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"All-Oregon Products The Weather Forecast: Vmettltd Sunday; probab'y with molten; somewhat cooler. Temperature Highest yesterday AO Lowest yesterdar 45 Twenty-ninth Year By PAUL MALLOX. (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, D. 0.. April 31. The ' spring breezea are whispering that Frank Walker la going to leave around juiy i. Walker has been President Roosevelt's In tide trouble shooter. When ever there was partlc u 1 a r 1 y ticklish Job of rein pulling, co ordlnatlng or pacifying to be done, the presi dent has called on his good Paul Mallon The latest Job assigned to Walker was co-ordination of about 115 new federal agencies, organization of a general bureau of New Deal Informa tion and getting the new home fi nancing campaign started. Walker's friends say he will nave that Job In shape In about ten weeks and then will go back to his private business. Walker came down here originally for six weeks. Those six weeks have stretched out Into a year. The only way he has been able to handle his business affairs lately Is to commute to New York over week ends. Walker has been one of the main manipulators of the new deal, al though always In the background. He Is the kind of man every suc cessful president needs at his side, good friend who staya out of the limelight and Is ready to sacrifice himself for the boss. , He was the center of a censorship uproar when he set up the central statistical agency. The uproar died because the board appears to have been fair In Its figures. More lately some of the political critics have taken a few mild shot at him for failure to harmonize the varying new federal asencles. Those shots, appar- entlv were aimed over ... Walker's shoulder at the fact that anyone who can get harmony out of ttoat 115-piece band Is not a bandmaster, but a Houdlnl. His standing Is ahown by the gen eral circulation given untruthful a'.orles that he might take Louis Howe's place Inside the White House. There Is nothing in It, .of course, except a rather embarrassing tribute to Walker. Howe is active around the White House and wants to be more so. In disrespect of his health. His doctors have found a- way of keeping him down. They refuse' to give him his trousers every day until after lunch. They were forced to that extreme when he promised to remain at the office only three hours on several occasions and then remained six.' He la a good bit of a philosopher and a humorist, and he has fooled the doctors again by transacting half of his day's work from his bed room in a lounging robe. Said he to a recent caller: "I consider it an outrage for doc tors to make such a handsome man as I receive visitors before I get my make-up on." Miss Perkins has managed to keep It more or less a secret that she has been, working for several weeks on a survey of the possibilities of gen eral federal price-fixing. She is the most active member ot an Inner cabinet committee appoint ed to recommend a policy on that Issue. She Is justified In proceeding un der cover, not only because It la a touchy subject, but because nothing probably will ever come of tt.The difficulties of federal price-fixing are amply Illustrated by what has hap pened In milk during the past six months. The differences In production methods, costs and capitalization in every section, and in every firm. make the task so tremendous as to be Impossible. Something will corns, however, from another secret survey being conducted by the administration Into obsolescence In the capital goods markets. Who Is making the Investigation la not definitely known, but It may be Walker s outfit. The Idea Is to learn all possible replacements which could be made for capital goods and then to have the government do something about stimuli ing replacements by encour aging easy financing of them. It la the thing most needed now. The capital goods market la lagging woefully, while consumers goods have bern recovering. Weighty Brookings Institute re searchers are responsible for this ditty on the AAA: "Sii million pigs went to market; thirty million pigs stayed home: one million pigs made relief meat: five million pigs made foam." Best newshound In the senate Is Senator J. Ham LewL-. who not only knew- fvf-vthlnz scing on In the ense. bait everything going on back home In Illinois. Medford Mail Tf mjne MANNING DEFENSE MAY OPEN MONDAY HEINRICH CALLED Expert Testifies Horan Slain While Seated Accused Attorney To Take Stand In Own Behalf State Case Near End. PORTLAND, Ore., April 31. (AP) By request of the ' defense counsel Sidney R. Payne,- fingerprint expert of the Portland police bureau, left to night for Klamath Falls to testify In the trial of Horace M. Manning, who Is charged with first degree mur der of Ralph Horan. Defense attorneys ssked Payne to attend a defense counsel conference tomorrow. It was Intimated the Port land officer might testify Monday or Tuesday. KLAMATH PALLS. April 31. (AP) The prosecution master detective and criminologist, Dr. O. E. Heln rlch of Berkeley, led a Jury of men on an exploration trip today design ed to attack any defense theory Hor ace M. Manning engaged In a gun duel with Ralph W. Horan before the young legislator was found ahot to death on Lincoln's birthday. .The . professorial appearing Heln rlcb, testifying slowly and methodi cally described the bullet holes dis covered In Koran's clothes and the scar on the chair where ,he sat across a desk from . the veteran attorney who Is now on trial for his life. Helnrlch. star witness for the state, said the condition of the coat and chair Indicated' thoroughly that the young legislator's clothing was drawn tight across the piece of furniture when a bullet passed through his heart and came out below the left shoulder blade. ' This second day of expert testi mony undoubtedly will be linked by the state to show that the slain man was In his chair at the time of his death. The prosecution expects to prove by Helnrieh'a remarks It would have been Impossible for 'Horan tq .have been on his feet scrambling for a gun." r..-- The trial proceeded alowly today with the crl nomologists' minute find ings. Because the state will not be able to complete Its case today, the court adjourned at noon. Dr. Helnrlch told the Jury this morning that had Horan'a coat been hanging free the broken fibres about the bullet hole would have been rag. ged. But alnoe they were' punched cleanly, he declared the coat must have been pressed firmly against a hard surface. ;, . The bullet scar on the chair re vealed bits of cloth and the surface around the hole In the coat showed pieces of wood. - , All this evidence was presented with the aid of enlarged, microscopic pho tographs. George Roberts of Medford, chief defense counsel, objected repeatedly to the doctor's testimony. Roberts' contention was that It was within the province of the Jury rather than the expert to make conclusions on evidence offered by the state. Manning's defense will take up it case probably Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. IU attack remains unknown but there were an abun dance of courtroom prediction it would be a dramatic one. Manning will take the stand In his own behalf. The state evidence now attempts to show that: Horan was slstn a he was seated. thus dispelling the possibilities of a duel. Manning left his office between the first volley of ahota and the second. The defendsnt was Intoxicated. The slain man bad two cards In his hand at the time of his death and not a gun. Horan was right handed despite the fact a gun was found in his left hand. The first bullet to enter the leg.i lator's body killed him instantly. 4 GENERAL STRIKE MADRID. April ii. (Monday) (AP) Extremists virtually aucceed ed early today In launching a gen eral strike In the Spanish capital In protest against a scheduled con vention of the popular Agrarian party and the amnesty law. In the early morning hours, sub way, street car and taxlcab operators, cafe employes and transportation workers obeyed clandestine orders and walked out. Shops and factories were not open, as It waa Sunday. Minister of the Interior Alonso de clared the government was not dis turbed by threat of violence and maintained lu authorisation for holding the convention, "to let the Spanish people know the govern ment ha In hand all necessary power to suppress disturbances." End of a Bandit LINCOLN. Neb., April SI (AP) A gunman slain by police here waa Identified today by C. R. Wallace, president of tie Farmers' State bsnk T, Bihny. Okls . sa a robber who helped take 99 from hi osnk Thursday. Governor Indicted ' Gov. William Lanaar of North Dakota and eight other persons were Indicted by a federal grand Jury and face trial on charges of exacting political contributions from federal relief workers In thai state. (Associated Press Photo) FARGO, N. D.. April 21. (Gov ernor William Langcr and seven oth ers were arraigned before United States District Judge Andrew Miller today on federal conspiracy Indict ments and were granted a continu ance until May 7 at which time they will enter their pleas. Oscar Erlckson, publisher of "The Leader," administration newspaper, was absent because of Illness, and was given the privilege or making a later appearance. The men were cHarged with con spiracy to extract funds from persons paid with funds of the United States government, and with conspiring to block the orderly operation of an act of congress. The men were Indicted by a federal grand Jury which Investigated alle gations federal relief workers were forced to contribute to the support of "The Leader." Seven of those In dicted were connected with the pub lication. Governor Langer was removed by federal relief administrator as hed of North Dakota federal relief activi ties shortly before the Inquiry started, PARENTS TOLD TO IF CHILD LICKED PORTLAND, Ore., April 21. (AP) District Judge Woodley today ad monished parents to back up teach ers when he refused to hold a school teacher liable for alleged damages to a disciplined school girl. Marguerite B id i nick, 12, through her father and guardian an litem, Maiko B id i nick, sought (1000 dam ages from Mrs. Florence Widen who it waa charged pulled some hair from Marguerite's head. "I realize that I am getting old and that things have changed since X waa a boy," said Judge Woodley. "But when I was a boy and we got lickings In school and we got them, toowe got a second licking at home, and no questions asked. He held that accusations against Mrs. Widen were exaggerated. The teacher denied pulling the hair of the child who she said was making a disturbance on the playground and refused when ordered to go to her classroom. IN ENTIRE WEST BAN FRANCISCO, April 21. The Bank of America's monthly busi ness review said today "a most en couraging tone of business recovery throughout the entire west" Impress es the bank's observers. Backing up these impressions Is the bank's Index of far western buslnetis activity up 19 per cent from March 1033, and at the highest level this year. The March Index, with that of July last year, was the highest since 1932. $92,000 TO EAGLE T WASHINGTON. April 21. OTr The reconstruction finance corporation to day approved loans to assist in re fin and rig 12 drainage district througir out the country. The loafis approved Include: Canyon Creek Irrigation district, Madison and Fremont counties, Idaho. 120 000. Eagle Point Irrigation district, Jack son county. Ore.. IM.000. Fquaw ere- Irrigation dlstr.ct. Deschutes and Jefferson counties, ,Ort., 170.000. Days" Boost "Buyl Oregon" Movement MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 1934. i WITH iHES HID Thought Poor, Cache Of Money And Jewels Found In Sack Behind - Bath Tub By Neighbor, PORTLAND. Ore., April 31. (AP) Hoarded coins, currency and prec ious Jewels were uncovered today in the home of Mrs. Violet Doelltng. aged and apparently poverty stricken recluse who died last week with 35 cents In her puree. The discovery was made after a friend sorrowfully carried out Mrs. Doelllng's last request that "Toots." her pet fox terrier, be killed and burled with her lest Toots suffer in the care of 'strange hands. The friend began the search after receiving word from a brother of the deceased that his alster had val uable papers and money burled in the house. -The search was abandoned when a soiled straw satchel In a fruit closet was found to contain only worthless stocks, a small amount of Jewelry And aome papers, Including a burial Insurance policy. Then today the friend gave the place a final cleanup preparatory to selling It. Her curiosity was aroused by little cotton bags hidden In dark ened nooks about the house, but containing trlnketa of small value Then behind the bathtub ahe found a sack larger than the others. In it was an old tobacco can con taining $135 In coins, sheafs of cur rency and diamond rings, a dozen other rings set with precious atones, cameos, gold bracelets, necklaces, one embellished wltih a heart-formed diamond a quarter of an Inch across, a ruby pin and other antiques. Their value could not be immediately learned. EX-OFFICIALS OF T Ralph Jennings, former Jackson county sheriff, and Delilah Stevens Meyer, former county clerk filed an application yesterday at the county clerk's office for a marriage license. They did not ask for a waiver, so will not be married for at least three days after filing the applica tion. It was understood yesterday their marriage would be solemnized about May 1. The marriage will be the second one for the bride and the third for the groom. Mr. Jennings is now employed as forest superintendent at Camp South Fork of the Rogue. KANSAS CITY, April 21. (AP) A popular and trusted business wo man's perfidy to unsuspecting friends, club associates and business firms over a period of 20 years came to light here today when the bubble burst and disclosed that Miss Martha Blggerstaff, 60, had embezzled more than 1100,000. Her. health broken and no longer able to cover up her speculations, Miss Blggerstaff was taken to a hoa pttal. Physicians aald she was suf- fering from a malignant growth on the spine and hsd only a short time to live. f ON LOCAL OPTION SEATTLE. April 21. (AP) Local option campaigns will be tnunched in 10 of the state's 30 counties this fall, State Superintendent B. N. Hicks of the Antl-Ssloon League announc ed today as he left for eastern Wash ington to Institute the first ot a series of such drives. Under the Steele act, the signa tures of 30 per cent of the voters psrtlclpatlng In the last election will put the Issue upon the ballot. The 10 counties will Include the 1 which voted agslnst repeal of the state liquor lawa In 1032, and eight others In which the vote waa close. Hicks said. lint .Saturday In I'rndletnn PENDLETON, April 21. UTl A 1H hest record for the sesson wss estsb llshed here yesterdsy with the mer cury going to 02 degrees. I flail Psv t ut Penrti WASHINGTON. April 21. M) Rsilrosd labor today asked and re ceived time to consider President noo.ve!t'A proposal that Its 10 pr cent pay cut be continued another tlx months. SICKNESS BARES WOMAN'S PERFIDY FOR THIRD TIME Medford Given 'Very Good' Rating In State Contest Oregon City First In Class 'B' Division. CORVALLIS, Ore., April 31. (AP) Jefferson high school of Portland today won Its third successive state band championship, triumphing In a field of 11 class A bands. . This, and the 11th annual state high school band contest held at Oregon State college, eclipsed all oth ers with 36 bands competing. Oregon City took first In the class B and Hill Military academy of Port land won the class C contest. Jefferson's excetp tonal rendition of the difficult contest number, "Huldl ZAing's Marsoh," by Edward Grieg, In which the 39-plece organization ex celled In bringing out the Inner lead of the piece, was the margin of vic tory, Judges said. The Jefferson band Is directed by Harry Wright. No second or third place was picked but Judges rated Corvallls, Albany, Grant, La Grande and West Linn as excellent in class A. Very good rat ing waa given Eugene, Roosevelt of Portland, Salem, Gresham and Med ford. Performance of all class A bands waa given the hl&hest of praise by the three California Judges. Like praise waa bestowed on the leaders of the other classes. This Is the fifth year Jefferson has won the championship, but per manent possession of the tropi.y is attendant on winning three uu4 in a row. In previous contents Corvallls high has won three times, Medford twice and Albany once. . PORTLAND. Ore., April 21. (AP) Employment for all family heads by reduction of laboring hours to six or even four hours a day If nec essary was urged today by the Ore gon Economic League, Inc., through executing secretary M. Quay St. Claire. The league would have every can didate for office pledged to reduce hours so family hcada can work, pay taxes, and meet their duty as citi zens. ' "Wages must remain status quo," saya the league's communication, "and the new employee receive the same wage rate as the old. Industry or business may be the first to ob ject to this Idea, for It will greatly Increase payrolls Immediately, but on the other hand the 100.000 Idle heads of families. In Oregon and all their dependenta would become asseta to the state rather than liabilities." 1 SALEM, April 31. Wy LlsU of reg Istered voters filed from four counties here today revealed the first one yH i to report a decreased listing from the special election of 1033. All four re ported Increased democratic relsira' tlons while one reported increase In both republican and democratic rank Klamath county, with a total of 14,. 817 showed a decrease of 354 under the 1033 registration. The county llsi ed 7.307 republicans, 0.054 democrats snd 484 mlsoellsneous. In 1033 tuo oountv had listed 18.171 voters f which 8.627 were republlcsns snd PV 024 democrats. Coos county recorded increases for both parties. The total registration was 13.525 of which 7.687 were re publicans, 6,488 democrats and 342 miscellaneous. In -1033. the records show the total at 12.523 of which 7.537 were republlcsns and 4.053 were democrats, Oregon: Cloudy and unsettled Sun day and Monday; local showers; cooler In the interior; gentle change able winds offshore. SAN FRANCISCO. April 21. (AP) The outlook for the coming week In the far western states is for gen erslly fair weather with tempera tures above normal In the Interior and fog along the cobaI: shover at beginning of week over Oregon, Washington and northern Idaho, ECONOMIC LEAGUE OF OREGON URGES WORK HOUR SLASH Hopes For Pardon In Test Of Serum r 1 v JtJf v. Carl Erlckson, 62-year-old eon vlct serving a life term for murder st the Colorado state prison, was one of the first prisoners chosen to submit to Innoculatlon with serum which may prove a preventive of tuberculosis. His reward will be a pardon or commutation of sentence. More than 800 convicts volunteered lor the tests. (Associated Press Photoi s E Chicago Teachers Also March And Chant Parody On "You're In The Army Now" Both Demonstra tions Orderly. WICHITA, Kaa., Aprl 31. (AP) Speedy action by city and county officials today dispersed 3,000 unem ployed and part-time workmen who assembled in the municipal forum demanding more adequate relief work. ! Approximately 300 men, protesting ! against curtailed or aDandoncd worki projects, stormed the old federal I building, where the federal relief of- ficos are located, drove oul 18 women "case investigators" and then began an orderly march through the city. Two hours later, their ranks swell ed to 3,000, the men reached a tem porary agreement with the officials. CHICAGO, Aplrl 31. (AP) Chant ing a now version of "You're In the Army Now," thousands of Chicago's teachers took the streets today In a parade to protest their long overdue salaries. Parents and pupils Joined them In carrying flags and banners and sing ing while they marched through the Loop and about the city hull, the tune was old but the words were new: "You're In the army now, The teachers army now; I'm truly afraid You'll never get paid, You're In the army now." There was no show of disorder aa In aome of the demonstrations last summer when policemen's clubs swung. "Teachers' NltA no rights any more"; "Is Chicago killing educa tion?" were t,he way- a couple of signs read. One school boy dressed In striped convict's attire carried the sign: 'Schools or Jails, which?" 4 HEAD FACES JAIL PITTSBURGH, April 21. (fT, -Bthte and county authorities pressed their Investigation Into affairs of the Bank of America Trust company today and William P. Ortale, president of the institution, remained under guard at his home. Ortale, recovering from Influent, faces arrest Monday on charges of embezzling $160,700. Leo T. Crowley, chairman of the federal deposit Insurance corporation, said In Washington the Institution la the first insured bank In the country to he placed on a restricted basU. Curtailed operations were ordered yes terday by the state banking depart ment after the aliened shortage was discovered by exnmlners. Of the bank's deposits totaling II. 157.000 approximately 1687,000 repre wnts poital savings injured by go emment bonds. The balance la large ly in arrounts below $3,500. Insured by the federal deposit guarantee. Wheat Needs It a In PENDLETON. April 21. iPf More rain in the lighter whext lands la ne ocsjury. declared Henry Collins, Port- 1 fund grain man. here loday alter ' trip through eastern Washington, and northern Idaho, HELP SOUGHT FOR Tninrnw oiTrn i IKAbtUI VlulItU EVERHARD FAMILY TR Tot Of Two Years Perishes In Fire That Destroys Home Friday Elks As sist With Mercy Drive. In a fire of unknown origin, which In a few minutes' time destroyed the little frame house on the Wash- am ranch, southwest of Phoenix, Friday afternoon, Dolores Jane Ever- hard, two, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evorhard, was burned to I death. Two sisters of the Infant Norma, four, and Lillian, five, who were also In the dwelling at the time of the fire, escaped and stood outside to greet their terror stricken mother, when she returned from the rural mall box. Just one-fourth mile from the home, to find her baby gone, and flames rapidly eating the last timbers of the house. Investigating officers later found the little burned body, crushed be neath an oil stovo, where the kitch en had been. A drive to bring material aid to the destitute family was started In Medford yesterday, with members of the Ellca club, heading the list of donors. Anyone with money or house hold furnishings, such a dishes, mattresses for beds, chairs and cooking utensils to give. Is asked to leave them at the temple on North Central or to call the Red Cross. The Elks will deliver the art icles to the family, now camping on the orchard land, where the home formerly stood. Mr. and Mrs. Ever hard, Norma, (Continued on Page Nine) 4 T BUOENB, April fll.(AP) Ernest Kleppey, special deputy sheriff, will stand trial In circuit court here on a charge of Involuntary manslaughter as a result of his fatal ahootlng of O. h. Wilcox the night of March 31. The Lane grand Jury today Indicted Kleppey after deliberating the case several days. Kleppey, who ahot and killed Wil cox when the latter attempted to run away after the officer allegedly had arrested him on a llqupr charge, was first charged with second degree murder. After his preliminary hear ing he was bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of manslaughter. The grand Jury further reduced the charge. Wilcox was suspected of operating a moonshine still and there waa a warrant out for his, arrest. Kleppey is out on $2500 bond. EIRE HAZARD IN STATE SERIOUS SALEM, April 21. (P) An unusual ly early forest fire hazard exists in the state, and already additional men have been placed In some districts, State Forester Lynn F. CronemlPer said today. The conditions have been caused by the early warm season this year. Six additional men were placed In the Douglas county unit today and others have been added in southern Oregon. A 30-acre fire waa reported In Douglas county this week. Five new fire reports scattered over this arra were made to the headquarters heto. Cronemiller said slashing fires at this time of year also caused uncon trolled fires, and he Issued a warning against carelessness. WASHINGTON, April 21. (AP) Chester C. Davis, farm administra tor, said today American farmers participating ln acreage reduction programs up to April 1, had received I17S.702.687. The payments were made to 1.802. 532 farmers who signed wheat, cot ton, and tobacco contracts, renting portions of their acreage to the gov ernment. Benefit payments by states In cluded: Idaho, $2,284,524: Montana, $3.6B0.98S: Oregon, $1,780,895; Wash Ington $3,010,921. iold llu mors MONTREAL, Aplrl 31. (AP) Ru mors that President Roosevelt would again alter the gold content of the United States dollar were flying about Montreal money markets to day. The rumors came on the heels of a sharp change of trend In the prlca of gold. OREGON FARMERS GIVEN$U89,895 tVatcn tbt ritlUUSr CLASSIFIED ADS . . Lot. ol food bargain that mean ceouinr savings. No. 20. NEW DEAL' AIM AS IE Yields To None In Own Americanism, And Denies Administration Leans To Dictatorship In Speech To Editors. WASHINGTON, April 31. (AP) The "New Deal" tonight was called a return to true Democracy by Rex ford Q. Tug well, assistant secretary. of ngrlculture. In Rn aMreK before the American' society of Newspaper Editors, Tug- well, whose namo figured proml-' nently In the recent Wirt revolution investigation, defined himself as a convinced bellover In the Democratic prosesa" In replying to his critics. The assertion that the Roosevelt administration was headed tow fir 5 a dictatorship was answered with this statement: "The sovereignty of Vie American people Is the real source of this ad ministration 'a power; there Is not a man among you who does not recog nize this, though there are some who appear to resent it. "I for one do not wish to supplant- this sovereignty with another kind whose theory is that for some groups and Interests there should be Immun ity from political control. That way lies economic oligarchy. "It Involves the creation of auto-' cratlo institutions which are alien to the American spirit. We were drifting toward them In the post war years. Our present return to democracy constitutes, as I believe, their final repudiation In this na tion." ' : Tugwell characterized the efforts to control farm production by the agricultural adjustment administra tion as "a democratic process revised economic system," adding that it was not a method "for which any doc trinal name Is aonronrlato." Tugwoll said a restatement of "the fundamentals of that Americanism to which we are born and which we all desire to cherish" was approprl- have lately been questioned by those who consider themselves and the country to have been injured by the president's program," but because It had been made to appear that what the administration was doing was "somehow alien to our traditions and Institutions." The "core" of the American tradi tion he defined aa "a kind of defi ance to fate" under which coercion will not work. Also "we have a pre cious Inventiveness which gets us out of holes" and a "saving Irreverence of authority." Law, government, and social organ ization wilt Inevitably fall, Tugwell said, unless these characteristics are taken Into account and "In this re spect I unhesitatingly avow myself a thorough conservative." 4 TO PORTLAND, Ore., April 21. V President Roosevelt has been Invited to be the principal speaker at the Slst annual convention of the Pacific ad vertising clubs association here July 10 to 10. Walter W. K. May of Portland, president of the coast association, said Oregon's congressional delegation has been requested to urge President Roosevelt to appear at the Portland meeting during his announced far western swing. Will- ROGER? SANTA MONICA, Cal., Apr. 20. In, ppposito columns ap ppnr these two different items: "LeviliKton, Muss. Citizens march to Washington ns in rev olutionary clays, to protest the government having anything to do with business." " Washington, D. C. Secre tary Perkins reports 2,730,000 employed in past year. Em ployment in March was 80 per cent, of 1!)23-'J5 average. Week ly payrolls inercased $70,000, 000 in 12 months, since lust March." So it looks liko the boys from Lexington will find quite a few along the line of inarch to Washington that will he too busy to join 'em. 1 imagine it would be awful hard to ruin a country by paying wages. Tcit ! millMtfjylifctilMifcatfc
