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MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1934.
No. 304.
fATl DYING DESPERADO
By PAUL MAM.OX.
(Copyright, 1934, by Paul MaUon)
Self-interest.
WASHINGTON, March H. Scut
tling of the St. Lawrence treaty was
more of a personal blow to Mr. Rooae
relt than la publicly known.
He lobbied ardently backstage for
the treaty.
Wayward Democratic senators were
called to the White House. Strong
arguments were used to make them
see the error of their ways.
The president could not overcome
the aectlonal self-Interest of eastern
ers. They would not consent to side
tracking their commerco to help the
west and refused to change their
TO tea.
Politicians believe Mr. Roosevelt
would have won the entire wheat belt
over to the Democratic standard for
good if he had been able to put it
over.
Next Move.
Feelers are expected to go out
ahortly from the White House to Can
ada looking toward negotiation of a
new treaty.
Administration manipulators are
confident they will have a better
document to send to the senate next
year for ratification.' They are cer
tain they will be able to put It over
then.
They are merely singing In the rain.
The vote showed them 13 short of the
necessary two-thirds majority. The
only reason they got as many A they
did was that five Democrata ducked
the roll call, preferring to be absent
rather than brave the presidential
wrath.
Some very radical compromises will
have to be made before Mr. Roose
velt will ever get any kind of St.
Lawrence treaty through the senate.
Cheating?
Collegians running the AAA have
been hearing a lot of inside tales
lately about cheating against the acre
age curtailment program....
A squad of clerks In the census bu
reau has been designated to make
survey. Among other things, the cen
sus surveyors are checking the total
of acreage curtailment In each county
against "the total crop acreage In that
county.
They want to find out If It is true
that the number of acres curtailed In
aome counties exceeded the total
acres cultivated.
Authorities believe cheating has
not been widespread, because In each
county the acreage to be reduced Is
based on a five-year average of the
total under cultivation. The state
committees can keep a fairly close
account 'of the relationship.
rtuhiirseinenls.
No announcement has ever been
made of total amounts paia int imui
rs in benefits by the federal govern
ment to date.
UP to March 8 It was S272.474,
858 83.
Ti,.f rinrx nnfc include any loana,
merely the outrlGht payments, for
cotton (rental and Denoni puymcuuv.
tobacco, wheat (acreage reduction and
export benefits); hogs, and federal
aurplus relief corporation purchases
of butter, cheese and hogs. '
rnninronilse.
It Is now virtually certain that a
good stock market regulation oni
come out of the current mess.
The federal reserve experts are writ
ing the credit sections of the new
bill. They know their business. The
Atunno arivnrAtca have joined
with less liberal experts Inside the
administration to correct ueiciin
the original measure.
The first humdlnglng bill of the ad.
vocatea has served a good purpose. It
paved the way for a strong regulatory
measure.
Peace Maker.
The man who started the ball roll-
i.nmnrnmlw was Con
gressman Rayburn. He is supposed
to have trotted down to tne win
House one evening and asked what
... rhlrflv he wanted the
treasury and federal reserve board to
get together and take responsibility
for sections of tne icgmanon
in, hiitnsi( firrl credit.
rr, n-MMant 1. sunnnsrd to have
called Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
and Governor Black of the federal re.
erve on the telephone and started all
the government machinery going In
one direction.
Some bad feeling still exists among
the Inner circles who were working
earlier at cross purposes. It will be
straightened out when the satisfac
tory bill Is arranged.
Explanation.
It was stated here recently thst
Cuba could not buy a dime's worth
of American asrlcultural produce.
That Is relatively true, but tho for
eign trade experts have hopes of build
ing up the Cuban market to what
It was In 1!28 and 1920.
In 1929 Cuban Imports of our meats
amounted to ao.000.000: lard, S9.800.
000: wheat flour, $7,990 000: potatoes
$l.100.noo milk niirl rrram $2,200,000.
Her Imports fell from a high of
$202,000,000 In 1928 to $28,000,000 In
1P32. not becaise the Cubans stopped
eating but because they were too poor
to buy anything.
A bort In "Fxr prl'-rs Is what Cuba
n'cs ' ' 'V hr m:;n:il ap'lr
ig$nUil ftp;
GIVES HOT TIP ON
I
Herbert Youngblood, Negro
Companion of Notorious
Bandit in Escape From
Indiana- Jail Is Trapped
PORT HURON, Mich., March 16.
( AP ) Herbert Youngblood, partner
of John Dillinger in his escape from
the Crown Point, Ind., Jail a fort
night ago. died in a hospital here
this afternoon of bullet wounds re
ceived in a battle with sheriff's offi
cers who had trapped him In a Moak
avenue store.
Bullet wounds in the cheat and
abdomen proved fatal shortly after
he had been Identified by Capt. Matt
Leach of the Indiana - state police,
thereby spurring a search for Dil
linger, desperado and bank robber.
Youngblood, facing a murder
charge for a Gary, Ind., slaying, ad
mitted his identity as he lay dying
from bullet wounds.
PORT HURON. Mich.. March 18.
(AP) A negro who said he was Her
bert Youngblood, companion of John
Dillinger, notorious outlaw, In his ee-
( Continued on Page Five)
RE-ELECTION AS
STATE SENATOR
George W. Dunn of Ashland, pioneer
southern Oregon resident, and veteran
legislator from this county, today filed
with the state for re -election to the
state senate, from Jackson county.
Senator Dunn has served eight years.
He is regarded as an able and conser
vative member of the legislature. Sen
ator Dunn announced a month ago,
that he would file.
Victor Bursell, former county com
missioner, and Central Point district
farmer, has also filed for the post, on
the Republican ticket, and will op
pose Senator Dunn In the May pri
mary. To date no filing for state senator
has been made by the Democrats.
Col. E. E. Kelly is being mentioned as
a possibility.
E. G. (Oene) Narregan of this city
late yesterday filed for sheriff on the
Democratic ticket. Narregan was born
here, and has lived most of his life
here. He Is a war veteran.
Bid I. Brown, long-time resident of
this city, and a Democrat when it
was not considered good politics to
be one, also filed for sheriff yester
day. He Is well known and popular,
particularly in this city.
Robert Bell, courthouse Janitor,
whose home Is in the Bcllvlew pre
cinct filed last January. This makes
three candidates for sheriff on the
Democratic ticket,, and two on the
Republican ticket Sheriff Walter J.
Olmscheld, and Clatous McCredie.
chief of police iof Medford.
The county commissi on ershlp is
causing considerable talk, with sev
eral mentioned as possibilities. Em-
mett Nealon, appointed incumbent,
ha filed on the Republican ticket.
HenryCongcr of the Jacksonville dis
trict is frequently mentioned. He Is i
Grange member, and farmer. Friends
of Conger say he wbuld prefer to be
a candidate for the lower house of
the legislature.
The time for filing candidates ex
plres Tuesday, April S. There is not
much Interest to date In the candi
dates, the voters being more concern
ed about the success of the School
Relief sales tax. It Is the chief topic
of political conversation.
DUE THIS WEEK
PORTLAND, March 15. (Pi L. O
(Cap) Exrvaney, night field manager
for united Air lines at Swan Island
airport her, will leave this ween tor
Medford to become operations man
ager, It was announced today. He has
been at Swan Island since 1928.
Deraney was bom In Roeeburg. HI,
first riving training was at Univer
sity of Texas. He later served at Kelly
Field, commanding a service squad
ron. Before he Joined U. A. L. he was
superintendent of operations for Wef t
Coast Air tiansport.
At Medford. the Intermediate atop
on the transport route between Pet
land and San Diego, he will hare
charge of all airline operations.
Party on Thursday The fifth in
Strlt of card parties being gtren by
the auxiliary to -he Veterans of For
eign Wars. I to be he'd Thursday af-
; ternoon. Mrch 22, it the s- -t '
t Bridge sndI.ve hundred will be In
Ashland
1 Trapped
battel Ada, " lavai
HERBERT yoiiNGBi.oon, negro
partner In .Tohn Dllllnger's .tall break,
was killed In Port Huron, Mich., to
day In a battle with police, who
trapped him In a store.
RECEIPT OF TAXES
25 PER CENT OVER
TOTAL LAST YEAR
Tax payments for this year, which
ended yesterday, will show a 26 per
cent increase over last year, accord
ing to Gertrude Martin, chief of the
tax collection department ... of the
sheriff's office.'
It is estimated that as much tax
money has been paid to date as was
remitted In the entire year of 19M.
when May 6 was the final date for
half payments.
Collections "over the counter," for
the period ending yesterday approxi
mate $173,000. largely Individual pay
ments. Taxes paid by mall, 'or the
past four days, and the remittance
of the Southern Pacaflc, California
Oregon Power company, lumber com
panies, telephone and telegraph con
cerns, and oil companies have not
yet been computed, but have been
received. The mail and corporation
remittances will bring the total tax
collections to date well past the
$400,000 mark. The tax collections for
last year were slow and lower than
normal.' The payments for the same
period last year were around the
$300,000 mark.
The tax collection department says
the busiest final day for taxpaylng
since 1930 was experienced, yesterday.
Under the new tax law, a three per
cent rebate was allowed for full pay
ments, and half and quarterly pay
ment. Many took advantage of the
interest rebates by full, or fractional
payment. '
Even delinquent payments were
fairly brisk this year.
The Weyerhauaer Timber companj
was the heaviest payer of "back taxes,
remitting approximately $39,000 for
1932-1931 taxes.
It will be several days before the
exact amount of this year's tax pay
ments will be compiled. The mall
continues to bring remittances from."
out of state property owners.
Better economic conditions, a more
optimistic spirit, freer circulation "of
money, returning confidence, and the
new tax rebates are held to be con
tributing factors in the increase of
tax receipts. Last year the uncertainty
was further complicated by the plea
of demagogues: "Don't pay . your
taxes."
The total tax, listed for collection
this year la $1,408,013.76. One third
of the amount haa been collected In
the first payment, the tax collection
department states. '
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The Jacksonville Miners will hold
their first baseball workout of the
season on the Jacksonville school dia
mond this coming Sunday, It was
announced today.
Following the workout the schedule
for the year will be discussed and
all persons Interested in the All
Amerlcan game are urged to be at
the ball park, or to call Leonard
Hall at the Jacksonville Miner, phone
141.
Mrs. Roosevelt
Reaches Miami
MIAMI. Fit , March lfl (API
Mrs. Franklin D. Rosevelt arrived
here by Commercial Air liner shortly
afternoon today, completing an 11-
ly Bono. mo survey Unlit to Pucrtoito the PWA post by President ibOse-
Woman
INSULL IS
E
BY ACTION WILL
SEND HI MS.
Fugitive Ex-Utility Magnate
' Attempts to Sneak Away
From Country Aboard
Chartered Greek Freighter
TORONTO, March 1G. (AP)
Martin J. Insull1, former Chicago
utilities operator and brother of
Samuel Insull, today was ordered
extradited to the United States.
The order of cxtradtllon was
passed by Chief Justice Sir Wil
liam Mulock on Insull's appeal
from an extradition order previ
ously Issued.
ATHENS, March lfl. AP) Sam
uel Insull 8r., who was located early
today aboard the Greek freighter
Malotls, will be expelled directly to
the United States, the Greek govern
ment let It be known.
Angry because of his coup In at
tempting to sreak away from Greece,
the government has decided to re
turn Insull to America, where he
will face charges of embezzlement
and larceny.
The Malotls la proceeding to Pir
aeus. Port of Athena, where It Is ex
pected to arrive tomorrow, ...
Two ships sail shortly to America
and It was held likely that the '74-
jyear old fugitive, who battted for;
would ''be aboard one of them.
- Previously, the government had
planned merely to expel Insull from
Greece, allowing him to go where he
wished in search of refuge.
The government was represented as
"fighting mad" because "last week's
invalid" put it In an embarrassing light
by his secret maritime dash early
yesterday.
Not only has the government's
temper soured toward the man- who
stayed here nearly 18 months battling
extradition, but the public also is
nettled.
Public sympathy, much of it with
the Chlcagoan. apparently haa turn
Jd to open resentment. -
F,
The Father and Son banquet last
Thursday evening at the Methodist
church was a most enjoyable affair,
well attended. The color scheme of
green was used In table decorations,
The program consisted of the follow
ing numbers:
Guitar solo, Marvin Burk; clarinet
duet, John Gllllngs and Tester Nye;
young men's quartet, Messrs. Olaf
and Andrew Sevcrson, Marvin Burk
and John Koppen; male qnartet,
Messrs. Meeker, McDonoug,h, Knotts
and vroman.
Short talks were given by E. J.
Neumann, John Koppen, J. E. Rus
sell and C. A. Meeker.
Following the program games were
entered into between the- fathers and
sons in the gym. In the first set of
games the result was a tie. In the
volley ball match lithe, limber youth
proved a little too much for stif
fened joints and unused muscles of
the older set and the one triumphed
by a small margin.
BISHOP HELD GUILTY
T
BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 18. (AP)
Bishop Charles Manuel Grace, ne
gro, of Charlotte, N. C, was convicted
of violating the Mann act today by
a federal court Jury.
Judge Marcus B. Campbell re
manded the bishop for sentencing on
Wednesday.
The chargcwere brought by Min
nie Lee Campbell, a neuro. who said
ahe named her child Charlea Manuel
Grace, Jr.
Dana Returns to ,
Editorial Duties
PORTLAND, Ore., March 16. (AP)
Marshall N. Dana, for nearly right
months regional advisor for the four
pacific northwest states In the pub
He work administration progam.
has returned to active duty as asso
ciate editor of the Oregon Journal.
He was granted a leave by the Jour
nal at the time of his appoint ntent
Killed
DISCOVERED FLEEING
FOUR FACE TAX
" 'l
Attorney General Homer S. Cummlngs announced In Washington
that tax evasion suits are to be begun against Andrew Mellon (upper
left), former secretary of tho treasury; James J. Walker (upper right),
former mayor of New York; Thomas L. Sldlo (lower left), law partner
of Newton D. Baker! and Thomas 8. Lamont (lower right), member of
the banking house of J. P. Morgan 4 Co. In addition, the Justice depart
ment Is Inquiring Into tho practices of the Aluminum company of
America, a Mellon controlled concern. (Associated Press Photos)
TRIO OF NEGRO YOUTHS
EXECUTED FOR ASSAULT
HERNANDO, Miss., March 16. (fl)
Crying aloud their prayers for for
giveness, three youthful negroes paid
with their lives today for -ssaulting a
17 year old Mississippi school girl.
Clyde Collins of Holly Springs, fath
er of the attack victim, looked on as
Sheriff Roscoe Lauderdale pulled tho
lever that sent the negroes, one by
one, to death on the gnllows.
.Outside, 200 National Guardsmen
stood by to preserve order, but only
a small crowd of civilians was about.
Isaac Howard was the first execut
ed. While Sheriff Lauderdale read the
order of execution he sang a negro
spiritual, "I'll meet you on the other
shore," ,
Ti
S
When the Medford Rogues baseball
team takes the field for the summer's
campaign, thny will be wearing new
uniforms and have considerable new
mechanical equipment, if plana for
financing the team are successful,
Mannager Hal Haight announced to
day. The Rogues new. diamond finery
Is to be purchased through the co
operation of Medford merchant and
fans. The uniforms will cost about
15 each, Hnlght aald, and ddnatlons
of that amount have already been re
ceived from the Rex Cafe, Bill O'Hara,
Ed Lamport, Mann's and the Economy
Groceteria.
Manager Hnlght is making a thor
ough canvass of Medford business
houies and hope to realize enough
return to discard the old worn-ont
equipment and ragged suits this year.
E
C. T. Osult. truck driver for Mucin,
Ehrmar. & Co., thl city l-.fcs been en
rolled In trie Natlonul Safety Council's
"No Accident Driver." report, accord
ing to an announcement received here
today.
A letter from the treasurer of the
company. A. II. Wey of Portla.r.-1, s.iks
that Mr. Ciault be presented the cer
tificate, together with the one ye.u
medal.
The National- S-fcty Council la
aponaored on the Pacific coaat by the
North weaWn Mutual and Casua'ty
company.
,
fair tonUlu and Saturday; c.vilrr.
Interior tonight with frost; moderate
to fresh northwest ywd qtltban.
in Automobile Accident
EVASION SUITS
Ernest McGehce was next.
"Tell every colored man," said Mc
ffehee, "tell 'em ne,vcr to be caught in
this shape."
He also sang.
As Johnny Jones was led to his
death, he mumbled:
"I want to warn othors of my race,
I wish some- of them wore here to see
how wo go It's awful."
The victim of the attack was rid
ing In Memphis with an aunt and an
uncle December 27twhen the throo
negroes boarded their motor car. The
uncle was forced to drive to a spot
near the Tennessee line In De Soto
county, Mississippi, where the aunt
and uncle were robbed, and the girl
attacked.
AUTO WORKERS
DELAY WALKOUT
WASHINGTON, March 18. (AP)
Representatives of the automobile
unions agreed today to postpone
Atrlko action until Tuesday to give
the National AutomobJlo Chamber of
Commerce an opportunity to negoti
ate with Hugh S. Johnson for set
tling their disputes.
"If the answer is not satisfactory,"
said William Collins, chluf organlred
for the Detroit area, "the plants will
be closed down Wednesday and work
will remain suspended until the
government does n force th national
industrial recovery act."
FARM LOliFlNTEREST
TO 2.5 PER CENT
WASHINGTON, March 16. (AP)
Interest of new farm loans by federal
Intermediate credit banks was re
duced today from 3 to a', per cent,
cffcctlvo immediately.
William I. Meyers, fsrm credit ad
ministration governor, said the re
duction, which will continue until
tho money market stiffens and coats
of financing Increase.
LONG, GUIDINGGENIUS
OF LUMBER FIRM, DIES
KANSAS CITY, March 18. (AP)
Plans to complete reorganization of
the vast Long-Bell Lumber company
went forward today, but Its g'dlng
spirit, R. A. Long, millionaire philan
thropist, was In his eighties, was
called upon to "lick the depression
! lay dead.
i Mr. Long died last night at the gc
i of 83, after undergoing an operation
j Tuesday, .
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PORTLAND, March lfl. (AP) 8
jVue head cnta were auffered b? Eric
1 Anderson of Sherwood, Yamhill
county, when he was struck by an
uitomobtle on the highway near Six
Corners, ivtate police said today. He
vm ttkaa to 4 hoapltai t Xiewaeifr
ON VESSEL
SENATEJEARING
Chamberlin Also Testifies
Against Proposed Act
Change to Meet Objec
tions of Fliers Expected
'By I. Harold Oliver
WASHINGTON. March 18. (AP)
The two trans-Atlantic fliers, Charles
A. Lindbergh and Clarence Chamber
lin, found fault today with the pro
posed permanent air mall bill and
the prospects were that the section
objected to would be eliminated or
modified.
The clause In dispute, termed "un
just" by Lindbergh in a general ar
raignment of the ad ml lustration's
cancellation of mall contracts with
out allowing a previous hearing, was
one under which holders of those
contracts would not be allowed to bid
under tho new law unless they waived
claims agalnat the government. .
Their testimony was given to the
senate postofflce committee with a
large crowd on hand following their
words.
Chamberlin said the "majority of
the people the stockholders In
those companies had little to do with
the thing" (previous contracts) and
if able to meet other conditions laid
down In the bill, should be allowed
to rebld.
Chamberlin, who flew from New
York to Germany with Charles Levlne
after the Lindbergh flight, urged that
there be no limitation on rates and
weight of mall to encourage the use
of larger and more efficient planes.
Chamberlain proposed a sliding
scale of rates for poundage over the
first 300 pounds.
"It la very desirable to divorce the
air lines from manufacturing com
panies," he said.
WASHINGTON, March 18. (AP)
Gharlcti A. Lindbergh today chal
lenged the right of the government
to cancel tho private airmail con
tracts before operators had been tried
on the charges of fraud.
In testimony to the senate post
office committee that attracted a
large crowd, the flier relteratod his
opposition to Postmaster General
'James A. Farley's annullment of the
contracts.
He raised objection to legislation
being considered for a new and per
mancnt airmail setup.
Right to Trial Fundamental
"I believe," he declared In the atlll
room, "the bill leaves untouched the
most fundamental question, and that
Is whether or not the contractors
have a right to be tried before they
are convicted."
Told to give his views In his own
way. the aviator .had explained that
he. brought no prepared statement.
Chairman McKellar (D Tenn.) re
marked that Invalidation df the con
tracts was a fact, and said the pres
ent question was a substitute for
them.
(Continued fiotn Page Six)
RED11CEJJN GUY
Curtailment of mall service through
the residential sections or the city
to one doilvery a portion of each
month was announced today by the
Medford postofflce. The curtailment
has been necessitated by furloughs
required of each employe, and will
be effective until June SO,
There will- be no change in the
delivery of mall through the bust
ness section. On each of eight resi
dential routes, however, the mall wilt
be delivered Just once a day for four
days each month.
A n ,order from the national post
office demands that each postofflce
employe take off one day each month
without pay. The curtailment of ser
vice was required to comply with this
order,
There will be no Crater Lake park
entrance fee charged persons entering
the park this coming Sunday to view
the ski tournament at government
camp, it was announced today.
The one dollar fee, usually col
lected, has not been placed In effect
j yet this season. There will be
1 charge, however, for viewing the
ltouiiani aveata.
MRS. H. A. FERGUS
Machines Hit Head-On at
Sharp Turn Near Suther
lin Husband, Two Sis
ters Are Slightly Injured
ROSBBURG, Ore., March lfl. (AP)
Mrs. H. A. Fergus, a, a resident
of Ashland, was killed this morning
In an automobile accident a mile
south of Sutherltn. The car, driven
by her husband, and occupied also
by her two sisters, Mrs. W. R. Taylor
of Ashland and Mrs. T. R, Dunnlvan
of Myrtle Creek, crashed head-on at
a sharp turn with an automobile oc
cupied by Perlt Huntington of Sis
ters, Ore., teacher of the Nonpairlel
school east of Sutherlln, and J. M.
Bozlnlk of Sutherlln. Only minor
Injuries wero suffered by the other
occupants of the two machines.
Mrs. Fergus was thrown through
the door at her side by the force of
the Impact, and was crushed as the
car rolled over following the colli
slon. The three women were on their way
to Independence, whore a brother la
reported to be critically ill.
Mrs. Fergus is survived by the wid
ower, her two sisters, and two broth
ers, J. H. .Lltteken of Provolt, Ore.,
and W. A. Lltteken of Independence.
The accident is being Investigated
by Coroner H. C. Stearns and Ser
geant Ralph Quine of the shite po
lice.
Dave Miller was the original owner
of the old bouse on Nfrth Grape
street, which la being rased by th
fire department, it was stated today
by Charlea Strang, former owner of
the adjoining property. The house was
built for Mr. Miller and he and hla
family resided there for a number of
years In the 1890 'a,
The two blocks on North Grape wore
then owned by Mr. Miller and Mr.
Strang, who later sold the frontage
to "Doc" Ray, who brought the valley
Its first power plant. '
CHOICE ASSIGNMENTS
Jennings D. lawman, sub-station
commander of the United States army
recruiting office, has announced that
a number of choice assignments wlU
be open for enlistment upon his Tlslt
to Medford Monday snd Tuesday,
March 19 and 30.
Included among those who nscontlT
enrolled from here and Ashland wars:
Hugh H. Shurtleff, Wood7 8. John
ston, Edwin J. Grlmatead, Richard
Whitley, Leslie Cogglns, Kenneth F.
Nichols snd Jack R. Wood of Medford
and Predrlo D. Cuthbertson of Ash
land.
WILL
ROGER?
SANTA MONICA. Calif.,
Miirch 15. A Russian plan
had a forced landing while
flying over that now independ
ent country of Manchukuo,
and when they landed they
were captured by Japanese.
Guess the Japanese bad had a
forced landing there, just
ahead of cm?
Little Dollfuss (Austria'i
rlcmitasso premier), Premier
Gumbo of Hungary and Mu-
jolnu of Italy (the sire of all
the dictators), ore holding a
conference in Rome to see who
should start the war and why.
But before the conference got
well under way little DollfuM
had sold Mussolini 12,000,0000
bushels of wheat. That's th
only practical thing I evr
heard coma out of an interna
tional conference
Tours,
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La UU M a .Mil fcadaslal t. '
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