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Newspaper Page Text! The Weather I forfeit: fair tonight and Friday. I Not much change In temperature. Medford Mail Tribfne Watch tbe TRlBUMvb J-JRA I CLASSIFIED AOS . . WS Lotk or good barcain 7 that niiiD genuine ttA? taring!- wt . - . . .. Temperature: Highest yesterday - S Lowest this morning .. 4.1 Tweuty-uiuth Year MEDFORL), OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1931. No. 18. at IDlli IF BEfflW MM FIlHl NEAR IPABS EEIW6E U By Paul Mallon (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. C, April 12. Down deep underneath, the adminis tration's master political minds are getting a little worried about the Wirt revolution yarn and all lta phases. It Is no longer a joke. They are keeping up a smiling front but among themselves they are be ginning to recall what a fantastic bugaboo did to Al Smith In 1928. The mall being received by con gressmen Indicates that the radical revolution story Is rapidly getting In that class. Typical Is the letter received by a senator toe other day from a Mlssourlan. This citizen had all the lowdown on the revolution. He stated he knew that 168.000 rifles were hidden at a certain spot In Chi cago; also that trenches were being dug around the city of Toledo and were being reinforced with concrete. He wanted to come on here to testify about It. Such fantasies become serious when they get Into a gcneral-mouth-to mouth circulation. The Roosevelt political watchmen realize there Is a vast number of voters who do not read the news papers and keep abreast of the times and who will fall for ridiculous sto ries like that. In the backwoods and the canebrakes you can never stamp out such fairy, tales when they get started. Denials never catch up with orlgl " nal stories even outside the back woods. There will always be people who. will wag their heads and say: "Where there " is so- ' mucft smoke, there must be some fire.' Th moment President Roosevelt i steps off the train here, he will be j advised to do someming strong about it. It la a far more Important inner i problem than the current opposition nut up against the administration by business In connection with the stock market and securities bills. Business Is not so .highly respected as a po litical force. But backwoods well, that story has got to be stopped. You can readily see that such a -it.i.ftnn mu huvA an Influence for .-.nri.-.tmn on current administration I ,, I Mr. Roosevelt Is also going to get some advice from the other sldo of the fence. In New York last Sunday, there was a quiet little conference between a representative of the senate banking committee, one of the authors of the original stock market regulation bill, and a close adviser of the president. . They agreed that the adviser should go to the president and ask him to make a public radio appeal for a stronger regulation bill than the sen ate committee Is wrtlng. The most amazing thing about Dr. Wlrfa public appearance here waa the fact that .he was counseled by ex Senator Jim Reed. All Washington started speculating as to how Jim Heed ever got mixed up In that thing. Tho fact seems to be that Wirt's crowd asked Reed's assistance after reading dispatches from Washington Indicating that the house committee was going to pillory Vic school su perintendent from Gary. Resistance against that sort of thing appealed to Reed. He has never cared much for the Roosevelt boys, anyway. - Reed waa a good man for the Job. He was a master In the gentle art of legal pillorying when he waa In con cress. No more hard-boiled, adroit j riintia croas.examlner ever sat i congressional commniee Joe : Grundv will testify to that Back stage the Wirt examination was a spectacular political sideshow. Speaker Ralney chose three of the hardest-shelled examiners In the house as Democratic members of the committee. The Republicans named their two members with similar ap preciation of the political aspects of the situation. The Democrats tried to make Wirt appesr ridiculous. The Republicans tried to make him a Napoleon. Nei ther quite succeeded. A new milk war Is brewing under the surface In Chicago. It may ex. plode within a week. The trouble Is rooted In the fact that the farmers are not getting paid. Dealers assert that price cutting haa put them In a position where they cannot pay. Yet still further price cutting Is in prospect. The matter will not be easy to settle. The senate banking committee spent most of Its secret session Tuesday crying about the press reporta Inter im ! 1. wii o.. demands." The man who undermined .1. 1. i-.. th. Khni. v., not a Wall streeter But tyn.tor Carter li.M , I- ...... nA..st ia CoaUauoa ofiTpafit UiJt Melting Snow Bares Tragedy In Deep Gully The objects of Intensive search since their disappearance last November 12, the bodies of Doris Sparks. 27, and Audrea Mardelle , 33, Holly wood beauty demonstrators, were found this morn Ins on the east approach road leading toward Crater Lake national park, a short distance from the Junc tion with The Dalles-California highway. v The two women had driven around a "road closed" sign at the Junction and proceeded toward the park. They had not gone a great distance when a fresh fall of autumn snow made them turn around. This was Indi cated by tracks Just revealed by melt ing snow. They were apparently hurrying back to the main highway when their Chevrolet cabriolet skid ded in loose dirt, missed a guardrail three feet and tumbled approximately 150 feet to the bottom of Sand Creek canyon. Died Instantly. The women were hurled free of the car and apparently Instantly killed. One body was 20 feet above it and the other alongside. One was still partially covered by snow. A determined search of the park and surrounding area was carried on last December when It was first feared the beauty experts had met misfortune in that region. However, deep snow had so thoroughly covered the land scape, It was Impossible to locate them. A second trip this morning along the bottom of the canyon re vealed the gruesome find. Apprehension for the safety of the women was first felt when they fail ed to keep an appointment In Klam ath Palls on the evening of Novem ber 12, when they were to meet friends. They had left Spokane the previous -day and had driven all night to reach southern Oregon. They were last recognized at Crescent, Ore a.h-a th cy had asked about ron d conditions to Crater Lake. Warned of Trip. They were warned by a service sta- J " " I " XmT Z XT, hi ties, not to attempt the trip by th the east entrance In view of snow oondl tons.' Failing to heed thla advice the women .drove around the "road closed" sign and were on their way out when tragedy overtook them. Prior to the search In the Crater Lake and Klamath county section. It was thought the girls had driven into the Columbia gorge. Officers harbored fears they had met with foul play, but efforts to locate their car throughout the. length of the Pa. clfic coast proved unavailing. Tho Crater Lake search was carried on In the face of adverse weather conditions and covered a period of several days. The bottom of Sand Creek canyon was carefully traversed Every hump In the snow was probed with long sticks, adding-to the belief the women were not In that section However, the mild weather of the peat spring has melted the snow rapidly The second trip through the bottom of tho canyon waa headed today by Chief Ranger David H. Canfleld, ac (Continued on Page Seven) THREE WEEKS EARLY ROSEBURO. Ore., April 12. (AP) The first full crate of Ijmpqua val-1 ley strawberries to be placed on the local market waa brought to Rose burg today by A. H. Hoeffer of Myrtle Creek. The berries are three weeks I ahead of the normal season. Due to the unusually warm spring weather, a record crop of berries is antici pated In the Umpqua valley. 'Snow Quake Episode for LITTLE AMERICA, ANTARCTICA, March 31. (Delayed) (II (Via Mac Kay Radio.) Back from a month of struggling In blizzard and snow quakes, the main southern party of the second Brrd Antarctic expedition came rocketing down the slope of Little America today. Behind three nine-dog husky teams, they had ridden their canvaa-toppe"! sledges across the rolling Ice barrier. 260 mile, out and back, marking a trail with orange flags and putting down food depots so that next sprln? a trek can be made to the Edsel Ford and Queen Maude ranges. Captain Alan Inneaa Taylor, for- I merly of the Royal Flying corps, in command of the txpedltlon. described it as probably the coldest March Jour- 'n Antarctic snnsU. On the re - lUrn ITID inrv K'UL R as, it IIIIIU at.i.i. ' Ui$ fiom U to 61 beow, J IS BY SPOKANE, Wash., April 12. (AP) The discovery of the bodies of Au drea Mardelle and Doris Sparks, Hol lywood beauty culturlsts, near Klam-1 ath Palls today cleared up a mystery that has occupied police and sheriffs' officers in this region for months. Miss Sparks and Miss Mardelle, members of a party of beauty cultur lsts traveling out of Hollywood, left Spokane last November 11, intending, they said, to drive to Klamath Falls to' meet other members of the party, who were "covering" other sections of the northwest. When the girls failed to arrive at Klamath Falls, Sheriff Oeorge Miles of Spokane county was notified. After a preliminary search he en listed tho aid of sheriffs officers of this area, the state highway patrol and called upon Oregon authorities for help. It was Sheriff Miles' opinion the girls became confused In the heavy fog that hung over the region at the time, and drove their car Into the Columbia river. That stream was dragged In several places. Later airplanes were called Into the search, and a systematic check was made over the highway the girls were believed to have taken. "We had never completely given up the search for the girls," William Burnett, chelf deputy sheriff for Spo kane county, said, when he was ad vised of the discovery of the bodies. "We were convinced that tihey were i involved in an accident, and were not j RETRACT CHARGE WASHINGTON. April 13. pi Rep resentative Bulwlnkle (D.. N. C.) was called upon today by JAmca A. Reed, former eenstor from Missouri, to re tract his statement on the house floor yesterday that Dr. William A. Wirt was Jailed for "pro-German activities" during the World war. In a letter to Bulwlnkle. chairman of the house committee Investigating statement by the Indiana educator that members of the Roosevelt "brain trust" are plotting revolution, Reed, representing Dr. Wirt, aald: "You have done Dr. Wirt an Ir- remediable wrong and an Incalculable Injury. ' One thing you can still do, which will In some degree mitigate the In Jury. "You can. upon the floor of the house, retract every reflection you I have made upon Dr. Wirt, and you ! can apologize to him and to the I house for your statement. ' Terrifying Byrds Men 'W had one terrible day. the 27t!i." Taylor said. "We broke camp early with the hope of making 76 mil's by night. A 31-mile wind made It cruel at 43 below. The snow was like sand. Ronne (Flnne Ronne, ikl expert) froze his wrist harnessing the docs, and later both cheeks." Taylor described how dogs foundt-r-ed in harness and died. The merciful thing was to shoot them. The dot; teams each hauled a load of 950 pounds stowed in canvas tanks lashed on hickory leds. There were 13 days of bliiward. and on March IS, a snow quake. "The air shook with sound like the roar of a thousand locomotlv-s." Taylor said. 'For miles the barrier surface trembled and with a loud re 1 port settled three or four Inches, we nr.u 'lit nuv.,'1 ,nn.v. wuv t.i.s It stopped u 1a our WciV' Inheritance Tax Outlaw Sought Attorney General Cummings or dered justice department agent, "to utilize every resource" to capture Clyde Barrow (above), notorious outlaw wanted for several killings and other crimes In southwest stales. (Associated Press Photot 1NSULL STARTS AMERICAN TRIAL ISTANBUL, April 12. (AP) Sam uel Insull, Sr., was started on his long. Involuntary Journey back to the United States from a Turkish Jail to day. , He was removed under guard from the Istanbul house of detention to be taken to Smyrna, where ho will be placed on board the S. S. Evtlona, sailing Friday. Formal extradition will be made aboard the steamer when Turkish po lice hand over the former Chicago utilities magnate to an American diplomat. Burton Y. Berry, third sec retary of the United States embassy to Turkey. The Into afternoon sun bathed the minarets of Istanbul with glory as the aged prisoner stepped out of the Jail, accompanied by detectives. Tho sun filtered through clouds the former utilities magnate started back to the city where he once was mighty, to face trial on criminal charges. White-turbaned muezzlngs came (Continued on Page Pwoj ELLA MEDYNSKI PASSES: AGED 75 Ella Palmer Medynskl, aged 76, died last evening at the family home, 316 North Central avenue, following an Illness of three years. Mrs. Medynskl, born at Chicago September 27, 1858, has resided in Medford since 1890. Her husband. P. V. Medynskl, died in January last year. Mrs. Medynskl Is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Etta Moss of Medford. For three yeaers, Mrs. Medynskl was first reader at the Christian Science church here, and has many friends in Medford. Christian Science services will be held at Perl's funeral home Satur day afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Inter ment in the I. O. O. r. cemetery. EMIL BRUT HURT Emll Brltt, prominent pioneer of Jacksonville, la In the Sacred Heart hospital for treatment of Injurlea re ceived thla morning when hla car ran aay with him In the htatorlc town He is .uttering trom a dlnlocated .'houlder and bruiacit. the attending physician stated. Detalla of the accident could not be learned, but it waa reported that the Brltt auto atarted down hill from Mr Brltf, home, and that he. In an eflf..t lo .ton the imchlnr, was thrt.v.n against it llh inch violence that bit ahoulder waa dlalocated. llllilllllllf IN AUTO RUNAWAY L House Committee Favors Re imbursement Up to $2500 for Those With Money in Defunct Institutions WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP) The house banking committee today approved legislation to pay off depos itors In closed national banks, but limited the amount which may be paid In full to 3,500. This action came as 127 names were obtained to a petition to force the measure by Representative Mc Leod (R-. Mich.) out of the commit tee to the house floor for a vote. A total of 146 signatures are required for that procedure. Speaker Ralney ruled that publica tion of the names of the signers would be "Improper" until the full 145 were obtained. The provisions of the bill, as they now stand, provide for payment to depositors In alt national, state and private banks which were closed on or aftor January 1, 1030, up to (2500. I,Me 92500 payment also applies to banks which are now closed, or whloh have reorganized or reopened with out payment in full. House parliamentarians said the ac tion of the committee nullifies the effect of the petition to bring the bill to the floor. Since the measure Is not privi leged, it will be necessary for Its advocates to obtain special legisla tive rlg,ht of way. However, with the Democratic lead ership opposed to bringing the bill up for action because It Is net an administration measure, It was con sidered unlikely that privileged status will be granted by the rules com mittee. It has 30 days In which to con sider reporting the bill for house ac tion. ELKS TO HONOR ' GRAND RULER IN ASHLAND MEET Medford Elka will Join those of northern California and southern Ore gon points tonight In motoring to Ashland to greet the grand exalted ruler, Walter F. Meier, who will be honor guest at a Joint meeting and Initiation In the Llthla city.. All local members with cars, plan ning to Rir-md the 8 o'clock session there, are asked to drive my the Elks' temple hero before leaving In order to aid In meeting the trans portation problem. Those In need of transportation are asked to telephone Carl Y. Tengwald or to drop In at the temple. There will be approximately 40 candidates for initiation from this city and a large delegation Is ex pected to accompany the prospective Elks to Ashland. Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock at the Hotel Medford. the local lodge will entertain at breakfast, honoring the grand exalted ruler, who will continue to Grants Pass following the event. J. P. Fllegel, exalted ruler of the Medford Elka, has urged a large at tendance at Ashland tonight and at breakfast tomorrow. EOR CALLING WIRT WASHINGTON, April 12. (FV Mrs, P.-anklln D. Roosevelt drew support I today for the comeback she made at ua William n. wirfc ior en 111113 1,er pet subsistence homestead plans "a communistic effort." Representative Randolph, a West Virginia Democrat, sent the first lady a telegram early today compliment ing her "courageous answer" to t'.ie man whoe charges of communis plotting within the administration bav sit; led an tnter-partj ro Increase Voted by Senate I E Five Lives and Half Million in Loot Charged Against St. Paul Outfit Nine Connected With Ring ST. PAUL, April 13 (AP) Authori ties prosecuting the hunt for John Dlllinger, who allegedly fled from an apartment here l?.irch 31, have un covered operations of a criminal gang which has taken five lives and loot of half a million dollars, it waa learn ed today. Nine major participants have been connected with the gang. They are: Harry Campbell, Alvin Karpis. Pred Barker and "Doc" Barker, brother of Fred, all of Tulsa; Tommy Carroll. John Dlllinger, John Hamilton, Homer Van Meter, alias Wayne and Oeorge (Baby Face) Nelson, of Chicago. The Information was given federal officers by persons caught In a roundup following DUllnger's escape. Eugene Green, who fled with the Indiana fugitive and was shot and fatally, wounded three days later by federal operatives, contributed some of It. He died yesterday Both Groan, a woman captured rwlth hlnvand now held on a federal charge of harbor Ing a fugitive, was said to have given additional Information. Karpis and "Doc" Barker have been named by the federal department of Justice as suspects In the recent $200,000 kidnaping here of Edward G, Bremer, wealthy St. Paul banker Definite evidence has been found that John Hamilton, Dlllinger lieu tenant, had been an occupant of the Dlllinger apartment here, while authorities believe Tommy Carroll, suspect In several bank robberies, left there shortly before two federal of ficers and a police detective went there March 31. Mothers' and daughters' annual tea was held thla afternoon at the Senior high school, with a style show being held In conjunction with the affair presented by the Senior high school. Several members of the Girls' Glee club sang for "Little Miss Up-to-Date' and Easter Parade during the style show. Old-fashioned dresses were first presented, followed by the up-to-date clothes and the Easter parade. Tomorrow evening, the final day tn the observance of Girls' League week, the annual informal spring dance will be held, with music by Peb Stone's orchestra. Dancing, from 8:30 to 11:30. will be for those with student body or admission tlskets. No one will be admitted after 9:15 o'clock. FALWELL DENIESUSING BEER BOTTLE IN FRACAS Concerning the story In Wednes day's issue of the Mall Tribune, In which Don Pal well, Dean Fa 1 well and Glen Watson were charged with dis orderly conduct, Dean Fa 1 well stated today that they had nothing to do with hitting Deputy Sheriff Harry Orume over the head with a beer bottle or chewing his thumb. GIRLS LEAGUE IS HOST TO MOTHERS Youthful Slayer Thinks Two Year Term Enough CHICAGO, Aplrl 12. (AP) Oeorge RogaHkl, held for murder at the ag of 13 yean, thlnlu he ought to get "a couple of year," (or kidnaping little Dorette Zeltlow. The child, li year, old, died yeaterday from ex posure after being Imprleoned In an attic. Ronalakl, facing a aanlty teat, told Dr. Henry Hoffman, chief of the be havior clinic of the criminal court: "I gueaa I'm to blame that ahe died. I .houldn t have left her there, t think I ought to get a couple of yeara." "Do you know what you're charged with?" aaked Dr. Hoffman. "Sure." he replied: "kidnaping, or maybe murder. I ain't aure whlol." Aaked If he ever cried, the boy IH4J Oil Firm Buys Entire Town At Auction Block RAWLINS. Wyo., April 13. (AP) The Consolidated Oil company of New York bought a town today paved streets, fine lawns, a beau tiful hotel and attractive stucco dwellings all for $1,775,000. It was valued once at 10,000.000. The town, Parco, Wyo., waa built by the Producers & Refiners com pany to accommodate workers at Its refineries seven miles east of here. It was sold today, together with the company's other Carbon county properties, by auction ordered by' the federal district court to satisfy creditors claims. LIGHTEN LOAD OF Aren't there 300 people In Medford and Jackson county willing to give j 25 cents each, so that a heart-broken ' mother may again see the body of her dead son and have it placed near her, In its final resting place, In stead of being oremated at the state hospital In Salem and occupying a nameless grave th a distant city? Mrs. Bon Garnett of "Bottles' Quick Lunch" opposite the Rial to theater believes there are and, although she Is not even a friend, or until yester day was even an acquaintance of the mother In question she has started a fund in a tin box, which has al realy reached several dollars, and It Is hoped will reach the necessary 976 before tomorrow night. It Isn't much to give only 2ft cents two bits. But 300 of them; will mean bringing happiness to a mother's heart and some brightness! and cheer into a grief stricken .home. (Continued on Page rwo) BANWELLTTTALK T . A. H, Ban well, manager of tho Med ford Chamber of Commerce, will speak before a mass meeting In Gold Hill tonight In Interest of Oregon's Dia mond Jubilee celebration here next June 3 to 9. Interest in the Gold Hill section is steadily growing In the celebration and plans are being made for active participation. It is probable Gold HIU will enter a float in Friday's parade and tn other ways cooperate In assuring the success of Jubilee week. Other sec tions of southern Oregon are enter ing in the activities of Jubilee week, giving every indication the event will be one of the most outstanding In the history of the state. teacherTresentful OF MORAL checkrein NEW YORK, April 13 (API- School teachera mnat ha either ala ales or hypocrltea to adhere to the moral atandarda preacrlbed by many school boards, Dr. John Carr Duff, of New Yorlc unlvcrelty, declared to day. H American teachera are alaalea. It I, not from choice," he aald. ' "I Used to when I waa a baby, but I'm too smart to do that any more.' While the psychiatrists sought to uncover the true nature of the char, acter of the boy, proancutori dlsclos. ed that an Indictment for murder or manslaughter would be asked, and that a Jury would be called to paaa on hla aanlty. If found Insane he will be sent to the Chester state hospital for the criminally Insane, Richard Regan, as alatant atate'a attorney, said. Resisting the Idea of sending her son to an Institution, the boy', mother, Mrs. Michael Rcvalskl, said: "I don't think he needs to be sent away. I can take care of him." Hla father, however, aald he never wished to aee his son again. , "tf he can't help doing these things be mould, ba kept lq so InatHuywj," $92,000,000 YEAR BE E Range of Super-Inheritance Tax Made 1 to 60 As Against 1 to 45 in Exist ing Schedules on Books WASHINGTON, April 12. ff) Tl senate today voted for a big Increase In inheritance taxes, designed to raise 902.000,000 a year In additional reve nue. If adopted, an amendment to the revenue bill by Senator LaFollette (R., Wis,), making the range of super Inheritance or estate levies 1 to 80 per cent as against 1 to 45 in exist ing taw and 1 to 50 In the finance committee schedule. Exemptions on gross estates were reduced from 950, 000 to 940,000. Taxes paid under the super estate schedule are not subject to the 80 per cent credit for similar taxes pa'd to states. There are two schedules of estate rates under present law, the first running from 1 to 20 per cent against which the B0 per cent credit la al lowed. The LaFollette rates do not affect the first schedule. , The newly adopted rates begin on net estates under 920,000 compared with 910,000 in existing law, and graduate upward to 60 per cent of those over 910,000,000, with an ex emption of 940,000 on gros seats tea against 950,000 in existing law. Tho estate tax- Is paid on the value of estates transferred after death, LaFollette explained the composite rates, on estates under his amend ment would amount only to about 44 per cent over 910,000,000. He said the 60 per cent probably would not apply until 9100,000,000 was reached. The vote for the LaFollette amend ment said a 960,000 net estate would pay 91,600 tax compared with 91,800 in existing law and 90,000 in Great Britain. GREAT VACATION EN ROUTE WITH PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO WASHINGTON, April 12. (AP) President Rooeevelt told ncwapapermen aboard hla special train en route to Waahlngton today that he had a "perfectly marveloua time Just laiylng around," on hU two weeka' vacation cruise which ended this morning: at Miami. En route to Washington he showed no particular concern over the con gressional situation, rather Indicated a be'lef that everything was In order ror an early conclusion of the ad ministration program. He declined comment on pending legislation. A deep tan covered the president's face as he walked down tho sang plank from the Nourmahal in Miami to the applauae of a closely watched crowd. WILL- ROGERS SANTA MONICA, Cal., Apr. 11. In these days of every body waiting to see how much they can get out of some gov ernment appropriation, it's gratifying to find a big man who is willing to spend a ter rific wnd of his own money. I just saw the laying of the cornerstone of a new Ivos An ?elcs Times building. "I don't mpposo Mr. Chandler absolute ly had to build a new building, and if he had been like lots of our wealthy, lie would have said "Well, 1 will just wait and see how thiugs turn out." He evidently don't believe that in a year's time we will all be calling eaeh other "com rade." . BUUitWUiiUblirMU.!