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edford Mail Tribune i natch the TRlUUNLiJ I CLASSIFIED AU9 , , Lotfe of good bargain that mean genuine a rings. Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934. No. 4. Ml JV Veto on Increased Veterans' Allowances Is OverriHden by House The Weather Forecast: Unsettled, with rain tonight and Wednesday. Moderate temper ature. Highest yr-Wf-r i M Lowest this morning 48 M 11 Sim f- us Mlrilll nr PAUL MALLON (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, March 27. It takes the Preach to smoke up a thick In ternational Intrigue tale. Their current spy yarn 1 a typical Parisian political amoks screen, Inter esting and melodramatic, hut lacking In substance. At least It Is drawing no more than private chuckles from our officials. They are basing their conclusion on subterranean reports from Paris. These reports suggest that the French are whooping up the spy story out of all reason, deliberately, for domestic po litical purposes. It seems to be part of the general French government campaign to di vert the attention of their citizens to troubles from without. Salesmanship. The American end of the story fur nishes the key to the situation. The Swltz couple (Mr. and Mrl. Robert Swltz from East Orange) are supposed to have been supplying de tails of American military fortifica tions on the Atlantic seaboard. Also plans of airports, including Newark nd Roosevelt fields. We have no secret fortifications on the Atlantic seaboard, aside from the Canal Zone. You can get most or them on picture postcards. The plan, of Newark and Roosevelt airports are about as secret as the plan of Times ''""anyone has been buying those thing, from the Swltzes, they should be easy prospects for buying the Brooklyn bridge. PathsT The truth is every respectably Euro pean war office already has every thing the Swltzes were supposed to Be selling from here and far more. Even the Panama Canal gun emplacements probably are known. The only things our army and navy try to keep within the family are technical Inventions, war plans ana civilian mobilization plans. Even these cannot be kept confidential for long. They find their way across the seas in untraceable paths. Just as the French and Germans In the trenchea learned every day the plans of the enemy. For such work governments do not use such people as the Swltzes from East Orange. Roots. The condition of the French gov ernment waa apparent to everyone who read between the lines of Presi dent, Doumergue's radio address. He Is facing civil war. ' Fascists, royalists arid communists 1 have taken advantage of the plight ' of the government In the Stavlsky scandals, and may open fire at any time. , Since the United States went off gold. France has lost (exported) nearly seven billion francs In gold and nearly three billions In foreign sight liabilities, a total exodus of about ten billions. This has caused domestic hoarding estimated at about ''forty billion francs, of which fifteen billions Is in gold. This Is a huge amount of capital, which Is entirely Immobilized as a result of the loss of confidence. It Is exactly what we were up against before we went off gold. No wonder France had to go to ' Holland and pay 4'4 per cent Interest for recent borrowings. Real Smoke. A b'.gcer smoke mystery Is the one about the stock market bill right . here at home. Sime powerful force on the Inside has been smoking out Gov. Black of the federal reserve and a number of other government officials. Black and his conferees showed a certain shy ness at first about going before the congressional committees to testify on the bill. Their friends made no secret oi the fact that they did not like the bill, particularly the margin section of It. Black Inferred as much in private conversations. Tet Black and the others (except Tom Smith of the treasury) went be fore the conirrcs.lonal committees and endorsed the legislation. Culprit. President Roosevelt Is recognized as quite a smoke artist in his line, but apparently he did not personally turn the damper upon Black, et al, this time. The president has said that he has not read the bill. Nor did he read th first one. Whoever acted as furnace man acted with presidential authority. If allowed three guewes, the Insiders would name Frank Walker, Prof. Moiey and Tom Corcoran. The action saved the bill. Big Money. The totala on the ORC balance Sheet hare never been published In Continued, on Page (Tourj TO PRIVATEJERVICE Postal Department Told to Arrange Temporary Con tracts Until Permanent ' Legislation Is Enacted WASHINGTON, March 27. (AP) President Roosevelt arrang ed In conference today for re storation of the airmail lines to private concerns. Postmaster Gen- -eral Farley said after the White House conference that detailed plans for bidding and the routes to be opened to private concerns would be announced tomorrow morning. NEW YORIMarch 27. () Colonel Eddie III eke n hacker, vice president of North American Avi ation, parent company for Trans continental , Western Air, Inc., and Eastern Air Transport, Inc., today termed the re-blddlng phase or the President's airmail decision "a sham," but said his companies were ready to carry the mall "on an hour's notice." WASHINGTON, March 27. () President Roosevelt Intends to per mit Immediate bidding by private line for airmail service and to turn airmail transportation over to them as soon as possible. He called In officials of the post office department today to arrange for bids to serve during a temporary period before permanent legislation la enacted. Methods of restoring the airmail service to private lines were withheld pendiag a conference called Tor later today. Mr. Roosevelt arranged for this ac tion on the eve of his departure from the capital for a 10-day vacation In southern waters. Opposition to the Sheppard bill to subsidize civil aviation training and equipment development was express ed before the senate commerce com mittee by the war and navy depart ments, while the commerce depart ment countered with endorsement of Its purpose. The bill would authorize the ap propriation of 1,500 ,000 annually to pay 25 per cent of the cost of In struction at private fields and a total of $1,000,000 to be expended In en couraging new aircraft design. 1 NEW DEPUTY MARSHAL TO PORTLAND. March 37. Leo McLaln of Marshfleld, ono of the new deputy United States marshals work ing with Marshal Summervllle. has been assigned to the post At Med ford, formerly held by Cal C. Wells. McLaln will take charge April 1. He has been stationed In Portland since February 15. RAILROAD WORKERS ANXIOUS FOR PEACE WASHINGTON, March 37. (P) Railway labor leaders assured Presi dent Roosevelt today every effort would be made to adjust their wage dispute Immediately. The President aaln turned the railway watte controversy back to Joseph B. Eastman, railroad coordin ator, for adjustment. PORTLAND. March 27. (TP) A special dispatch to the Journal today from Washington, D. C, said Lynn Talley, chief of the Commodity Credit corporation, has assured Congressman Martin that efforts wll continue for movement of the wheat surplus cut of the Pacific northwest. Brain Trust Plot Probe Takes Capital Interest WASHINGTON, March 37. (AP) An Investigation to be or not to be was the question today as "the Wirt letter" remained a capltol topic. Although yesterday he talked of a Justice department Inquiry Into alle gations that presidential advisors are plotting to retard recovery and throw the country into communism. Speak er Rainey told reporters this after noon "I'm not going to dignify those wild fci-frticn by submitting them to the Justice department." If "the pressure is strong enough, he assumed the house would act on the Bulwlnkle resolution for a house committee to Investigate the letter of Dr. William A. Wlrt, school superin tendent of Gary, Ind., that was brought forth In public' h-arlrg this week. Several oi President Rooserelt'e Ruth Chatterton And Husband at Parting of Ways HOLLYWOOD. March 27. (AP) Through an announcement made In New York and confirmed here by George Brent, Hollywood learn ed today of the separation of the actor and. Ruth Chatterton, film player. The actress said In New York that, after spending a week there "thinking things over," arte had eohcluded that a separation would be the solution of their difficul ties, although a divorce was not contemplated. Brent, beyond confirming the announcement, had nothing more to say. She left here ten days ago. The couple married In 1932. I A comparative statement of de posits In the three Medford banks, as of March 1833. and March. 1934, show an Increase of 31 per cent, and a net Increase of $493,480.48. The figures are for last March, when President Roosevelt called the bank moratorium, and for this March, and Indicate a return of confidence on the part of the people, and are a reliable Index of the return of pros perity. On the last federal bank report call, Issued last week, the Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank ahowed de posit of $223,476, an Increase of $69,247.46 over March, 1933, when the deposit total was $164,327.76. The Medford National bank last March had $625,448.66: this March $523,691.70. . . . ' " ' '' The First National bank on the last federal report oall has on de posit $3,092,692.91 and had $1,669, 903.06 last March, an Increase of $426,689.87. Another prosperity Item la reported by the sheriff's office. Collection of unsecured personal property taxea show a decided Increase over last year, when they reached a low mark. The amount to date la between $10, 000 and $11,000, a gain of between $6000 and $7500 over a year ago. The county court and sherlff'a of fice have made an effort to collect the personal property tax. Deputy Sheriff Stansbury, assigned partially to this work, had collected up to last Saturday, $4,441.14 of personal prop erty taxes. The balance of the total was remitted voluntarily to the sheriff. Collection of other tsxes of the county shows a 25 per cent gain over last year, the tax collection depart ment reports. LAURA INGALLS HOPS ON 800-MILE FLIGHT BUENOS AIRES, March 37. (AP) Laura Ingalls, North American filer, took off this morning for Florlana polls (Desterro), Brazil, more than BOO miles north of here. She Is on her way back to the United States after a flight down the west coast of South America and across the Andes from Santiago, Chile. BAKER MAN ELECTED WESTERN LOAN HEAD SALT LAKE CITY, March 37. (AP( A. A. Smith of Baker, Ore., was elected president of the Western Loan and Building company by Its new board of directors here today. Newly elected directors of the com pany toted to postpone for a meeting In Los Angeles May 7 perfection of the reorganization of the concern. PARIS, March 37. (UP) The com mission Investigating the February riots here called the government's at tention today to the need to prevent political groups from securing arms. professional advisers termed the mat ter a "Joke." Most declined to even discuss It. Still other were reported reliably to have denied making ruch statements as Dr. Wlrt listed In a letter read last week befoie the house commerce committee. Professor William P. Ogburn of the University of Chicago said: "Dr. Wlrt itates that the 'New Deal ers hold out no hope lor recovery, so ; that a revolution may take place. I 'challenge him to name one man In the 'brain trust' who is not interested In the welfare and recovery of the ' country." j Among other assertions In Dr. j Wirt's letter were that an unnamed ' "brain truster" told him months ago that Mr. Itooeevelt waa only the ' Kerensky" of the revolution then being planned. BEER INTERESTS KLAMATH CHIEF Deposed Officer Says He Was Sacrificed for Cam paign Fund Beer Hall Helper Named Successor KLAMATH FALLS, March 37 (AP) James R. S'haw, deposed chief of the Klamath Falls police department today declared that he had been sacri ficed for a political campaign xuna. Shaw, Indicted last Saturday on charges of diverting a charity fund to the Willis E. Mahoney governorship campaign, said certain local Interests had engineered the Investigation and dismissal. He refused to state specifically who the group was but indicated it was the beer garden and pool hall pro prietors. Frank Hamm. appointed chief last night, wfis a beer establishment em ploye" before taking office. "My dismissal was a trade.", Shaw said. -' x "When the time comes I will re veal the parties who engineered It. While I was in office I was not a party to trades nor was I a member of any groups or cliques obtaining special privileges. My first and only duty was law enforcement Im partially." Shaw, along with two officers, was Indicted for converting 200 of police charity funds to Mayor Mahoney's primary campaign for the Democratic nomination. He said that this fund was entirely a private matter with the police department and that mem bers were permitted, to 'dravon' ft with the understanding the sum bor rowed would be repaid. He said members of the city council had been approached frequently by persons seeking his removal, but until the grand jury Investigation the op portunity had not been presented. Until the developments of the past few days it waa understood that Shaw waa one of Mahoney's closest friends and advisers. L Rain, in shower 'and mist form, that fell generally over the county last night and this morning, wf welcomed by farmers and orchard ists, with the hope It would continue. The womenfolks feared It would mean a wet Easter for their bonnets and gowns. Manager Olcn Arnsplger said the precipitation was "beneficial to all crops, but would make no sppreci ablo difference In the irrigation stor age situation." He said the rains since Saturday had caused a rise in the Butte creeks, and that It would enable Irrigation districts to take full advantage of the flood waters. Rain was reported at Fish lake this morning, also lively showers In the Slsklyous since Saturday. Every drop of water going Into the ground now. Manager Arnspiger said was raluable, as It helped to retain the moisture already there. Rain la predicted for tonight and tomorrow, along with generally un settled conditions, Snow is predicted In the mountainous areas. PORTLAND, March 27. fPf Light but gentle rains splashed down throughout the night along the Pa cific slope from northern California to British Columbia, and further pre cipitation was expected by the weath er bureau tonight and tomorrow. The temperature Increased with ar rival of southerly winds. L PORTLAND, March 37. (AP) The state liquor control commlaalon to day moved to reduce Its overhead cost by eliminating some of the personnel, setting up a new system of selling In Its stores to simplify sales, and lengthening the hours the stores will be open. Three Portland atores hereafter will be operated by one clerk. They will open at 10 a. m.. one hour earlier than now, and will close at 10 p. m.. Instead of st 8 p. m. An extra man win oe employee, in eacn on a awing two men. driving a large, dust-cov-shlft" basis because ot extra, hours. crt a,n, who purchased gasoline Oeorge U Samrrus, liquor control 0i from him at :30 a. m. today, administrator, said one store here will one of the men displayed a large be closed and converted Into s?enc!e roll of currency when he paid for the which will function as state stores as gallons of guollnt and oil they ibut without the overhead cost. purchased. PRESIDENT PLANS . t jxc.. ' , tt ..... J m&ah jro.11, i". ,.-h-imMRMmwmmiwJi President Roosevelt hopes to get away from Washington lata thl month for fishing trip off the Florida coaat. He plans to go by train to Miami and then board Vincent Astor's yacht, Nourmahal, for a week's angling. More than a year ago the President took a similar trip on the Nourmahal, shown at right. At left Is the President, looking healthy and tanned, as he waited for a strike on that trip, (Associated Press Photos) , " JULIAN'S CONSORT CURSES DOCTORS FOR SAVING LIFE By Morris J. Harris (Copyright, 1034, by Associated Press) SHANGHAI, Marcn 37. (AP) Miss Leonora Levy, weak and pale from an attempt to kill herself with C. C. Julian, unfolded today what she called the "Inside story" of the for mer American oil millionaire's death early Sunday. He was broke," began Mlaa Levy, Julian's secretary and confidante. "Saturday night waa the last night he could have had a roof over his head. Hotels where he had registered had ordered him out. "In addition, he had proposed mar riage to me and I had turned him down. With all this, he said life wasn't worth living. He checked out (meaning, Julian committed suicide by swallowing the powerful potion from which Miss Levy later drank,)" The voice of the girl who last saw Julian alive sank to a whisper as phe told of the last days of the once powerful California and Oklahoma promoter. Miss Lew cxnrcMCd rezret that she had attempted to destroy herself when she went to Julian's room In the Aator House hotel after he had been removed dying. In the next breath, she condemned doctors for saving her. "I never will attempt suicide fcgaln, but damn the doctors. I wanted to die." "I attempted suicide," she said, "because I felt I was indirectly In strumental In his death." F G.O. P. CANDIDATES SALEM, March 37. , VP) Carle Ab rams, member of the state legislature, today filed with the secretary of state his candidacy for the Republican nomination for secretary of state. Ills slogan to appear on the ballot will be, "Experienced in state business; will continue capable, and consclen tlous service." Abrsma had previously announced his Intention to file and had stated his platform. He Is the first Re publican to file for the office, the only other candidate u far being Joe E. Shelton, Portland Democrat. BRAWI.EY. Cal.. Msrch 57. (IT, Dick Wilson, service station operator, positively identified a police photo graph of John Dllllnger, notorious fugitive outlaw, as that ot one of DECLARES DILLINGER SEEN IN CALIFORNIA FISHING TRIP OFF Sore Conscience Brings 35 Cents To Fair Treasury SALEM, Ore., March 37. (AP) A conscience payment of 35 cents, which-has- been weighing upon the mind of, the party who sent In the money, for six years, was received today by Max Gehlhar, director of agriculture, from a California party. The letter accompanying the payment stated that six years ago he attended the state fair at Sa lem and took light globes and an other small article. He paid for the globes and was returning the article which was of nominal value. A few days earlier 35 cents was received from a Portland resident who stated that during 1033 he gained admission to the fair grounds without paying. T PORTLAND, Ore., Maro,h 37. (AP) Police here said today they believed a serlca of depredations by two young men wh0 have nrftyefl on X stores for the past few weeks has boon ended by the arrest early this morning of Kenneth Onby, 18, and Leo E. Elliott, 30. They were dragged from their stol en automobile at the end of a wild chase which was concluded when their car sldeawlped two trees and crashed into a telephone pole after pursuing police had fired a bullet Into a rear tire. Both were badly hurt when the wildly rlg-zagglng car crashed to a stop. MUSICIAN'S SLAYER BELIEVED ARRESTED BEND, Ore., Msreh J7. Charged with the murder ot Cecil Montgomery, young Portland and Bend muslclsn. T. J. Bausnn, described by police here as a paroled convict from Mc Allister prison, Oklahoma, was held In the Deschutee county Jell today. Baughn was chsrged with first de gree murder. Montgomery was ahot to death ehortly after midnight Feb ruary IT, Final Wire Flashes WANIIINOTON, Marrh J7 (AP) President Roosevelt left iale today fur a 10-iloy fishing vacation off the Florida con.t. FAIRBANKS, Alaka, March ST. (AP) The soviet aerial rescue expedi tion hopped today for Nome In two planei, planning to leave there soon for tin Ice floes of the Arctic strait and attempt to sate all Russians marooned there and endangered by Inrk of food and shifting Ice, NKW VOItK, March 27. P) ."cveral leading aleel producers are consid ering an lncrae In wages, probably 10 per cent. It was reliably reported In nail slreet today. An announcement It expeirl.d through the Iron and steel Institute tomorrow. WMSHINdTON, March 27. !Pi ten Wolmnn, Columbia university pro ffor, today was named neutral member of the automobile labor board which Is to all In Iiftrolt lo carry nut terms of the new lnduttr'i settle ment obtained by President ltno.ct.lt. With tvolman will serve Nicholas Kelly, representing the Imlu.lrlal tide, and Richard nrd of Pontlac, Mich., for labor. nvSHINOTO.V. March J7. w; Mepre.rntatlre Smith (D., YVa.h.) said tniltiy a market tnr 7.00(1.000.0(111 feet of lumber Mould he provided If plflnt for making gotrrniiient loans direct to home owners and builders through the Kl'C and the uroputed JuteruKduu-v banks la approved. . FLORIDA COAST IS. TURPIN FOR A circuit court Jury, Jack B. Moran, foreman, returned a verdict late yes terday In favor of the Southern Pa clflo railroad In the suit against It, for S25.000 alleged damages, by Anne Turpln In Klamath Falls. The Jury deliberated 15 minutes before returning Its verdict. The case took a week. The Jury waa unable to reach an agreement on special verdict request ed: "Did or did not, the Southern pa clflo engineer, blow the whistle, and ring the bell when approaching the Mt. Hebron, Calif., orosslng, where the auto crash occurred upon which the suit was based." Mrs. Turpln claimed that as a re sult ot injuries sustained she waa forced to undergo an operation, that seriously impaired her health, and prevented an anticipated visit of the stork. The defense contended that the accident waa no fault of the railroad, that the track was clear for a dis tance of two miles In both directions; that the required precautions had been taken, and that Mrs. Turpln waa guilty of contributory negligence. The evidence showed that Mrs. Turpln was hitch-hiking from Oakland, Calif, to Klamath Falls, and had accepted a ride from J, 0. Cllne and Jack Mc Nerny, truck operators, as she trudged along the highway near Woodland, Calif. The truckmen were originally named as co-defendants, but the court granted a non-ault, on the grounds that under California law a gueat passenger cannot claim dam ages from the host driver. The plaintiff claimed that the de fendant passenger train waa traveling at an "excessive rata of speed," that the warnlnga required were not sounded, and that the Southern Pa cific was negligent. The case attracted considerable at tention in Klamath county. Visitors in Ashland C. N. Culy and Leon Boomer apent Monday in Ash land attending to business affairs. FATE IN SENATE Roosevelt Action On Ground That Bill Exceeds Budget Estimates by $228,000, 000 Draw Substitute WASHINGTON, Mf.rch 2T.P) A veto by President Roosevelt of legis lation granting Increased allowances to wr veterans and government em ployes was overridden todav by the house. The senate has yet to act. Leader said the outcome there was problem atical. The house acted a few minutes after the President vetoed the inde pendent offices appropriation bill on tbe ground it exceeded hla budget estimates by a23a.ooo.OOO. Already, a substitute bill was be ing prepared from which would b eliminated the controversial veterans' section. Senate Democratic leaders decided to postpone action on the veto mes sage until tomorrow or later. Two hundred and nine Democrats voted to override the veto. They were Joined by 9T Republicans and four Farmer-La borl tea. Two Republicans (Luce and Tink ham both of Massachusetts and TO Democrats voted to sustain the Presi dent. L PORTLAND, March ST. (fl) -Hot on the trail of candy with a kick In it, Ice cream with a boot, and cook ies with an alcoholic content, Port land police today were searching for "spiked" confections which the W. O. T. U. ssys are flooding the city. After the complaint by the W. O. T. U., Mayor Carson declared that If places selling these alcoholic varia tions can be, discovered, prosecution will result. The complaint aald six pieces of spiked candy can put up an argu ment equal to that of a well-designed cocktail. f 3.25 PER CENT BONDS SPOKANE, Waah., March 27.- AU new loaru made by the Federal Land bank ot Spokane wilt be dis bursed In ZVa per cent bonda of th newly created Federal Farm Mortgage corporation, E. Bhrhardt, president ot tne bank, aald today. The bonds will be fully a-nd un conditionally guaranteed by the gov ernment, will be tax free, and will rank with Liberty bonds and other government securities, Ehrhardt'aatd. SAN FELIPE TEOTITLAM, Mex.. March 27. (UP) Birth of ft litter of plga allegedly with human-Uke heads agitated residents here '.'.way. Besides the babyish faces the strange brood was said to have five human fingers. Will ROGER? 3ays: SANTA MONICA, Cal, Mar. 26. Been reading all the Sun day articles by world known writers, and they all talk war. Well, if there is any excuse for anybody fighting at this time, it's beyond me. The consensus of opinion is that "so and so has to fight so and so sooner or later." Well, I believe if I had to fight a man "sooner or later" I would fight him Inter, the later the better. The only legitimate reason I ean see why Germany and France must fight iR, they haven't fought in 16 years, and tho only reason I ean see why U. S. and Japnn lias to fight is because we haven't fought before. fa