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ail Tribune IVatcb the TRIHUNKB CLASSIFIED 108 . . Lou of goon bargain that main genuine a Tinge. EBFORD Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1934. No. 22. Ml LM The Weather Forecast; Fair tonight and Wednes day; not much change In tempera ture. Highest yesterday 68 I.onrst thin morning .......M. 37 M M S; )lfL By I'aul Mallon WASHINGTON. D. O., April 17. There la mora or less authentic gos alp among the new-deal elite about the possibility of changes ta the cabi net. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau Is supposed to harbor a. secret ambition to be ambassador to Paris some day. Hla treasury Job Is rather dull and will become duller. He has been get ting along all right In It, but he does not appear to be having much fun. - It Is notable that ha has left the post of first assistant secretary vi cant for n amazingly long time no. That fact has encouraged some of those close to him to suspect that he did not want to make a choice be cause he planned to get out at the first opportunity and desired to leave the choice to his successor. Jesse Straus, the Paris ambassador. has been In 111 health and his resig nation Is even now somewhat over due. There also has been some lnslue talk about a switch Involving Attorney-General Cummlngs, District At torney Martin Conboy of New York and ex-Prosecutor Pecora of the sen ate stock market committee. The White House Is quite well pleased with Cummlngs, but some of the new dealers have a feeling that the administration of Justice Is no Blace for a political leader. They have no particular Incident In mind, but they think that the Justice situa tion does not exactly fit Into the pic ture President Roosevelt has been twin to oalnt of the new deal. These neoDle have been conducting virtually an underground campaign to make Cummlngs the new chalrrrum of the Democratic national commit- to nr governor-general of the Philip pines. The governor-generalship Is the post 'l"cn ne wa onginau slated. ' It is now imea. if cummlnes goes, Conboy rtnnhterfiv win net the lob. He has been an Intimate friend of the Presi H.iifc for manv years. The switch would open the way for , .rimrnlstratlon to carry out the original Intention of making Pecova district attorney in new His friends confidently expected he would get the Job at the time Con boy got It. At that time, however, he was deeply involved In the senate stock market matter. Now he Is free. Such changes would be considered permanent reorganization correction th.t the emercency has passed. They would afford a better rounded front for the administration for the long haul. Tou will see on the front pages before long a story about the forth coming marrleg of me wiuow ui -.unn.llv known Republican figure. The bridegroom is another nationally Hnv Renubllcen. The lral division In the varlo'.is government departments will set up a cheer at any change In the Justice department. .n like Rlchbers. In the NRA, Margold In the Interior, Prank In AAA and Ollphant In the treasury are more or less disgusted with the Jus tice attitude. That is the real reason why Rich ksru set un the extensive legal divi. lon in the NRA. He could not get any cooperation out of the Justice department. At icasi, ne mj mii11 not. T.w. i.. end situation Is what .lined Richbenr most. The NP-A made recommendations to the Justice department for prosecution. The de partment of Justice did not like the case and neglected to institute any proceedings. The administration groups gener helleva that Huey Ing. is the way out, but apparently Huey does not. He Is planning to branch out. t His pals talk In whispers aboJt dreams ha still hsrbora for a south em political empire such as this country never has seen. They grow enthulastlc when they auggest that he will go Into Mississippi this time against Senator Pat Harrison. They assert he already has a foothold there (the governor Is friendly), as well as in Arkansas (he elected Hattle Cara way). Texas. Alabama and probaoly even Tennessee. They say Huey has not yet decided whether the time Is ripe for going Into Tennesee In a ,! wsv. but he will eventually. Thev launh off his New Orleans mayoralty defeat. They say Huey never had New Orleans with nun In any election. The administration crowd does not take much stock In the Long empire possibilities, but It Is watching them warily. Inside preparations are going on every day to make a big ballyhoo out of the new home nuiioing program. That is the main thing which took General Johnson doxn south to see the President. The Wiener bill Is thoroughly bot tled up In the senate committee. The inside nlan Is to prevent n irora get ting to the floor tor a vote. It might psss voted on. out a numwr oi ;'pr.:.;i!"y ri:?ve It 2 l Continued, oa Fata root. RESIDENTS FLEE 10 OPEN AIR AS BUILDINGS SWAY 10:33 Temblor Most Severe Since Disastrous Shock of March, 1933 Vibra tion Believed Localized SANTA ANA, Calif., April 17. (AP) severe earthquake shock caused persons to leave their homes ana office buildings In Santa. Ana today. No damage was believed to have been done, but the Orange county court house swayed perceptibly and almost everyone left the building. The shock was felt at 10:33 o clock. It was the most severe here since the earthquake of March 10, 1933. Reports from Anaheim, a few miles northwest of here, were that the shock was felt slightly, while at San Juan Caplstrano. to the aouth, It was not felt, thus Indicating It was local shock centered near here. PASADENA, Calif., April 17. (AP) An earthquake shock estimated to b about ninety miles from here and be lieved strong enough to have caused slight damage If In & populated area, was recorded as starting at 10:33 o'clock this morning on instruments of the aelsmologlcal laboratory here of the Carnegie Institution of Wash lngton. STATE PAYROLL SALEM, April 17. (AP) Appoint- munt of a rnmmlttee to studv tjie entire payroll structure of state of- ficials and employes with, the view of standardization waa urged today by Rufus C. Holman, state treasurer. following attention of the board of control to some wage inequalities In the atate tax department. : The board yesterday authorised ad justments of numerous salaries in thla department, Including some minor Increases of employes receiving leas than $100 a month. Holman to day suggested each of the three members of the control board name three others to aid In making a study of the entire structure. CANCN CITY, Colo., April 17 (AP) Raymond Perry, one of five convicts who fled from the Colorado penitentiary here In a daring break yesterday, waa captured today In a field near Beaver creek station on the Rio Grande railroad about 22 miles east of here by three ranchers. Claud Reeves, the other convict who escaped last night, Is still at liberty. William Crosby, Marvin Oreen and Roy McVcy, who Joined In the break yesterday, were recaptured last night. -f- PORTLAND, Ore.. April 17. (AP) A year's leave of absence that he may take advanced atudy preparatory to returning to Oregon State college, as professor of land economics, wss granted by the board or education Monday to Paul V. Marls, director of co-operative extension at O. S. C. Dr. D. V. Poling was appointed to represent the educational aystem In high school contact work. 4 Big Nut Crop Looms PORTLAND, Ore., April 17. (AP) The current comment In tfie trade here Is that the walnut and filbert cron in Oreeon and Washington this year will be the greatest In the his - tory of the Industry. France Expels Trotzky , For Revolution Activity PARIS. April 17. (AP) Leon Trotzky. exiled Russian revolutionist, wss OTxlered to leave France by the government today became of his ef fort to organise a world revolution. Minister of the Interior Albert Ssr raut announced the csblnet decided to withdraw the permission granted Trotrky to five In Prance because he "vlolsted the political neutrality" which was made a condition of his stay st Bsrblcon. Trotaky has been living In a secluded villa near Bsrblron, stout 3J miles from Paris, since granted jecret permiwlon by the ministry of I the interior when he csme to nance I from Corsica last July. Wirt Untruthful TRIAL COMPLETE Self-Defense Opinions, Testi mony of Criminologist and Friendships With Princi pals in Case Main Points .--LAMATH FALLS, April 17. (AP) A Jury waa selected for the Man ning murder trial at 2:00 o'clock thla afternoon. The defense called two more men from the venire after the state had passed the 12 seated. The replace menta were satisfactory to both the defense and prosecution. The process of selecting two alter nates began Immediately. No women are in tv3 box. KLAMATH PALLS, April 17. (AP) A filled Jury box by tonight ap peared possible today as the murder trial of Horace M. Manning, noted Klamath rails attorney, moved rapidly through Its second day. Eight of the first 12 veniremen called Monday sUll were seated as defense and state attorneys continued the task of selecting a Jury to hear the trial which Involves the shooting of Ralph W. Horan, state representa tive and Manning's former law partner. Roberts Queries Jurors. Self-defense opinions, the possible testimony of O. E. Helnrlch. crimi nologist, and friendship for either the slain attorney or the defendant were the basis of the questions of fered by George Roberts of Medford, the chief defense counsel. Theodore Glllenwatcrs, district at-t-nmev heading the state's legal ataff, also sifted -the minds, of .prospective nirnri aa to their acquaintance with the principal figures In the law office shooting last February 12. At the morning recess the defense had exhausted three of Its 12 per emptory challenges and the atate one of Its six. The single state challenge came thla morning. The defense used one late yesterday and two more this morning. Known to Many. ti .nnarentlv waa becoming In rr...mlv difficult to discover venire men without some degree of contact with either Horan or Manning. i" min.nc of the two men In the community gave them a wide circle of friends and not a single Jury candi date was examined who had not at least heard of them. The trial opened this morning when the defense exercised a chal lenge and eliminated Claude Darts, a lumberman. Yesterday O. H. Pyles was eliminated, presumably for hla employment by a utilities firm. Horan was an attorney for the company. The state then challenged Dan Savage, a Fort Klamath farmer. Barnhrisel Challenged. The third defense peremptory chal lenge was used against Howard Barn helsel. a prominent Klamath Falls realtor. Barnhelael waa a friend of the repreaontatlve and waa acquainted with the defendant and members of hla family! Ha had known Horan for four years and 'd a number f the witnesses appearing on the grand (Continued on Psge Seven) GRANTS PASS HUSBAND SEEKS RENO DIVORCE RENO, Nev., April 17. (AP) Di vorce suits filed here today Included: Frederick N. Moers vs. Elisabeth H. Mooera of Grants Pass, Ore.; married Oranta Pass March 16, 1821; cruelty. SUGAR CONTROL BILL COMES UP WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON. April 17. (API Senate leaders decided today to take up the sugar control bill tomorrow after It develoed that Republican Leader McNary would object to unan- 1 Imous consent to take It up today I out of order. The most eatrsordlnsry precau tions were taken there to conceal his presence, for he feared attacks on his life by white Rusalsni. VUlsgers who became suspicious of the mysterious character of the Trotzky household, however, reported to Bsrblron authorities. They, un spprleed of the government's sr rengements with Trotzky, who lived In their midst for month without their knowing It, raided the villa Sunday. A nationwide clamor of protest tor ; Trotsky's expulHon developed Imme- jd.ately slter the public learned of his mysterious Bsrblron bjda.awaj. Open Safety-Pin Is Removed From Throat of Infant ORANTS PASS. April 17. (Spl.) An open safetypln. caught In the throat of nlne-monthe-old Bruce Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wal lace Robertson of Galtce, was suc cessfully removed Sunday by Dr. C. L. Ogle. The point of the pin was turned upward In a position to puncture the baby's throat If It waa drawn directly out. To avoid doing that, It was necessary to grasp the lower end of the pin with an Instrument, push It down, and turn the pin so the blunt end came foremost, Dr. Ogle said Monday. The pin was lodged about halt way down the windpipe, the doctor said. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson rushed the baby to Grants Ppss by car within about half an hour from Gallce. 20 miles from here. DE LONDON, Eng., April 17. (AP) Neville Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, declared to the house of commons today that he did not propose to make any provision for the payments of war debts to America or the receipts of war debts from Great Brltain'a debtors. His statement waa made in the midst of a speech In which he said Great Britain now had "regained its place as the first exporting country of the world." He told his listeners, who cheered him repeatedly, that the past fiscal year had shown a profit of 39,000.000 pounds or about 200,000,000 and that "the atmosphee is distinctly brighter." P.-T.A. DIES IN PORTLAND PORTLAND, April 17. (AP) Mrs B. I. Elliott, 67, treasurer of the na tional congress of parents and teachers for the past eight yeara, died here today. She served also on the budget committee of the national organization and was a director of the national publication, "child wcliare. Mrs. Elliott was born In Bydney, Australia. She waa ' 1 years old when her parents moved to San Francisco. In 1902 she married Bertrand I. Elliott In that city. They came to Portland 18 yeara ago fro;.. Seattle, She Is survived by her husband and four children, Bertrand 1. Elliott. Jr of Los Angeles, and Emma, Margaret and Jenkin Elliott of Tortland. JESSELL TO ID E NEW YORK, April 17. (P) George Jessel, actor, announced today that he was engaged to marry Norma Tal madge, screen actress. "I gave her a ring with dlsmonds," he told reporters In the lobby of the Lombardy hotel a few hours after Miss Talmadge arrived from El Paso. Miss Talmadge waa recently divorc ed from Joseph A. Schcnk, movie magnate. L BE FOR OREGON RELIEF PORTLAND. Ore., Aplrl 17. (AP) SDeclflc colonization prolecta for back-to-the-land movement will be aubmltted to the federal government for Oregon. Such a movement was approved by the state relief committee at a meeting here Monday, at which the committee stated that It "conceives It to be the duty of the self-help commission to pressnt to the state relief committee a comprehenilve plan for transfer of destitute fami lies to rural areas, snd fiat as yet one haa not been aubmltted In even tentative form for consideration." The government will be advised of the number of families selected In a specified Urbsn area, location and general description of the land upon which a particular group may be 10 cated. sire of Individual tracts of land, typea of farm enterprises adapt ed to the region, and the total capl tal outlay required for the projecta. Estimated coat of residence construc tion, machinery; supplies and Ani mal, should likewise be presented, tbe commutes reported. Is Declaration of Six Witnesses DR. KERR RESIGNS Desires to Leave Post Soon As Successor Can Be Ap pointed Board Denies Retirement Upon Request PORTLAND, April 17. (AP) After more than 37 years of service in Ore gon's institutions of higher learning. Dr. W. J. Kerr will resign whenever his successor can be appointed. Dr. Kerr, for the past two years chancellor of Oregon's system of higher education, and for more than quarter of a century president of Oregon State college, made the formal announcement of his retirement plans at a board meeting here late Monday. "When on September 6, 1932, in period of emergency," Dr. Kerr said, "I accepted the responsibilities of the chancellorship. It was with no though of continuing in office Indefinitely. Reviews Accomplishments. After reviewing some of the ideals accomplished by his administration, he said, "I now feel Justified In an nouncing to the board, in accordance with my original Intention, my de sire to retire from the chancellorship when a successor to the office may be obtained," The board of higher education formally requested Chancellor Kerr not to contemplate release until suitable successor an be selected. They said the task of finding a new chancellor will not be an easy one. Accordingly, no date has been set for Kerr's retirement. Resignation Not Asked. Willard - Marks, president " Of th state board, took occasion to declare In a supplemental statement, that rumors current during the day that the chancellor would be requested to resign, were "completely false." He said he wanted to deny them em phatically, and declared the board had at no time contemplated such a step. The statement of the board said that while the members had been aware for some time of Kerr's desire to retire, "your request comes as an unexpected problem for the board at this meeting." The statement setting forth the (Continued on Page Ten) CLEAPPlTADS MEET THURSDAY A meeting of the general commit tee for the clean up and paint up campaign will be held at the cham ber of commerce Thursday at 8 p. m., It was announced today by Fred Pick, chairman. The personnel of the com mittee Is Mlaa Mildred Carlton, Mra. T. w. Mllea. Mrs. R. E. Lee, City Su perintendent Fred Bcheffel, Fire Chief Roy Elliott. Delroy Oetcicll, F. J. Runtz, Dr. R. E. Lee, Lee Bishop, Herb Orey, Moore Hamilton and L. D. Jones. In announcing hla committee, Mr. Flck alao stated that A. a. V. Car penter would act In an advisory ca pacity and would attend the meeting Thursday when definite plans for the campagln will be outlined. 16 DElsWlIO ACCENTS IN MARCH AT.FVf nr. . Anrll 17 f API SIX- t.n ninm were killed durlna the mnnti, , M.mv, .. ti, result of su- tomoblle accidents, the secretary of state's office reported today, bring- I Ing the total deaths from that cause for ths first three months or the yesr to 62, a reduction of four over the same period last yesr. There were 308 Injuries reported for Isst month out of a total of 1717 accidents, as compared to 236 Inju ries in March. 1033. FOUR BEHEADED FOR BERLIN, Oermany. April 17. IAP) . Four men who ataged a daylight . holdup In which one person was Klilea were wnpiKira Bfc un iuubj. They shot down four attendants ; newspapers n.. . -. "" "' " of the Berlin. Bus company Septem-! circulation, and that circulation now 'her 16, 1933. escaping' with tioooojl " "nt "'"" t""" i the attendant, were taking to a bank this time Isst year, according to S, P. lor deposits. I "lon. newspaper analylst. I One of the wounded bus company i R"il advertising Unease another employes died later. I business barometer, alto shows gains WIDELY SOUGHT ' These three peraona are object! of a methodical search by officer of many etatea. Clyde Barrow, Texas gunman accuaed of a dozen kill ing!, and hit gunwoman aaaoclate, Bonnie Parker, are pictured at right. They are tought throughout the southwest. Police from coaat to coaat are on the lookout for cluea to the whereabouts of John Ollllnger (left), the outlaw who broke Jail at Crown Point, Ind., with a wooden gun. (Assclated Preaa Photos! BASEBALL American St. Lout 3 6 1 Cleveland '.......'..:.....;....;.u 8 8 - 8 Blaeholdor, Neweom and Qr'ibe; KUdebrand, L. Brown and Pytlak. R. H. E. New York - S 8 0 Philadelphia 10 1 Gomez, Murphy, Bmyth, Uhle and Dickey: Cain, Cascarella and Berry, Madjeskl, Hsyes. R. H. E. Washington - 8 8 2 Boston 11 3 Whltohlll, Russell and Berg, Klumpp; Rhodes, Pennosck, H. John son and Ferrell. National R. H. E. Chicago 6 11 1 Cincinnati 0 10 Warneke and Hartnett; SI Johnson, Benton and O'Farrell, R. H. E. Philadelphia 1 4 0 New York 8 8 0 Elliott. Hansen. Collins and Wil son; Hubbcll and Richards. Boston ZZZZiZZ. 7 13 3 Brooklyn 8 10 0 Brandt, Plckrel and Hogan; Mungo and Lopez. 4 T PORTLAND, April 17. (P) Two city ordinances designed to reduce the alcoholic content of beer and to prevent Its ssle to automobile parties parked at aandwlch atstlonf, will be presented to the council next week, city offldala aald today. It wss piuposed that the alcoholic content of draught beer be reduced to 3. 68 per cent by weight. Bottle wouia not be affected by the orainsnce. I Commissioner Riley said "a beer of '' alcoholic content will prevent much drunken driving." Newspapers Gain Is Index In Rapid Business Upturn Ky MARY E. Pkl'MMfc .. NEW YORK, April 17. (AP) In creases In newap.per circulation snd advertising over the country In the last few months tell a story of busl nens upturn. These figures, one Index to trsde conditions, show thst In the sake J. Increased employment, trade la on the Increase, A general survey shows that man7 I " - ki In OUTLAW TRIO E BEGUN BY STATE SALEM. April 17. (AP) Oregon's official move to reduce gasoline prices, authorized by tho state board of control, got under way today when the state purchasing agent sent out Inquiries as to prlcos In other states snd was making arrangements for storage of gasoline to be purchased for tho highway department: William Elnzlg. purchasing agent and secretary of the board of control, announced he had already received Information the state could purchase from one company at a price one and half cents below the present bulk contract price of 13 cents, Including the tax. Ho planned to purchase at least fire carloads of 6000 gallons esch as soon as he obtained storage facilities and further Investigated prices. The board Inatructed Elnzlg to purchase from California or Wash ington as a movo to reduce retail commercial prices declared excessive at the present time. It was declared this step was possibly the only legal meana by which action could now be taken by Oregon agnlnat.htgh prices maintained by oil companies. 1 ENDED BY WORKERS MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 17. (AP) Employes of the Seaman Body cor poration this Afternoon voted 704 to 224 to end the strike which for seven weeks .'inn tied up production of Nssh automobiles. FALL RIVER, Mass., April 17 (AP) Approximately 2,000 textile work ers, on strike for a week, returned to work today a a complete settlement of rt Input on In Pall River mills ap peared Imminent. over lait year. Statistics of Media Recorda, Inc., reveal that newspaper retail advertising gained 37.0 per cent In March over the aame month last yesr. This month-by-month comparison hows a climb In the lineage Increase, going from 0.7 per cent gain In Janu ary to a 15 per cent Increas? In Feb ruary a gain moro than doubled In March. Retalt advertising figures Indicate that a business upturn began In August, 1033. Thst monf. showed the first gain over the previous year, The Increase In "help wanted" (Continued on Page Ten) PROSECUTION FOR ALLEGED PERJURY HINTEDAT PROBE Chairman Bulwinkle Says No Reason Why District Attorney and Grand Jury Can't Take Notice of Case WASHINGTON, April 17. MP) Chairman Bulwinkle (D N. C.) to day told reporters the special houis committee could "not prosecute Dr. William A. Wirt for perjury, but there is no reason why the district attor ney and the grand Jury shouldn't be able to take notice of the case." The committee chairman made this statement after the elx persons who dined with Wirt on September 1, the occasion on which he says he heard administration workers discuss revo lutionary Intents, told house Investi gators he had testified untruthfully. Imposition Seen. Bulwinkle declined further com ment, except that "Dr. Wirt at least Imposed upon the committee." From the hostess down through tht five other guests, came testimony In denial there waa Incendiary talk such aa the Indiana educator alleged a week ago. Various of the witnesses portrayed their accuser as a "monologtst" who talked tour hours that evening l Virginia without letting others have the floor. Specifically they called "false" aa- aertlons attributed by Dr. Wirt to one or another of them about hav ing President Roosevelt helpless "in the middle of a stream," and calling him "only the Kerensky of this revo lution." Schoolmaster Silent. The schoolmaster, with Counsel James A. Reed by his side, sat silent while some laughter In the large audi ence greeted the testimony. Once In a while there waa applause for the witnesses. Miss Alice Barrows, hostess for the dinner: Miss Heldegarde Kneeland and Mlse Mary Taylor all government workers challenged assertions by Wirt about them. Then Laurence Todd Soviet Nswa Agency reporter here aald he had called the President "a strong leader" rather than "only a Kerensky." Dinner Wearisome. Todd called the dinner "a most wearying experience." The two remaining diners were Robert w. Bruere, chairman of the textile code advisory committee, and David C. Coyle of the PubUe Works administration. Expectations were for an early com mittee report finding the Wirt alle gations unjustified. Republicans, however, were pressing to broaden the Inquiry, with the Democratic major ity voting down their requests to call various admlnlstrstlon officers. instructed'verdict for cannon rejected WASHINGTON, April 11 JPl A defense motion that the Jury be In structed to acquit Bishop James Can non, Jr., and Miss Ada L Burroughs on a charge of conspiracy to violate the federal corrupt practices act waa rejected today In District of Colum bia aupreme court. WILL ROGER? p$gys: SANTA MONICA, Cal., Apr. 15. (Sumlny) On this Sab bath day, with a newspaper hid behind my song book, I saw whero tho republio of Ireland was about to do away with their senate. Now ordinarily that looks like a popular move in any country, but this being Sunday and having a generous feeling toward all mankind (no matter how unfortunato his po sition) let's ask our Redeemer not to let us act too hastily in following Ireland's example. "Thou Almighty, who seeist all things, must know that a disciples there is not a Saint Peter in the sennte, and as for prophets, there is not a Moses in a cnrload. They seeist not but neither do the ones who sent 'cm there. So let's be charitable. But 0 Gracious One, if Ireland should be ri:ht, help us tn sec the light imme diately. Amen. 9m NtflWht ftrfttlute. h 1
