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By PAUL MALLON.
(Copyright,' 1934, by Paul Mallon)
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 13.
prober Pecora privately received his
walking papers from the senate stock
market Investigators the other ' day,
but he Is not going to walk very lar.
There la a trick In It.
The probers held a secret meeting
nd decided not to do'any more-probing.
Present were Senators Fletcher,
Glass. Couzens and two others. They
greed unanimously that the Investi
gation had gone far enough for all
.fill mimeses.
Pecora was told that he need not
finish the current power company
,.. unless he ran Into something
The matter of how long hla salary
-ni run waa left to the discretion
of Chairman Fletcher. The hearing
was terminated for all purposes
except one.
It was whispered In Mr. Fecora's
that ha should hold himself in
readiness (with or without pay) to
put on his Inquisitorial noseglasses
gain at any time.
That means the game started by
the administration before Mr. Roose-
.. was inaugurated Is not yet over.
His original pre-lnauguration Idea
was to use the committee as a
petual sandbag over the fat boys,
w. has followed that Idea out In prac.
tp. Whenever they showed signs of
becoming obstreperous he passed the
word to Capitol hill to open up the
enow and drop a few more baga on
t,ii hnlrl nates.
There Is really no reason why the
investigation should continue now
marlrr, resulatlon bill IS
But apparently Mr.
Roosevelt did not want to lose his
sandbag.
av. tha Inner situation is that the
('"famous Inquiry which trapped Mitch
ell, Wlggln, et al,--le over yet no
- quite over.
a ri.rt.ain Democratic senator 1
making a deep secret of certain data
be has dug up concerning the holders
of silver stocks. He Is getting ready
to make an ado about It, If he does
sot change his mind. -
His Information Indicates that the
Ko. 1 silver Investor in inn
la a former unueo oa
f nnw In nubliC life.
The No. 2 man Is a private citizen
ho haa Been In the forefront of agi
tation for silver legislation.
The truth will out, even in Man,
thukuo.
.Tr,An has tried every
- means to
i,. tk. .nrlrl helleve that her pup
.tat. in north China la not really
vt.a hut a seoarate empire. . A
Hininmatlc message was con.
eocted by the Manchukuo foreign
minister after the recent enthrone
ment of VuYl. This message waa ad
dressed to State Secretary Hull and
1 ainn4 tott.v, honev.
V- But th telegraph operator who
,4 uinirtn&f. canltal of
r..iiiciin. anoarently made an r'
. ,1,4 rt.t. line. Aa It read on
receipt hore the message came from
Halnklng. Japan.
Which Is Juat what the rest of the
world haa been suspecting an mui'h
Now it can he told that very few
persons knew how near we were to
a flare-up witn sno uih'"-"'
vmi mi recall that State Secre
tary Stlmaon cooled off suddenly in
.,. int tha Japanese. The
reason was that Admiral Taylor of
the American Asiatic aquadron sent
a long message to Chief Pratt of
naval operations, which was strongly
worded, tt ssld the Japanese meant
v., .tnu in their campaign in China
that It was a matter of life or death
In their eyes. He actually contem
plated the possibility of the Asiatic
:..,. and all American vessels In
the far cast being wiped out in event
of a sudden war.
Pratt took the message to the White
Kouse nd Stlmson was cauea on,
lH.,Ar, In rlnae touch With COn
rresmen can aee they have no heart
for this stock market regulation bill
In any form. Frwer than a per cent
. Ihnrn are asltatora for It,
in th. ftrat olace. it la a technical
subject of which moat of them know
little or nothing, voters in in wuu
r. ara In about the Same fll. If ttv
Incoming mall la any hint as to their
bewilderment. There la no political
nrewure for It. except that organlred
by the little Inside clique of liberals
and the White House.
A fair analysis of the underlying
Ituatton Indicates that the question
nr whether there will be a bill and
what kind. Is up to President Roose-
velt.
Unless he asrumcs active leadership
In tha matter, the congressmen will
phensgle things around the Iwue
will fail to reach a conclusion. They
are etartlnc already.
Toil can deal one of the new dealers
oui shortly. He Is genial Harry Payer.
mot celorlul of administration fig-
ure. who left ie state department
(.when hla friend. Professor Moley. did
and took a foreign trade Job In the
pre. Tr.e job did not an-ount to
1, -th.
iCentinuta on Th Tom.)
Sixty Arrested in Philadel- t A President in Jocular rviooa
phia Rioting Unrest t k Ji When Greeted at Station
Continues Spread Nash ' (-"fy Tells Members Not to
Auto Workers End Strike Hurry Session Close
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WASHINOTON. April 13. MP)
Harvey C. Fremlng. president of
the International Association of
Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery
Workera of America, told report
ers today a strike Involving 100,
000 members of the organization
will be called "within 48 hours"
if wage differentials prepared by
the planning and coordination
committee of the oil code author
ity arc ndopted.
' (By the Associated Press.)
New disorders clouded the indus
trial scene today, causing the arrest
of 60 persons In Philadelphia.
Further strikes threatened In Con
necticut, and glove cutters In Glov-
ersvllle, N. Y., are prepared to go on
strike unless their wage demands are
met late today.
The Philadelphia arrests were made
when strikers' pickets and police
clashed In front of two knitting
mills. Automobiles were stoned near
one plant.
Pickets were on duty at the viscose
company plant in Lewistown, Pa.,
the "lunch period- strike spreaa
through the force of 4,000 employes.
Less than 400 workers were reported
on duty. A crowd estimated at 1,500
milled outside.'
' Two Sunshine Rays.
At least two developments gave a
brighter hue today to the situation
Ten per cent wage Increases were
announced last night for all workers
on boats operated by the Lake Car
riers association. If all 400 boats op
erated by members are In service, this
year about 13,000 persons will receive
the Increase':-' -v4-"-'. - -1 -r'
Employes of the Nash Motor com
pany's Kenosha, wis., plant voted to
accept new wage concessions from the
company and end a six weeks' strike.
Elsewhere unrest grew and In some
places waa marked by violence.
A strike of tool and oiemakers jr.
44 of Detroit's 62 Job plant became
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WARHTNQTON. April 13. (AP)
Dr. William W. Wirt haa been told he
may go home now, but pot-shooting
continues and the Hooaler school
master rcmslns, to fire answering vol-
' . . u. ..
Dn to the dawn's eany us".
ha had the last words In both cases
denials to broadaldea from Secretary
Ickes and chairman Buiwinme tu..
N. C.) chairman of the commuu
that la investigating Dr. Wirt's "red
rvnliit.lnn" charges.
Ickes said Dr. Wirt sougnt puoi".
works administration ninos v
velop a Lake Michigan beach section
Into an amuaement park. He said
the Indlanan paid aevcral visits to
the PWA on the matter, and seemed
"quite willing" to use communism
money" for an individualistic enter
prise.
Dr. Wirt at once uwueu .vw
ment aaylng no one connected with
his company, which owned the land,
had ever "asked for public works
money" and that he himself had
never mentioned the subject to either
a state or federal official.
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LOW SAY
Dr. J. J. Emmens. prominent Med -
ford nhyslctan, who suffered stroke
of psralysla more than a week ago
In southern California, waa reported j
In a critical condition yesterday In i
wires received from La Jolla. Cal
where he IB a patient at the Serlpps
Memorial hospital. j
His son. Tom Emmens, atudent In i
the University of Oregon medical
school, left hera by plane last nlg,ht
for the southern city. Mrs. Emmens
and son, Bob. have been In the south
ainre Dr. Emmens became 111. Lo-
i nhvslclans and friends of the fsm-
llv were awaiting word from La Jolla
this afternoon, but had received no
news since yesterday.
JEWELER CONFESSES
SLAYING SWEETHEARI
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 13. (Pt
James William Thomas, Jr, 3S, a
Jewel!, confessed today, said DunUp
WakefKld. safety director, that he
shot and killed his sweetheart. Alma
Knizht. 34. divorcee, and stuffed .ier
body in a closet of hi apartmont
Tuesday.
GET QUICK ANSWER
F " "ni i i
Ik -t F if Ml I Senators Too Proud.
WASHINGTON, April 13. tfP)
Testimony that Bishop James Cannon
Jr., bfore a Mediterranean cruise in
February. 1929, destroyed "all the cor
respondence I could lay my hands on
so that anyone who delved Into my
affairs would find nothing," was given
todav in the trial of the Southern
Methodist churchman.
FRIDAY THE 1 3TH
F
It's Friday the thirteenth again
but the old superstition appeared to
have' lost Ita' hold on Medfordltes
today. They have been educated past
It, they declared this morning, un
mindful of ladders, black cats and
three on a mates," .
7hn only .person- about, town . to
blame 111 luck on to the date on the
calendar waa A. L. Ferns of Phoe
nix. He ran out of gas coming to
the city, he announced, and etarted
home without his groceries.
. Vern Canon, janitor at the city
hall, was swisMng his broom arouna
with a great - flourish and inslstea
that he was unaware of the fact that
another "black" Friday had arrived.
Owney Patton. whose Irish ances
try would Justify an honest fear of
the date, declared that such "Ignor
ance" was not hia and added that
he would just ' as soon "ride In 13
aa any other number." He also dis
counted the groundhog's Influence
upon the weather, while discussing
the matter, and told of an Interest
ing hotel, where rooms are named
for states instead of being numbered,
all to evade the 13 hazard. The
complications resulting from putting
men "out of Georgia and Into Ohio,"
he said, seemed much more annoy
ing to him than sleeping In "Number
13."
J. Verne Shangle couldn't be
bluffed out of a, trip through the air
and a sDccch on the air today, the
date .holding no qualms for him. He
nhotosranhed the city from a plane
this afternoon and made his first
talk over the radio In the Interests
of the Jubilee pioneer parade
WARSAW, Ind., April 13. (AP
A man Identified as John Dllllnger
led machine gun raid on the War
saw police station today, slugged a
patrolmen, atole four bullet-proof
vests and two revolver snd got away.
Jud Plttlnger, the slugged police
man, said he was "quite positive"
that one of the two raiders was the
Indiana "wooden gun" desperado. He
did not recognize the otner.
The raid, the third such foray In
small Indiana cities credited to Dll
lingers' mob, put police and bank
officials on edge, similar ralda on
Auburn and Peru last October pre
: ceded bank robberies at Orecncaatle
and East Chlcsgo,
Ind. and Racine,
Wis.
I
PORTLAND, April 13. fJVi A de'.e.
I a.ion f brewers and distributors to-
i day told Mayor Joseph K. Carson that
brewrs of this district propose to
limit the alcoholic content of beer to
3.78 ver cent by weight, or I! per
cent by volume.
A resolulon providing for auch a!
cnhollc content will be prntd at
the next meeting of the brewers' as
sociation here.
The meeting today was called by
Mayor Carson, who insisted that the
brcver take steps to elimlnste much
of the comprint that has arisen over
sale of strong beta.
DILLINGER AMONG
RAIDERS IS CLAIM
WASHINGTON,' April' M.Wfl',
The .senators who greeted Presi
dent' Rooaevelt'at the railroad sta
tlon today did not participate In
the parade feature of the welcome.
The membera of the house
marched from the Capitol to the
nearby railroad station In columns
of four, behind the Marine band.
"Who ai they to thin tt be
neath, their dignity to march be
hind a brass band to meet the
President?" said Representative
Cannon (D., Wis.), to reporters.
"Some of the senators should be
following a plow Instead of a bra&s
band."
WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP)
President . Roosevelt was welcomed
back from his Florida vacation today
by some 200 members of congress.
"I can't be truthful and say I am
glad to be back. I am sorry," he
told them Jocularly. ,
"W.hlle I've had a wonderful time.
I gather that, both housea of con
gress have also had a wonderful
time."
Laughter greeted his sallies. The
congressional delegation, led by Vice
President Garner and Speaker Ralney,
had marched over to union station
from the capltol behind Vie marine
band. Martial music echoed.
- Family Welcome
When. the. presidential train arriv
ed Mrs. . Roosevelt, . accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Anna Dalit her
daughter-rn-lRw;.- Mrs.- James- noose
velt, and her son, Elliott, lmmedltaely
went aboard.
A few ' minutes - later the official
senate- and house committees went
Into the president's car.
T.he congressional contingent out
side shouted and applauded when
the president later emerged on the
arm of his son, James. The . band
played "Hall to the Chief."
Just after that the president said
he waa "very glad to see you all"
and "thanked the members of con
gress for coming to welcome him,
Continuing, he said he expected to
get publicity on the fish he caught
off the coast of Florida, but there
had been too much competition be
cause "you people have been going
from Wirt to Wirt." This also brought
a laugh from the crowd. ,
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WASHINGTON. April 13. (AP)
President Roosevelt announced today
the administration woul dextend the
blanket NEA code beyond April 30,
permitting employes who have not
had opportunity to arrange for codes
to use the Blue Esgle so long as
they observe the spirit of the NRA.
Set Bonneville Hearing
THE DALLES, Ore., April 13. (AP)
Major Charlea F. Williams, dlatrlct
engineer, announced today that
hearing by the united states army
board of engineers will be held here
May 28 on the question whether sea
locks should be substituted for the
proposed barge-locks st the Bonne
ville navigation and power aam.
Vegetables and Eggs Fly
As Campus Pacifists Try
To Hold Peace Meetings
(By the Associated Press.)
Student pacifists and their more
martial-minded classmates clashed to
day In widely-scattered college cen
ters. No one waa Injured In the various
orstorlcal and phyalcal combats re
sulting from the anti-war strike call
ed by the Student League for Indu
trlai Democracy, the National student
league and other sympathetic organis
ations. In New York, police broke up a
meeting of city college undergradu
ates. They used their flu, and the
college football team came to their
aid Just In time to rescue Dean Mor
ton D. Oottthall from a Jostling
crowd. He had refused premlsslon for
the gathering.
Students of Hunter college tit
women held a conclave on the cam
pus and adopted an anti-war reso
lution. Peace-loving c unl'.e:iy
rtudeste engaged, ia 4a oral battle
MIAMI. Fl., April 13. fl)
While hundreds of blrda rest In
gorged lethsrgy, millions of trop
ical fish are dying in alowly leV
ing pools in the Everglades.
Tropical biological society mem
bers who returned here after a
survey trip Into the 'Glades west
of Miami, reported tbi vast area
of sawgrass. prairie and cypress to
be almost tinder-dry.
White ibis and blue herons, with
occasional egrets and other vari
eties of heron will have a rich
selection of fod without effort un
til the spring rains again flood the
sloughs.
DEATH SEPARATES
COUPLE WED HERE
SIX HOURS LATER
REDDING, Calif., April 13. (API-
James O. Moffatt, 38. was killed and
hla bride of six hours. Bertha, 20,
and two other persons were serloualy
Injured In an automobile accident au
mllea . north of here last night.
The others Injured were Mrs. Mof-
fatt'a brother, Albert H. Ollphant, 32,
and Mrs. May Blaner,' 19. Mra. Blaier'a
14-month-old son escaped without
Injury.
Trafflo officers said the automo
bile, driven by Mrs, Blaier, who re
sides at Dunamulr, akldded In loose
gravel while coming off the Pollock
bridge across the Sacramento river on
the Pacific highway and struck a tree.
Moffatt and hie bride and her
brother were returning to their home
at Anderson from Medford, Ore.,
where the couple were married. Mra.
Moffatt received a fractured knee and
her brother and Mra. Blazer were seri
ously cut and bruised. ,
Marriage license was. Issued at the
Jackson county courthouse yesterday
to Moffatt, who gave his address as
Siskiyou county, and Bertha Mae on
phant of Shasta county.
The marriage ceremony was per
formed about o'clock by .County
Judge Earl B. Day at the courthouse.
Attending the couple were Albert H.
Ollphant. and. Mrs. Prances Blazer.
KILLED IN WRECK
KLAMATH FALLS, April 13. (AP)
Harry Loulza, 28, of Klamath rail
was killed late , yesterday when his
car overturned on. a market highway
two mllea south of Port Klamath
The victim waa returning from i
fishing trip and failed to mate an
"S" curve,
The car turned over Into a road
side ditch. Louisa's body waa pulled
from three feet of water after a pass
ing motorist bad notified a garage
of the wreck.
1 '
Mrs. Ursulu Desn, who formerly
resided on Wagner creek, died today
at the age of 17 yeara, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Louie eolver,
at Phoenix. Mra. Dean had been a
resident of Jackson county for sev
enty years. Announcement of fun
eral services will be made by the
Conger funeral parlora.
with unsympathetic undergraduatea
Anti-war speakers had difficult!
time. Their patriotic classmates I
drowned their effort by elnglng "The
Star Spangled Banner."
A pacifists' meeting on the Harv
ard university catnpua at Cambridge,
Mass., turned Into a melee of flying
grapefruit and onions. The entl-wsr
student tried to make speeches; their
rivals shouted "We want war" and
"Down with peace."
An obllgato of honking automobile
horns and cheers effectively drowned
the oratorical effort of J4 Syracuse,
N. T., university students who went
out of their elaases on a one-hour
strike against war.
There was nothing peaceful about
the anti-war demonstration of un-
dergraduatea at Johns Hopkins uni
verslty In Baltimore. Md. j
The air of Hopkln assembly hail,
was filled with pacific speech, then!
with eggs, catcall and very muut
tomatoes. A hose was thrust through!
a window tod speaker were drenched.
SILVER BILL UP
E0RH0USEVOTE
Banking Committee Agrees
On Final Decision
Alaska Dry Repeal Signed;
Bank Deposit Vote Looms
WASHINGTON. April 13. (AP)
The house banking committee agreed
today to take a final vote Tuesday
on the Goldsborough federal mone
tary authority bill with Ita silver re
monetlsatlon amendment.
WASHINGTON, April IS. (AP)
Speaker Ralney issued a statement
today saying he would be glad to
see the stiver groups In congress unite
on a bill, and promised he would
make way for it In the house.
"There ia an. overwhelming senti
ment In the bouse of representatives,
and I think also In Vie senate, for
silver." be said, "and this sentiment
reflects the feeling of the country
generally."
WASHINGTON, April 13. (AP)
President Roosevelt today signed a
bill repealing the prohibition laws In
Alaska. -1 , ,
WASHINGTON. April 18. (AP)
The list of signatures . on .a. petition
to force house action on the McLeod
bill to pay off depositors- in -closed
banks reached the required 145 today
when. Representative Slrovloh (D.,
N. T.) signed the request.
WASHINGTON. April 13. (AP)
President Roosevelt today signed the
Johnson, bill prohibiting financial
transactions with foreign governments
which have defaulted In their debt
obligations to. the United States.
,Golng Immediately to hla desk
upon his return from a vacation
cruise. Vie president' also signed' 20
other "measure, ; principally private
relief bills.
WASHINGTON, April: 13. (AP)
The modified DIU-Rayburn 'bill (or
federal regulation of communications
waa approved today by the senate
lnteratate commerce committee,
i The bill, Introduced by recommen
dation of President Roosevelt, would
create a communications commission
of five to take over from the Inter
state commerce commission supervi
sion of telephone and telegraph com
pantea and from the radio commis
sion Jurisdiction over radio commun
ication facilities,
f-
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CHILD'S FUNERAL
CHICAGO. April 13. (AP) Fight
ing and clawing In an effort to gain
a point of vantage for the funeral of
little Dorette Zeltlow, a frenzied mob
of 10,000 persons, mostly women and
children, today atormed the chapel
where funeral services were held for
the 2A -year-old victim of a 13-year-old
"moral Imbecile."
When the doors were closed and
word sent out there would be no
further opportunity to view the ba
by's body, all semblance of order dis
appeared, and the mob, atandlng
elg,ht abreast In a line two blocks
long, surged about the building.
Hundreds climbed to the roof. Thou
sands mounted housetops and auto
mobiles for a view of the tiny cas
ket being lifted Into a white hearse.
Women fought and scratched at each
other to get closer.
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GASOLINE PRICE WAR
EXTENDS TO DALLES
THE DALLES, Ore., April 13. (AP)
The gasoline price war, raging In
other Eastern Oregon cities for several
days, extended to The Dalles today,
with a reduction of four cents a gal
lon. First structure motor fuel waa
being, sold at 19 ',4 cents, and third
structure, at 18 cents. .
Autoiat Makes
Surprise Call
For Breakfast
LONO BEACH, Cal., April 13.
(Pi carl Johnson and his mother,
Mr. Stella Johnson, had an un
invited gueit for breakfast this
morning. He showed up before
the Johnsons got out of bed, And
howl
Fred M. Brown of Lynwood, an
oil worker, was en route to work.
The pavement was allppery from
the early morning fog. Hli auto
skidded, turned hslf around, Jump,
ed the curb and sidewalk, and
crashed Into the Johnson house.
The mschlna passed through th
well, demolished an organ, two
Ublea and several chairs, and came
to a halt In the dining room, right
In front of another table.
80 the Johnsons' four room
home ln't what It was before
Fridsv the nth
.-llo, New York!
ftrsyV'W!f?',f
SaVSWsS iV4Mtt tjii
The most recent arrival In New
York from Hollywood Ii Glorli
Swanson who returned for a bit of
stage work. Here the ia waving to
greetera. (Associated Press Photo)
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LOS ANGELES, Cal., April 13.
(AP) The disappointment In love
which Marjorle Whltels said ahe
suffered when Harry' Joe Brown,
screen director, married Sally Ellers,
film actress, brought her a Judgment
for $5,000 today from a auperlor court
Jury of seven women and five men.
Miss Whltels, better known on tne
screen- as Marjorle Gay; - expressed
through hor lawyer, Whltnoy Smith,
satisfaction with the verdict, al
though she had sued Brown for M00,-
000, claiming ha Jilted her last ran,
after a four-year romance, to marry
Mlaa Ellers.
Brown, advised of the verdict at
his some, said: "The 6,000 will be
Just a little souvenir for Miss Gay.
However, we will consider an appeal."
His counsel, C. E. Mtlllkan, describ
ed the verdict as a clear-cut victory
because of tho small sum granted
by the Jurors." .
As the talesmen filed out of the
court room to begin deliberations,
Miss Whltels had said:
"I- don't care what they give me
aa long as they return a verdict that
I was wronged."
The actress had asserted ' that
Brown proposed to her In 1820 In
hla apartment and later had dis
cussed with her plans for a home
and had made some household pur
chases. The director, celling upon a num
ber of screen celebrities In his de
fense, attempted to show that none
of them had known of the asserted
marriage proposal, which he denied
Throughout the trial he was accom
panied In court by Miss Ellers. ,
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FOR FINAL FUNG
- (My the Associated Press)
Winter, having done a fine Job
of record-breaking cold, seems un
willing to admit that spring Is here.
Snow fell yesterday as far south
as Dahlonega, On., where the Blue
Ridge mountains wore edged in white.
In upstate New York the snow
reached a depth of 18 Inches near
Utlca.
Heavy rain and melting anow over
taxed many New England rivers and
necessitated removal by boat of sev
eral famlllea from homes at Rut
land, Vt.
The unprecedently mild winter
and spring weather continued, how
ever. In the Pacific northwest.
ISSUE TO BE REDEEMED
WASHINGTON, April 13. (API-
Secretary Morgcnthau today called
for redemption on October lfl of II,
300,000,000 in fourth liberty bonda.
The bonds called have serial num
bers ending In the digits 8 or 3 and
are preceded by letters H or B.
The total of outstanding liberties
which pay 4'i per cent la I4.300.
000.000. IHUSKY SECOND FROSH
WIN CREW PRELIMINARY
LAKE WASHINOTON, SEATTLE.
April 13. (AP) The University of
Washington second freshman crew
won the mle and half preliminary
race of the regatta here today. Vic
toria Rowing club was second, van
couver Rowing club third, and the
U. of W. lM-pounders fourth.
OFE
Cloak of Despair Cast Off by
Former Utility Magnate
Heavy Turkish Guard
Brings Ironical Remark
By JOHN M.OYn
Associated Press Foreign Staff
PANDERMA. Turlcev Anrli ia
(AP) Samuel Instill ttimeH inu....
today on a little train chugging
toward Smyrna, where a ship waits to
mm to tne united States for
trial.
To the surprise of rellnw.n....n..-.
he cast off his appearance of despair
during the night voyage by ahlp from
Istanbul to this Marmora seaport. He
even Joked about the aeven-man
Turkish escort.
"It Is remarkable." he said In Jest,
"That I should need an escort, of
seven. I'm perfectly harmleu
That Was over t.hn ar.np-rtln I
fee aboard the steamer Adana en
route from Istanbul.
Has Good Sleep.
The fact thSt hA Waa h.nlnnlnR .
Journey against which he fought a
year and a half hefnra finaiiv
Jailed by Turkish authorities at Wash.
ingion s request, did not disturb In
sult's sleep.
He waa aleenlnir laundiv rhin th.
Adana docked here at 3 a. m. He waa
taken ashore at ft.-ia. Hair a hm,.
later he was aboard the train, Smyrna.
nouno.
The train was due at Smyrna, about
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BANKS DETAILED
TO PEN LIBRARY
SALEM, Ore., April , 13 (Snl.)
After his initiation in prison routine
where ,ie Is serving a life sentence
for the murder of city Constable
George Prescott of Medford ' about
a year ago. L. A. Banks has been re
moved to the prison library from the
laundry, where for many months he
was employed. This change, accord
ing to prison authorities, haa resulted
In a marked Improvement .In the
prisoner's health and disposition. Mrs.
Banks, who lives here In an apart
ment, -visits her husband every week
or ten days, and Mr. Banks employs
his spare time writing articles and
making notca for a new book, which
he hopes to have published.
OPEN FEED STORE
The Jackson County Feed company,
located at Fourth and Bsrtiett street?,
la a newly organized business under
the management of Clavborn Konkle
and Jerry Barr. Both of these men
were formerly associated with the
Medford Seed and Feed compsny.
which haa been purchased by Mr.
Konkle.
A full line of Hodgen -Brewster
poultry and dairy feeds la particu
larly featured at the Jackson County
Feed store along with many other
necessary articles for the farm.
WILL
ROGER?
Piays:
SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
pril 12, Wo got the movinp
picture thentro owners out
hero on a bitf convention. They
all report business much bet
ter all over. Now what .better
barometer can you get than
them.
Their convention informed
,he producer, that as about
jverytliiiig in tho way of sex
hud been produced and that
the audience didn't care to see
it over again. They suggested
that for a chfliii?n they thought
I ho audience would like to see
iust nn old-fashioned movie
and they also want to elimin
ate the sensational and suggestive-
advertising used for
pii'tures.
You can't niako n picture as
bad as tho ads load you to be
lieve it is.
Yours,
da'
PlMI MtMiMit tree! b