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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1934.
No. 4.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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