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Half of Chest Budget Raised; Workers Strive to Reach Necessary Quota The Weather Forecast: Cloudy tonight and Friday; moderate temperature. Temperature. Highest Tester day .,,..,,. S Lowest thli morning: . 41 EDFORD MAIL ' : RIBUNE WINNER Pulitzer Award FOB 1934 Twenty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NCT .it 8, 1934. No. 197. I9W - 1 nn M By PALL MALLOX WASHINGTON. D. C, Nov. 8. Thers Is a rather general Idea on the outside that Donald Rlchberg has become the new No. 1 man; In fact. that he la a sort of assistant pres ident. It ts beginning to get under Rlchberg's skin, And probably al rV R o osevelt's. Both know that ' the quickest way to kill a man off In Was hlngton Is to project his nose out too far, so that everyone who comes along may take a punch at It. The nasal ward of the new deal hospital Is full of bad examples. What happened In the Rlchberg case was that Roosevelt a few days ago Issued an executive -order giving Rlchberg broad powers to act occas ionally tn his stead. No explanation was offered by the White House. The Interpretation was Immediately broadcast that Roosevelt was under the spell of a new major Influence. Some Implied he had virtually abdi cated. , Paul Mallon Rlchberg Is one of the smartest men on the unofficial board of new deal strategy. Some weeks ago Rlchberg was slated to take the unotficlal leader ship In NRA reorganization. Subse quently the president got worried about the co-ordinating Job. He knew is well as anyone that co-ordination of various new deal phases had not been successfully accomplished, but he had more hopes than most peo ple that It could be done. Rlchberg was one of his best administrators, so the president declined to let him leave the co-ordlnator's desk. Rlchberg took his Job seriously. His Job was to step on toes, and he did It with abandon. Certain cabinet officers ran to the White House dis playing their Injured feet. Roosevelt informed them that Rlchberg was his eo-ordtnator, and what Rlchberg said about co-ordinating must be done, toes or no toes. That didn't work out very well. The department leaders began to avoid Rlchberg. No one except the president was going to tell them how to run their departments or how to change their policies to fit with oth er departments. Rlchberg soon discovered that, If he was going to get anywhere, he would have to be given full author ity to act. That, antl that only, Is the reason for the executive order. It would probably be nccurate to ay that there are about four or five No. 1 m.:: now functioning behind the new deal. Among them are: Treasury Secretary Morgenthau, Pro fessor Raymond Moley, interior Sec retary Iekcs and Rlchberg. You might also Include Secretary Louis Howe, and possibly some others. Each has his own sphere of Influence. Rlchberg's will be largely adminis trative; that is. In working on con flicts In policy between the various government departments. He will be consulted about NRA, labor and business policies. A very delicate job of Inside sharp ' hooting at Rlchberg Is already under way. Most of It Is being done by the liberals Inside the administration. They took to the trees, some weeks back, when their standing became uncertain. About that time they no ticed the president was not kicking around business men and bankers the way they predicted. They have been saying to themselves that they will get back in the limelight now tfkt election Is over, but they are beginning to wonder. Their dissatisfaction has largely centered In Rlchberg. He was former ly a labor attorney. They think he should still be a labor attorney. Ap parently Roosevelt and Rlchberg think he should be a Judicious ad viser rather than an advocate for any particular faction. . Nevertheless, the zealous liberals have been spreading stories around that Rlchberg has gone conservative. About all there seems to be In that Is that Mr. Rlchberg' has ceased to be a labor attorney. Invisible hands are really stretch ing across the sea. The grip of the Americans and British really Is squeezing the Japanese. From such co-operation emanates the recent well-founded report that there will be an Anglo-American bilateral naval treaty if J ran keeps on with her demand to have as lsrge ft navy as the American or British. Under this reported treaty, Britain and the United States will agree to restrict their own construction, but an escalator clause will he Inserted so thev rsn build five vessels to every three Japan may lay down, if the Japane start bunding. The Idea Is not only eelf-protec- (Contlnued pa Pag Federal Officers Discover $5,460 In Peach St. Home At the Alvln H. Scott place on South Peach street, where last night federal agents, state police and deputy sheriffs found burled in the wood shed $1460 In alleged ransom money, and MOOO in Kansas City federal re serve notes, also reputedly paid in the Urschel kidnap ransom, officers were today "farming" the acreage. In search of additional burled treas ures. The money was In quart fruit Jars, officers sold. While the state and county officers , .J. WO UKE-MU " t n C. U n E. n . I . : : . : HOUSE IN HANDS COUNTY ELECTION m T0 OT OF DEMOCRATS IN RACES UNCHANGED $493,386 IN 1935 M ' V W!DV -AIL L P DEC i t ? ni PfHIOTMIPTIfHI UUINIIIU ULU0IU..UI Ln I L I lUUIlLU I, , J were shoveling In the field back of the house, federal sgents -were In the Scott home, methodically scrutiniz ing all the belongings of the family. Thla warch for more of the money, aid to be Albert L. Bates' asserted "cut" of $50,000 In the famous kid naping. Is going on while Scott Is in Mercy hospital at Roseburg, ln a crit ical condition from a fractured skull received tn an automobile accident last Friday, Search for the the additional mouey at the Scott home was started after $1360 of the alleged ransom money was found ln Scott's possession at the time of the accident. With Scott when the auto accident occurred was Miss Margaret Hurtlenne, bis house keeper. I a sister of Clara Feldm.in. who officers say posed M '" OI Bates, andallegedly got his share of the money at the time of his capture. It was these fsmlly complications that apparently brought the "hot" money to southern Oregon. Miss Hurtlenne. the housekeeper. Is under arrest ln Roseburg, and during her absence from Medford, Prances Lucille Scott, 23, oldest daughter of Scott, Is taking care of the other chil dren ln the family at the Peach street home. Miss Scott, . a small, attractive blonde, who seemed unperturbed by the federal agents ransacking her home, or the state and county offic ers "plowing" up the field, graciously admitted a reporter this morning, an1 spoke freely of the family activities However, she did not "know" any of the Important details concerning the case, when queried. Dressed ln green and white check ered pajamas, and wearing a red sweater, Miss Scott told of her visit to Portland last week, and said ner father and his housekeeper were en (Continued on Page Three) FALLfCAlET EXCITES FRENCH; POLICE ON GUARD PARIS, Not. 8. (AP) Shouting thousands of persons smashed through police lines In front of the Opera to night, as many In the throng cried: "Down with the deputies I" Authorities, who feared disorders would ensue following the resignation today of Premier Oaston Doumergue and his cabinet, had drawn up the police in troop formation. The massing of police waa made ln an effort to overawe the crowd, but the throng broke the dark blue ranks. Scores of the demonstrators were arrested. Thousands of persons swarmed the boulevards. The square In front 01 the Opera the Place Be I'Opern was packed with the crowd. P IN PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8. AP) While federal agents were staging ln southern Oregon today what was de scribed as "a windup" of the Urschel kidnaping case, government officials ln Portland revealed some of the steps taken to recover part of the 9200.000 ransome money paid the kidnapers for the release of Charles F. Urschel, Oklahoma millionaire. Soon after the ransom was paid : several of the kidnap gang went to Roseburg, the federal men revealeJ.I Some of the ransom money was pass-1 ed ln Portland. Simultaneous ap pearance occurred at widely separat ed points Denver, St. Paul and Rose burg. How it was learned that Alvln H. Scott and his housekeeper. Margaret Hurtlenne, were involved In the case has not been revealed. It was declared, however, that the two had been un der surveillance for months. Last Friday, Scott's automobile overturned near Roseburg. His skull was fractured and he was brought to a hospital. There It was found he carried $1360 In two wallets, and that the currency bore Urschel ran som serial numbers. More of this money was found ln his home. Officials here say that, as far as they learn, neither Scott nor Mrs. Hurtlenne had anything to do with the actual kidnaping. They declared, however, that Mrs. Hurtlenne la a sister of Clara Feldman, known also as Mrs. George L. Davis. Albert Bates, convicted kidnaper, used the name "George L. Davis" as an alias. Carl C. Donough, United States attorney, has a&ked that ball of $26,000 be set for Scott and Mrs. Hurtlenne. Both will be returned to Oklahoma City to face conspiracy charges. ROSEBURG, Ore., Nov. 8. ( AP) It was Indicated today that Alvln H. Scott, 46, charged with complicity ln the Urschel kidnaping, might recover from critical Injuries and face a sec and battle to keep from spending the remainder of hit life In federal prison. When his automobile overturned near here Friday, he was found with a fractured skull and with $1,360 of the "hot" $20 bills of the $200,000 Charles F. Urschel ransom money, federal agents charged. Scott has rational periods, but has (Continued on Page Seven) E PARIS, Not. 8 (AJ) French poli tics tossed Premier Oaston Dou mergue Into the discard today and Doumergue's minister of public works. Etlenne Plandln. agreed to form a new French government and serve as premier. He accepted this task at the re quest of President LeBrun wno pre- viously had offered the premiership to the chief neutral in Prench po" tics, Pierre Laval, the resigned for eign minister. Laval, however, re fused the task. WATCHROADS FOR ESCAPED TRUSTY SALEM, Nov, 8. ( AP) Twenty members of the state police force and prison officials were watching the highways and side roads between Salem and Portland, and south as far as Eugene this morning ln a search for John Knight Otles, 30. state penitentiary trusty who escap ed from the state prison annex be tween 8 and ? o'clock last night. Giles, or Jack Laird, as he was generally known was convicted of murder In Portland and dressed In at the penitentiary February 28. 1019. For the last seven yean he had enjoyed the privileges of a trusty. Only lately friends had been work- tin toward securing bUn $ pardon. TO BE LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8. (AP) The county grand Jury, today requested end was supplied all records of the district attorney's office ln the sui cide two years ago of Paul Bern, film director husband of Jean Harlow, blonde screen siren. The grand Jury's action came a few hours after Miss Harlow had an nounced ln Hollywood she planned to bring a suit for divorce from Hal Rosson, studio cameraman whom ahe married more than a year after Bern's suicide. DIES NEATH I SALEM. Nov. 8 (AP) The re mains of a man believed to be James Clark, 20, of Orants Pass, were pick ed up along a section of the South ern Pacific railroad right-of-way near the penitentiary annex south of Salem this morning, by Coroner L E. Barrlck. Although no one could be found who had witnessed the tragedy It was thought the man fell from a train and was mangled by the wheels. Papers found In the remains Identified him as Clark. It was be lieved his father w S- J. Clark of Grants Pisa, First Taste of Power Lower Oregon Legislative Branch Since 1878 Senate Members Closely Divided PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8. (AP) With the support of a Democratic house the first Oregon has had since 1878 and with a. closely di vided senate, Charles H. Martin will assume the governorship of Oregon on next January 14. To thla legislature he will outline his plans for the promotion of eco nomic recovery, for the relief of un employed and for the solution of the other problems which have fallen upon the atate. Out of 60 new members elected to the house, 37 were Democrats and 33 were Republicans. In the senate 10 Republican and seven Democrats were elected. Eight carry-over senatora ara Re publicans and five are Democrats. Governor-elect Martin's plurality has risen to 31,139 over the Zimmer man total, while Dunne stands 33, 955 votes below Martin. Earl Snell's plurality over Horace E. Walter for secretary of state Is 37,669, while Charles H. Gram will remain as atate labor commissioner for four years more by virtue of a 14.413 plurality. The proposed healing arts amend ment" suffered the worst defeat ad ministered by the voters either to measure or men on the state ballot. The negative majority registered against it, with less than two small precincts missing, totals 116,781. The 20-mlll tax limitation comes - next with a negative vote of 60,384. The grange power bill fought & bitter fight, Its adverse majority being 14, 750, of which over 9000 votes were cast against It ln Multnomah county. Brockway and Taylor in Close Battle for Legisla ture Brown Retains Big Lead Over Olmscheid Complete unofficial returns from 67 of the 69 Jackson county pre cincts for county offices show no change from the results as announc ed yesterday. The missing precincts are Applegate and Cltmax, which have a comparatively small vote. Closest race ln the county was for representative ln the legislature. A Moore Hamilton, democrat, with 4,374 rotes Is assured of a place. Be tween A. E. Brockway and Glenn O. Taylor, republicans, the vote Is close and may require the official count to determine. Brockway lags 63 votes behind Taylor, ln the count to date. The vote for representative is: Hamilton (D) .. 4.374 Taylor (R) 3.816 Brockway (R) - 3.854 Grenbemer (D) .. 3,704 In the race for the state senator, George W. Dunn of Ashland, defeat ed E. E. Kelly by a majority of 1,997. The vote was: Dunn . ...... 6.805 Kelly 3.808 The upset of the county election wa:i the defeat of Commissioner R. E. Ncalon by L. O. Caster of Phoenix. (Continued on Page Two) COUNTY TABULATION WILLIAM GRIEVE PIONEER CITIZEN CALLED TO REST William Thomas Grieve died In Medford, Oregon, on the evening of November 7, 1934. He was borh In Nellgh, Nebraska, November 34, 1870, the son of John Grieve and Margaret Bruce Grieve. The family located ln Lake county, California, ln 188", and came to Jack son county. Oregon, ln December, 1880, and settled upon the Farlow place, now the present site of the Lake Creek pos toff Ice at Lake Creek, Oregon. Billy Grieve was married In Jack son county, Oregon, July 33, 1900, to Kstherlne M. Fries. He is survived by bis widow and their children, Bruce and John Orleve and .Ella Robertson: his brother, J. Ludo Grieve, and his sisters, Ella M Harriott and Georgia Stlckel. He was deputy county assessor for Jackson county under his father. John Grieve, from 1894 to 1698. In 1907 he was elected to that office, and served as the county's assessor from 1008 to 1918, during which time he Justly earned an enviable reputation for his Judgment of property values ln the county, and for fairness and equality In the tax assessments. He was con tinuously, up to the time of his death, a member of the state fire patrol, and hud worked with It since ire creation. I In 1018 he became the represents ! tlve here of the Rogue River Timber company, which has extensive hold ings In the upper Rogue river, and since that time has given his atten tion actively tc the company's inter i Continued o. P&ge Two) Complete unofficial returns from 67 of the 69 Jackson county pre cincts for state officials and refer endum measures, are as follows: For Congressman Mott (R) 8.123 Turner (D) ....... 3.708 Oulley ...s........ 383 Richards - 302 For Governor Martin (D) 4,747 Dunne (R) ........................... 3.097 Zimmerman 1,886 Wlrth 87 Correll .... 39 Silverman 24 For Secretary of State Snell (R) ...... - 4,623 Waters (D) ....... 4,340 Talbert (Soe.) - 316 Steward 182 For Superintendent of Public Instruction Howard (R) - 6 013 Leonhardt (D) ...... 3.088 Meyer Soc.) 313 For Labor Com ml Ml oner Gram (R) - 4.397 Shuholm (D) ..................... 3,971 , Waer 8oc.) . - 70 The vote on the referendum meas ures was: Grange Power 1)111 Yes - 8.213 - No 4.513 Majority against 1,300 Tax Limitation Yes 3.690 No - 4,032 Majority against 342 Healing Arts Yes - - 2,337 ' No 6.870 Majority against 3,633 KINGSFORD-SMITH MAY TRY AUSTRALIA FLIGHT LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8. (AP) Plans of Sir Charles Klngsford Smith. Australian flier, to hop 17.000 miles from Los Angeles to Australia, via England, were disclosed hero today by the Trans-pacific pilot who land ed In Oakland last Saturday after a flight from Australia. Borah Sees G. O. P. Death Unless It Is Reorganized CHICAGO, Nov. 8, ( AP) Senator William E. Borah of Idaho called for a reorganization of the Republican party today and prophesied Its death If reorganization Is not achieved. With a backward glance at the Tuesday election, the Idaho Republi can leader said In a between-tralns Interview today he was not surprised at the results. "People' were a.tked," said Borah, "to stop a program without any sub stltute being offered." A questioner suggested to him that much of the Republican campaign had been founded on a defense of the constitution. 'People can't eat the constitution," wu to sec tor's eiM pij. "I should like to see the Republi can party as a Republican party re organized," he asserted, "and I be lieve It can be done and should be done, and further, that If It Isn't done the Republican party will die like the old whig party did when It showed political cowardice.' For himself, he waa interested ln "issues before the country" and aald: "I am not assuming leadership." Asked to suggest leaders to whom i party reorganization "should be entrusted." a questioner mentioning .n a tors Vandenberg of Michigan and McNary of Oregon, the Idsho senator aid: "Vandenberg and McNary might well be considered : fX' ifcsk. When Ginger. Rogers of the fllme was asked about her approach. Ing marriage to Lew Ayrea (Intet), leading man of the screen, her first words after confirming the rumor were: "Gee, but I'm happy. Their wedding le to take place November 10 or 11. It will be the eoond marital venture for both. (Associated Presa Photos) ALL ON STREET WILL BE ASKED TO HELP BOY EXTORTIONIST NABBED BY POLICE CHEST AS MONEY PASSES With the Community Chest quota slightly more than half raised, mem bers of the cheat committees and so licitors are putting forth every pos sible effort to put the campaign "over the top." Beginning tonight, members of the Salvation Army will be stationed on the streets of this city, so thrft every citizen will be contacted. "We want every public spirited Medford man and woman who can postlbly afford ft contribution to wear a Community Chest red button," Manager Frank Hull said this after noon. The budget act for the 1034 Community Chest must be reached If the splendid work of the seven participating organizations whose ef forts are devoted to charity and char acter bulldlrrg Is to continue. Members of the chest "mop up" committees are following up the workers who canvassed this city Wednesday, so that all homes and business houses may be contacted. Heads of the Community Chest drive are gratified In the number of con tributors, but disappointed in the amount of money raised at this pe riod of the campaign, due to the fact that contributions have been small. Malinger Frank Hull today predicted that the quota- would be reached by Saturday evening If the public response to the continued ef fort on the part of cheat workers to give every cltlr.cn an opportunity to play a pnrt In this worth-while and highly necessary campaign for funds. MRS. VANDERBILT TESTIFIES ALONE NEW YORK. Nov. 8 (AP) All of the other principals were barred from the courtroom, without explanation, today while Mrs. Gloria Morgan Van derbllt took the stand for further testimony In her fight to obtain cus tody of her 10-year-nld dautthter. Even Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, defendant In the suit over her little niece, Gloria, was kept from entering the courtroom when the session re convened after the luncheon recess JUDSON DOKE'S FATE IN HANDS OF JURORS WOODLAND, Cal.. Nov. 8 p The Jury In the murder trial of Ju3 son C. Doke began deliberation of tire fate of the accused killer of Lamir Holllngshesd at 2 30 p m. today, ten d?a after it was first called to the couruoom. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 8. (AP) Trapped in a staged rendezvous, Vernon Clark. 24, of Rosevllle, Cal., was charged today with attempting to extort 42700 from Alden Ander son, prominent banker. Police a-rested Clark after Ander son, president of the Capital Na tional bank of Sacramento, a Uni versity of California regent and As sociated Oil company director, had tossed money over a fenoe ln accord ance with Instructions In the letter. Clark was loitering nearby unaware that officers had surrounded tho place. One of them, disguised as a tramp, was almost at Clark's aide. Acting Police Inspector Frits Ka mi naky said Clark had signed a con' fesslon taking full blame for having mailed the letter which threatened Anderson's life. In his cell at the city Jail he aald he wanted to see Anderson to "tell him I'm sorry for what I've done." Clark, who has been Jobless, de clared, according to police, that he wanted the money to start a service station. ENRIGHT GUILTY Attorney T. J. Enright waa, late yeaterday. found guilty by a circuit court Jury of a charge of driving an auto while Intoxicated. The Jury deliberated about 48 minutes. A poll of the Jury showed that the verdict was unanimous. The court set no time for pnsslng of sentence. Enrlght, within the past month. was found guilty by a Justice court Jury on the same charge, and was given a sentence of 30 days In Jail, and fined 1100. The Jail sentence was suspended. The second charge waa filed while the attorney waa awaiting trial on the grand Jury Indictment heard yesterday. Budget Filed With State Shows President C. M. Brewer of Power Com pany to Get $7,875 Salary SALEM. Not. t.(&) A budget lor 1935, mm with the State Public Util ities commission by the California Ortgon Power company, listed a sal ary for o. M. Brewer, president, ot 7.873, and for the company's Tlce- presldent, J. C. Boyle, of I5.52S. Of Brewer's salsry only t4.718.70 would be paid In Orrwon, and of Boyle's. 13 310 58. The company proposed spending 4S3.38S during 1933 for construction work and payment of holding com pany fees to the Byllesby Englneerlnj and Management corporation of Chi cago of 1128.327. Salary Unchanged. Although Brewer's salary aa presi dent of the Mountain States Power company, whose budget has also been . filed, was not named. It was Indi cated that It would be the same aa last year when he received $1,873 from this company. Z. E. Merrill, aa Tlce- prealdent of Mountain Statea, would receive 18.375 In 1033, of which 3, 251.28 would be paid In Oregon. The Mountain States company pro posed to spend 1403.473 on construc tion work next year. Including 8202. 090 In Oregon, and to pay 885,710 In fees to the Byllesby corporation. Although budgets for both com panies specified that the aalary ot Brewer aa president would be paid by the holding company, a recent or der by Commissioner Charles M. Thomas, stating that both the Cali fornia Oregon Power 'company and the Mountain Statea Power company ahould pay the aalarlea of their own offlclala, would nccessttata a change In that respect, It waa pointed out by the utilities department. Fee Change Ordered. Further change In feea paid to the holding company will probably be made aa Thomas' order also held thai the operating companies ahould pay only tor actual services rendered !n stesd of on a baala of grosa receipts. In a third budget submitted, the West Cosst Power company proposed to pay to the trustees of the Peopls a Light and Power company of New York, the amount of 83.350 ln service fees, and to spend 883,250 on con struction. 4 SHOREVACATION PORTLAND. Nov. 8. (AP) Be tween receiving congratulations on his election, looking after congres sional duties and planning for ft vacation trip, Governor-elect Charles H. Martin spent a busy day at his office today. The general and Mrs. Wartin will leave the latter part of the week for a vacation at the seashore, their first vacation of the season. "We are delighted we don't have to go down and listen to wbat the 'sad waves are saying.' the general smilingly remarked. "They will be cheering, rather than consoling." NEWTON BAKER URGES U. S. ENTRY IN LEAGUE NEW YORK, Nov. 8. ( AP ) New ton D. Baker, secretary of war under President Wilson, speaking before tn Academy of Political Science and the Carnegie Endowment for Interna tional Peace, last night proposed American entry into the Lague of Nations on a modified basis. Oregon Weather. Cloudy, rain northwest portion late tonight or Friday; moderate tempern ture; gentle changeable wind, becom ing fresh southerly oft the coast. GILLENWATERS BEATEN IN ME FOR SENATE PORTLAND. Nov. 8 (AP) N. O. Wallace of Deschutes county, a Democrat, defeated T. R. Olllenwaters, Klamath county republican, for atate senator from the 17th district. With all returns In today. It waa found that tn the Joint district, em bracing Klamath. Deschutes. I-ake, Crcok and Jefferson counties, Wsl lure was ahead with 303 votes. He wxjvec) goe, piueawater hao. Wines On Menu At White House State Dinners WASHINOTON, Nor. 8. (PI The White House will serve light wtnea at state dinners thla tea son, the flrat time alnce pre-p.-o hlbltlon daya. It must be light wine and Amer ican wine, ln accordance with Mra. Roosevelt's pronouncement on that subject when wine first became legal. No more than two wine glasses will be at each plate at any dinner. In making thla statement to her preai conference today, Mra. Room relt aald ot the serving of wines: "With us It will be a very am ple thing always, serving American wlnea to those who ears for them." i