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Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1931.
No. 9.
The Weather
forecast: Fair tonight and .Tuesday.
Frost tonlRlit.
Temperature
Hlfliest yesterday - .83
nsm meitei m imp mss.
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By FAL'L MALLON
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 3. The
mild demeanor ot State Secretary
Hull l deceiving.
Behind It he hides the heart of a
Canadian northwest policeman. He
always gets his man.
This time the man Is none other
than President Roosevelt's own spe
cial foreign trade adviser, George
Peck. When Mr. Peek's appointment
wa, ami.... ..
tumea aruunu tire iw iu
that Mr. Hull's Influence on that
Subject was on the wane. Mr. 'Peek
was supposed to be the big Influence
on foreign trade, overriding the exe
cutive commercial policy committee
started by Mr. Hull.
, Mr. Hull said nothing, but was an
noyed. A week ago the White House
gave out an executive order formal
ly installing Mr. Peek and giving him
100.000 to work with.
The laugh waa on Mr. Hull but
Hot for long.
Two days after Mr. Roosevelt left
n his fishing trip, Mr. Hull's state
department made public a supple
mental executive order the presi
dent had signed before he left.
Why its announcement was delayed
48 hours was not explained, but the
fact is that by tfiat time Mr. Roose
velt was out on the Astor wacht, out
of reach of' Mr. Peek and everyone
else.
This supplemental order specifi
cally instructed Mr. Peek not to in
terfere with the executive policy com
mittee. It did not say directly, but
clearly implied that Mr. Peek waa
also not to interfere with Mr. Hull,
and gave Mr. Hull the right to name
a. representative on the policy com
mittee. . The inner departmental circles
nudged each other and allowed that
many influential persons have found
it distinctly unprofitable to step on
Mr. Hull's toes. He is decidedly not
a Mr. Milquetoast.
Those on the Inside at the NRA are
talking among themselves about the
radical changes which have been
quietly going' on within the organi
sation. For instance, W. Averill Harrlman
has virtually taken the entire routine
off General Johnson during the last
few weeks. He appears to be run
ning the show since he waa made
first assistant administrator.
One Job General Johnson has taken
on recently Is the writing of office
orders. They are supposed to be
more secret than a supreme court
decision. If anyone Is caught dis
closing an order outside the organi
sation it constitutes grounds for dis
missal. Lately the orders have been more
picturesquely worded than when they
were written by Executive Director
Alvin Brown.
These and other signs have led to
considerable discussion as to the fu
ture of the NRA. Some wise boys
are saying the outfit will grow less
and less important. They expect
i that a compliance drive will be start-
ed soon by the legal division. The
ahow will then center about techni
cal individual cases of enforcement.
Any broad furVicr curtailment of
hours seems to be out of the ques
tion. The tendency of the administra
tion is to temporize with the exist
ing setup and wait developments in
hopes that moro reforms may be
forced later.
But industry is getting its back
up. It is organizing quite eiiccuveiy
baekatage against the Wagner labor
board bill. Three of the largest In
dustrles have sent letters to all
stockholders urging them to cam
naicn actively against the measure.
They will probably be able to block j
It for this session. '
'
Tne wniie nou tion "'"'pay the fine. His Jail sentence waa
defeat on the veterans' pay restora
tion bill very hard. Their advance
information waa to the effect that
the senate would save t,hcm by sus
taining the veto.
It Is rather important politically,
but not financially,
When the figures are all In June
30 vou will find that Mr. Roosevelt's I
budget estimate of this year's deficit
will be Just about half what he
thought It would be. He has been I
unnble to spend money as fast as he
estimated. !
The condition of the treasury will
not be seriously affected by the
228.000.000 additional expense of
tile veterans' pay restoration. j
That Is only a drop In a 7,000.000,- !
000 budget burket i
The Inner group at the state de-
partment believes It Is going to be a
long time before anyone gets any
money out of Berlin
Germany's gold reserves, according
to their calculations, arc only 8 per
cent of her total currency outstand
ing. Her gold jxisltlon Is so bad a'ie
cannot pay for current foreign pur
rhairs and has slapped an embargo
n cotton, wool. etc.
Ing us out on a proposition whereby
thv would psy in kind for their
(lomf :io purchases. That means we
would have to buy In Germany as
much as they buy here.
1, We will net fall for that one.
rr tlir.n a tifMre for rf.
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AGED FUGITIVE
Extradition Granted by
Turks and All Legal Ob
stacles Cleared for Re
turn of Utilities Chief
WASHINGTON, April 3. (API
(Turkey today notified the United
states that Samuel Insull would be
extradited to Chicago to stand trial.
Robert P. Skinner, American am
bassador at Ankara, notified the state
department the Turkish government
had informed him at S p. m.( (Turk
ish time) that Insull's extradition
had been granted.
The Turkish government at the
same time Informed Skinner that
Insull was now at the ambassador's
disposition.
By PRISCILLA RING
(Associated Press Foreign Staff.)
ISTANBUL. April 3. (VP) Samuel
Insull, St.. a fugitive for a year and
a half from Cook county, 111., Indict
ments charging him with embezzle
ment and grand larceny, was arrested
by Turkish police today.
They took him from the Hotel Lon
don, despite his protest, to the house
of detention.
Kenan Bey, attorney-general, stated
that If examination showed the 74-year-old
former utilities czar to be
111, he would eventually be trans
ferred to the prison infirmary to
await disposition of his case.
Greek Lawyers to Aid.
A battery of Greek legal talent was
reported en route from Athens to
(Continued on Page Pour.)
FERATAKESUP
F
WASHINGTON, April 9. (AP) A
million and a half men reached today
for the hoes, hammers and shovels
they dropped last week but they are
relief workers cow Instead of CWA
employes.
State relief administrations assum
ed the Job of seeing that work up to
24 hours a week goes to those who
otherwise might be hungry.
Conceding the faults of the civil
works administration - experiment,
Harry L. Hopkins, administrator,
nevertheless declared it a major suc
cess. About 300.000 persons still are
classed as CWA employes, but they
too will be dropped In the next four
weeks. They are the clerks and audi
tors closing the administration's
books and some research workers on
federal projects.
TRACTOR THEFT
ATTEMPT FAILS
Bernle Wild, 20, who resides near
Central Point, was unsuccessful yes
terday when he attempted to take a
tractor from the Walter Danlelson.
""h near Oalla creek, for W. A.
Douglas, and another employe on the
ranch caught Wild, and held him
until state police could arrive.
When taken into Justice court w
day. Wild was fined 25 and costs of
S4.50. and sentenced to thirty days
In Jail. Wild said he waa unable to
suspended
Ocorge Joe Muth, 28, arrested in
Centrsl Point by Marshal E. W.
Hcdgcpeth, yesterday, was taken Into
Justice court this morning, on charges
of disorderly cuiJuct. He waa fined
lllA u.an-iu tvt tan riv in l.ll
'""'" "7" "
placed In Jail.
Recovery in Fall Swing
Says Motors President
NEW YORK, April 2. ; Indus-
trial recovery, In the opinion of
fred P. Slosn. Jr., president of tne
; General Motors corporation, is now
under way with "Irresistible force."
In his pamphlet report for 1033.
written about the middle Jf March
and msdc public today. Sloan dated
the business upswing ss beginning in
the summer ot 1932.
"There appeared t!icn." he said,
"Indications of Improvement tnroug.i
which Improvement
m,t ,ne w;,ld
siuimented during
Intervening time."
He added the recovery might be
accelerated or retarded by govern
j mental Influences, but that the gen
eral trend would traiu.-chd such fsc-
NEW YORK, April 2, iPj To?i
I
INSULL'S TRAMP STEAMER DETAINED BY TURKEY
This dingy tramp steamer the Greek freighter M alotis has been the floating domain of Samuel Insull
(right), fugitive Chicagoan, In his game of hide-and-seek to discover some distant shore where he may
be undisturbed by the relentless pursuit of American legal machinery. The Turkish government ordered
his arrest but he refused to leave the ship. (Associated Press Photos)
NEAR BREMERTON
PUZZLE TO POLICE
BREMERTON, April 3. (IF) The
"hammer murders" were studied and
worked on Intensively here today, ta
attempts to untangle clues to the
grisly slaylngs of silt persona, but the
only living witness to the ghastly
deed found In the house couldn't help
any It was a big white cat.
Although a plausible motive appear
ed to be the theft of two valuable
diamond rings, one of them a 1,500
dinner ring, from Mrs. Prank Plieder,
one of the victims, the killings were
of the most fiendish nature, authori
ties said. The throats of two of the
victims had been cut and all bore
numerous deadly hammer and knife
wounds.
Three Questioned.
Thrco men were being questioned,
as part of a roundup of underworld
characters here. The evidence was
taken from Flleder's ransacked and
blood-stained home In a aummer col-
(Col.tlnucd on Page Eight)
GIRL SIPS POISON
AFTER LOVE SPAT
AMARILLO, Tex., April 3. (UP)
Willie she sipped what her mother
thought was glass of soda water
Sunday. Miss Lee Ola Doster,
IS.
calmly related details of
lovers'
quarrel.
As she finished the story, the girl
became violently 111. She then told
her mother that the glass contained
poison. She died as she was carried
Into a hospital.
The tragedy had Its Inception at a
dance Saturday night. The girl, ac
cording to the atory told her mother,
wnrned her escort she would kill her
self if he did not take her home. He
called a taxi for her. She dismissed
it at a drug etore on the way home
and bought the poison.
SEVEN COUNTIES YET
TO PAY TAX IN FULL
SALEM. April 2. (IF) All but
seven counties in the state of Ore
gon have paid In full their first
quarter 1034 state property taxes, due
April 1, the state treasurer's office
announced today. Six counties have
paid in full or In part their second
quarter taxes.
The seven delinquent are Curry,
Deschutes, Jefferson, Malheur, Wal
lowa, Washington and Umatilla.
American Brnkers' association. In Its
i. I Journal, roaay commrnwra as .ouo.
on business ana onnsing coi.ai.iui.n
. ,i0n tne (,c. 0 things there has
been much Improvement. Deposits
are Increasing. No bank in the fed
eral deposit Insurance corporation has
tailed since the Inception of the syi
tem and It Is unlikely that any bank
in the system will be allowed to fall.
. .
"However, it Is evident that with
6.000 or so banks more or less sup
j ported by government capital on ttv-
one hand and over a billion and a
third dollars In excess reserves of
member banks on the other, mitt, rir
creiing commercial loans, and In
vestments in government bonds In
creasing at a tremendous rate, banit-
lnr ;s in an abnormal, artlncisi con
d.tinn, Sii'li al.'o is the situation c.
business generally."
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Bandits Demand
Easter Finery
Off Man's Back
.CHICAGO, April 2. (UP) Wal
ter Miller, 34-year-old city fire
man started out Sunday to observe
Easter and became victim of an
all fool's day 'Joke."
Miller was on his way to Michi
gan boulevard to Join the Easter
parade when two bandits stopped
him.
After searching the fireman and
finding only 60 cents In his
pockets, the bandits became angry,
then laughed and told him that
since he had no money with him
they would take his clothes.
Accordingly, the bandits took
Miller's new topcoat, suit and hat.
He managed, after much embar
rassment, to hall a taxlcab and
was taken home.
GILL FILES FOR
STATE SENATOR
SALEM, April 3. (AP) Earl W.
Snell, Arlington, speaker of the state
house of representatives, today filed
with the state department for the
Republican nomination for secretary
of state.
Ray W. Gill, maaer of the state
grange, filed for the Rppubltcan
nomination to the state senate from
the 14th district.
UTAH'S FRUIT CROP
SALT LAKE CITY, April 2. (AP)
A raging blizzard, perhaps the most
severe of one of the mildest winters
In this city's history, swept over nor
thern Utah today.
The temperature dropped from 62
degrees above zero yesterday after
noon to 30 above early today and the
weather bureau forecast a reading of
15 to 25 degrees above tonight, seri
ously threatening the state's fruit
trees now In full bloom several
weeks ahead of schedule due to the
mild winter.
W, U. HEAD CHALLENGES
T OP
WASHINGTON, April 2. (AP)
The president of the Wester Union
today challenged NFtA'a right to pro
duce a code for the telegraph com
munications industry, while ft repre
sentative of Postal advocated this
action In the "interests of the pub
lic." R. B. White, Western Union presi
dent, contended at an NRA hearing
for formulation of a code that this
company would not benefit from that
proposal. He added, however, hat "we
are here to co-operate under the jaw."
IMSTI
STAFF CUT TO
ROSEBUrtO, Ore., April 2. (AP)
The staff of the slate liquor store st
Roseburg was reduced from four to
'two members today. It was snnounc-
cd by W. E. Barry. ss!stsnt super
visor for the southern Oregon district
A. O. McMillan, manager, and D. R.
Shambrook. clerk, were released. Dale
RuebttAh, who has been employed as
cashier, will take over the mnnaife-
:mrnt or the utorr, t.wrge Trnpaus
wa retained as clerk.
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POINTED OUT BY
A total of 58 cases of measles In
Medford and Jackson county during
the month of March was reported
here today by Dr. 0. I. Drummond,
county physician. In a statement,
urging alt families to cooperate In
protecting children of pre-school age
from the epidemic.
There have been 62 cases of measles
reported since the first ot the year,
Dr. Drummond stated, adding that
there have probably been twice as
many casts which were not reported.
To date one death has resulted
from the disease in Jackson county
this year.
The majority of the oases seem to
be the mild German measles, but
there is an increasing number of the
"regular" and more severe types. Some
very severe cases have been found In
adults particularly. Death from
measles, the physician pointed out, is
ordinarily due to Its complications,
such as ear trouble or pneumonia.
The incubation period of measles
is 10 to 14 days. The onset Is with
& cold in the head and fever. The
rash appears three or lour days later,
The Incubation period of the German
measles Is 14 to 17 days and the onset
Is sudden, with a rush and slight or
no Illness.
Sneezing is very contagious before
the rash appears. Therefore all colds
appearing in children after exposure
to measles should be regarded with
suspicion and efforts should be taken
to protect all unexposed children,
especially of pre -school age, Dr. Drum
mond urged this morning.
The disease is most severe and dan
gerous among children under school
age, and adults. In all probability,
due to the extreme contagiousness of
the measles, most children will have
the disease eventually, but It la bet
ter, Dr. Drummond stressed, to post
pone such Infection until the school
age is reached.
The state law requires a quarantine
period of two weeks, after the rash
appears for measles and seven days'
quarantine for the German measules.
BLIND VET BENEFIT
RESTORATION FIRST
WASHINGTON, April 2. (VP)
Early restoration of compensation to
blind voiierans of the World war was
announced by the veterans' admlnlS'
tratlon today,
Planning to restore compensation in
all classes possible without the neces
sity of an administrative review first,
the agency explained that the blind
men group was the only one on which
decision has been reached.
HOOVER CANDIDACY
RUMOR HELD FALSE
OMAHA, Neb., April 2 (AP) Paul
Sex-son. secretary to former President
Herbert Hoover, today described as
without foundation a Chicago report
that Hoover would be a candidate for
president In 1036
MANY SEE STREAMLINE
TRAIN AT BAKER DEPOT
BAKER. April 2. (AP) Two
thousnnd eighty-eight persons filed
through the Union Pacific's new
streamline trsin In 60 minutes here
; ,BV ,.tim,t,H nearlv 40O0
I otl)(,r, ,BW ,n, cr, Th, . Ml
at 12:30 and was due In Boise late
this afternoon.
PORTLAND, April 2. (AP) Mrs.
O. E. Wells of Portland was fatally
injured by an automobile when she
i tppct rrom a mis on tne racuic
'highway near here today.
FILE SCHEDULES
Own Figures Show Total
Assets $121,600; Liabili
ties $81,329 Trustees'
Figures Are Far Lower
PORTLAND. April 2. (AP) Llew
ellyn A. Banks, under life sentence
for the slaying of a constable at Med
ford last year, and his wife. Mrs.
Edith R. Banks, filed schedules In In
voluntary bankruptcy in federal court
here Saturday.
The former publlsher-orchardlst of
Jackson county, and Mrs. Banks, list
ed assets of 982,250 and liabilities of
$71,377 for Suncrest Orchards. Inc.,
which they operated, and total assets
of 9121.600 and liabilities of 981,329.
The above figures, according to At
torney Charles W. Reamea, are Banks'
own figures on his worth. Attorney
Reames Is counsel for J. F. Wortman,
trustee In bankruptcy for the hold
ings. Testimony In federal court last Fri
day, on the petition for the removal
of the referee and trustee in bank
ruptcy, showed that the schedules
had been prepared from figures sub
mitted by A. J. Blschoff, former secre
tary of the local agitator and Banks
htd "boosted" them, after he re
ceived them in prison. The schedules,
Attorney Reames said, should have
been filed last fall.
The Inventory and appraisement of
the Banks property, filed by the trus
tee shows a real property deficit of
920,015.27, and ft personal property
valuation of 97415.
Banks, according to the Inventory,
has an equity In the Suncrest Orch
ards of 914.000, after mortgages, debts
and wage claims are paid.
The federal government has a claim
of 95000 against Banks, for non-pay
ment of Income taxes, according to
Attorney Reames. This claim takes
precedence over all others.
Mortgages on orchard property, If
made four months before the filing of
bankruptcy, also have legal right of
way over creditors.
Evidence In the ouster proceedings
showed that most of the personal
property of Banks was sequestered lit
various parts of the county, and that
Trustee Wortman had difficulty In
obtaining it.
Federal Judge James Alger Fee
made an oral ruling that there was no
grounds for the removal of the referee
or trustee In bankruptcy.
A number of creditors said they
signed the removal petition while un
der a misapprehension relative to the
Import of the bankruptcy laws.
TO COP'S SLAYERS
FORT WORTH. Tex., April 2. (AP)
Tooth prints on a cigar stub led
authorities today to attribute the
slaying of two Texas highway patrol
men by Clyde Barrow, notorious
southwest killer, and his woman com
panion, Bonnie Parker.
The officers, K, B. Wheeler, 26, and
H. D. Murphy, 23, were shot down
without warning late yesterday when
they dismounted from their motor
cycles to question a man and a wom
an seated In a parked motor car near
Grapevine, IS miles northeast of here.
Near the scene of the shooting ft
detective found a cigar butt bearing
the Imprint of small teeth. Bonnie
Parker's liking for big black cigars la
well known.
Or m Itug Increasing.
STILLWATER, Okla., April 3. (fP)
An "alarming" increase in the green
bug, a wheat pest, was reported to
day by C. F. Stiles, extension enty
mologlst st the Oklahoma A. and M.
college.
Gotham s Easter Parade
Regains Old Brilliance
By II. ALLFN SMITH
(i:nllert PrfM Staff Correspond"1)
NFW YORK. April 2. (UP) An
Immense covey of society folk brushed
elbows with the hoi pollol on Fifth
avenue Sunday In the biggest Easter
fashion parade the city has seen since
102fl.
Prom 42nd street to the Plara at
60th the sidewalks were Jammed, and
in the blows below the Gothic spires
of flt, Patricks and the towering
majesty of Radio City, the crush was
so great that traffic had to be sua
ponded at times.
(There seems to be, said the young
lady at elbow, a great many breton
sailor hat, and most of the brim
are turned up).
The avenue was a sea ot bobbing
top hats, And through the crowd
moved CWA workers, carry'ng pla
cards: "When do we eat?'
"Easter Sunday layoff Monday."
Girl Beats Mother-In-Law
To Death In
Fight Over "Funny"
DRUMRIGHT. Okla.. April 2
(UP) Mrs. Juanlta Hancock, 19,
was under arrest here today
charged with beating her mother-in-law
to death In a quarrel over
a funny paper.
The mother-in-law, Mrs. Mar
garet Hancock, 85, was beaten to
death with ft hammer when she
refused to give ft funny paper to
the younger woman, who wanted
to take it to her parents In the
country, according to police.
FROST WILL COME
TONIGHT AS SKIES
CLEARED OF RAIN
J-air tonlh nd Tuesday. "lth
frost tonight. Is the forecast for Med
ford and vicinity as Issued this morn
ing by the federal weather bureau.
Ths report shows that between S p.
m. Sunday and S a. m. today, .01
of an Inch of rain fell, while for the
preceding la-hour period, .07 of an
Inch was recorded.
Although the precipitation report
for April shows an excess of .03 of
an Inch, the seasonal deficiency Is
yet 8.10 Inches.
The heaviest snowfall this season at
Crater Lelte, during one storm 25
Inches was recorded at the parte
Easter Sundsy, according to the Cra
ter Lake national parte office here.
Although the bUrasrd blocked the
highways Into the lake, the parte of
fice announced this morning that the
roads were expected to be opened by
this afternoon.
Weather reports from the lake this
forenoon said the storm was clearing
up.
PORTLAND, April 3. tP) A warn
ing that tender vegetation will bo
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OVER NORTHWEST
t nam.. Anrll 9. f API The
search for John Dllllnger spread to the
entire northwest today wniie one
authorities guarded against a new
sortie by the quick-triggered Indiana
gunman.
Police are satisfied tnat nu pai ana
chief lieutenant, John Hamilton, 1
still with blm and they believe the
pair plan to rob a bank In the north
west early this week.
. ra r,r .li.nnnts were held for
questioning today ss a result of Sat-
urdays snooting in wmon
and Hamilton, accompanied by a
woman, fought their way out of an
apartment when federal agent and a
city detective went to the place on a
tip.
The woman was bolleved to have
been wounded. Bloodstains
found In the snow.
were
TAX HELD VALID
WASHINGTON. April 3. (AP)
The Washington state tax of IS cents
a pound on oleomargarine was SUA'
tslned today by the supreme court.
Its validity was challenged by the
firm of A. Msgnano company of Seat
tle which claimed the tax would de
prlve It of a material source of In
come.
The company also contended tho
tax was an unlawful burden on Inter
state commerce, Imposed for the pur
pose of aiding the dairy Industry.
"la thla an April fool Joke?"
"Mayor LaOuardlft lays an egg."
(I see, said the young lady at elbow,
that tweed and country clothes are
popular for town wear).
Movie cameras, mounted on trucks,
crawled back and forth alon? the
avenue. On the curbs men with
bankats sold gardenias, carnations and
carnellas. "Here ya are! Th' longest
stems on th avev-yuhl"
At 4Ath street a Negro rarnrln the
"Is thla an April fool Joke?" slum
bled. The sign struck a silk hat and
knocked it askew. The owner of the
hat turned, started to denounce the
negro, read the words on the sign,
blushed and ushered his lady Into the
crowd.
(The fashion designer, said the
T, L. A. E, say there ts a new aim
pllclty thla spring. Almost anything
goes, if It's becoming and smart. I
aunroM that doesn't mftke seme to
you).
LEXAh
ON BRINK OF RACE
Rock of Marne Talks With
G. 0. P. Leaders Will
Decide Tonight Thomas
Gives Up Candidacy Idea
PORTLAND, April 3. (AP) Gen
eral Ulysses S. McAlexander, one of
Oregon's most famous fighting men.
and known throughout the continent
as "Rock of the Marne," for his ex
ploits in the world war, was in Port
land today discussing with well
informed, members of the republican
party his chances as a candidate for
the republican nomination as gover
nor.
General McAlexander said this
afternoon that he ha not yet reach
ed a decision as to whether he would
be a candidate, but that he would
have decided the matter before to
night. All filings must be made with
the secretary of state by tomorrow.
The "real" republicans, as opposed
to the various hyphenated varieties.
It was understood here, were discuss
ing with considerable Interest the
possible entry of the Newport general
nto a complex race for the governor
ship.
SALEM, April 2.- AP) Oh axles M.
Thomas, public utilities commissioner
today definitely eliminated himself
from the race for governor, when he
Issued a statement to the press that
he was Interested In the task of
establishing regulation In the state
and not in holding the office of gov
ernor. His statement, released simultane
ously with the platform of Rufua O.
Holm an, state treasurer, upon which
Holman would seek the republican
nomination for governor, tends to In
dicate Thomas would lend support to
Holman in the present campaign, al
though Thomas declared he was not
Interested In any candidate.
PORTLAND, April a.-(AP) Inter
est heightened in the Oregon congres
sional race over the weekend, as addi
tional names were added to the list
of prospective candidates In the three
districts.
Earl A. Nott, district attorney of
Yamhill county, announced at Mo
Mlnnvllle he will be a candidate for
(Continued on Page Five.)
ROOSEVELT LEADS
EASTER SERVICES
MIAMI, Fla April 2. (AP) Re
freshed, by a week-end In the tropical
seas, President Roosevelt kept close
contact with national affairs today as
he continued his fishing cruise.
Lieutenant Carlton McGaluy In ft
naval amphibian was over the Baha
ma waters today with a pouch from
White House headquarters at the Mi
ami BUtmore hotel here.
Yesterday off Rocky Point of Great
Abaco island, the president as com
mander In chief of the American
military force, conducted a unique
Easter service. The chaplain's flag
was hoisted and In the absence of ft
chaplain, Mr. Roosevelt as senior offi
cer a tradition of the sea led the
service.
THOMAS RADIO" PLAN
REJECTED BY BOARD
SALEM, April a. (AP) The state
board of control today rejected the
request of Charles M. Thomas, public
utilities commissioner, for funds to
use the radio to broadcast the activi
ties of his department and to tell the
public the problems of the commis
sioner In attempting to regulate .
utilities.
WILL
ROGERS
P.$gys:
PASADENA, Cal., March 31.
Here is something I think
will bear repenting. Two kid
brothers, one 11, the other 12,
hiking in the mountains out
hero. The youtiff kid bit by
rattlesnake, the 11-year-old on
cut the wound all up with
knife, and they took turn
slinking the poisoned blood out.
The younger finally fainted,
the other carried him up the
mountain two miles on his back
and he has saved him.
We nre not so bad off. These
kids arc Daniel Booties and
Davey Crockntts in any age.
Oltll MtN.aial trail,.!, tat,