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The Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thurs day, with frost tonight. Temperature, Highest yesterday Aft Lowest this morning... ................ 28 Medford Mail Tribune J Kllcb tha TBIHUNE'S M RA, CLASSIFIED AU8 . . 'W2r Lol. of fuml bargain, p ' that mtii genuine rdf atlnts. . Twenty-eighth Year By PAUL MALLON. . WASHINGTON, March 7 The busi ness boys- applauded Mr. Roosevelfa new NRA program, but only to be polite. They had their fingers crossed. They could read, between the line and see the suggestion that they might have to forego profits to create employment, and unless they did so voluntarily Mr. Roosevelt would im pose a shorter work week on them. Their private comment ran some thing like this: "He congratulates us with one hand and pulls our nose with the other," and "he smiles at you so charmingly when he hit you that you do not realize you have been truck until the swelling comes." They took heart from the fact that y Mr. Roosevelt was slightly Indefinite. They hoped, he was merely talking and. would hesitate to carry out his Implied threat. They probably will be doomed to disappointment In the end. The bald truth ts the NRA has fail ed to accomplish Its purpose under the existing set-up. It has not caused enough employment to meet the sit uation and prospects are It will not If It goes on as It has been. Industry will pick up sharply for March and April. A steady Improve ment tn employment will be accom plished, but probably not enough to absorb any considerable portion of existing- unemployment. To do so, industrial production would have to increase anywhere from 28 to 40 per cent. The best economists believe that Is unlikely. So some other method of, increasing private employment will undoubtedly have to be adopted. The shorter work week with no reduction in pay and without substantial Increase In prices affords a simple method. At least that is the theory behind the move. The Wall strecters immediately lor ... got their worries on the stock ex change bill and started fretting about the new presidential program. As realists, they hardly expected that business generally would volun ' tarily hazard Its Income by affording extra employment for Idealistic pur poses. They rather anticipated a fed eral program fixing various reduced hours of labor for various Industries, running probably from 32 to 38 hours. That led them to the tearful con clusion that profits may be delayed for the present. Some business men contend they have no profits as yet. They say that an Increased payroll will bring them .to bankruptcy. But the theory behind the adminis tration move Is clear. Mr. Roosevelt's treasury department is now contrib uting to the support of one out of every seven or eight persons through the AAA, CWA. CCC. etc. Some esti mates run higher than that. One set of figures shows one out of very four . person getting money from the gov- ernment. The government cannot keep on supporting them much lon ger or the treasury will be pressed. It must get these persons back into private employment. If the employ ment does not come naturally it must be forced. It might be much harder on busi ness In the long run to have the gov ernment continue to support these men than to have private Industry do It. A few days before the business men on the code authorities met here the NRA sent out telegrams confidentially to most of the leading colleges In the country. These telegrams referred to the possibility of getting college profes sors to serve as government represen tatives on code authorities. Some insiders say as many as 100 teleerama were sent. The Idea is novel. General Johnson has been under harassment from Sen ator Nye and others because Indus trial giants act as government repre sentatives on the code authorities over their own industries There is prevailing suspicion that some of these giants represent their industry more than they do the government. Replacing them with college pro fessors would do more probably to change the complexion of the NRA than even the shorter work week. The AAA crowd has prepared a series of amendments to the crop cur tailment program. Thee will be an nounced when they are sent to con gress for approval, which will be soon. The general idea behind the amend ments Is to make technical correc tions in the existing law so that the program may operate more effective ly. One amendment is supposed to relate to the strengthening of the county committees by enlarging the personnel. This caused one or the Anthony advocates to remark: "If everyone now receiving money from the fiovcrnment votes the demo cratic ticket In November there will be no republican left tn congress." Insiders whisper, half seriously, that one reason Richard Washburn Child was chosen to go to Europe was that he has been leading the attack yon administration policies in special articles for the Hearst newspapers. A joonunued Horn P 8a CQB3 Iroosevelt asks FARLEY TO OPEN Recommends 'Full, Open and Fair Competitive Bidding' for Period Not Exceeding more Than Three Years WASHINGTON, March 7. (JP) President Roosevelt today proposed that new contracts be negotiated with commercial air carriers "as soon as possible," for the carrying of airmail The proposal was contained in a letter he wrote to the postofflce com mittees of the senate and the house. He recommended contracts be let for a period of not more than three years, "on full, open and fal: com petitive bidding, with a limitation on the rate of compensation above which no contract will be awarded." He proposed new legislation "to protect the public interest." The President said "obviously no contracts should be made with any companies, old or new, any of whose officers were parties to the obtaining of former contract under circum stances which were clearly contrary to good faith and publlo policy." He recommended that new legisla tion prohibit (he award of an airmail contract "to any company having connection with subsidiaries, affili ated., associated, or holding com panies, directly, or by stock owner ship, interlocking directorates, inter locking officers, or otherwise, if such subsidiaries, affiliates, asoclates, or holding companies are engaged, di rectly or indirectly, in the operation of competitive routes or in the manu facturing of aircraft, or other mate rials or accessories used generally in the aviation industry." Report of resumption of airmail service through Medford in the im mediate future was received here to day with general rejoicing, although no official confirmation verifying the report had come this afternoon to Postmaster Frank Desouza. Two Thomas Morse observation ships, both of the United States army, landed at the local field yes terday and the pilots announced that they were ordered here from Pearson field, Vancouver, Wash., on a survey flight preparatory to carrying the i mail. 1 A news atory In this morning's 1 Portland .Tmirnnl announced that Major Charles T. Phillips would be in command of mall service from Seattle to Medford, and Major Chaa. L. Tinker, who has visited here often, in command of flights from Medford to Eakersfield. and Captain Ira Ea- ker, commanding in Los Angeles, in charge from Bakersfleld to Los An-' geles. The report carried a San Francisco dateline. It also stated that five pi lots arrived at Pearson field, Van couver, Monday and were assigned immediately to practice fllghta to ac quaint them with the Seattle-Med-ford route. Lieut. D. O. Darrow and Lieut. O. Hittand were flying ' the ahtpa set down here yesterday, and eald they came to Medford to learn the terri tory. They said It was understood the mall would be carried through here in a week or so, Tom Culbertson, airport superintendent, reported. They continued north to Pearaon field. Col. Lawrence W. Mcintosh was also in Medford yesterday, confer ring wlt;i Fred Heath, chairman of the city council airport committee, and Superintendent Culbertson. He ssld he had been ordered to Medford to look over the local port to de termine the advisability of the gov ernment stationing a man here. Colo nel McTntosh was accompanied by Lieut. Don Z. Zimmerman, also of Crissy field, as pilot. The report wss prevalent about the city this morning that the airmail service through Medford would be resumed Friday or Saturday of thia week. No verification of the rumor could be located. Since cancellation of airmail con tracts, which brought discontinuance of service through here, the Medford chamber of commerce has carried on an Intensive campaign to bring the army carriers through Medford. Ap proximately BOO wires were sent from thia city to the Oregon delegation in Washington, urging resumption of airmail service here. Frequent replies were received from Senators Chaa. L. MrNary. Frederick Ptelwer and Congressman Mott. WASHINGTON. Msrrh 7 (API Testimony received by the senate banking committee that J. P. Morgan & Co. sold 4500 shares of United Air craft stock shortly before government cancellation f the airmail contracts was cited In the senste today by Sena tor Robln."on R. Ind.l as evidence thet the "International bankers" had advance Information on the action. Robinson's remarks followed testi mony before the senate's special air mail committee that the United Air craft and Transport corporation had hired Lehr Fes, son of Senator Few (R. Ohio) in the Interest of "ex pediting" passage of the Watres air mall art tn 1930. Paul Henderson, vice-president of the company, who told of hiring the -rator'i son. Mid Fea hsd earned his fee of '3000 or 5000" In two Jdays. TKCT K 6 P. M. BE E State Commission Rule Bar ring Sale in 200-Foot Radius Not Needed, Claim New Ordinance Adopted The state liquor commission ruling, prohibiting the sale of beer within a 200-foot radius of a church, will not be enforced in Medford. Chief of Po lice Clatous McCredle announced at the regular meeting of the city coun cil last night, pointing out that If such a ruling, were enforced here at least five business firms would suffer an undeserved loss In patronage. The Baptist church la located that near to at least five places, where beer is sold. Including the Elks club. If the state commission urges en forcement, which authorities here be lieve will not be done under the cir cumstances, Medford will contest the commission's stand. It was stated. Places Well Conducted The placea within this radius are all well conducted and particularly quiet on Sundays, so there could be nothing disagreeable for church-goers, evolving from their sale of beer, Chief McCredle stated. (Continued on Page Pour) I Petition for appointment of Mary C his holm of Gold H1U as administra tor of the estate of Mrs. Jessie May Cook, 4B, of the Beagle district, was filed today in probate court by Dis trict Attorney George A. Codding. The names of Mrs. Nellie Reed, Mar tin D. Bowers and Charles Kell, all of Gold Hill, were submitted as ap praisers of the estate valued at $500. The grand Jury, Floyd Ross of Cen tral Point, foreman, at Its next ses sion will be presented with evidence collected in the death of Mrs. Cook, the district attorney states. Officials are making further inquiry into the circumstances. Mrs. Cook was found dead beneath a tree at her home near Beagle, last Saturday. A rope was found around her neck. Indicating suicide. The district attorney said the "case was ) not entirely clear." A coroner's Jury I Monday returned a verdict that the I woman came to her death by strangu ' latlon, with the statement "the par ties or party responsible for the crime are unknown." Several features of the case have not been thoroughly plained, authorities say, and a fur ther probe Is being made. Mrs. Cook had been in 1U health for a couple of years, and had threat ened suicide on a least one occa sion, the testimony at the Inquest showed. Two children reside in California. PASSES, AGED 87 TARLAND. Aberdeenshire, Scotland. March 7. IAP John Campbell Ham- t llton-Oordon, first marquis of Aber i deen and Temalr and former governor ' general of Canada and lord lieuten ant of Ireland, died it his home. 1 Oromar, today. He was 87 years oil. Nearly alx decades of public serv ! ice. Including church and charity work, marked the life of Lord Aber- deen, a contemporary of Oladstone and who received his firat appoint- menu from Queen Victoria. In the closing months of the Olad stone administration In 1886 Lord i Aberdeen, who waa then the seventh Jearl of Aberdeen, waa appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland. HELD AT FIFTY CENTS PORTLAND. March 7, (AP) Act ing on Instructions from the office of Elmer Ooudy, Oregon CWA admin istrator, the Multnomah county relief committee today ordered temporary retention of a AO-cent an hour wage schedule for CWA workers here. A 40-cent basis for common labor was to have seme Into effect as of March 5. but there has been no payroll since that date. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, Curfew FOUR DIE IN AIR CRASH DURING BLINDING STORM PETERSBURG, 111., March 7. (AP) A blinding blizzard that glazed Its wings with Ice was blamed today for the crash of a St. Louls-Chlcago Air liner which cost four lives last night. The dead: Hugh Sexton, 26, aviation editor of the Chicago Tribune. O. H. Waetjen. New York. Walter Hallgren, veteran transport pilot who had flown nearly a million miles. W. N. Bell of Chicago and Colum bus, O., an employe of the Jeffrey Manufacturing company. The plane, an American Airways craft bound for Chicago, plunged down through swirling snow and BANDITS TAKE $8,296 IN ROBBERY OF SUISUN BANK SUI6UN. Solano County, Col., March 7. yp) Two black-masked robbers, threatening death with a sub-machine gun, held up and bound four em ployes of the Sulaun bank today and escaped with 98.396. A third robber drove an automo bile In which the men escaped. Apparently concealing themselves in the bank building, two men sud denly confronted the Janitor, Al Mc George, as he arrived at 6:30 a. m. He was bound and then the robbers waited for the bank officials to arrive. ICE CASTAWAYS FACE NEW PERIL AS FLOE BREAKS UP MOSCOW, Mar. 7. (AP) Cracking Ice added, a new peril today to dan gers confronting 89 men marooned on an Ice floe In the Bering sea. A radio message received by the government relief commission said that a newly erected wooden barracks waa split In two by the cracking Ice In sub-zero weather. The 89 men, with ten women and two children, took refuge on the ice when their ship, the Chelluskln, sank. They were members of the Wrangel GUARD BRAVES DEATH TO FRUSTRATE PRISON BREAK HUNTSVILLE. Tex., March 7. (AP) Guard Howard Bass yelled as a con vict thrust a knife to his throat, and an attempted escape of five men from the Texas state penitentiary was frustrated before dawn today. Three of the five prisoners were shot and wounded by guards. The other two surrendered. Physicians said the wounded men would recover, barring complications. As Bass shouted, Gus Gray, a guard, fired, woxindlng Pete Finch, who held the knife. The others dashed for two ladders against the wall. TO REFEREE HERE PORTLAND, Ore., March 7. (AP) ! Harry Leedlng, Portland sports ; writer and welt known basketball referee, said here today he would i not be1 able to officiate at the Med- ford Ashland championship game Frl , day night because of a previous en gagement to referee at the district 1 finals to be held at Milton-Free-j water. I Leedlng said he advised Medford i school officials earlier this week that he would not be able to attend the southern Oregon playoff. TRAIN AND TRUCK HIT NEAR CENTRAL POiNT GRANTS PASS. March 7 fAPl Southern Pacific offices here reported this afternoon that a passenger train and wood truck collided near Central Point today. ! The minor collision was repotted here with announcement that no one ;was Injured and the trsln and tnuk fllghtly damaged Train No. 8 was northbound about 11:40, when It col lided with the truck, operated by O. F rslmertoo of Rogue River. Missaa - - am for Women Clerks Suspended smashed Into a deep drift on a farm near here. Apparently all four victims died In stantly. Hallgren, calm to the last, cut his switch when he saw a crash was Inevitable, thereby preventing fire. Company officials In Chicago said it was obvious that Hallgren attempt ed to land the craft safely but that darkness prevented It. Orva Altlg on whose farm the plane fell and R. D. Knoles, another farmer witnessed the crash. Both dashed to the scene to find the victims dead. Neighbors and the coroner pulled the bodies from the wreckage and brought them to undertaking parlors here and at Athens, 111. The men carried a sub-machine gun. McGeorge said, and threatened to kill Charles E. . Torp, assistant cashier, who arrived at 7:45 a. m . unless he opened both vaults in the bank. Torp opened one vault but told the robbers the other had a time lock which he could not open. After looting the open vault, the robbers escaped in an automobile. About half an hour elapsed before the bound men could free themselves and notify Sheriff John R. Thornton. Island expedition of Prof. Otto Schmidt. The women and children have been rescued. Fifty of the men, said the radio message from Prof. Schmidt, were sleeping In the structure when It was torn asunder, but returned and began repairing the walls and roof of the building which la now two separate structures. Another wooden hut. housing the camp kitchen, also was split. Half was carried some distance away from the part left standing. Charley Frazler, who led an un successful dash for liberty several weeks ago, and Edward McArthur, were shot down from the ladders. Frazler was serving two life sentences for robbery with firearms. McArthur and 'Finch were convicted of burglary. Robert Hill, serving 99 years for robbery, and Roy Thornton, serving 50 years, also for robbery, escaped the flro of the guards. Both were placed In solitary confinement. Hill was a member of the gsng which robbed an Eastland, Texas, bank while masquerading In Santa Claus costumes. IS CHICAGO, March 7. MP) "West Side Frankle" Pope, gambler, waa shot and killed today in a hotel at 758 West Jackson boulevard. He was struck six times In the head and body. Pope has been reputed a million aire boss of gambling rackets in Chi cago. A maid, passing the room occu pied, said she heard a woman cry out. "Don't do that." A moment later the shot blanted out Pope's life. The maid, terrified, fled without watching for the killer. Two revolvers were found on the floor near his body. WORKERS LEAGUE OF COUNTY WILL MEET Jackson County Workers' league wilt hold Its rrifiilar meeting tomor row evening at 7:30 o'clock in the court house auditorium, according to announc ment today. There will be several good speakers, and musical numbers are to be Included on the program. All members of the league i.nd workers are Invited as the pur pme of the organisation is to unit all workers m Jackson county. 1934. E SERVE 25 YEARS IS Aged Woman Physician Found Guilty of Murdering Daughter-in-law On Ope rating Table; Plan Appeal CHICAGO, March 7. (AP) Only a higher court or death itself, can save Dr. Alice Wynekoop from the penitentiary now. A Jury convicted her last night or slaying her daughter-in-law, Rheta. In the "operating table" murder that horrified the nation. It fixed her sentence at 25 years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. Only two bal lots were taken. The murder drama that began when Rheta's body was found, a bullet In the back, on Dr. Wynekoop's operat ing table last November 31, kept Its Interest In rushing crescendo to the last. Prisoner Calm. With the Jury In Its place, ready to report Its verdict. Judge Harry B. Miller summoned the Jail physician to stand by the 62-year-old woman, and be ready to administer strong heart stimulants, lest the shock of the verdict strike her desd. She did not need his ministrations. She heard the verdict as she sat In her wheel chair without sign of a quiver. She turned to two of her children. Walker and Dr. Catherine Wynekoop, and said: "Go home now, children, and sleep. Your mother Is not guilty. No. No. Not guilty." Plan New Appeal. In a moment It waa over and Dr. Wynekoop was being wheeled from the courtroom, back to the Infirmary cot at the county Jail. There ahe will await the result of her attorney's efforta to win a new trial. Arguments for a new trial have been set for March 24. If they are denied, an appeal to the state su preme court Is planned. The first of the two ballots taken by the Jury last night was reported to have been 11 to 1 for conviction. Two Jurors were reported to have (Continued on Page Seven) BFFP LOCAL MARKET IS Announcement of the appointment of the Parlfic Distributors of Medford as Rhelnlander Beer distributor for Ashland, Medford and Granta Pass territory, was announced yesterday by J. C. Donnelly, general manager of the Century Brewing association of Seattle. E. A. Ritchie la manager of the Pacific Distributors. Mr. Ritchie has announced plans for complete dealer dispenser, cafe and restaurant distribution of Rheln lander beer In Medford. Mr, Ritchie expresses himself as be ing very greatly pleased to be able to secure the Rhelnlander franchise In this territory. Rhelnlander beer is brewed tn the Pacific northwest's lar gest and finest brewery and has been an instant hit throughout Oregon and Washington ever since it came on the market In mid-January. Rhelnlander is brewed under Herr Helgenmooaer'a celebrated Munich formula and has taken the northwest by storm wherever It has been on sale. The dealers throughout the north west where Rhelnlander has already made Its bow are particularly pleased ; that the beer la being backed by a constituent advertising campaign, the j majority of which la being done In newspaper. ! The Pacific Distributors have ord- ered a carload of Rhelnlander , draught and bottled beer and have complete warehousing and refrlgerat- Ing facilities for Its perfect dlstrlbu ; tlon to dealers. Rhelnlander draught ; beer, by the way, comes only In sea soned white oak kegs, j Rhelnlander will be on the market ! here aoon. IS COOS BAY VERDICT MARAHFIKLD, March 7. ypj A circuit court Jury which waa out but 16 minutes, returned a verdict of not ; guilty and reversed the city court, ; which hsd sentenced County Jurfe D. F. Thompson to 30 days In Jail and a fine of 100 on a drunk dr.v ing charge. Judri Thompson appealed from jity court and tha circuit court Jury dt I ciared h waa not (ullty of tha charge. Kirosii Stricken On Tour Gov. James Rolph, Jr., had to halt a tour of California when he waa stricken with a lung congestion. Physicians have ordered a complete rest (Associated Press Photo) TEN-HOUR SLASH JOHNSON'S PLAN WASHINGTON. March 7. (P) NRA code authorities will be asked by the administration tonight to cut code working hours 10 per cent for all in dustries that can stand It, with ex ceptions for those unable to comply. Thia was made known today by Hugh S. Johnson, in addressing the assembly of NRA leaders at work on labor problems, in explaining plans for hla evening address. Flat Rule Unwanted. George Sloan, head of the cotton textile code authority, had said that unquestionably many Industries could take a further hour shortening, but that he considered It would be a grave mistake to make a flat rule, as he understood was advocated by Johnson, because It would raise false hopes in the breants of "every Amer ican working man In every home." Johnson replied that with him It waa a choice of methods between the general rule and taking up each of the 800 codes Individually "an im post ble method." No I kose Intended. "But," he went on. "I hope that nothing the President has aald or I have said will lead anyone to tha Idea that industry Is to be placed in a Procrustean bead by ukase or flat or to aay that hours shall be so ana so by administrative order. "I hope you get any auch Idea out of your mind, because nobody ever dreamed of doing It, Johnson then urged that a repre sentative group of industrialists re main with him after the code auth orlty gathering ends to work out by agreement some definite procedure for meeting the current problems. Price Control Mked. Code authorities meeting elaewhero were informed by NflA officials mean while that while no definite policy has been determined, NRA Is "symprv thrtlc" to prlca control provisions as made possible in "open price associa tions." Such associations are made up of industries or businesses which pub lish their prices before they go Into effect, for the benefit of other mem bers of the groups. T Application blanks for fruit pro duction loans, under the Production Credit association, arrived yesterday from Spokane, and are now available, at the office of the association on the ground floor of the courthouse. Secretary Luther Deuel reports. A number of fruitgrowers signed the applications this morning. Blanks ! f or livestock, crop and other Items have been on hand and distributed throughout Josephine. Douglas. Coos rnd Curry count tea, s well as this county. In the fruit loans there are two blanks to fill out and money Is avail able for apples and winter pears. The firs, consists of a financial statement, and general Information. The second blank compiles a biography of tha applicants, along with last year's ex pense, and a budget of financial needs for the coming wanon, for growing and harvesting. grantsTassTTquor STORE OPENED TODAY l I GRANTS PASS. Ore., March 7. (AP) Grants Pass atate liquor store opened here today. After four hours 18 permit had been sold. r II ii : No. 296. E HEEDS PROTESTS Fl 1500 Would Be Thrown Out of Employment Is Claim Liquor Law New Com plication for Commission PORTLAND, Marcn 7. (AP) Act ing on the conclusion that many women would be thrown out of em ployment if Ita 8 p. m. working regu lation were continued, the state wel fare commission Tuesday suspended Its order which had prohibited the working of women in mercantile es tablishments after 6 o'clock at nignv The commission was told at the hearing that about 8000 women in Multnomah county are registered on federal unemployment rolls, and that perhaps 1500 more would be out of work if the fl p. m. closing hour should be enforced. In 1919 the first regulation pro hlbltlng women working In mercan tile stores after 8 p. m., waa pro mulgated. About two yeans ago It was contested snd held discrimina tory. The last legislature changed the statutes to give the commission state-wide authority, and the new regulation was Issued February 3. A storm of protest arose from groups purporting to speak for the employed women. ' A further complication arose at yesterday's mooting when It, developed that it la unlawful for women to work where intoxicating liquor la served. Under the new laws of the state. Intoxicating UquoV Is defined as containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol. Dorr B. Kea sey, chairman of the commission, did not say what action the commission may take in this connection. ANDERSON SEEKS CONSTABLE POST Frank K. Anderson this morning filed with the county clerk his dec laration of intention to seek Phs Democratic nomination for constable for the Medford district. Anderson Is a well-know'n resident of this city, where he has lived many years. He gives as his slogan: "Courteous and conscientious service." The Medford district at present baa no constable, Lou Bloom, former eon stable, having resigned alx months ago. The county court did not fill the yacancy. The work haa bean handled by the aherlff'a office. Sterilization of Germans Starts BERLIN, March 7. P) The Ger man capital's newly Inaugurated eu genics court got off to a speedy start by ordering three persons sterilized at Us first seaalon yesterday. Judge Hans Joachim Matener prt slded. In accordance with the eteril lmition laws secrecy clause, the pub lic was barred from the courtroom and the details of the cases and the names of the "defendants" were not made public. m 0OGEK5 hoy BEVKRIjT IUIiliS, Cnl., Mar. G. Missed l'resident Roose velt's spoccli. (It was at 8 o'clock here.) Yes, I was up in time but here is the joke on nic: I hadn't read of it in the papers. Now I will have to read it, but there is B great differ ence between him talking and then you just rending it. lie is the king of the air. Course he has the advantage nf the rest of us. lie don't come on the air till he has something to say, and the rest of us, we have to come on when we have nothing to say. Not changing the subject too soon, but I feel kinder sorry for that, woman sheriff in Indi ana. Fhe thought she was sur rounded by men.
