Medford Stores to Remain Open for Business All Day Saturday, Nov. 24
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The Weather 1
Unsettled with rain tonight and
Thursday. Moderate temperature. !
Temperature
Highest yesterday SO j
Lowest this morning 37 I
Medford Mail Trt une
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1031
Twenty-ninth Year
MEDFOKL), OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1934.
No. 208.
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Dawes Bank Placed in. Receivership After Suit for RFC Loan
WOMAN IS HELD
FOR HEARING ON
MURDER CHARGE NUDIST
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Baggage Stored in Brooklyn
Warehouse Since Summer
of 1932 Yields Grue
some Find for Workmen
NEW YORK, Nov. St. (API An
attractive and smartly dressed wo
man, Miss Ruby Clarke. 36. was ar
raigned today on a homicide charge
following the discovery of the bodies
of three Infants In a trunk which
belonged to her.
Since Miss Clarke checked It in
the summer of 193?, the trunk had
gathered dust in a Brooklyn ware
house. Yesterday, two workmen open
ed tt and made their find.
In a Bhort affidavit Introduced in
Brooklyn homicide court. Miss Clarke
waa charged thus: "To our Informa
tion and belief Miss Clarke, residing
at 1000 President street. Brooklyn,
caused the death of three Infants
by suffocation." Two detectives signed
the affidavit.
District Attorney William F. X.
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PIRATEMASURE
TALE INTERWOVEN
Death Riddle of Galapagos
Deepened By Radio Reports
PORTLAND, Nov. 21. (AP) Tales
of vast pirate treasure and of a
missing British heiress who had been
bequeathed t60.000.000 were brought
to light here Tuesday In the largest
petition In bankruptcy ever filed in
the Portland court.
The schedule was filed by Mrs. Har.
rlct K. Wright of Portland, who listed
debts of 3,840.338. and assets 01
100 In personal effects and' a 936,
000 claim against the "missing
heiress."
William A. Carter, Sr., attorney tor
Mrs. Wright, said the woman was
living In Los Angeles In 1930 when
Mrs. Molly Purdy, a regal dowager,
swept through Los Angeles social cir
cles like a comet.
Carter said Mrs. Purdy, whd last
March died while awaiting trial In
Washington. D. C, claimed to be the
heiress to 60.OO0.0O0. a mtnor Brit
ish title and to a storeroom lull 01
chests of silver,
Mrs. Purdy took Mrs. Wright to
New York, Carter related, and "per
mitted" her to sink 35,000 In stock
of the Purdy-Maynard corporation,
manufacturer of oil burners. The
Portland woman lalar subscribed to
M.000.000 worth of stock In the com
pany. The reputed estate In England did
not materially. Then Mrs. Purdy and
her husband, Dr. Prank Le Roy
Purdy, vanished. The federal govern
ment had charged Mrs. Purdy wltn
fraudulent use of the malls and with
embezzlement. They were found and
the woman died while awaiting trial.
Carter said Mrs. Wright filed bank
ruptcy to escape liability to the de
funct Purdy-Maynard corporation for
the unpaid balance of her 3.000.
000 stock subscription.
DWELLERS
OE LONELY ISLES
MAY FURNISH KEY
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 21. (AP)
First accurate descriptions of the two
bodies found Saturday on a water
less rock of the Galapagos archipel
ago In the equatorial death mystery
established with apparent certainty
that the strange empress of Charles
IslandBaroness Elolse Bonsquet de
Wagner was not one of the victims.
Doubt that the second body, larger
of the two was any of the nine
known Inhabitants of the convict
Isle, which Is 160 miles south of the
scene of the tragic discovery, was ex
pressed here by a man familiar with
all the figures there.
The second body was reported by
Captain Rodriguez to be six feet tall,
with head bald In front and a slight
tuft of brown hair In back.
W. Charles Swett. first officer of
the exploration cruiser Velero III.
whose owner. Captain G. Allan Han
cock suggested the second body
might be that of a Norwegian fish
erman named Nuggcrood, said that
Nuggerood was not that tall, and
that he did not know that Nugger
ood was bald, although he had seen
him a number of times.
The strange - Island - mystery of
death at the equator remained a rld-
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RECENT ELECTION
BY MOTHER. AUNTjOF CITY OFFICIALS
Court Orders Heiress to Live
With Mother Saturdays
and Sundays With Aunt
for Remainder of Week
Finding of the bodies of a starved man and woman on a liurren Isle In
the Galapugos group near the cqualor by a crew of a fishing clipper
caused concern among friends of Mr. and Mrs, Charles Wlttmer who
were living on Charles Island. The W I timers were living In the Islands
with Witt iner's 14-year old son by a previous marriage and their baby,
now two years old. This photo of the family was taken hy O. Allan
Mnneock, Lou Angeles rnpitallst and explorer, who recently made a trip
to the Islands (Associated Press Photo)
NEW YORK. Nov. 31. (yp) Gloria
VanderbUt, 10-year-old heiress, must
live with her paternal aunt, Mrs
Harry Payne Whitney, five days a
week, and with her mother, Mrs.
Gloria Morgan VanderbUt, Saturdays
and Sundays. Supreme Court Justice
John F. Carew ruled today. '
The court ordered that the child
be delivered to her mother at 10 a m.
each Saturday and returned to Mrs.
Whitney at sundown on Sunday,
that she spend Christmas with ner
mother and that she spend the
months of July and August with Mrs.
VanderbUt up to the beginning of
the school term at Rcslyn. L. I., "un
less cause shall be shown to the contrary."
In his findings Justice-Carew said
that "the life lived by the Infant
since June, 1S33, has been fit, suit
able and appropriate and has resumed
in a great improvement In the Infant
physically and mentally, and na
tended to promote Its best welfare,
comfort and happiness."
During this period she has been la
the custody of Mrs. Whitney.
Certificates Presented at
Meeting Mayor Porter
Received 2727 Votes
0. K. Riverside Widening
Renresentattvea of Medford banks
attended the meeting at the Llthla
hotel in Ashland last evening which
T. P. Cramer Jr., of Portland, secre
tary of the Oregon Bankers' associa
tion addressed. Mr. Cramer has Just
returned from the American Bank
ers' association convention In Wash
ington, D. C. and an Interesting re
port of the organization's work was
given by him.
R. B. West, manager of the Port
land branch federal reserve bank
also spoke to the group.
About . thirty-five persons from
Medford, Ashland and Orants, Pass
were In attendance. Prom the Med
ford National bank were J. A. Perry.
George Prey aiid Allen Perry, and
the following from the Plrrt Nation
al bank: Ben E. Harder. Eugene
Thorndlke. Ward Beeney, Oris Craw
ford. Kenneth Childreth, and Paul
McDuffce.
IAPANESE BLAME
AT BANKER lET'BUTLER'S FASCIST' COMMUNITY CHEST
STORY IS CALLED FORCED OVER TOP
PUBLICITY STUNTiBY FINAL RETURN
JUDGE M'NARY'S WIFE
SUCCUMBS IN SALEM
SALEM. Ore., Nov. 31 AP) F-stlvr
Hall McNary. wife of Federal juJe
John H. McNary. died at a local hoe
pital today. She was the daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Hall a-:d
the granddaughter of Alvin F. Wei
ler. one of the founders of Willam
ette university.
She is survived by two nieces. Mis.
William O. Patterson of San Fran
cisco and Mrs. James D. Robb of
Portland.
Funeral services will be held here
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
SHANGHAI. Nov. 31 . ( APi The
Japane.se military attache today is
sued a statement deploring what
he called the Chinese government, s
NEW YORK, Nov. 31. (AP) Be- j
hind a thick veil of secrecy, the con :
gressional committee on un-Amer- j
lean activities called Gerald C. Mac
Gulre, a Wall street bond salesman,
to testify further today In connec
tion with General Smcdley D. But
ler's purported charge of a "fascist
plot" to create a United States dic
tatorship. While General Butler maintained a
close silence In Philadelphia over the
contents of the story given to the
committee yesterday, the charge was
dubbed "a publicity stunt." "silly",
"perfect moonshine" and "amazing"
by various prominent men whose
names have been drawn Into the
story.
Prior to calling MacGulre. to re
sume his testimony begun before the
committee yesterday, the committee
studied briefly "certain aspects" of
alleged communist activities among
workers of the fur trade Industry.
Chairman John W. McCormlck of
the committee did not divulge de
tails, but It was understood the com
mittee planned to look into the or
Medford'g Community Chest cam
paign is "over the top"l Final re
turns from all sections -are now in
and results show that the til .000
budget for the chest has been reached
and the welfare and character-building
activities of the seven narttci pal
ing organizations' will continue dur
ing 1035, according to an announce
ment today by Eugene Thorndlke.
acting president of the chest, and
Frank Hull, campaign manager.
"The executive committee of the
chest and heads of participating or
ganizations wish to. extend to the peo
ple of Medford and vicinity sincere
appreciation for their splendid sup
port this year," Thorndlke said to
day. '"A new high record has been reach
ed for number of contributors, indt-
Certlflcatea of election were pre
sented Mayor George Porter and the
members of the council elected for
new terms, at the council meeting
last evening, and several matters were
brought before the body for considera
tion. A canvass of the votes was read by
Recorder Mose Alford, showing that
George Porter received 3737 votes for
mayor, Alford 3718 for city recorder,
and Qua Samuels 3745 for city treas
urer, none having any opposition.
The canvass also showed 613 votes lor
Joe Fllegel, elected for a four-year
term from the first ward, and fifll
votes for J. F. Erlcltson. who Is to
serve two years from the first ward.
In the second ward, Larry Schade
received 779 votes for a four-year
term, and H. S. Deuel, 726 votes for a
two-year term'.
O. C. Furnas was re-elected for
four-year term from the third ward,
Ocean Zep Fare
To Be Near $300
Asserts Eckener
"FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany.
Nov. 31. ( AP) Dr. Hugo Ecken
er, germ an areonaut, said today
he had reached an agreement In
principle with American officials
for regular Zeppelin service be
tween Germany and Lakehurst or
Miami.
The regular flights over the
north Atlantic, which he said are
scheduled for next summer, would
be made by the LZ 139, a new and
larger sister ship of the Graf Zep
pelin. Trips wluld be made every ten
or 14 days between the middle of
July until October, with the pas
senger fare at about $300. The
airship la capable of carrying &3
passengers, and 30 tons of freight
and mall. The eastern crossing Is
expected to take 48 hours, where
as the western crossing will be 85
hours.
ASSETS
AT
Receiver Empowered to
Liquidate Central Republic
Trust Co. Examiners
Set to Work On Report
THREE-YEAR TERM
GIVEN PIERCE FOR
THEFT OF
3000 IN CLASSES
ADULT EDUCATION
SALEM, Nov. 31'. (JP) Approxi
mately 3,000 adults in 33 Oregon
counties last week attended the 333
educational classes organized In the
emergency adult education program,
C. A. Howard, superintendent of pub
lic instruction, announced today.
The classes in literacy education,
vocational education and gene oil
aduli education subjects are taught
by 300 unemployed Oregon teachers
and other persons competent to
teach, selected by city and county
school superintendents.
Fifteen thousand dollars of FERA
funds have been allocated to Oregon
monthly for this program.
worker activities.
clarlne the Japanese army's attitude .,..,
toward China will remain unmodi
fied as long as this policy is main
tained. The statement followed a two-day
conference of Japanese military of
ficers stationed in various parts ot
China and It broke the calm which
for several montha past had grad
ually been settling over Chinese-Japanese
relations. '
The attache accused the Nanking
government of attempting to delay
the enforcement of various Items
provided In the Tangku armistice
agreement, adding that the purpose
of the Japanese officers' conference
was to "discuss the situation to is
to achieve a common attitude."
MEET THURSDAY
(Continued on Page Three)
SCHOOL BUSAND AUTO
COLLIDE NEAR SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 3!. (AP)
A school bus carrying 35 Everett boys
and girls to classes here collided with
an automobile today, causing critical
injury to Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Ja
cobson, occupants of the car, but the
students escaped with shock and
sllctht bruises.
The Jacobsons were taken to tl.e
county hospital, the husband suffer-
! lng internal Injuries and the wife
head Injuries.
Drurf Francis Pierce, 49, Central
Point district farm hand, waa sen
tenced by Circuit Judge H. D. Nor
ton this morning to a term of three
yeara In state prison upon his plea
with 856 votes, and W. W. Stewan (of guilty to a grand larceny charge.
from the fourth ward for a, four
year term. -with 405. votes. ....
Hewer Complaint.
Dr. L. D. Inskeep, elty health of
ficer, appeared before the council
concerning the sewer on Keene Way
and Main street. Mayor Porter ap
pointed the health committee to con
fer with Dr. Inskeep and City Super
intendent Fred Scheffel on the mat
ter. Members ot the health commit
tee are S. A. Kroschel, Larry Schade
and Ralph Stephenson.
An ordinance was passed that a
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TELEPHONE PAYS
L DIVIDE
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. Nov. 31. (AP)
Scores of persons were marooned for
a time In their homes; traffic was
hampered; roofs were blown off and
tree uprooted when a storm, accom
panied by a record-breaking rain
swept over Memphis and surrounding
territory early today.
It was believed to be the heaviest
eight-hour downpour in Memphis
history, with 7.37 Inches falling from
11 last night until 7 a. m.
Ntorm I omlng
SAN FRANCISCO. No. 31, (API
Warnings of a southeast storm were
ordered displayed on the Washington
Oregon coast at 8 a. m. today by the
U. S. weather bureau.
NEW YORK. Nov. 31 (AP) Ameri
can Telephone fc Telegraph company
directors today ordered the usual divi
dend of 3.25 on the capital stack.
The dividend calls for the district) 1
tlon of more than $43,000,000 to tin
company's 680,000 shareholders, Thu
dividend Is payable January 15 to
stock of record December 15.
Coca Cola international corporation
has declared an extra dividend of 93
and the regular quarterly dividend
i of 93 on the common stock, payable
January 3 to atock of record Decem
ber 13.
Nelrntlst IHes.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 31. , Dl.
Willem De Sitter. 03. noted profes
sor of astronomy of Leyden univer
sity, died today of pneumonia.
WOULD MODERNIZE
F
CHICAGO, Nov. 31. (AP) circuit
Judge John Pryatalakl today appoint
ed William L. O'Connell of Chicago
receiver for the Central Republlo
Trust company.
The Judge made the appointment
shortly after counsel for State Audi
tor Edward J. Barrett had presented
a bill asking dissolution of the trues
company, long Identified as a "Dawes
Institution because General Charles
Gates Dawes, former vice-president of
the United States, was one of Its ma
jor stockholders.
Receivership followed by less than
48 hours the filing of a suit In fed
eral court by the Reconstruction Fin
ance corporation In an effort to re
coup a balance of $60,000,000 out
standing on an (80,000,000 loan 1
(Continued on Page Three)
pierce admitted theft of (4000 be
longing to his mother-in-law. Mrs
Margaret Lunge, and which was hlc
den about the farm.
Pierce, In a short statement to the
court before sentence was passed
saldt
"The stigma that will rest upn
my child yet to be born will hurt me
worse than penitentiary bars. . My
wife Is soon to become a, mother."
Pierce asked for leniency in the
form of a parole or suspended sen
tence. He further stated that he boie
no 111 will toward his wife or mother
In-law.
The court. In a short review of the
case, declared: "You are a man ol
mature years and therefore not amen'
able to parole as are youthful first
offenders. The three-year sentence 1
have Imposed will entitle you to pit-
role In about elghten months If you
receive all the good behavior credits
which you can earn.
"The facts In this case show that
your mother-in-law had hidden hr
savings about the farm and you knew
where they were concealed. You tool;
the money and re-hid it, and appar
ently made preparations to depart."
The court directed that a commit
ment remanding Pierce to the stats
prison be Issued.
Pierce, In his cell in the c ninny
Jail, had prepared a written state
ment which his counsel, Attorney J.
F. Fllegel, advised him not to read.
Pierce has been a resident of this
section for about two years and lived
with his wife and mother-in-law on
the latter's farm. He has been mar
ried for the same period.
Evidence showed that Mrs. Ma run-
ret I Jin Re, owner of the money, was
chary of banks due. the court said,
"to unfortunate experiences,' and
cached her wealth In a "root house
Pierce removed It and re-concealed It
under a barn floor. Alt the money
was recovered.
PARIS. Nov. 31. (AP) General
Victor Denaln minister of air, to
day asked the chamber air commit
tee for 3,500.000,000 francs (approxi
mately 230.0O0,OOO) to modernize
the French air fleet u to out
strip Germany's "forrr.'dable" forge
of "swift and more modern planes."
, .
riPOSTOFFICE CLOSES .
PHANTOM SLUGGER OF
CAMPUS ADMITS DEEDS
SHELTON GOING TO
PflRTI AND HOSPITAL i
CONDON. Ore, Not. 31. (API
Joseph B. Shelton. former newspaper
publisher at Eugene, waa to be taken
by ambulance to a Portland hoeplta
today for treatment of eerlous In
juries he suffered In an automobile
accident near here Monday night.
lira. Shelton. who fuffered a lacer
ated scsip. was to accompany him
WILSON AND PEASLEY
TO Mi
Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, In
the Knights of Pythias hall, a meet
ing of truck operator, of Jeckaon
and Josephine counties li to be he:d,
to complete the organisation of tiei
local division of the association of' BOULDER. Colo. Sot. 31-Kot. 31., my flat Juat to see how o-d a Doser
. , ;jp, Behind the bara of a cell In tne; I waa," and that he enloyel "hear.rw
. .w . Boulder lall todav. aald Police Cn ef the glrla aqueal." The attack., a',1
Portland will be prwnt to addren C. Prater, waa the "phantom
the meeting and e.plaln the work the ' of the Colorado Unlver.lty cam-
association has planned to rurih.r. - "
nifn scnooi aiuarni nimea jca
Churches.
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 31. (AP)
A state-wide reunion of the Ancterl
and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free
masonry opener here for a three-day
meeting of lodgemen at which the
highest degrees of the lodge will be
exemplified.
A banqut for all local and visiting
members and candidates was set for
tonight. About 600 men were ex
pected at the banquet.
The grand reception and opening
of the lodge will follow the banquet.
Temple guards, In bright uniforms,
will be escorts of honor. Arthur Ber-
rldge, venerable master of Oregon
Lodge of Perfection, will preside.
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CHICKAS1IA, Okla., NOT. Jl. P)
Elffhteen sehgol children wera Injur
ed today when a school bus plunged
Into a brldgo after being crowded off
the road by a truck near Nlnnekah.
The bus driver, Bacox Roberta, CO.
and three of the children were in
critical condition.
Officers were notified and went on
watch for the truck which sped from
the scene.
the IntereeU of the trucking Industry
E M. Wtlnon. of thlt cltr. grand
master of the Maaonlc lodge for
Oregon, and A. E. Peasley. of the lo
cat order, left thu morning by motor
for Salem where Mr. Wilson will be
honored at a banquet given by the
Salem Masonic lodge.
From Salem Mr. Wilson and Mr
the ambulance. She had made marked: Peasley will continue to Portland to
impromnent toe a. '-attend tba fcotusi rttt reunion-
JACKSONVILLE MASONS
AT CHITWOOD. FUNERAL
The ceremony was performed lim
ply In the Kensington Register office.
Tho Marquess and Lady London
Beginning next Saturday, Novern.wr berry have both Intimated publicly
34, the postofrice will close at 13 'that they did not favor the match.
noon. Instead of at 1 p. m . on Sat
urdays. Postmaster Frank DeSoura an
nounced. This change, which prevails in
Grants Pass and Ashland, is due toi WILMTNOTON, Cel.. Nov. 31. f APi
IKa fhana In th train aVh.1. ! Ura Bai rm li Rtltl SA ffttftltV
Unlveralty campus, were .taged In thi ul m0M nortn nd burned and her 03-year-old daughter
outhbound mall to earlier hours Mrs. Ina Thompson, waa critically In
The chance In train time allocs anjjured In attempting to eitlngunh tne
HKVKIMjY lULUS, Nov. 20.
Well sir, hero is noinetliinp;
T would like to see all your
cities and towns do. Tlio L, A.
Itur Association put on a pag
eant called "The Making of
London, not. ai.-(AP)-Deplt th(! Constitution." (They aav it
tha previous objections of her father,' . . . . .-.. r-;.
the Marquess of Londonberry. Brit- I originated in Kansas City.)
lah minister of aviation, Lady Mar-1 Well, its R (.'rent thine, It
garet Stewart today waa married to shows Hell.iimim Frnllklill,
her flying Instructor, Alan Munta. j vsii inirton. Madison. Hnniil-
AGED WOMAN BURNED
TO DEATH IN HOME
but one of which occurred on the.
period between October 13 and Ocu
br n.
! Prater said autliorltlea twice que.
Churches told Prater, after stesd tloned Churches rat'rdln the sl'lg- i .,,.
questioning, that hs was the mvs-jgins, the nrst time about two weenai crrltr ,
trrlous assailant who ism mon-.i ago.
earlier handling wf mall through the
rprsng from shrubbery, struck
J. tE. Crawford, master of Warren student with his flats and laughlt.
Masonic lod of Jacksonville, todiy j dsahed si's)'.
asked all members of the lodge to The chief ssid the youth, a Janitor
attend the funeral Friday of Chafes at Boulder preparatory achool. declsr
Chitwood. to be held at 3 p. m. at ed he could give no reason for at
the Conger unl'rtsklrw parlors. Tnr I tacking nine girls In thla manner
lodge will be in charge of services escept that he did It "for fun."
t tba crav. Cburchea i4 he 'jut Um wiih
Yesterdsy he wss arrested as a aus-
pect In the theft of a radio from a
residence. Suddenly, the officers
switched their questioning from the
alleged robber and aorused churches
of being tne "slugger," Prster ssid
The youth psced the room for a
few moments, the chief aald
Carrier service throughout tha city
will remain unchanged.
to to muttered; "AU rtUt, J did K." i keta.
Salmon Hun liter
ASTORIA. Or, Not. 31. (API
Packing companies Indicated today
that commercial fishing on the Col
umbia river probably will close down
by the end of the week, except for
and i soma operations for fresh fish mar-
blarlng clothing of her mother, which
wss Ignited when she stooped to
light a gas heater late last night In
her home her.
l ire at" Me
Til Medford fire department an
swered a call ahortly after 3 o'clock
thla afternoon to the !te cafe on
East Mln street, where a leak In the
gaa Una had caused a fire. It wss
placed under control before eiten.lve
damage wss doe.
ton and nil those old "rope
wips" fiKhtinS diirinR the mak
in),' of our constitution. Youni;
ns well as the old will profit
hv it and really enjoy it. Write
nnd Ret your information from
the i. A. Bar Association. You
enn put it on for some irood
eliarity or free n'ln"'"'"" ! ni
not press npent for any bar
association. 1 just saw it and
tlionpht it was irreat and it's
n irreat tliina to do at this time.
It's not expensive to put on.
Just the rentintr of the c.os
tunics W nil. Ho this and you
will thiink me somo (lay. Yours,
UlCYcRiutiSjroslcste. lae.