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r-1 The Weather Forecast: Unsettled with rain tonight and Friday; little chance In tem perature. Highest yesterday .......;. 81 Lowest thU morning (g Medford Mail Tribune WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1934 Tweuty-niiitb Year MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 193.'). No. 242. DOS TELL KffiffiUP 1JWV I : UHHEB1 Infant Slain on Is Claim of Prosecuter (Copyright, 1034, by the Associated Press.) FLEMING TON, X. J., Jan. 3 (Al) The famous sky-riding parents of the kidnaped and slain Charles Au gustus Lindbergh, Jr., today told on the witness stand of the lost day they saw their blonde first-born alive, and of the events surrounding the kidnaping. Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh at the trial of Bruno HI chard Hauptmann, for murder of the child. Identified garments which she put upon the baby the fate ful night of March I, Wii, and sketched for the Jury a story of domestic happiness. Including the throw ing of a pebble to get the baby's attention at a nursery window. Colonel Lindbergh testified he heard the crash which the state contends was the breaking of the ladder down which the baby was carried from hts nursery window by Heuptmnnn, being Instantaneously killed, Mrs. Lindbergh was not cross-examined. The colonel was still on the stand when court adjourned for the day. ''(Copyright, 1035, by The Associated Press). FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 3. (AP) The state of New Jersey charg ed to a quickly completed jury to day that Bruno Richard Hauptmann killed baby Charles Augustus Lind bergh simultaneously with the kid naping of the child two years and ten months ago. The state further charged the stol id Bronx carpenter with ripping the sleeping suit from the dead baby In order to perpetrate a ghastly ransom j hoax upon the parents. The speech of the prosecutor was j In the presence of Colonel Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Testimony Opens , Taking of testimony began imme diately after tho state's statement of its case with Walter E. Roberts, Hun- j terdon county engineer, on the stand to explain charts of the Lindbergh ! estate at Hopewell In line with the state's attempts to prove the crime was committed In the place charged. The attorney general, David T. Wilentz. told the Jury he would prove that the man who kidnaped the baby and murdered it "aits in this courtroom.' Then, accusing Hauptmann. he said "He went out that window and down that ladder of his. The ladder broke. He had more weight going down than he had when he was com ing up. And down he went with this child. Instant Death Claimed "In the ccmmlsslon of that burg lary the child was instantly kilted By PAUL M.UXON (Copyright, 1934, by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. One un mentionable thought dominates the minds of most assembling congress men today, and will continue to dominate them for the next two years. It Is th.it they must next run for election at the same time as President Roosevelt. That is not as simple as it sounds. You non polltleally -minded voteu may not realize it, but Paul Ma lloo that one factor very probably will be the controlling Influence In this and the next session of congress. Tou cannot appreciate how it is already worry Inn the legislators, Republicans and Democrats alike. , To you. the next election may be something to start thinking about a year from now. To a congressman, it Is bread and butter and a career, things to bo thought about always, above everything else. You can see what effect it will have. No Democratic congressman can af ford to incur the d.spleasure of 'he head of the ticket. His fate is en tirely in Mr. Roosevelt's hands. He must cling to F. Ds coat-tails and rise or fall with them. No extra ordinary intelligence Is needed to fig ure that out. The problem of the last guard Re publicans is more complicated. The .situations of good senators like Bar bour of New Jersey, capper of Kan sas and even Courens of Michigan are typical. They must run on the tick et against Roosevelt. They will have to be careful. They must not offend t:ie Roosevelt following In their states, and yet must look out for themselves. In view of the fact that the entire house and one-third of the senate wilt face the .electorate with Mr Rcosevelt. there arc ood reasons to ausoect that the President will flora- inate this session of congress more j completely than he d:d the l&sg) one. ' That is. he certainly will, unless nc encounters a banana peel, and none 1a ;n si?:n yet. It' does not follow that concreAS jt.1I do everything Mr. Roosevelt wirrts exact'.y the way he wants It. No con gress could be expected to do that. T.ie boys will look out for them. p-:.cs w.th ui'.le p-liv.ca1. excursion ,ir the bonii. old pniMons :itl r.j.-h th:;v- They ?.-r eent:al'.y y ;' inued on Paie rhreej 4 mm I Tit Sf fl Defense To Claim H auptmann ' Didn't Write Ransom Note FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 3. (AP) Defense counsel In the trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann to day confirmed, after an earlier de nial, that John M. Trend ley. hand writing expert, would testify the Lindbergh ransom notes were not written by the German carpenter. Trendley was reported prepared to say that Isador Flsch, the friend of Hauptmann, from whom he al leged he received the ranson money, and who subsequently died in Germany, was the author of the notes. The mid-western expert con tended, counsel said, that the let ter "d" in the ransom notes matched the "d" In Flsch's first name. WARNING ON 'FLU' ISSUED BY COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIAL Influenrs, has resulted in several deaths In Jackson county in the past week, according to County Physician C. I. Drummond. Dr. Drummond stated that the fatalities were due to pneumonia fol- I lowing an attack of the "flu." Thla I year's epidemic, he said, started in a I widespread but more or less mild manner several weeks ago. As the disease spreads it gains virulence, with the result that in the past week the cases have been more severe. In many instance the symptoms are (Continued on Page Pour) FOG AWlCEPUT AUTOS IN PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 3. ( AP) Fog and ice. attending the coldest morning in nearly two years, threw automobile traffic into utter con fusion here today. Scores of cars Jumped curbings. pounded against other machines and Into ditches. The fog limited visibility to a few feet and the tee made It Impossible to stop. On the Interstate bridge between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., eight disabled automobiles were piled up at one time. Between 40 and AO crashes occurred there alone. No serious injuries were reported In the several hundred accidents. At 8:00 a. m. the temperature slip ped down to 28 degrees. The last freezing temperature In Portland was more than 23 months ago. 4 To date. 2249 temporary 1935 li cense stickers have been Issued by the sheriff's office. Approximately 600 stickers were Issued at the Ash land office. Thtg morning 50 autolsts applied for temporary stickers, anl i the demand is expected to continue j in modified form until the end ot the week. The state police yesterday served 100 provisional arrest' papers on auto- t.t Tf -a. aim nnnnnnrori that postal mmev order receipts and .check stubs would not be accepted jm Heu of temporary stickers or 1935 license plates. Trie same conditions apply to truck owners. Huck Williams, cook at Valentine's cafe in Medford Is In the hospital today as a result of an accident with a butcher knife he wu attempting to epalr at the cafe New Year's night. The handle of the knife became loose, and Williams was winding string around it when the thing slip ped in his hands, plunging Into his 1 ooay. nc wn ruL-uiu mwnrimi.Pi vj ttie Paired Hart hospital, where his , mr.dKipn was slvrn as "wnou? " ' Th" rTnrt i;ven out oday. ho ) c. cr. indicated that he was showing Scene (Copyright, 1935, by The Associated Press) FLEMINGTON, N. J.( Jan. 3. (AP) Colonel Charles Augustus Lindbergh and his wife, Anne Mor- :-iiw Lindbergh, were witnesses for the state today in the swiftly moving trial of Richard Bruno Hauptmann for the murder of their golden-hair-1 ed baby son two years and ten ! months ago. The famous mother gave forty-five minutes of testimony In a low, some times catching voice while the ac cused Bronx carpenter stirred In his chair. She was not cross-examined. Happy With Baby She told of her happiness with the baby, how it played In Its nursery. ' how Betty Gow, the nursemaid, held j It up to see when she tossed a peb ble at Its nursery window. A tiny garment was placed in her lap and she Identified It as a sleeve less shirt she herself had put upon the babe. This was among the garments which Attorney General David - T. Wilents charged wer ripped from the dead baby's body by Hauptmann so that he might perpetrate a ran som hoax. She went over the whole story, the events before the kidnaping, the event afterward. She Identified pic tures of hf son of his toys and places in which he prattled and play ed. Lindbergh Called When shf finished, Wilentz called for Betty Gow, then changed his mind and asked for Colonel Lind bergh to testify. The famous flier crossed his legs and told the Jury of the domestic events In his home before the dis covery of the kidnaping. "Sometime during the nfght did you hear a crash?" attorney general asked him. "Yes. I did." he replied. "Was It such a noise as would come from the falling of a ladder?" "Yes. If It were outside." He was sitting In the living room with Mrs. Lindbergh at the time, he said, and his first Impression was that the slats of an orange box had fallen from a kitchen table. Hauptmann, his chin resting In a hand, let his gaze fall upon Lind bergh. The latter turned his eyes to ward him a: 1 'or a moment they gazed directly at "h other, Haupt mann finally breaking it by seeking spot on the Judge's bench for the object of a stare. Pictures studied The flier studied the pictures offoPP1 his baby and the nursery and went 1 freezing. on: "Miss Gor called In a rather ex-' cited voice, asking If I had the baby. ! I went upstairs, saw the appearance i of the room and realized that some thing had gone wrong. The bed clo thing was ctlll pinned to the mat tresa as I recall." It was on his first or second visit to the nursery after the discovery of the crime, he said, that he found the note. "It was unopened and lay on the window sill," he said. He identified the note for the rec ord and Wilentz then read the note to the Jury. The court was hushed as Wilentz Intoned : "near Sir: Have ."0000 f rndy SJinnn $ In 20 9 bills 15000 In 10 X bills HUNK) $ In 5 S. After 2-4 days we will Inform you were to deliver the money. (Continued on Page Phreei SECRETARY STATE SALEM. Jan. 3. (AP) Secretary of State P. J. Stadelman. ill at his home In The Dalles, may not be fcble 1 to be In his offices here the last few days of hit term and It was doubtful he would be here for the induction of his successor. Earl finell, ; into office, it ws learned here to I da?- SALEM. Jan. 3. ( AP) A strictly j informal public reception In honor j of Charles H. Martin on his InauEur , ation as governor, will be held in the executive rooms at the State Cap j itol building the night of January 14. the rommitfe In charge of the : reception plans announced last night, j Arrangements have been made for ; the line of visitors to enter, shake hands with the general and Mrs. Martin, and leave through another, door. Presentation of the (juests will' j b made hy Mavor V. E Kuhn and! ny Howard E. Hu1mt. president 5f G O P Solons Anxious to Hear Roosevelt's Plans for New Deal Continuance Bonus Is Among Main Issues WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. (AP) Vi brant democratic majorities launch ed the 74th congress today on its ex traordinary tasks. The capltol, picturesque with crowds .and personalities, was the scene of the traditional organization formalities but the undercurrents dwelt more on possibilities In the lat est elaboration of the new deal u be made tomorrow by the president. The first Tennesseean In 09 years to be speaker of tho house, Joseph W. Byrns, gravely took office with i promise to further, legislation In har mony with "party principles and pol tales." The republican leadership pledged not to be obstructive. Fidgety in' a swallow-tall coat, Vice President Garner smiled and then was grave as ho smashed down the senate gavel at noon. New sena tors were being greeted by the veter ans. The florid Postmaster General Farley was present on the senate floor. Mrs. Roosevelt and various friends enjoyed the house . scene from the thronged gallery there. The president, meanwhile, remained at his desk to work on the 4.000-ward report on "the state of the Union" he will de liver to a Joint session tomorrow. Forecasting In a measure the tur bulent days to come was a deluge in the house of more then 2.000 bills, with number "1" going to the Pat man measure for cash payment of the 92, 100. 000 .000 soldiers' bonus a move which already has drawn sharp white opposition fire. Already It was clear that Issues of the 1936 presidential campaign soon would be in the making. On behalf of the republican minorities, the house leader of that party, Sncll, enunciated 20 principles destined to spur controversy over one and an other of the Roosevelt recommenda tions In store. Ho pledged, however, that the republicans would "meet every legislative proposal with open mind." The president, meanwhile, seclud ed himself at his White House desk to polish the message he personally will communlcato to the legislators tomorrow. Above almost else, capltol specula tion dwelt on a reported "surprise" he has In store as to dealing with relict, and hts position on the bud get. During the day. the treasury re vealed a deficit of almost $1. 700.000. 000 for the first six months of the fiscal year putting the gross public debt at slightly under $28,500,000,000. ASTORIA. Jan. 3. (AP) Astoria had Its coldest morning of the winter season today as the temperature to point slightly below There was a heavy frost. HAUPTMANN i battery of legal talent for Te I nnniiiiprp i ,. , , ; In nn innniiiTP i ,... . itiwr mimr iinirii rnuiYiiaru median leader j. fun Mrruiiiid rinfY.nm CO-OPERATION AS I'-x il UOMMITTEES IN 4r I crd ' weather burcnu, the j nniinnmn nnnin 1 - n II! I-lnAT II r- I rrX weatherman found that yes- NiKr.VN FrN.N if r KM . h Mrr rrjrr NrAKrAK K N UWIIVII1UUU VI UIIW I IH 1 III Iw I WW IIIUU I perature throughout the day re- ri) fe w-.... w 6W.MI.II.IM, 9T , . HdJUtoJ, bergh baby In the trial scheduled to open January z it snewn aoove, ien io ngni, wim. mnw .y Mauck. Hunterdon county prosecutor; David T. Wilentz, attorney (jeneral for New Jersey: Georgs T. Largs and Joseph Lanigan. 8tandir.g: Richard 8tc: ton and Harry A. Walsh. Helow are the attorneys who w'11 defend tnt German carpenter, left to right: Lloyd Fisher, Edward J. Reilly, Frederick Pona and F.gbert -: "sa I - J Three New Councilmen Take 1 v M Seats A" DePartment 1 !j Heads Retained Main Widening Bids Opened Dr. George II. Musscv of Klaiuath I alls is the president of the Ore gon .Medical BiH-lety. SHIP IN N. Y. HARBOR NEW YORK, Jan. 3. (AP) The sundered hull of the steamer Lex ington lay at the bottom of the East River today, victim of a col lision In which four members of hen crew were missing. Almost under the towering arch ; of Manhattan bridge, the Lexington, i bound for Providence with 130 pas sengers and a crew of 52, was ripped in two- when the tramp freighter Jane Chrlstpnson rammed her amid ships In the darkness last night. Tugs raced to the Lexington's side and took off passengers and crew in nip and tuck rescues before the ship went down ten" minutes : after being hit. Different accounts concerning the exchange of whistle signals between the freighter and the Lexington be fore they crashed were attributed to the captains of the two ships by Assistant District Attorney Sylvester Costino today. He questioned both Capt. John E, Wlkman, master of the Jane Christ enson, and Capt. William Pendleton, master of the Lexington. Iltli Auto Victim PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. !i. ( AP) Charles E. Daniels. 78, died here today, the 14th perison to be fatally Injured In automobile accidents within the city In leas than five weeks. He suffered a skull fracturl when struck down by an automo bile Christmas night. PENDLETON. Jftn. 3. ( AP) The temperature dropped to a low for the I season here last night when b mini- j mum of 22 decrees above zero wiw ; reached. Fog prevailed over the wheat country today and the sun was trying I to brcHk through the cloud banks. DEFENSE AND PROSECUTORS the prosecution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann as murderer of the Lind Meeting for the first time in 1933 and convening officially with the three new members chosen at the last city election, the city council attended to brief business last night and heard several animal reports from ctly departments. The councilmen who have com pleted their terms were replaced as follows, after the old body adjourned and the new membership took Its place: J. F. Erlckson In place of R. O. Stephenson and J. F. Fllegcl in place of C. C. Darby In the first ward: H. S. Deuel in place of D. R. Terrett In the second ward. Committees Named, Mnyor George Porter announced the standing committees for 1935. as fol lows: Finanoe: C. C. Furnas, S. A. Kro schel and Fred Heath. Public Safety: W. P. Stewart, C. O. Furnas and Ijarry Sohade. Streets and Roads: Larry Schade, S. A. Kroschel and J. F. Fllegel. Land Appraisal and Parks: H. 8. Deuel. W. P. Stewart a.id Larry Schade. Building and Light: J. F. Erlck son. H. S. Deuel and J. F. Fllegel. License: J. F. Fllegel, C. C. Puma and J. F. Erlckson. Health: S. A. Kroschel, Fred Heath and W. P. Stewart. Airport: Fred Heath, H. S. Deuel and J. F. Erlckson. Department Mends Stay, The official directory was an nounced for 1935, with every depart ment head whose term expired with the close of the year, reinstated. It stands now as follows: Geo. W. Porter, mayor; M. L. Al- ford. recorder; a us H. Samuels, treaa. urcr; Frank P. Parrel I, city attorney; F. W. Soheffel, city superintendent; F. H. Rogers, city Inspector; Roy Elliott, fire chief; ciatous McCredle. chief of police; Allen D. Curry, city Judge; Dr. L. D. Inskeep, health of ficer: C. W. Austin, milk- Inspector. Bids were opened at the council meeting for the widening of East Main street from the east line of Riverside avenue to the west end of Bear creek bridge. i Continued on Page Pour PORTLAND AUTO DRIVERS FIND COPS NOT FOOUN' PORTLAND, Jan. 3. ( AP ) Motor ists here have learned that police were not Joking when they said new license plates would be required after January 1. City police arrested 108 auto drivers yesterday for displaying old tags. In checking back on the rec ords at the weather bureau, the local weatherman found that yes terday, Wednesday, was the first day in two years that the tem perature throughout the day re mained below the freezing point. The maximum yesterday was 31 degrees or one degree below freez ing. The last day during which the mercury remained constantly below that point was January 20. 1933, when the maximum was 28 degrees. Last night's low temperature was recorded the same as the night previous, 28 degrees, and the forecast for tonight and Fri day was "unsettled with rain, lit tle change In temperature." BRODIE TO LEAVE L PORTLAND. Jan. 3. ( AP) Ed ward E. Brodle, who last July 27 "-as appointed chairman of the Oregon liquor control commission, will resign from that post next week before leaving for San Francisco where he will make his home. - It appeared today that appoint ment of Brodic's successor on the liquor control board will be a mat ter for the attention of Charles H. Martin who becomes governor of Oregon on January 14. There was every Indication that Governor Meier will take no action whatever other than to accept Brodies resignation, Brodle, former minister to Slam, and later to Finland, will leave for San Francisco either Friday or Sat urday of next week to Join the nat ional advertising firm of Bowman- Deute-Cummlngs, of which he has been elected vice-president. He has sold the Oregon City En terprise, which he had published 'or many years, to F. T. Humpherey, W. E. Tyler. Charles F. Bollinger and George Brodle. Humphrey and Tyler formerly pub llshed a newspaper at Hanford, Cal and George Brodle Is a son, of the retiring publisher. Bridle's resignation from the liquor commission will leave the board with out a chairman for the second time in about six months. Brodle was ap pointed to succeed George McMorran of Eugene. delayTounsky SAW FRANCISCO, Jan. 3. (fl1) Removal to Oregon of E. C. Bollnsky. former Crater Lake National park su perintendent charged with embez zling federal funds, was continued another day by Commissioner E. E. Williams today. Sollnsky sought reduction of his ball from S6.000 to 92.500, bu', the federal district attorney at Portland wired refusal today, so the delay was given to permit Sol in sky to raise the higher amount. He now Is on liberty on 1.2,500 ball pending the actual removal action, when the bail win Jump to S.OO0. Indications were a brother would provide the security. NAMED, IS REPORT Though Sheriff-elect Syd I. Brown has announced he would make no public appointments of deputy ther iffs until tomorrow. It was widely reported this afternoon, that the sel ections would b Herbert Moore ol Ashland. Victor Bcckman of this city, and Olenn Laid ley. former resident who has been living in California for several months. Sheriff-elect Brown could not be reached this afternoon for conflrn'.a tlon or denial of the report. Chris Gottlieb was named two weeks ago as chief deputy In the tax collecting department, and Howard Gault as thief legal deputy. PORTLAND, Osn. 3. (AP) Oov-ernor-elect Charles H. Martin today announced that William L. Goselln will be his private secretary during his term in office. Gosslln Is prominent In th ranks of the "Young Democrats" of Ore- Dr. Harvey Miller May Have Fractured Skull Fog Partially Obscures Drivers View in Highway Passing Dr. Harvey E. Miller of this city is suffering from hrad injuries and possible fractured skull In the Com munity hospital, and four other peo ple were treated for less serious In juries today as the result of an acci dent shortly after 11 a. m. In which two cars collided head-on near the fairgrounds. Dr. A. F. W. Rresae said this after noon that Dr. Miller's condition ta serious, although X-rays had not been completed to determine whether or not his skull was fractured. He was driving a car In which Dr. R. P. Mortensen also of this city, was a passenger. Dr. Mertensen received slight Injuries for which he was treat ed at the office of Dr. James C. Hayes. The other Injured persons were Ada. Kerby of Wagner creek, who la at the Sacred Heart hospital receiving treat ment for head cuts and bruises, Wil lard Sargent of 543 Effle street, this city, who was treated at the Commu nity hospital for a broken finger and cuts, and Sargent's wife, who received ci.js. Mr. and Mrs. Surgent were passen gers in a Ford sedan being driven by Mrs. Kerby. Mrs. Kerby stated thla afternoon that traveling south, she was ap proaching an oncoming bus, and upon ncarlng H saw the Plymouth coupe driven by Dr. Miller start out from behind the bus In an attempt to pass. The car In which the two doctors were riding skidded after driving alongside the -bus.- Mrsv Kerby- said; crashing into her car on the front end and right side. The Ford was turned almost completely around by the Impact, and both autos were badly damaged.- The front of the Plymouth was crushed in. and It Is believed that Dr. Miller was thrown hard against the windshield as his car struck the Ford. The pavement was dry, but a to partially obstructed the view of the drivers. Although state police who Investi gated made no estimate of the speed at which the two cars were traveling, Mrs. Kerby said the Plymouth was traveling at a good rate of speed as It started to pass the bus. Its rear wheels arc thought to have struck the gravel on the side of the road, throw ing the car Into a skid. State police were called to the scene where. sral cars and a considerable crowd had gathered. Three of the Injured persons were brought to Med ford by J. F. Erlckson, who was re turning toward this city at the time of the accident. Among them was Dr. Miller who 'was in a semi-con scious condition when rushed tu the hoepttal. Perl's ambulance was called but the Injured had been placed In pilvate cars and brought to Medford before It arrived at the wreck. SAN JOSE SHAKEN BY LIGHT MORNING QUAKE SAN JOSE. Calif., Jan. 3. (AP) A light earthquake shook San Jose at 0:36 this morning. It was re corded at Rlcard Observatory at Santa Clara university and Lick Ob servatory at Mount Hamilton, the third slight quake In five days. No damage was, reported. UKVKH.LY IIIU.S, Oil., Jan. 2. Well, it looks like none of tlic schemes worked mid we are jjoinjf rilit on abend iust let-. ting Hie new year come. I went to the football game. 1 imagine it will be in the ca pers anyhow about who '.von. I was too busy blathering after the tame to do much repotting. It was real chamber of com mere weather, and those old Arkansas boys, (that arc play inn under the name of Ala bama) anil those Pennsylvania ones playing under tile nom de plume of Stanford put up n jrrent name. Anxious to hear about the team that Fluey Lons,' imports' to bent Tulane. S'ours from the shady side of the b!'. acliers. floaan&ran&fc lACiatad PfH Ptoil jgoflittf W Jto Ittfi UWfivcao&fc
