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Twenty-eighth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, llnL.
No. 290.
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By FALL MALL ON.
(Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon)
Score
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The gov
ernment's own scoring chart shows
the new deal has had a struggle to
keep business at fair levels during
the hard winter months.
Mr. Roosevelt has had to be con
tent with holding his own.
The end. of February now finds
him Just above where he was in Sep
tember. That happens to be about
the same general level of business
at this time two years ago.
There will be a full-hearted sigh
of relief among his economic experts
when the ice thaws next month nd
the rivers of commerce start flowing
again.
While the Immediate past was
somewhat cloudy, the Immediate fut
ure (March and April) is radiant with
prospects. Improvement is as certain
as anything can be.
What will happen after May 1 is
anyone's guess,
Chart
Tou can figure out where we have
been and where wo now stand from
the following unprejudiced chart.
Each figure shows our relation to
normal during the months cited. Nor
mal (100) is the average for the years
1923-35.
Seasonal fluctuations have been
taken out of the calculations, so the
figures represent the clearest possible
unvarnished estimate of our progress
up and down.
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to be opened in
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The county court at a session yes
terday afternoon, granted permission
to the Production Credit association,
of which Co. Gordon Voorhles Is pres
ident, and Luther Deuel, secretary,
permission to use two rooms on the
first floor of the court house for of
fices. The Medford Credit Production as
sociation was recently formed, and
embraces Josephine, Douglas, Coos,
Curry. nd Josephine counties.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. ( AP) S.
M. Garwood, production credit com
missioner of the Farm Credit Admin
V lstratlon. announced today that the
organisation of production credit as
sociations In every county of Idaho,
Montana, Washington and all but a
few counties in Oregon has been
completed.
The four states comprise the 12th
Farm Credit Administration district
and the production credit associations
are cap 1 tall fed and supervised by the
corporation of Spokane.
Each association covers from two
to five counties. They have a total
capitalization of 7,510,000, which Is
about 75 per cent paid In as needed
by the production corporation of
Spokane. This plan enables the aa
' 1 aoeiations to obtain discount privil
eges with the Federal Intermediate
Credit Bank of Spokane and begin
making loans Immediately, he said.
Credit associations in the twelfth
farm credit administration district
Include, for Oregon:
Klamath, $500,000; Medford, 200.
000: Willamette, at Eugene. $10,000;
4 central Oregon, at Redmond. $150,
000: mid -Columbia at The Dalles,
$200,000; Pendleton, $200.00; Baker,
$200,000.
BAKER. Ore., Feb. 28 (AP) Paul
Rlgga of Halfway. 19-year-old high
school student, died In a hospital
hers late Tuesday afternoon of bo
tulism, the same disease that claim
ed the life of Jesse Hunsaker, 14,
Monday evening.
The youths became 111 after they
had eaten canned spinach Friday
evening, but they were not brought
to the hospital until Hunsaker's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Husaker, re
turned home Sunday night.
Joint funeral services will be held
In Halfway Thursday afternoon.
GRAND JURY FILES
REPORT WITH JUDGE
The grand Jury, Floyd Roes of Cen
tral Point, foremsn, completed 1?
hearing of evidence on three criminal
matters broueht before it le yes
terday, and filed a eaiert reoon with
the court. Jurisr Norton e.p v to
fUO t&a lu; :$; Cj siuijsi
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Efforts Will Center in Rural
Areas, Industrial Centers
and Large Cities, Is
Revealed by Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, Feb. 38. (AP)
President Roosevelt today announced
a reorganized national relief program
to be substituted for the civil works
lineup now being demobilized.
This developed at his regular press
conference, held prior to an after
noon meeting, to which he sum
moned Democratic leaders In con-
igress.
J It was presumed at the capttol that
jthe White House meeting would have
'to do In part, at least, with proposals
for legislation to grant the president
: powers to make reciprocal tariff
agreements with foreign countries.
Efforts Classified.
As to relief, federal efforts of the
future will be classified as:
For distressed families In rural
areas. 1
For stranded populations In com
munities where Industries have died.
And for unemployed In large cities.
Mr. Roosevelt showed confidence
that the recent $950,000,000 relief ap
propriation will be sufficient to carry
out the new program until next
spring. He has stipulated that fed
eral funds be confined almost 100 per
cent to wages and to absolutely needy
cases.
"This program," he said, "expresses
a conviction that industrial workers
who are unemployed and In need of
relief should be given an opportunity
for livelihood by the prosecution or
a flexible program- of public works.
The several states will be aided, as
the federal relief law provides, In the
financing of this enterprise."
Professions On List.
Mr. Roosevelt's program provides
also for continuing working opportu
nities for the professional groups in
need, Including teachers, engineers,
architects, artists, nurses and others.
The impending conference with
capltol leaders was not discussed In
detail by the president with the re
porters who surrounded his desk,
questioning him. It was apparent
that the executive was not ready to
express his mind to congress on this
topic
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CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 28. (AP)
Creation of a special council for na
tional social-economic planning was
urged upon President Roosevelt to
day In a resolution adopted by sev
eral thousand of the country's most
prominent educators.
The educators, attending the Na
tional Education association's depart
ment of superintendence convention,
also went on record urging the fed
eral government to provide financial
aid for the nation's public school sys-
! tern. It specified, however, that fed
lerai control of the schools should be
i avoided.
A general Inspection of telephone
line construction In tthe Rogue River
national forest was begun today by
Clay Allen, telephone engineer con
nected 'with the regional national
forest service office of Portland. Ap
proximately 57 mites of line are be
ing built In this district, with three
major projects leading from Medford
to Butte Falls, from Jacksonville Jo
Star ranRcr station to Hutton. and
from Medford to Trail. The labor is
furnished by CCC members at work
within the forest.
Call to Roosevelt Gets
Action for Poor Farmer
COLUMBUS, Miss., Feb. 28. (AP) l
Sylvester Harris, who believes Inj
dealing with the man at the top (no!
understrappers for him) knew what!
to do to save his farm. j
Sylvester put In a phone call for'
President Roosevelt and got results.
Here's what hsppcnfd, as Sylves
ter tells It:
"De White House gentleman what :
answered de phone up there got mad ,
and said. 'Quit calling de president, j
but I keeps on and finally gets him. I
"He say: 'Who dis"'' and I say, 'It's
"Ue say, 'b.)Cd'.$r o?'
Poison in Coffee
Laid to Neighbor
Who Held Grudge
HILLSBORO, Ore.. Feb. 38.
(AP) William H. Pointer, 47, was
held In the Washington county
Jail here today on a charge of as
sault with Intent to kill, accused
by police of having placed poison
in flour and coffee In the home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Gelger of
Tlgard. .
Mrs. Gelger suspected the poi
son because of the bitter taste
after she had made some coffee.
Her husband, who ate some of the
food, became seriously ill, but will
recover.
Police said Pointer, a neighbor
of the Gelgers, was arrested last
year on a charge of stealing some
farm property from them. Neigh
bors said he was resentful.
AUNT'S SECLUSION
DUE TO CI SCAR
IS. ALLEN'S CLAIM
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Feb. 28. (AP)
Two police photos of the body of
Margaret Keith, wealthy spinster re
cluse, taken at the scene of her
bizarre suicide last April, were sent
for today as evidence In the trial of
a relatives suit; to break the will In
which Miss Keith left most of her
estate to her nephew, Albert A. Al
len. Jr., of Medford, Ore.
Counsel for Allen sought the 'pic
tures to show Miss Keith had a scar
on her ohin a disfigurement that
would account for her habitual se
clusion and distaste for meeting peo
pie. Counsel for the other relatives
contend her seclusion was one evi
dence of Insanity which they attrib
ute to her.
The photos were taken by police
detectives shortly after the body of
Miss Keith was found on a couch In
her Beverly Hills mansion. She had
placed flowers at the head and foot
of the couch and tuned In a classi
cal music program on her radio be
fore Inhaling an overdose of anaes
thetic. Roland Rich Woolley, a lawyer, es
ttfled some days ago on behalf of
Allen that Miss Keith -had a scar on
her chin in 1931 and told htm she
had withdrawn from the outer world
because she feared this scar marred
her featurea. The will contestants
Introduced other testimony that Miss
Keith had no such scar.
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PORTLAND, Feb. 28 (AP An
other drastic reduction In civil work
forces was ordered today by Harry t.
Hopkins, national CWA administra
tor, who telegraphed Oregon CWA
headquarters that by March 30 the
state forces must be reduced to
maximum of 10.000 men.
At the present time 2V000 men
are at work on OWA project in Ore
gon. This total will be reduced on
Friday to 18.000, and on March 9 to
16,000. A reduction of 2,000 men each
week Is scheduled until March 30.
The Rogue River valley soil, drench
ed with rain yesterday, was sending
forth more blossoms and new crops
this morning, as result of the warm
sunshine, which followed the storm.
The total fall measured almost one
half Inch. .48. the weather bureau
reported today.
Orchardlsts end farmers were hop
ing for a repetition of the storm,
as the valley Is still far short of Its
normal rain quota.
"I says: 'Sylvestrr Harris, a nig
ger down here in Mississippi. A man
getting ready to take my land and I
want to know what to do. De papers
tay call you, and I does and here
I 18'
"De president says, quiet-like. 'Syl
vester. I'll investigate and you'll hear
from me.' "
The telephone conversation occur
red February 19. Since then George
Hamilton, local representative of the
New Orleans federal land bank, has
received a telegram from Washington
irquestine Investigation on the mort'
cipe on 8 iventrt s farm and an ad'
jUAtjfcC&l ttbttfSfe "mftilini
OE NRA CALLED
GHASTLHARCE
Mrs. Gifford Pinchot Claims
Big Concerns Openly De
fying Rules C. of C
Dominance Is Denounced
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. (AP) Mrs.
Gifford Pinchot told NRA officials
today enforcement of their labor pro
gram was a "ghastly farce" and that
so long as "Weir, Budd and others
are not made to obey the law It Is
no use taking the blue eagle away
from little fellows."
The red-haired wife of Pennsylva
nia governor, who more than once
during the last year has marched in
strikers' picket lines, was one of a
multitude who found fault with va
rious phases of the blue eagle pro-1
gram at compliant .hearings.
Sayg Government Defied
, "I wonder what the workers
think," she said, "when they see
Weir (Ernest T. Weir, president, of I
National Steel) openly defying and
United States government and get
ting away with it. When they see
the case against him go to the de
partment of Justice and then back to
the labor board and nothing issues
but a silence, It almost has the power
of shaking their faith In the United
States government.
"General Johnson told the workers
not to strike. I hope he does not
stay awake at night seeing the faces
of men and women who are pacing
the street and w.ho have depended
on him to protect their rights."
She denounced NRA for turning
enforcement over to compliance
boarda "dominated by chamber of
commerce."
Denied Place to Talk
She began listing casei in which
she had sought to speak in indus
trial communities of Pennsylvania
only to find herself excluded and
denied halls by officials, one of whom
ahe said, commented that
'we don't
want anyone to uuk k tne woriiers
about NRA.1
At this Edward
F. McGrady, as-
slstant secretary of labor, who was
on the platform, burst out:
"Mrs. Pinchot, if you in the future
desire to go any place and opposi
tion develops, I would love to go
with you and rip the curtain off
this I"
4
New hope of obtaining additional
funds for Improvement of the Med
ford airport, application for which
has been in for a long time, was
brought to this city today in a letter
from Samuel Greeley, nationally
known engineer.
Writing to City Superintendent
Fred Bclheffel, Mr. Greeley stated
that he gathered during his recent
visit In Washington, D. C, the Im
pression that Medford's application
was In very good standing, although
he did not hear the final report on it.
He satd that it waa evident in
Washington that an additional appro
priation for pxibllc works was ex
pected soon. He added that the MeO
ford project was considered a very
live one and advised Mr. Scheffel to
continue his campaign urging the
granting of the application.
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PORTLAND. Feb. 28. (AP) A
special dispatch to the Journsl today
from Wsshingtcn, D. C, asid Senator
Stetwer has been advised that "de
cision on the number of civilian con
servation camps that Oregon may
have In the next six-month period
may be made In about a week."
The dispatch said that because of
heavy call for fighting white pine
blister rust In Idaho, some reduction
will be made below last summer's
quota In Oregon.
The selection of the several altes,
after the quota has been established,
will be left by District Forester Buck
of Portland.
Pendleton Elks
Lodge Bankrupt
PENDLETON. Ore, Feb. 28. (AP)
Pendleton Elks' lodge was today
adjudicated bankrupt by C. K. Crans
ton, locsl referee In bankruptcy.
The asteu were listed at 67,302 11
and liabilities t87.522M.
Action follows a recent suit tiled
by Joe Moncse of Pendleton against
the lodge for aeo.OOO and mortgage
j foreclosure on the four-story lodge
Where Eight Met Death in
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Wreckage of an air liner which crashed near Salt Lake City, carrying eight persons fire passengers and
crew of tnrce to tneir deaths during a snowstorm, (Associated Press Photo),
PLEA FOR
AT
STATE'S-
KLAMATH FALLS, Feb. 28. (AP)
The outlines of conflict were drawn
today In the state's case against Hor
ace M. Manning, 55 year old attorney
charced with the first degree murder
i of hi- former oartner. Ralnh W.
.Horan. state representative.
George Roberts of Medford and
David Vandenberg of Klamath Falls,
defense counsels, were scanning the
criminal code authorities of Oregon
following Manning's not guilty plea
yesterday afternoon before Judge
William M. Duncan.
The court allotted a period of five
days for the defense to' present
authorities to substantiate Its request
to examine the bullet scarred evi
dence removed from Manning's Mnln
street office the night of February 12
when young Horan died from two
pistol wounds. The defense pleaded
It was essential to a fair and Impar
tial trial that It be permitted to In
spect two chairs, a book and a book
case In possession of District Attorney
Theodore Olllenwaters.
Each article bore the marks of bul
lets from two revolvers, one turned
over to the authorities by Manning
when he was taken into custody and
the other found In Koran's left hand. !
The exhibits have been scrutinized by
E. O. Helnrlch, California criminolo
gist. Olllenwaters argued that the state
had been within its rights by remov
ing material from the death office.
He said they were Integral parts of
the case against the attorney.
The state pointed out that since
Manning alone knew what transpired
in the office as the two attorneys
faced each other across a uesk. it
waa not necessary that the defense
view the disputed articles.
Manning, making his second ap
pearance outside the county jail since
Lincoln's birthday, appeared nervous
when he entered his not guilty plea,
His signature on the document was
hardly legible,
April 16 waa definitely agreed upon
as the starting time of the trial.
Mystery still cloaked the motivat
ing circumstances of Horan'a death
and since preliminaries In the case
have been completed It 1 not expect
ed new evidence will be brought out
until the trial.
PASSES, AGED 81
James Mrlntlre died at the resi
dence of his daughter, Mrs. Ollle
Connor, on Sunset avenue, Tuesday
night of Infirmities due to old age.
He was a native of Ohio, born March
4, 1852, and had been a resident of
Medford for the past four years. He
leaves four sons and three daughters:
Harvey, of Med ford; Harry, of Trail.
Ore.; Jnmes R , of Medford; Stewart
C, of Star, Idaho; Mrs. Ollle Connor.
Medford; Mrs. Ante Young. Trail,
Ore.; Mrs. Laura Oray. Murphy, Ore.,
and 37 grandchildren; 21 great grand
children. Funeral services will be held at
the Pert Funeral Home Thursday at
t p. m.. Rev. Join Btille officiating.
FOR NEW BATTLE
PORTLAND, Feb. 28. (AP) A
declaration by Charles Haffke, super
intendent of the Anti-Liquor League
of Oregon, that "under the Knox law,
Oregon la rapidly approaching a
liquor saturation point greater than
in the old saloon days," was heard at
a meeting of the league here last
night, and arrangements were made
to hold a mass meeting April 8, look
ing forward. It was said by some, to
a right against liquor at the -polls.
"The liquor problem again looms
ns the most Important problem be
fore the American people," Superin
tendent Haffke declared.
Another report to the meeting by
the headquarters committee of the
league, stated that "repeal has turned
loose the forces of holl; drunkenness
Is Increasing terrifically, and liquor
dealers are holding secret meetings
to devise ways of Inducing young
people to become drinkers."
WIN IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Wsah., Feb. 28. (API
Two men who ran on campaign slo
gans that costs of city government,
already drastically slashed, must bo
"cut to the bone, were the mayor
alty candidates today, to be voted
upon two weeks hence at the run-off
election.
They were Mayor John F. Dore, the
Incumbent, seeking - re-election, and
Charles L. 8mlth, former assistant
corporation counsel and chairman of
the county Republican central com
mittee. Smith won out by the mar
gin of less than 1700 'votes over
j Frank Pitts, who waa third.
The nnai complete vote (oub pre-
cinrts)
Dore, 30,245; Smith, 28.003; Pitts.
24,372.
Former Mayor Robert H. Harlan
was a bad fourth, with 6060 votes,
and four other candidates trailed atlll
further behind. The election was
non-partisan.
6 Film Actors Nominated
For High Honors of Year
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. SI. (API
Three actresses and three actors were
presented to the movie Industry to
day as choices for the screen's high
est swards, the best performances of
1933.
From the women, the veteran May
rtobson. on stage and screen for more
than 60 years, Kstharln Hepburn,
who left the stage but recently to be
come a film celebrity, and Diana
Wynyard, the winsome Enellnh act
ress, who came to Hollywood a short
time aso, the film colony will pick
one aa the outstanding actress of last
year.
Turning to the men. the best actor
will be selected from the trio of Les
lie Howsrd, Psul Muni and Charles
Plane Crash
ILLEGAL IS
PORTLAND LAMER
PORTLAND, Feb. 38, (AP) The
Portland city attorney's office today,
through James R. Bain, deputy, de
manded that the Oregon milk con
trol board rescind all previous orders
and price schedules on the ground
their issuance was not legal.
Bain presented the statement at a
meetnlg of producers, distributors
and consumers here today. Virtually
all other testimony upheld" the milk
board and its program.
The city attorney stated that while
the board has more power than the
secretary of agriculture, enjoys the
power of subpoena, and can take
sworn testimony and punish for con
tempt, It has conducted its hearing
by a strictly unlcgnl method.
Bain stressed the assumption that
at no time have producer, consumer
or distributor Interests been allowed
the privilege of cross examination.
"It Is the opinion of the city at
torney's office," he said, "that any
order you have made Is void, and H
Is requested that you set aside any
orders you have made."
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 28. f AP)
A woman and two men were que.-
robbery In which an unarmed bank
messenger was shot through the I "' . y
h(,art I a smoother riding surface.
Detective Chief T. J. Hlgglna said T Is designated u the
witnesses hsd Identified one of the I North Ashlsnd project, and provldea
men. but he declined to say which for the widening of the present pave
It was. The prisoners are Sam De- I ment from the end of the pavement
earo, Joe Msrtlno and Decaro'a wife, j Isld last year to the top of the hill,
Th detective chief asid Docaro had la distance of .5 of a mile. The work
admitted that he killed a man here
In 1022 bemuse "he slapped me."
Webster Kemner, 29. assistant tel
ler for t,ho Commerce Trust company,
was stopped on a downtown street
yesterday by two men. One of them
shot the unresisting teller, despite
the fact that he offered no resistance.
Thla stellar group waa nominated
by the Academy of Motion Picture
ArU and Sciences, the membership of
which numbers most of the industry's
artistic personnel.
Miss Robson was selected for her
memorable performance In "Lady for
a Day." Miss Wynyard for "Caval
cade." and Miss Hepburn for "Morn
Ing Cllory." The work of Muni In "I
Am a Fugitive From a Chain Clang."
Howsrd In "Berkeley Squsre." and
Lsurhton In "Henry the VIII."
brought them their nominations. Bal.
lots were In the mslls today and the
awards will be announced at the an
nual academy dinner some weeks
hence.
Other selections will he msde for
the best director, picture, play. pllO-
ijWtiHt tmi tU flltoitoifl.
'JAPANESE ISSUE
ON RUSSPLANES
Demand Flights Over Man
churia and Korea Be
Stopped 'Dangerous to
Play With Fire' Reminder
By Glenn Babh
(Associated Press Foreign Staff)
TOVKO. Feb. 28. ( AP) The Jap
anese foreign office sent a sharp pro
teat today to Moscow, demanding that
flights of Soviet planes over Man
churia and Korea be stopped.
"We consider such incidents highly
dangerous." a spokesman of the Jap
anese foreign office said. "It is al
ways dangerous for children to play
with fire."
The protest was sent by Foreign
Minister Kokl Hlrota to Ambassador
Ota at Moscow for presentation to
the Soviet government.
With it, said a foreign office spokes
man, went a demand for guarantees
against any further flights by Rus
sian planes over Manchurlan or Kor
ean territory.
The filing of the protest followed
reports from Hslnking (Changchun),
Manohukuo, of two Instances In
which (the reports said) Russians
fired upon Japanese planes.
There was also a report that a Jap
anese military plane had been shot
down February 17 near the Msnchu-kuo-Sovlet
border. The wsr office
said It lacked Information concerning
this report.
On February 23 and again on Feb
ruary 25, a foreign office spokesman
declared, planes "satisfactorily identi
fied . . as Russian" were sighted
by Japanese authorities.
MOSCOW, Feb. 28. (AP) The Sov
iet government today charged that
Japanese military planes again havs
flown over Soviet territory near the
Mnnchukuan frontier.
They lodged a formal protest with
Ambassador Ota of Japan on the
matter, saying that a "few" Japan- t
ess planes penetrated ten kilometers
into Soviet territory In the region
of Pogronlchnaya and Iman several
dnys ago.
At the same time the Soviet gov
ernment officially denied that any
Soviet airplanes had flown over any
part of Korea or Manchukuo, as
charged by Tokyo. The government
also denied that Soviet soldiers hsd
shot down any Japanese airplanes.
JOBSJi START
Tin Union Contrasting company of
Portland, according to advlcea re
ceived by the local office of the
atate highway commlaalon, haa been
awarded the contract for two road
widening project In aouthern Ore
gon. Work will start at once.
One la the Oran.e Paea project, re
quiring the widening of the Pacific
highway, from the "L" on. South
Sixth street, In that city, to the
rtogtie river bridge at a contrnct price
coat of tn.387. Asphaltlc concrete
j Pemnt will be used Instead of the
will be started at once, at a contract
price cost of 123,640,
WILL-
ROGERS
"Soys:
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 Hurry
up planes and stun leavinp
hore. I can t walk in tlii'ao
snow shoos, lieon run over by
two slcii;lis today. Tuxicabs are
lieiiiB pulled by dog teams and
the weather man sayg another
blizzard is due.
To add to the gloom of this
citv is the death oC .lorm .Mc-
Oaw. New York owes him
much, llo was responsible (or
lu-inniiitf more people to New
York to see his tiiants in world
series and leaj-Mio Riimcs than
any man New York ever had.
Typified the spirit of his day
and his time and was a sweet
charaetcr and a fine friend.