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Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1934.
No. 5.
The Weather
Forecxt: Unsettled with rain to
nllht and Thursday. Mil temper
ture. Highest yesterday
Lowest this morning 61
Br PAUL MALLOS
(Copyright, 1034, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON. D. O., March 28.
The law of nature appears to have
gone Democratic.
Business looks good on the Inside
and out, for no apparent reason, ex
cept that spring Is here. Improve
ment Is 10 to 20 per cent better than
normal for this season. Employment
and payrolls are particularly encour
aging. These deductions stick out on the
economic box score for thls month.
The figures which do not He. and
which are not figured by liars, In
dicate we are nearly back to the av
erage business level for 1932 and still
going up.
The progress has been made In the
face of business skittlshness about
some current phases of the new deal,
and a public psychology which Is not
as encouraging as It might be.
The employment and payroll fig.
urea were so good that the labor de
partment experts were suspicious of
them at first. They sent the figures
back for rechecklng, holding up pub
lication for several flays.
The recheck showed that the good
old law of nature had wrought ac
complishments beyond their expecta
tions. Nothing happened during February
and March which can explain a
growth of employment and payrolls
out of proportion to the growth of
production.
The NRA codes began to go Into
effect last October. Prom then until
February there was a steady shrink
age in both employment and pay
rolls. So the codes could not have
had much to do with it.
The only plausible explanation la
that manufacturers could not In
crease their production beyond a cer
tain point without also Increasing
employment and payrolls. When the
time came to step up spring produc
tion they had to enlarge their pay
polls. This Is shown by the fact that the
payroll Increases came In Industries
which were increasing production.
Automobile payrolls went up 40 per
cent In February; iron and steel, 10
per cent; rubber, 13 per cent and to
bacco manufactures, 14; textiles, 20
per cent; leather, 20 per cent; ma
chinery, 10 per cent.
The automobile, steel and rubber
Improvements can be traced to one
thing, Atnomoblle production started
late and therefore-was carrled-on-at
an accelerated rate. (Chevrolet and
Plymouth had virtually no production
In January).
Textiles and leather reflect increas
ed production of Easter finery.
While these bellweather industries
led the way, the improvement was
general. Out of 80 manufacturing
Industries, 77 increased employment
In February and 79 Increased their
payroll outlay.
As It Is customary for all adminis
trations to claim credit for acts of
nature, the new dealers will probably
get credit for this.
The promised flood of public works
money still looks a raindrop.
Secretary Ickes put out $47,000,000
during February, which Is about half
of his outlay of contracts awarded
for December.
But here again nature has stepped
In. There has been virtually no pri
vate building for two years. Yet in
February contracts awarded for pri
vate building totaled $50,000,000,
which is 63,000,000 more than Mr.
lokes spent.
That brought the total this Febru
ary to nearly twice what it was last
February ( $53,000,000) , which does
not mean much because we were
acraping bottom then.
The March improvement estimate
Is based on the fact that during the
first two weeks of the month the
total outlay for public and private
building was $92,000,000, which Is
nearly as much as for the entire
. month of February.
All in all, it certainly Indicates
that the springtme urge to build la
j working better than the public works
program.
The federal reserve board gets the
industrial production figures from a
score of sources, including the Ameri
can Iron and Steel Institute, the
Tanners' council, the census bureau
( textiles a nd autos ) , treasury ( to
bacco manufacturing withdrawals), j
the bureau of mines, the National
Lumber Manufacturers' association, !
American paper and pulp accessories,,
et al.
No one ever accused the federal
reserve board of doctoring any fig
ures. There have been suspicions that
the labor department figures on em
ployment and payrolls were inaccu
rate In years past. For that reason
the federal reserve and other aelf
renpectlng figurers collected their own
statistics on those two items. But
lately the labor department system
feas been revised. The federal re
serve has shown such faith in them
that it is no longer collecting its
own.
The railroad figures came from the
American Railway association; build
ing from F. W. Dodge corporation;
department store sales from federal
reserve, and foreign trade from the
bureau or foreign and domestic com
merce. The best proof that they are
.honest is that they rarely show what
the new dealers would like to show.
Heavy Payment
Highway Bonds
6ALEM, March 28. (AP) The
state treasurer announced receipt
from the secretary of state today of
a warrant upon the stauc highway
fund for 1.867.924.70 in payment of
1.237,500 of state highway bonds due
April 1. 1934. and 630.424.70 In pay
Trent of mrerm due April 1. 1014.
me paymrnx ippurs on ine i,un,-
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IN BITTER DEBATE
ON VETJENEFITS
Demo Leader Tries to Rally
Forces to Uphold Roose
velt's Veto Packed Gal
leries Hear Exchanges
WASHINGTON, March 28. ()
Senator Robinson, the Democratic
leader, attempted to rally administra
tion forces In the senate today to
uphold President Roosevelt's veto of
veterans' appropriations, with an as
sertion that the government should
not discriminate against a citizen be
cause he did not wear a uniform.
The Democratic chieftain followed
Senator Gutting (R., N. M.), who
urged the senate to override the veto.
Galleries Packed.
To packed galleries listening to the
debate, Robinson shouted:
"Every citizen Is expected to yield
his services to his country when It
is Imperilled.
"One who went to a concentration
camp to prepare for service at the
front is not to be discriminated
against, but is not to get any priv
ilege denied to any other citizen who
did his part but did not wear a uni
form. Robinson said the issue presented
a conflict of view "that cannot be
accounted for solely on the ground of
sympathy for or lack of sympathy
for the veterans."
Not Just to President.
"It la not Just, as some have at
tempted to do, to place the President
in the attitude of not comprehending
or of falling to demonstrate a sense
of Justice or of patriotic recognition
of the gallantry of those who have
worn our uniform," he continued.
Cutting contended senators voting
to uphold the veto could not Justify
that attitude in view of their previ
ous votes, but Robinson took sharp
Issue with this view.
He said some had voted for the
house amendments previously, believ
ing they were better than the more
liberal benefits of the senate, but they
were not "stopped from voting to sus
tain the veto."
Inasmuch as there was no limita
tion on debate, there was no indi
cation when a vote would be reached.
Sevoral more senators were under
stood to be ready to speak.
Compromise Impossible.
Robinson, said it had been his hope
that a compromise would be worked
out, but that was found to be Im
possible. He added that the President had re
stored thousands of World war and
Spanish war veterans to the rolls,
pending review and, described this as
"evidence that he wants to work this
out Justly."
SEEN AT BIEBER
KLAMATH FALLS, March 28. (AP)
An unverified report came from
Bleber in northern California this
afternoon that two cars loaded with
about ten men and two machine guns
passed through there this morning.
The cars were headed north.
The men stopped for gasoline and
the station attendant observed the
guns, the report said.
The incident was similar to one at
Brawley, Calif., yesterday when a
service station operator positively
identified a picture of John Dlllinger
as a man who had stopped for gaso
line. L. O. DeVaney, new manager for
the United Airlines in this city, ar
rived at the Medford jilrport yester
day to assume his duties.
Because of the weather, no planes
had arrived at the local port this
afternoon. They came through yes
terday but storms to the north and
the south placed traffic in a doubt
ful condition today.
REPORT HUNGER
Roosevelt Shelves Care
For Vacation on Billows
By FRANCIS M. STEPHENSON.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 28.
(AP) President Roosevelt salted out
to open sea today for a week's vaca
tion from the cares of office.
The white yacht Nourmahal. of
Vincent Astor, weighed anchor at
10:20 and pointed down the St. Johns
rlvrr for tho ocean.
Standing by the rail, Mr. Roosevelt
waved his hat In response to a rous
ing farewell from a crowd on the
dock. His eldest on. James, was by
his side.
A glance at the morning papers was
as close as the president came to at
tention to national affairs before
starting out. After one of his busiest
days yesterday, he t aside hia time
upon leaving Washington last night
entirely to vacation freedom.
Mr. Roosevelt's Jaw stuck out when
mention was made of the house vote
ovewtdiog his veto o tfc$ vtter&oi'
CHEF'S HASENPFEFFER PAYS WELL
Because her husband, a chef, makes good hasenpfeffer, Mrs. Maggie
Me ringer won $150,000 on the Irish Hospital Grand National sweep
stakes. A patron of the restaurant where Meringer works liked the dish
so well that ho gave the chef two sweepstakes tickets, and Meringer
then gave them to his wife. When Golden Miller won the race. Mrs,
Meringer held the ticket. Here are the Merlngers with their son and
daughter, celebrating In their Woodside. L. I., home. (Associated Press
Photo)
PORTLAND. March 28. (F) Port
land will have 39 CCC camps in op
eration this summer, giving employ
ment to about 8,000 young men who
will be engaged in Improvement of
the forest reserves and in fire pre
vention. Twenty-three winter camps will be
abandoned In Oreeon for the summer
and the men will be sent to the
mountains where summer work will
be resumed. The summer term be
gins April 1.
C. J. Buck, regional forester, an
nounced that those young men who
have been with the CCC since April
6, last yenr, may re-cnroll for a pe
riod of three months- only.- Many
new men may be taken in at the
new enrollment July 1.
Buck said Oregon CCC camps will
be located at these points: Odell
Lake, Dog Lake, Zlg-Zag, Plaza, Oak
Grove. Latourelle, jiock Creek, Apple
gate, South Fork of the Rogue, Upper
Rogue, Cold Springs, Agness, China
Flat, Lower Pistol River. Mapleton,
Nestucca, Mottet Creek. Devil's Flat,
Tiller, Steamboat, Clove rd ale, Susan
ville, Mary's Creek, Rigdon, Seven
Mile Hill, Belknap, Tyee, Melrose,
Bradford. McKinley, Walker, Boylng
ton, Wendling, Rechers, New Benson,
Byeth, Kamela, Anna Creek and
Wineglass.
4
SALEM, Ore., March 28. (AP) J.
M. Devers, attorney for the state
highway commission, filed with the
secretary of state today for the Re
publican nomnation for congressman
from the firat congressional district.
His campaign slogan reads: ''Honest,
conscientious service for the nation,
Oregon and the first congressional
district." Devers announced his In
tention to run some time ago.
V. A. Staples of Ontario filed for
the Republican nomination for state
representative from the 31st district,
Malheur county, and A. O. Walker,
Oold Bcarch, for the Republican nom
ination for representative from the
17th district, Curry county.
DRIVERS 25 TO 39
IN MOST ACCIDENTS
SALEM, Ore. (UP) Greatest num
ber of car drivers involved In fatal
accidents In Oregon last year were
between 25 and 39 years of age. There
were 47 In the group.
Thirty drivers were between 40 and
64, 24 between IS and 24, 11 between
55 and 64, 12 over 65, one below 15.
pay bill, but he declined any com
ment upon it.
Reaching Jacksonville at 0:30 this
mornlnff the president drove through
cheering lanes of cltlaens over the
five-mile route from the station to
the dock. He was accompanied by
Governor Dave Bholtz. and Mayor
John T. Alsop, Jr., who greeted him
at the station.
Astor welcomed the president at the
yacht and then took the bridge to
direct the vessel out to sea.
The destroyer U. S. 8. Ellis, under
command of Captain White, picked
up the trail behind the trim Nour
mahal and In a few minutes the
president was out of sight of the
dock on his long-planned vacation
cmise.
Ous Gennerich, personal bodyguard,
and Robert Clark of the secret service,
were the only one wis ted with
the president at the Whits House
bcu4 tbip vltb fcim,
FARRELL RELATES
TRIAL OF CHRIST
AT LIS' MEET
Before a large gathering of the
Lions club ths noon, at the Colonial
club. Attorney Frank P. Farrell spoke
on "The Greatest Trial In History,"
the series of hearings which resulted
In the crucifixion of Jesus Christ by
the multitude, over nineteen hundred
years ago.
Attorney Farrell pointed out that
because of political reasons, Pontlas
Pilate, the Roman governor feared
losing favor with Caesar, and turned
Jesus over to the mob to be crucified,
after he had twice been unable to
find any cause for demanding Christ's
death,
It was explained by Mr." Farrell
that the Sanhcdrln did not have the
power of depriving a person of life or
liberty, and such cases must be ap
pealed to the Roman governor. He
explained that the Sanhcdrln, before
which Christ was taken, waa com
posed of 71 members, 23 priests, 23
scribes, 23 elders chosen at large, and
two chief priests.
Duties of the Sanhedrln Included
defending the. criminal in his legal
rights. Accusations of guilt were to
come from persons outside the San
hedrln. Another point In the Roman
trials, was the fact that a prisoner
could not be convicted upon his own
admission of guilt it must be sub
stantiated by witnesses.
Christ's only statement during the
trial was his answering affirmatively
to Pilate's query if He was king of
the Jews.
Pilate had Inscribed on the cross
on which Jesus was crucified: "Jesus
of Nazareth The King of the Jews,"
Mr. Farrell stated.
At the close of the meeting presi
dent H. W. Conger appointed Lion
Pennington as program chairman for
the next meeting. During the busi
ness session, a vote of thanks was
taken for Lion- Roy Elliott and his
committee In charge of Ladles night
last week.
ASB.&L.
According to a public announce
ment made today by C. M. Kldd,
president of the Jackson County
Building and Loan association, O, C.
Boggs, who has been an active force
In that Institution for 26 years, as a
director, secretary, manager and at
torney, resigned, and severed all con
nection with the association to de
vote his time to his privato practice
of law. The resignation takes effect
at once.
Accompanying this announcement
Mr. Kldd. on his own behalf as presi
dent, and on behalf of tho board of
directors, declared:
"This reorganization In the affairs
of the Jackson County Building and
Loan association, renders It better
fortified with reserves, and hi sound
er financial condition than ever be
fore. In the near futuie an experi
enced executive will be added to the
staff of the organization, and the pol
icy of giving the best possible service
to its clients, will be continued In the
future as in the past. With such
careful and conservative management
assured, the condition of the Institu
tion Is today, better and stronger
than It hss ever been,"
ARMY AIR MAIL PILOT
DIVES INTO COLUMBIA
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 28
(AP) Ucutenant Ivan Holtermann.
25, air mall pilot at Pearson field,
escaped uninjured today when an
army training ship he was flying on
a practice flight fell Into the Colum
bia river two miles east of the army
field.
The fall was attributed to eng.ne
ROUTE AMONG 15
OPENEDJ BIDS
Temporary Contracts to Be
Let in Next Three Weeks
Successful Bidders to
Starjt Service in 30 Days
WASHINGTON, March 38. (Jp)
Temporary contracts with commercial
air lines to transport airmail for three
months will be let within the next
three weeks.
Postmaster-General Farley made the
announcement today, following con
ferences yesterday with President
Roosevelt.
Farley said "no airmail company
whose contract has been annulled for
fraud and collusion may bid for a
temporary contract."
He also barred any company which
"has as any of its officers or directors
any person who has entered Into or
proposed to enter Into any combina
tion to prevent the making of com
petitive bids for carrying the mall,
or has made any agreement or given
or performed or promised to give or
perform any consideration whatever
to Induce any other person not to
bid for any other mall contract."
Bids in Within 15 Days.
Advertisements for bids will be sent
out within the next day or two. The
bids are to be submitted within 16
days. Successful bidders wilt be re
quired to start operation within 30
days after obtaining contracts.
Farley said "bids will be invited
under the existing law which author
izes the postmaster-general to make
temporary contracts for carrying the
malls.
"The advertisement will specify the
route upon which bls will be asked
and. under the law, the bidder will
not be permitted to bid s higher rate
(Continued on Page Two)
SLAIN BY POLICE
LOS ANGELES, March 28. (AP)
An attempted holdup by his room
mate led to the death of Glenn Har
mon, suspected kidnaper and killer,
in a hand-to-hand gun battle before
horrified patrons of a Los Angeles
beer parlor.
The roommate, Byron Wolff, also
suspected of the killing of B. L. Van
Hoose, aged capitalist of Carthage,
Mo., was subdued by a chair in the
hands of an Irate tailor he attempted
to hold up. He was held in Jail to
day In connection with the Carthage
killing, for which three others, in
cluding Harmon's brother, are In
Jail.
Harmon, who had nothing to do
with the holdup, lay In the morgue,
seven bullet holes In his body.
The prelude to Harmon's death
came Monday when hla 10-year-old
roommato attempted to rob M. Sun
shine, a tailor. Pitting a chair
against Wolff'a pistol, Sunshine en
gaged In a hand-to-hand fight with
the gunman and won.
Wolff led two detectives to his
apartment last ni&ht, where they
waited for several hours for hla 34-year-old
companion, then living un
der the name of Harrison.
Tiring of the wait Detective Lieu
tenant A. B. Strongwald sought the
fugitive in a nearby beer parlor.
SHAW TO DEBATE
GILL ON SALE TAX
PORTLAND, March 38. p) Paul
T. Shaw, Portland school director and
sales tax proponent, announced to
day he had accepteu a challenge la
sued by Ray W. Oill, master of the
.State Orange and active opponent of
the tax, to debate the sales tax ques
tion. "Not only do we accept," Shaw said,
"but we welcome the challenge for
debate on the emergency sales tax
that State Grange Master Gill Issued.
"We have long desired an opportun
ity to get Mr. Gill's arguments against
the emergency sales tax reouced from
vague generalities to specific facts and
figures."
DOGS KILL RABBITS
Chickens and rabbits figured prom-
j Inently in last night's police reports
in Medford, which appears rather In
keeping with the approach of Easter.
W. E. Blair of 012 Beekman street
reported that two dogs came to his
home and killed eight rabbits.
A. M. Garrison of Narregan street
reported seven black hens and one
red one stolen from his place the
same night.
ALBANY, N. March 38. JT
The Democratic members of the as
sembly today defeated Mayor La-
iGuardta's New York city economy bill
(jot t$t feuttb lime,
LITTLE TAf 3 IANY
K. C.
Big Tom Pendergast's Demo
cratic Machine Keeps
Control 4 Killed, Scores
Slugged in Day of Terror
KANSAS CITY, March 28. (JP) Big
Tom Pendergast's Democratic machine
rode through to overwhelming victory
today, after a blood-stained election,
marked by four killings, scores of
slugglngs and machine gun terrorism.
A drive by citizen-fuaionlsts, led
by Dr. A. Ross Hill, former University
of Missouri president, to oust "Little
Tammany" from control of the city
failed by a, wide margin. Hill, run
ning for mayor, got only 61,749 votes
against 141,117 for the Democratic in
cumbent, Mayor Bryce B. Smith, on
the face of unofficial complete re
turns. Fustonlsts Seat Two.
The fulslonlsts scored two gains,
however. They elected Frank H.
Backs trom and D. fl. Adams to the
council. The Pendergast forces swept
the six other council seats, as well
as two municipal Judgeships.
The total vote of 225,000 smashed
all records, being greater even than
the 1932 presidential vote.
The election day dead:
Deputy Sheriff Lee Flacy, 35, slain
by Invading gunmen near a precinct
In which there was a factional Demo
cratic fight.
William Ftnley, negro. Democratic
precinct captain, shot In a gunfight
with men who attacked a negro Dem
ocratic election Judge.
P. W. Oldham, bystander, fatally
wounded in a gun fight Involving
Flacy. He died today.
Larry Cappo, wounded In same
fight, also died today.
' Among the Injured:
Mrs. Violet Sprague, fuslonlst work
er. She said several bones In her
hand were broken when two men
called her from home and beat her
with a clackjack.
John J. Griffin, Democratic pre
cinct captain, knocked down.
Dr, Arthur H. Wells, fuslonlstr can
didate for council, slugged.
Justin D. Bowersock, reporter for
the Kansas City Star, slugged,
nasehall Bats Vned.
An unnamed clerk and challenger.
Fusloulsts, said hey. were beaten with
baseball bats.'
Assailants roamed the At reels In
motor cars and some witnesses
ported seeing machine guns in their
hands. Marauders flashed brass
knuckles, pistols and blackjacks, re
ports said. More than a dozen men
were seised by police, charged with
tNsctton disturbances, and officers
said 11 of them belong to the Na
tional Youth movement, an organisa
tion supporting the f us Ionia ts.
Former Senator James A. Reed
Democrat, bounded out of retirement
to become a spearhead of the assault
against the fuslonlsts. He charged
that Republicans, beaten In previous
elections, were using the fusion move
ment as a mask to attain power.
.Al
PORTLAND, Ore., March 28. (AP)
Aftwr 20 yeara of distinguished ser
vice to the Oregon department of
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution, Mrs. Mark Weatherford of Al
bany was elected to the state re
gency of the society at the conclusion
of the annual convention here Tuea
day. During the past .blennlum she
served as first state vice-regent.
Other officers elected yesterday
were: Mrs. B. G. Hardin of Med
ford, first vice-regent; Mrs. G. E.
Holt of Pendleton, second vice-regent;
Mrs A. H. Workman of Portland,
chaplain; Mrs. 8. E. Stevens of Eu
gene, recording secretary; Mrs, G.
Glenn Holmes of Albany, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Thomas P. Wise
of Portland, treasurer; Mrs. Henry C.
Galey of Ashland; registrar; Mrs. R.
E. Carru theM of Astoria, historian;
Mrs. William Bell of Roseburg, li
brarian; Mrs. H. G. Smith of Salem,
custodian, and Mrs. A. L. Shoemaker
or McMlnnvllle, to board of govern
ors of Champoeg memorial cabin.
There's a Murray, Ky., College co-ed
named Carrie Lee Zoana Oalena
Charlotte La Velle Johnson.
Byrd Starts Long Vigil
Alone in IceBound Hut
LITTUC AMERICA. ANTARTICA,
March S8. ;P) (Via Mackay Radio.)
Rear-Admiral Richard B. Byrd put the
final touchea today on a little hack
where he will apend eight month
with a battery of thermometer for
company.
It'a all In the name of science.
Alone in thla tiny portable houae at
a winter advance baae 123 mllea south
of Little America, he plana to atudy
Antarctic meteorological phenomena
until the end of October.
There will be peril a-plenty. In
tense cold. Deprraalng darkneaa. Sud
den atorms. Yet, aald Byrd, aa he de
parted by plane:
"I hope no one will make anything
of what I am about to do. I
am making no aacrlflce of any kind."
He urged the 95 men at Ult'.e
America not to become concerned
Popcorn Kernel
Causes Death of
Grants Pass Boy
ORANTS PASS, March 28.
(Spl.) Funeral services were held
lere today for little Billy Pugaley.
1, whose death on Monday was
:aused by Inhaling a kernel of
popcorn. He was the son of Mr.
md Mrs. Ernest Pugsley of route
two.
The boy choked on the popcorn
when he fell off his bed early Sat
urday evening. He Inhaled the
kernel Into his lungs where It
caused inflammation and pneu
monia, followed In a few days by
death.
SHAVER'S PAROLE
Thomas Shaver of Gold Hill, pa
roled by Justice of the Peace William
R. Coleman from a 30-day sentence
for Intoxication, has been remanded
to the county Jail for violation of his
parole -over the last week end.
Shaver Is now making an effort to
sell his barber shop and return to
Kansas.
An effort is under way to secure a
parole for Zera D&hack, sentenced
last week to 30 days In the county
Jail and pay a fine of 950 and costs
for possession of deer meat out of
season. Dahack plead guilty to the
charge but denied that he was dispos
ing of the deer meat on a commercial
basis. He claimed the deer staylngs
were for the purpose of providing
food.
The county has made arrangements
for the care of Dahack 's 85-year-old
wife during his Incarceration. It was
claimed that she was not receiving
proper care. It was also reported
to county officials that during Da
hack's absences of three or four days
at a time, she was cared for by neigh
bors. She Is an Invalid.
Further complications arose when
it was reported that Dahack on a
recent trip to Eagle Point had
brought back a cow for which there
is now no fodder.
James A. Myles of Phoenix yes
terday was fined IB and costs for
operating a car without a driver's
license. Time was granted for pay
ment. The state police Informed the
court that at the time Mylea and wife
had picked up two hltoh-hlkers, and
four p or sons were dldlng In the front
when he endeavored to possess them
filed.
EXCONVJCT HELD
RAWLINS, Wyo., March 28. (AP)
Derailment of the Union Paclflo rail
road's fast Portland Rose passenger
train near here Friday night was the
work of an ex-convlct, who fled with
out a penny in loot, although his
motive was robbery, officers disclosed
today.
Scores of passengers narrowly es
caped death or serious Injury as six
coaches and the locomotive of the
transcontinental train plied up In a
ditch.
Horace G. Lovett, said by Sheriff
John Mcpherson to be a former con
vict at Colorado and Missouri pris
ons, Is held In Jail here, Mcpherson
said he confessed.
INSULL'S VESSEL
ISTANBUL, Much 38. (AP) The
S. S. Malotla, believed to be earning
Samuel IimuII, Sr., puHd the harbor
of letanbuy at B.46 p. m. today with
out atopplng and atarted toward the
Black Sea through the Bosporua.
The MalotH signaled a Turkish po
lice motorboat controlling Iatanhul
harbor that ahe waa en route to
Rumania with a cargo conalatlng of
one passenger.
Police algnaled back that ahe waa
free to pna and the "phantom" ahlp.
whoae whereabout had been 10
day myatery, ateamed through the
dark and rainy atralta Into the atormy
Black aea.
he amlled. "I am not a radio oper
ator, ao the radio wilt probably fall."
In hla absence, the men at Little
America will be under command of
Dr. Thomaa O. Poulter, aenlor aclent
lat and aecond In command.
Although the nearly-completed
ahack boaata little more than elbow
room, Byrd minimised Ita ahortcom
Inga. It will be nearly fireproof, he
ald, and reasonably warm.
Soon, with the houae aunk below
the anow aurface, anow will have cov
ered all but the wlreleaa antenna,
the aplnnlng annemometer cupa and
the allver weather vane.
In thla world' aouthernmoat mete
orological atatlon. Admiral Byrd plana
to keep a complete record of polar
weather.
Pood and fuel tunnel will connect
with the single door In the aback,
jettfjag )p ajiggUM 1 tag MM? SrUMSel . It
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Figures Reported Yesterday
Incorrect Far As Local
Institution Concerned
Increase 20 Per Cent
The Medford National bank, for
the period from March, 1933, until
Vie present March, had a gain of
$88,710.34, or 20 per cent, increase
In deposits.
At the last bank call last week, the
the Medford National bank, the fed
eral report shows, had on deposit the
sum of 9523,091.70. In March, 1933,
at the time of the calling of the
presidential bank holiday, the depos
its were In the sum of $434,975.36.
The Mall Tribune vesterdav nub-
llahed a news Item to show the gains
in
deposits vie past year for the
tnree banks of this ctty. Through
no fault of the Mall Tribune, trie
figurea presented, Insofar aa they
concerned the Medford National
bank, were In error. This paper se
cured the figures upon which the
article waa based from a aupposedly
highly reliable and authoritative
source, and had no reason to doubt
their correctness. The true figurea
are herewith printed In Justice to all
concerned.
The net increase for the year of
deposits In Medford banka total an
Increase of a5e4.603.66. The more
than half a million dollar gain la
an encouraging sign of returning
prosperity and increased confidence,
and Indicates all local banks are In
a thriving, sound and healthy condi
tion. The Parmera and Fruitgrowers
hank, through Its cashier, Fred E.
Wahl, reports a gain In deposits of
$50,107.45, or approximately 33 per
cent gain In deposits. On Ma.;i; g.
1033, Caahler Wahl says, the ueposlt
were 173,277.88, and on March 8
laat, were (323,475.31.
The Plret National bank reported
a 435,689.B7 gain In deposits from
March, 1033, to Mnrch, 1034.
ED IN
TODAY
ROSEBUEQ, Ore., March 38. (AP)
Funeral services for the late B. W,
Bate of Klamath Falls, former pub
llher of the Roseburg News-Review,
will be hold here at 3 p. m. today.
Mr. Bates waa engaged for 80 yean
In the printing and publishing busi
ness in Roseburg prior to his removal
four yoare ago to Klamath Falla.
Friends from all parta of the atate
were gathering In Roseburg today
to attend the funeral rites. Pall
bearers, both I active and honorary,
will be former employees of Mr. Bates.
Burial will take place In the family
plot at the I. O. O. F. cemetery.
OREGON NORMAL FUNDS
ARE STILL AVAILABLE
SALEM, March 38. (AP) The 1931
appropriation of 80,000 to match
funds for the construction of a $130,
000 ' training school at the Eastern
Oregon Normal school Is still avail-'
able when the 980,000 Is raised by the
Union county school district, Attorney
General I. H. Van Winkle held today.
His opinion was requested by the
board of control.
JUPE OVERLOOKS LAKE
AREA IN CURRENT RAIN
While rain waa falling In the valley
and snow was reported In several
mountain regions, none had fallen
with the prevailing storm at Crater
Lake, It was announced here today.
Cloudy weather was prevailing In
the park and rain was forecast.
WILL
ROGER?
BKVERLY HILLS, Cal., 3Iar.
27. Say, that stopping that
strike was the best bit of luck
that happened to us in a Ions;
time, for it looks like the basis
of stopping all of them if tho
participants will all be as lib
eral rs these were.
There was one new thing
they brought out in the agree
ment that seemed pretty fair,
that was that no matter what
union group, or if none at all,
that in any settlement you was
to have representation in pro
portion to tho number of work
ers in your group.
That's been ono of tho big
troubles before, supposed lead
ers who didn't represent every
body but were in there talking
for 'cm. So it. looks liko tho
president has earned his vaca
tion even if he was going on
Morgan's yacht.