affairs and was constantly aid ing the advancement of worthwhile projects for Medford. He was also a charter member of the Crater organiz ation here. Mr. Shreve was born In Lawrence. Kansas, September 17, 1884. He went to Portland In 1914. and came t" Medford from that city In 1023. He was with the Medford Book atore un til seven years ago, when he went Into partnership with Sam Colton, In tho Office Stationery and Supply company, where he was In buslnwt at the time of hla death. -T.-. " Vk :.T,h(.' ,. ,: and Mar, Eli'noeth of Medfo'rd. and Virginia, who I. attending school In Kansas: also one sister. Faye. who resides m Kansas, and a brother Leo of San Francisco, who Is expected to arrive here for the funeral services. Services, to be conducted from the Perl Funeral home, will be announced in Sunday's Mall Tribune. OWEN-OREGON PAY SCHEDULE RAISED H. S. Lovejoy of Janesvllle. Wis.. I officer in the Owen-Oregon Lumber company and the Medford corporation, left this city last night after spending three days here conferring with Jame H. Owen regarding affairs of the local lumber company. Mr. Lovejoy la also interested in lopglng operations In other sections of Oregon. Announcement was made today by Mr. Owen that the advanced wrvg scale for common labor went Into ef fect here February 1, when adopted by all other members of the Four L's The cooperative organization raised the hovirly wage two and one-half cents; the increase amounting to t?0 per cent in many cases and averag ing around a 40 per cent inc-ense for common labor. The raise does not apply to the administrative de partment. CLEVELAND, Pfb. (AP) Alva nty Johnston, grand rhlff cf th Brotllfrhood of Locomotive Enalnrcrs. and C. Stirling Smith, prwld.nt of th now closed Standard Trti.t Bank. wfr convlctd by a Jury today on ' Chargfa of misapplying M SO 000 Ot line oans a iuna ino 01 , entries. James H Cassell. secretary of the Brotherhood and former director of the bank, waa acquitted. WASHINGTON, Feb, P. lAPi The first of the vital annual approprla TWO CONVICTED OF TAKING RANK FliNOS I I II 111 1U Wllllll W I t w i TO IS WORD TO FARLEY WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Postn.nster-l.ei.ernl Farley draft ed an order late today cancelling all domestic airmail contracts, and the nrmy arranged for Its iilr service lo begin hauling nlrmall a week from today. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. d. (AP) United Aircraft Mock broke more than $4 a share within a few minutes on the stock ex change here today after an- ' noun cement wan mode In Wash ington that all airmail contracts had been cancelled. The stock closed at $2)1,12 In New York. A few minutes after the news spread It was down to here. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. (AP) President Roosevelt late today called I for the cancellation of all domestic airmail contracts and gave Postmas- 1 ter General Farley authority to use army planes In hauling the malls. The basis of the cancellation will be evidence of fraud and collusion, It was said, and the order will In- volve possible abandonment of somo j existing lines, but on- routes prescrlb- i ed by Farley army planes will carry f the mall. j The president has prepared an ex- ; ocutive order putting the army planes at the disposal of the postmaster gen- j eral. j It waa emphasized that all domes- l tic air mall contracts are to be can- ' celled. - Attention- was called that tills pre- vented companies holding these con- tract from bidding again within five It was explained that the contract! with the Pan American airways waa not included in the cancellation or- j Postmaster General Farley remain ed behind today's cabinet meet the Whit House to map his the, PWcnt for maintenance f tne lr mM orvl durln8 tne emergency. His aides were with him. Mr. Roosevelt directed the secre tarles of war and commerce to put all their facilities at the disposal of the pos toff Ice department. The grounds given for cancellation were stated to be what was regarded aa sufficient evidence of collusion or fraud. The contracts were awarded during the administration of Postmaster General Brown. Farley began hla investigation of the contracts after disclosure receiv ed by the Black senate committee cxamlnlns the award of air and ocean mall contracts during the Hoover ad- minlstratlon. Y ine sweeping aaminisiration action. The civil service examination Is It Is believed, will force many of the . regarded as a formality, open to all air lines out of existence and a gen-! who ' care to file. The examination eral reorganization or the entire and petition are held under the au commcrclal aviation service Is In spices of the postmaster general. The prospect. WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. ( AP( At the order of the senate. William P. MacCracken former assistant secre tary of commerce for air wm hunt ed for arrest this afternoon, but his counsel refused, to produce him until a habeas corpus -had been drawn to obtain his release. Chcslcy W. juruey, the sergeant at arms, had to report tmck to the sen ate, after several fruit lens hours of search, that Frank J. HoRan as counxel for the man sought refused to dlscior;a whereabouts of his client Meanwhile, the senate proceeded to the trial of the three others charged with contempt of the senate along was MacCracken L. H. Brlttln, vice president of Northwest Airways; Har rls M. Hanshvie, president of Western Air Express, and Ollbert Olvvln, the Washington representative of tie lat ter corporation. 6ALF.M, Feb. Mv-Conditional pardons were issued by Oovernor Meier here today to W, 8. Pate and P'te Sullivan, both of Klamath Falls, who, with two other men, were al lfffpd to have killed a man while holding up a gambling game there several yeara ao. The men were received at the pen! tentUrv February 19. to serve life terms for murder in the tint' TWO LIFE TERMERS PARDONED BY MEIER Suicide SECRETARY STAT Airway Officials In Senate Probe V 4 V Peraons under investigation by the senate mall contract inveatlgat Ing committee included L. H. Brit tin (above), vice-president of Nort tin (above), vice-president of North- west Airways, and Gilbert L. Glvvin (below), Washington representative involved In the study of William P. MacCracken't correspondence. (A "dated Pren Photos) I S r ' ' j i ' i!G.G.C. SECRETARY E O. H. Brown, secretary of the late self-styled "Good Government Con gress," is circulating a petition the past week for the appointment as Medford postmaster, under the civil Mtrvlrt Mnu'ttrrf fHorlti n-( m hm aUo fUM for tne feder(l, Job whlrn j DcSoura now .holds under an j acting appointment. applicant Ia examined as to mental and physical fUnllfcations, educa tion, character, etc. Pontni officials said only two or three petition blanks have been taken out. The district attorney's office said tl)ls morning, "There has been no dismissal of the Indictment," return ed Bcr.nl nut Brown a year ago when he was indicted on a charge of "slander ing a bnnk" It was returned to the last grand Jury on a technicality. In their report last Saturday no mention was made of the indictment or action taken, and the charge awaits further action, t'le authorities aay. It was one of several Hems of "unfinished business.' Arraignment, and hearing of pleas, nf men indicted is scheduled to come before Circuit Judge H. D. Norton tomorrow morning. BOMBING PLOT EXPOSURE HURRIES OOLLFUSS HOME IK w aim; hi iim.h A"K-latMl lrem I iirrlfcii Hluff VIENNA, Austria. Feb. 9. (API Chancellor Fngellert DollfiiM return ed this afternoon from Budapest, lea than a day after the discovery of an unnre(Tlrnled criminal plot" here. under circumstances that arotwd unusual Interrnt. rvnfn. ha ht. mil nf Vienna naroiy 4 nonrs wnen ponrr, nrnviiy armed, raided the Socialist rentera of Vienna. 'Hie raids unroverM what nil ofll-1 in Penitentiary H I STOCK DEALINGS WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. (AP) President Roosevelt sent a message to congress today asking regulation ! of the "operations of exchanges deal ing in securities nnd commodities. Declaring the exchanges as neces sary and of definite value. Mr. Roose velt added: "Nevertheless, it should be our national policy to restrict, as fas as possible, the use of these ex rhfmLTM for ntirclv sneciilntlve oner- ! ntlona." "I therefore recommend to the congress the enactment of legislation providing for the regulation by the federal government of the operation of exchances dealing In securities n nd commodt t les for the protection of Investors, fnr the safeguarding of values, and so far as It may be pos sible, for the elimination of unneces sary, unwise and destructive specu lation." Mr. Roosevelt left It to congress to frame Its own measure. It was emphasized at the White House that he had not seen nor ap proved nor disapproved any bill or hills drawn for Introduction on Capl- tol Hill. 10LDECI WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. (AP) Leg islation at this session for estab lishment of a communications com- mlitlnn nllh at rift ennlml avm rim j Tnd0 ,,,,, nd telegraph waa decided upon today at a White House conference. Chairmen Dill and Reyburn of the senate and house Interstate com merce comm I ttees an nounced a f ter a meeting with President Roosevelt that this legislation would be pressed for early enactment. They expected to have a bill ready within ten days. AS NRA SPEAKER PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 9. (AP) i Hls resignation as a national field i representative of NRA was submitted norupiiy nero tooay oy ur. rreaerica Vlnlng Fisher, whose recent addresses at Eugene aroused a protest of a com- mlttce of clergymen. Speaking engagements he had at Seattle and In other cities of Wash ington were cancelled, and it waa naid he would return to California, Mr. Fisher spoke in Medford last Friday. DESTROYED BY FIRE ALBANY, Ore., Feb. 9. (AP) Fire last nlht destroyed the Sweet Home hotel and all Its contents, Including personal effects of a score of guests. Almost the entire population of the town of Sweet Homo was attending a community meeting at the high schools. Flames, breaking out rrom an undetermined source, had en veloped the hotel before they were discovered. The loss waa about aiuuu, pnrtly covered hy Insurance. nrtNrt(M.tri criminal ulot of bolshe- i vlst and Marxist elements." together with several thousand hmh-powered 1 bombs and machine guns. "There were enough bombs to de - stroy entire wrtloiw of the city, tne I rommunlfiue said. ( Dollfusa has centered hla politirrtl I drive heretofore against the narls. irnwtver. th ftuulj.t lielmwehr (home : (noma that all guarnni rerrniiy nrmanara win n ( ; politiral parties be eliminated. f threatened to withhold support I antl-narl drive unless socialists HANGS SELF WITH NECKTIESJ CELL 'Public Enemy No. V Ful fills Boast to Beat Law Death Ends Attempt to Gain Lindbergh Insight RIOl'X FALLS, S. D., Feb. 8 (AP) (tordon Alrorn pleaded Riillly today to charge or enn-aplrai-y to kidnap for ranaom In million Ion with the nhdllrtlon year nco of Clinrlra norttrhrr, II, Prnvf r broker, lie am aentenord to life Imprisonment nt Imnn worth federal penitentiary, to nhii h. he waa ordered taken till, afternoon. SIOUX FALLS, S. IV, Feb. t. (yp) Verne Sankey has kept hla word to "beat the law." With a noose fashioned from twa neckties and with a handkerchief In hla mouth to prevent any Involun tary cry. he hanged himself in hi cell at South Dakota penitentiary lest night. When they caught him In Chicago last week, with gun muzzles rammed agnfnst him as he lay in a barber chair, he had no chance to use the poison pllla hidden in hla overcoat. But last night, on th ave of nia arraignment to a charge of conspir acy to kidnap Charles Boettcher II.. of Denver, he "beat tho rap" with death. - First Gong Chief Suicide. Out of all the blustering company of gang chle and "public enemies,' Verne Sankey, called "America's pub lic enemy number one," is the only one of national notoriety to die by his own hand. The nearest analogy la provided In the case of the Touhy gangster, Willie Sharkey, who killed hlmseir in his cell at St. Paul. Minn., following acquittal on charges grow ing out of the Hamm kidnaping case. ' Sankey announced only a few day ago that he would plead guilty to charges in the Boettcher case today. The ejj - ratlroader-rancher-bootleg-ger-kidnaper apparently plotted his death carefully. He waited until the two guards on duty In hla cell block were out of sight. Quickly he knotted the necktie-rope to the bar of the cage, slipped the crude but strong noose about his neck, and stepped, from his bunk. They found him dead, his body swinging from the bar. Pulled nig Jobs. San key's brain had engineered schemes that netted him fftO.OOO in the Boettcher case and 13,000 in ths kidnaping of Haskell Bohn of St. Paul, but It -was unable to trick the (Continued on Page Seven) GILLIAM GROWERS GET WHEAT CHECKS CONDON, Ore.. Feb. 9. lT Checks totaling 180 ,000, represent ing the first payment to farmers of Gilliam county for a 10 per cent ductlon In wheat acreage, are beln distributed from Condon by A. K. York, secretary-treasurer of the wheal allotment loan committee for OlllUm and Wheeler counties. The total amount due Gilliam county t230.000. WILL- ROGERS SANTA MONICA, Cnl., Feb. 3. Sny. did you rRl what Jcsso Jones.- hentl of the l'ccon- ' f r,.(,j j,,n finnncc, told thn Sow York hflnkerV conven tion? Jose told Vm "you boys will cither start in loaning business nnd industry sonin money U operate, on or thn j jjovermnent will do it." Course, the old bankers just irot fnur venrs of pood eussinir , iv everyhodv for loaning too uuch money. Well, they pot UnmO flwflll lliee OUlIdinj7S, so when n banker fails he fails in , 4,lrndor, SO that's something, I "-, J' loins, (Continued from Pago 8ix I as sentenced to death. degree. dal communique said wa "an un-J driven out, too. 91MI MaNtuakt tra.l.ite, las. i