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PAGE TWO JfEDFORD MAIL TRTBDE. 5IEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1931 president of the United States on th Liberty party ticket In 1032, It 111 ol erysipelas at his home here. Rj physicians said his condition la not dangerous but he "la a sick man." Coin Harvey 111. MONTENE. Ark.. March 6. (P) W. H. (Coin) Harvey. 83-year-old free sliver advocate and candidate for Society and Clubs Edited by Eoa Nealon Hamilton T On Trial For Murder By IN OF (Continued from page one) tertUy'e federal rrve governors' approval for a capital credit expan sion plan, on a steady employment gain In the heavy Industrie as soon aa the money gets out. NBA and Its critics botfi agree that revival In machinery, equipment and construction lines is the biggest re covery need at the moment. flUHlnefts Men Doubtful The several thousand business men In the code sewlona carried on their discussion today. Yesterday they launched a barrage of arguments against general hour shortening al most Immediately after President Roeevelt declared for shorter hours. In some spots the business men critics were aided by men within the NRA organisation. Johnson pitched Into the argument last night at the session on labor questions, after finding one of his own economists, A. J. Hettinger, of Detroit, in the midst of a speech expressing doubts of the economic feasibility of bi&nitet hour snorien ing. The administrator at once started a give-and-take cross examination. Hettinger held to his atand as John ton suggested a flat cut with ex emptions for Industries unable to make the grade. Labor Leader Backs Plan TAen William Oreen. president of the American Federation of Labor, reasserted his belief In shorter hours, saying: "I challenge the leaders of indus try to find a better way to put peo ple back to work." The long-term credit plan of the federal reserve will not actually get moving until after a national survey of Its possible contribution to re covery. The survey may be com pleted by Monday. Secretary Morgenthau, spurring on th plan, said Its potentialities for spreading Jobs would be the yard stick of Its worth. The cry for capital goods revival In the NRA meetings was led off yes terday by Secretary Perkins herself. Ralph B. Flanders. New England In dustrialist and NRA advisor, agreed. although opposing further hour shortening. NRA labor spokesmen voiced no dtasent. Hettinger, the NRA economist, regarded It as key stone to recovery. John W. O'Leary, head of the Machinery and Allied Products Institute. Joined In, too. And the applause from the packed meeting rooms showed that any number of factory owner wanted to se their wheels turning faster and longer. Rolons Favor Chiseling While Vie labor topic held the greatest Interest, a flurry was raised In the assembly dealing with small business problems whoa 0. C. Shep pard, Louisiana lumberman, said he had photostats of letters from mem bers of congress advising constitu ents to disregard their codes. With that sort of thing, he said, "there is not a oiance for our code to sur vive." The presiding NRA officials asked for the copies, but would not make them public before consulting the administrator.. At the session on price control two leading Industrialists, Geo. H. Mead, head of a big paper concern, and Herman Llnd of the machine tool In dustry, depended open price associa tions and price uniformity. Both plans have been much complained against. Testimony from sellers was generally for price control, with buy ers opposed. Flat disagreement over desirability of continuing code provisions for cut ting down production developed in another session, with Jamea W. Dean of the fertiliser code authority say ing allocation of available orders among the operating mills would make bulsnesa stagnant to the det riment of the efficient. Lumbermen were found to speak both for and against production control as written In their code. Boy Of 10 Admits Starting Big Fire Hlrl hilar Dinner Kient of Monday Mr. J. W. Pruett entertained Mon day evening with a 7 o'clock dinner, honoring her daughter Margaret on her birthday. Oeorge Washington decoration made the table rery at tractive. Oamea were enjoyed by those pres ent, and prlzea were won by Roberta Heamea, Herbert Oregory and OJIrer Obenchaln. Thoae present were: The Mlaeea Ro berta Reamea, Bernlce Reamea. Mei!e Hedgepath. Ruth and Phylll Turpln. Meora. Herbert Gregory. Melford Hood. Ir?ln Hall, Marlon Caater, Hairy Eldon and Oliver Obenchaln. Many lovely gift were received by the hon ored gueat. Kcporta Alien At Supper Meet At the meeting held laat evening of the Circle and HI-Trlangle eocletlea of the Plrat Chrlatlan church report were given by delegates who attended the state mlaalonary convention re cently. Reporta were given by Price Shafer. Dorotfty Culy and Mra. A. H. Gregory. A covered dlah aupper waa enjoyed by the group. Pythian Stolen Plan tard Party for March 14 The Pythian Sisters have announced plana for a benefit card party to be held March 14. Pinochle, bridge and 900 will be played and prize awarded the wlnnera In each. All membera of the lodge will sell ticket for the affair.' Mr. Klein, the general chairman, will be aaalated In the party plan by Mra. Yarbough and Mra. Plk. Pythian Sisters Meet Wednesday Evening The Pythian fllatera will meet for a social evening and Initiation, wed neaday. March 7. at 8 o'clock. The early evening will be devoted to the Initiation and regular lodge aeaalon. after which a program will be pre sented and refreshment served. Mra. Wolf la chairman of the com mittee for the evening. Other mem bera are Meadame Walden and Wort man. Church I-adle Plan Rummage Sale.' Ladles of the Bacred Heart Catho lic church have announced they will conduct a rummage aale at 135 West Main atreet Friday and Saturday of thl week. pprsnn with contribution are re quested to telephone either 40S-X or 760-W. (iovernment louder, Subject for Club Session "New Leader In Government" will be the subject presented tomorrow at the meeting of the Wednesday Study club, by Mra. H. E. flnedlcor. Mrs. 1. B. Humphrya will review "Biography of a Leader" at the aame session. . Mrs. Morrow Hostess On Wednesday , Mra. Harry Morrow will be hostess at her home, 831 North Bartlett street, Wednesday afternoon at t:00 o'clock to membera of the auxiliary to the National Association of Letter Camera. league nf Writers Schedule Meeting Oregon League of Western Wrltem will meet In the parlors of the Hotel Holland Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Roll call will be answered by the membera, with current event toplca. Thimble rluh nmlnesa Meeting Chrysanthemum Thtmbl club will meet at the home of Mrs. Jonea. 433 King street, on Thursday for a busl neaa meeting. It waa announced to day, Mrs, Simmons Quest From Washington. Mra. Laura Slmmona of Green Acre. Washington, Is a guest of her daugh ter, Mra. J, P. Reynolds, and Mr. Reynolds, at their home 710 West Bleventhstreet. Mrs. PeLameter Leaves Tonight Mra. B. A. DeLameter, who has been visiting friends In the valley for the past week, wilt leave for her home In Oakland, Cat.t thla evening. Mrs, Brarklnreed Entertain Honoring Mrs. Golf Mrs, Alan Bracklnreed entertained wltfi an afternoon -tea Monday hon oring Mrs. Florence Goff, who la leaving thl evening for Alameda, Ca). Mrs. Bracklnreed' other guest were Mesdamea Myron Root, Richard Wilson, Lillian Lounsbery, T. J. Ama poker and E. A. DeLameter. Spanish Veterans" Auxiliary to Meet Tomorrow will be meeting day or membera of the Auxiliary to the U. 8. W. V., No. 13, and a good attend ance la urged by Mra. Jack Hemstreet to develop plana for entertainment of the atate president here March 16. - -Women of Rotary To Meet Tomorrow The Women of Rotary will meet to morrow for luncheon at the Hotel Medford at t o'clock. SLATED MAR. 14 Wednesday, March 14, has been ten tstlvely set for the day of Med ford's annual spring opening. It was an nounced by John Moffatt. chairman of the retail merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce this morn ing. Tomorrow at 4:00 p. m., a meeting of retail merchants will be held at the Chamber of Commerce at which time It Is expected to thoroughly dis cuss the spring opening end create the necessary subcommittees Inci dental to putting It over. All retail merchants are urged by Mr. Moffatt to co-operato In the general scheme to set aside March 14th as the open ing day, and it is hoped that the opening will be general throughout the city. Many merchants have reported that the spring opening this year should be outstanding as the new merchan dise available will be very attractive. Complete details regarding the opening will be announced after the meeting of merchants tomorrow. FIREMEN GUESTS OF CHIEF ELLIOTT An evening of dancing and enter tainment was enjoyed by members and families of the Medford Volun teer Fire department aa guesta of Fire Chief Foy E!!!nt, who played the part of the perfect host. Fifty guests attended the party, held at the fire hall, marking the first evening of dancing the volunteers had enjoyed together. Delicious refreshments were served following the dsnce at an appro priately decorated banquet table, where short speeches of appreciation were made by the numerous guests. The gathering waa pronounced a 100 per, cent success, with members of the fire department looking forward to another gathering. (Continued from page one) h ran ge to Aee Movies At the next regular meeting of the Phoen'.x Orange, scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, the lecturer's program will be presented at 8 o'clock. Motion pic tures of painting and decorating will be presented through the courtesy of Lamport's Hardware store. The pub lie Is cordially Invited. carried her Into the house", Wert said. The scaffold, that had been used In the butchering of pigs, la about 83 feet from the house, officers testified. Artificial respiration was sd minis- tered by Wert for about a half hour, after which he went to Oold Hill, and telephoned Coroner Frank Perl, tee j testimony showed. In the course of the questioning, j It was revealed Wert met Mrs. Cook In Yuba City. Calif., In the fall of 1932. He also testified that her health had not been good since he had known her. but on the morning of her death, she bad seemed much better. Tn Good Health i 'She was feeling good, and waved good-bye to me when I started to Wheeler's. X told her X would see her j In a little while," Wert testified. Coroner Perl testified at length, a j to the finding of the rope, which had ( broken In two at the scaffold, and had apparently been tied In a slip knot around Mrs. Cook's neck. Wert had said he returned to the Cook place about 11:30, and Perl said he received the telephone .call from Wert at about 1:15 o'clock. It was necessary for Perl to walk Into the Cook place for a distance of about a mile and a quarter off the Meadowa road In the Evans creek country. Perl said Wheeler waa the nearest neighbor. Although there were a number of ropes extending from the scaffold. Perl testified that It waa easy to Identify the one from which the piece j had broken, as the others were of dif ferent material. The small rope used in the apparent hanging, was of cot ton, "but looked strong to me," Perl said. Stood on Crate Much questioning centered about the wooden crate which stood under the scaffold, indicating Mrs. Cook had stood on It before Jumping or falling to the ground. Although In photos the box did not appear as substantial, Coroner Perl testified it was of suf ficient strength to hold his weight. Sergeant Clarence C. Williams of the state police, who visited the scene of the tragedy on Sunday, testified as to the measurements made about the place. He said from information given him, the head faced In a south westerly direction, with the feet about thirty Inches from the bottom of the scaffold. Another wltns called was Mrs. Cooks son-in-law, George Caton of Redding, who testified that about two years ago Mrs. Cook attempted to commit suicide by jumping in the river. He said she had not been well for about three years, and at that time illness waa the rason for the act. Death by .Strangulation Clarence Wheeler and Charles Daze, neighbors of Mrs. Cook, were called to testify concerning Wert's visit to their ranches. Saturday morning. Dr. C. I. Drummond. county phyelclsn, who conducted the autopsy, testified that Mrs. Cook's death resulted from strangulation. The hearing was conducted by Dis trict Attorney Oeorge Codding, who thla morning announced that further investigation of the case would be carried on by the sheriff's office and state police. "It Is a peculiar case," Codding said "and the Jury waa not satisfied with the evidence." Coroner Per! said this morning. p f f 11 r $f f i f -ii 1 ; : Vr - 1 I ; J i I ' - M a fj t 'v ''li A- . J 1 g ' ' 1 Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean Is shown entering court at Greenwood. Miss., during her trial for murder. She it accused of poisoning Dr. John Pres ton Kennedy, Greenwood surgeon, who died last August after a strange 10-day illness. (Associated Press Photo. Big G. 0. P. Majorities May Be Reduced in Both Houses Senate Control Believed Democratic Goal that from the result of Information brought out at the Inquest, the bang ing was reconstructed last night, and from the lengths of rope found, the measurement of the box. and the height of Mrs. Cook, her feet would have ben twelve inches from the ground. If she hsd hanged directly from the scaffold, by the rope. The Jury, Perl said, was apparently much Interested In the position of the body after the rope had appar ently broken. Members of the coroner's Jury were Darrel Huson. George Robertson. Tom Olnn. Ted OeBauer, J. E. Crawford and W. H. Burton. Visitor In Med torn Rvtss Lawson; flying to Portland from Los Angeles, was an overnight gueM In Medford. leaving here yesterday in his Breese for the north. Lawson la a repre sentative of the Pllsener Breweries. To Portland Mr. and Mrs. Glen J. Blrk a com pan led by Mrs. H. A. Barrls, are spending today In Portland, hav ing gone north last night. Today Mr. Blrk la attending a meeting of the Metropolitan Life Insurance com parjy. for which he Is district man ager with headquarters in Medford. They plan to return this evening. SALEM. Ore. (UP political com plexion of the state legislature may be changed considerably in the coming election, reports Indicated today. Large Republican majorities in both houses may be reduced. ' Should the Grand Old Party maintain its con trol and a Democrat b eelected gov ernor, the old days of the Walter M. Pierce regime might return. His term was marked by frequent clashes with a Republican legislature. s 16 Senate Vacancies. Sixteen senatorial seau will be con tested during the year's elections, of this number 14 are held by Repub licans and two by Democrats. Of the remaining 14 senators, who serve un til January 7, 1937, nine are Repub licans and fie Democrats. All 60 seats in the house of rep resentatives win be contested. Mem bership of the 37th legislative easem. bly included 42 Republican represent tatives, 17 Democrats and one Inde pendent, Henry Semon, Klamath Falls. Democrats are expected to concen trate on securing a majority of mem bers In the senate. Control of the upper house would give the party a group which would be more easily united and controlled than a lower house bloc, where the unexpected usually happens. House Hard to Control. Members of the lower house bolt more frequently tha nthose of the senate In most state legislatures. Senatorlsl seats now held by sev eral members may be resigned should they decide to seek other offices. Following la a list of senatorial vacancies which will be contested: Now held by Republicans District 1. Marlon. Sam H. Brown and Charles K.'Spaulding: District 2. Linn. Clyde E. WUlaimacm: District 8. Lane. U. C. Wheeler; District 4. Lane-Unn. Joel C. Booth; District 6, Jackson, Georre W. Dunn: District 10, Yamhill. W. E. Burkel District 11, Washington. Ar thur Ireland; District 12, Clackamas, Linn E. Jones: District 13, Mult nomah. William F. Woodward: Dis trict 14, Clackamas. Columbia-Multnomah, Joe E. Dunne: District 15. Clatsop. F. M. Franciscorlch; District 19. Morrow -Urns til la-Union. Fred E. Kiddle, and District 20, Umatilla. L. L. Mann. Now held by Democrats District 8. Benton-Polk. J. N. McFadden, and District 23, Baker, W. H. Strayer. SALEM. March fl. P The Na tional Guard headquarters here today announced the promotion of Philo H. Anderson of Baker from first ser geant to first lieutenant In company F of the 186th Infantry. (The Nau NEW N0RGE FEATURES Standard hi lit Leading Models . Ifflemd Doer Utdi Opens at a touch when bands are full. Eltctrle Light Lights amomaticallyas dooropens. Adjust Ma Shelvtt Easily ar ranged for large articles. Rounded Corners Exery cor ner isrounded for easy clean ing. Odor-proof In Cubes A hinged- tight-dosing door closes over the ice trays. 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At Shoe Bo Forrest McKay, for merly associated with the College Boot shop In Eugene, arrived in Medford the first of the week to accept a posi tion as assistant to U. J. Carpenter In the shoe department of The Band Box and Shoe Box. j To T-pnnenee Oeorge Dickey of this city left yesterday for Harriman. j Tenn., making the journey by tram.' r4 Tarnation Club To Meet Thursday Mrs. (Catherine Smith will be host ess Thursday to membera of the Car nation club, at her home, 707 West Eleventh street. Mr. and Mrs. Ken It Kettirn From East Mr. and Mrs. F. Corning Kenly have returned to Medford from sev eral weeks spent In Chicago snd east ern cities. READ- Cecil Klpar, 1tyar4ld boy of Springfield, III., confeaaad to au thorltlaa that ho eat tha blai. which caused S90O.000 lo.a and da etroyod the Illinois elate ars.nal. (Associated Press Photo) . - . Lady Lions lo Mr.1 Lsrty Lions will meet for cot. red dlah luncheon and bridge tomorrow at the home ol Mra. H. W. 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