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MEDFOIIL). OKEGOX, SUNDAY, .IAN UAH Y (5, 1935.
No. 241.
The Weather
ronTH-l : Haiti MinrlHy and mod-
Hauptmann Counsel
To Charge Four With
Lindbergh Kidnaping
Iti Ull 1 ItM A k'lVVkV !
(t'op right, 1D3S, by the Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 5. (AP) The announcement 0 Edward J.
Retlly, chief defense counsel for Bruno Richard Hauptmann. that he
would name four persona next week aa the "actual kidnapers" of the baby
Lindbergh evoked from Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, jr., tonight a chal
lenge to name the persons Immediately.
Rellly. in New York for the week- Tr?r?r??!
charge of murdering Charles Au-'
gustus Lindbergh. Jr., announced he
would disclose the names of the four
persons probably about Thursday.
Hiiiiptmiinn Not One t
Hauptmann, he said, was not one of ;
them. He would not comment when
asked directly If Betty Gow, the ba
by's nurse, was one of the four he
("intended to name.
"If Mr. Rellly knows any other
persons connected with this case, as
a member of the bar and as an offi
cer or the court, he should disclose
their Identity to the prosecution au-'
thorltles of Hunterdon county Imme
diately," Hauck said.
(Copyright, 1935. by the Associated
Press)
FLEMINGTON. N. J., Jan. 5. (API
The fuse lead lug to the bomb of
promised sensations In the Haupt
I mann trial sputtered with new life
tonight. .
The explosion, according to Haunt
inann's counsel, will occur firXixt
Thursday. .
With the trial In recess from Fri
day until Monday, Edward J. Rellly,
(Continued on Page Four)
STANDARD OIL CAN
'GO TO ILL' SAYS
BATON ROUGE. La.. Jan. 5. ( AP)
With Senator Huey P. Long wrath -fully
defying the Standard Oil com
pany, state police were reported con
verging on Baton Rouge today m oil
refinery workers of Louisiana prcpar
cd to hold mass meeting to pro
test against a new tnx on the indus
try. Long said in New Orleans Ia.it
night that the Standard Oil company,
which was reported to have discharg
ed 1 .000 men yesterday because of
tho tax, "can g to hell ar.(S stay
fflaero" unless "they want to give
Louisiana oil the propier trnatatewt."
Workers of the local plant, ono oil
the largest refineries In the world,
Invited refinery employes throughout
the state to be present at the mass
meeting tonight. Groups of employes
have also telegraphed President
Roosevelt asking his aid. They charg
ed that Long's dictatorship In the
stat is depriving them of their con
stitutional rights.
The tax of five cents a barrel on
th a re fining of oil, wh lch becomes
effective next Wednesday, was cred
ited with causing the Standard Oil
company to announce it would im
mediately begin discharging cm
ployes and curtailing operations.
"If they got to leave this state
unlc5s we're gonna let 'em continue
wni mcyre aomg neve irwy can go
to hell and stay there.
'They will have no troubli reach
ing an agreement with me if they
want to give Louisiana Oil the proper
treat men t. They know what I'm talk
ing about. There ain't nobody afraid
of them."
(Copyright, 1035. by the Associated
Press t
SAARBRUECKEN, Saar Basin Ter
ritory, Jan. 5. A possibility that
the Saar plebiscite may be postponed
several months was seriously discuss
ed in official quarters tonight Rfc rival
Nni and nutl-Na?! factions prepared
for mammoth open nlr demonstra- '
tlons tomorrow.
Permission was given the two
group to hold the mass meetings, j
expected to be the bliicest since th j
plebiscite campaign opened. In Saar
brnecken the same dnv.
"SaySayed
If the gatherings cannot be held.Su(ldfn cloudbursts caused the flood
peaceably the final Sunday before the ms 0( llreetl ,nd b,Mmenti In Los
balloting. It would be dangerous to j AngtlM ,nd s, D,e?0 toda., u onf
attempt to carry out the plebiscite storm lwept ,nl,n4 lnd ,notl,cr
one week later, cfflclala sa:d they be- ' !oTmca OT,r the Aleut . ,!lan,.,.
,"''ra- I breeding area for the Pacific coast s
, , , t7.VTT.,r L , "uniunial" weather.
RUEL KNOWLTON DIES ! warning, of . south g.l. tonlgnt
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL o0snuncJt WM n'Tn ",on8 lh'
nuel Knowlton of Jacksonville j Wa:er ran two and one-half feet
p.s.-d away at a local hospital at ; ,)c,p ,n trrets of Long Beach for a
R:!0 last nislit. following a serious brle.( tme. Bw:r.eiiU In downtown
"I!"1 of torn (lays and an extended JjOS Angeles were filled when an In-h
..iriness cf the last len vears. 0( raln ff1 , in nour tnl, mornin!
A complete obituary will be an- njosds were piled with debris In some
r.ounced fro:n Comer funeral parlor. ..Urroundlng areas.
lrl.il x-rnro mi Puge 4
A rrv.p;r m.d interest !nz lay
c.it of p.ct-:re Jhnxitig princi
pals and 5'-ens at the trial of
Ttr uiio Ha .irtrr.ann In New Jer
?ry is earned on pace 4 t-f this
lsuc of the Mail Tribune. The plc
1 irer. wrre rnshrd to Med ford by
Mir n'.il '( !( pr
Prisoner Annoyed
When N ewspaper
Stories Scissored
FLEMINGTON, N. J.. Jan. 5.
(AP) Bruno Richard Hauptmann
appeared annoyed thla morning
when his Jailor brought him the
morning paper.
There was no front page. Pages
3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 were missing.
Columns were slashed from almost
every other page In the paper; and
In all there was little for the pris
oner to read.
Hauptmann is permitted to read
a dally newspaper of his own
choosing, but only after all news
pertaining to himself has been deleted.
BY WINDS, FLOODS
(By (he Asorta'trd P-rtws)
Windstorm, flood and gale driven
ralu gretted refugees from winter in
the California and Florida resorts Sat
urday while the sam dealt more
gently with the folks up north.
The worst storm in a year subsided
In California after flooding highways
and streets In San Francisco and
southern California cities. Shipping
was diel-ay-ed by the gl, and the
British tanfow Crescentla, long over
due from Japan, was feared lost at
sea. s
RcHfdcnts in the foothills of the
Sierra M'adre mountains back of Los
Angeles were warned of a flood ap
proaching. The dffluge blocked Foot
hill boulevard with landslides be
tween a-L CresoM-it-a and Tujung-a,
made ri vers of Los A n ge I es st ree ts
and emptied Into downtown base
ments. Row boats we?e ready to save
iwarsotyea resMiwit Qi Lam B.oaoi.
Dawia at MI'srU, Wm heavy ra-lia
and strong winds causeti postpone
ment of the Miami ooh golf tourna
ment. In Sacramento; Cel., 1.83 Inches of
rain fell In 24 hours and the Sacra
mento and Awarlcan rivers rosu, but
stayed below flood stage.
A southern gale wm forecast for
the Oregon coast Saturday night and
Sunday.
The zero weather of the last week
had departed from most yt the. north
ern states, but a dust storm wais
partly blamed for the death of a
school teacher In South Dakota.
Blinded, choked and near exhaus
tion from tramping through the gale
of dust. Miss Lillian McCill reached
her school house at Sturgls, S. D.
lew moments oerore the store ex-
ploded. filling the air with soot, dirat
and ashes. She collapsed and die..
Temperatures were still sharp In
New England, with 20 below at Green
ville, Me., 9 below at Schenectady
and 4 above at Boston.
San Diego had Its share of the
near-cloudburst with .70 of an Inch
of rain In two and one-half hours
Saturday, a quarter inch splashing
down In five minutes. Hundred of
automobiles were stalled, street car
service disrupted and In some places
telephone service Interrupted by the
flood. Police carried motorists from
stranded cars at one Intersection.
At Yuma, Ariz., it rained and at
Flagstaff there was snow.
CLOUDBURSTS SWEEP
iOS ANGELES REGION
FILLINGJASEMIS
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. S fAPl
Ssn Dtego got .70 of an Inch of
rain In two and one-half hours. Hun
dreds of motor ears were stalled n
t!:e st-eets and trolley service srus
disrupted.
Trie water was carried sTsy rap
Idly and no losses were reported.
(.r'd l'i I'nrtliitwl Mr. Slid Mrs
""onion Grffn Friday nlRhl bv
i irsm for Portland..
NEW. CONGRESS
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This was ..he rostrum scene as the seventy-fourth congress the second "new deal" congress convenei
for Its admittedly Important task of enactin- new legislation to deal with unemployment relief and multftu
dlnous other vital problems. (Associated Press Photo v
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PORTLAND, Jan. ft. ( AP) Notice
able uneasiness within certain Dem
ocratic camps over tho prospect of
Harry L, Corbctt, Multnomah Repub
lican, being elected president of the
senate when the state legislative ses
sion opens this month, has broken
out Into the open on several frontn.
The latest opposition to Corbetfs
selection came from C. D. .Stringer.
Democratic senator-elert from L!nn
county. ,
I have mad up my mind.
SArlngpr declared, "that Senator Cor-
bett should not at this time be elect
ed prosldent of the senate."
He supported his conclusion with
the statement that "the voters of
Oregon have clearly Indicated that
they want a 'new deal and a fair
deal."
And he added: "For one, I have
decided to go down to defeat, If
necessary, to support a Democrat .or
this position." ,
Before the November election Sen
ator Corbett was regarded as having
sufficient pledges from Democrats ae
well as Republicans, to Insure his
receiving the presidency. After Dem
ocrats made such large gains In tlic
general flection, however, the cry
went up for a Democratic president
ana some oi tne democrats suggested
Corbett release them from their
piTOStra. Laroett qccunca io grcep-j
the suggestion.
In an overtime period which had
the fans wild with excitement, the
Southern Oregon Normal school bare
ly sneaked over a win on a com
pletely rejuvenated Willamette uni
versity five last night. The Bearcats
leading until the last minute, lacked;
the final punch needed to even the
series, losing by the close margin off
30-27. The score at the md of the
regular game was 27-alI, Tatterson
having brought the SONS from be
hind to even the count with a long
swlshcr bare seconds ahead of the
final gun. I
In the overtime period Howell
scored the deciding basket with a
neat field goal, and put the game I
on Ice with a free throw. j
The main event, replete with thrills'
as iv was. was very mne, u any, more
j Mary's all-stars of Medford, In which ,
SONS WIN, 30-27.
OVER BEARCATS
IN: EXTRA PERIOD
.the srrsppy local outfit battled WM cnght in the net by the fact
jeen terms with the highly tw;thlll hrr mn VM lne hCnwct man.
frosh until the lat minute, when
drsperate Ashland squad managed to
toss the extra basket for s win, 35-33.
Southern Oregon Basketball fans
are tiO longer surprised at the up
tat' rating of the Southern Oro
on Normal school quint as the brst
roUs" tfsm in the .tat
Di.pltng a br.'Mftit brand of bill,
seldom If err rT in t..'o valy, the
Hobfontfs Friday nicl't literally ran
away with tne name, to leave t ie
Willamette university fire strand'd
on t?ir sort ?n1 nf n 50-2R th.-as'ilnrr
in th. AAlllnn'l jut. lor hull s-.h.l
lym. (
STARTS HUGE LAW
Non-Fraternity
Studes To Band
For Protection
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 5. ( AP) One
hundred at 14 twenty-five men stu
dents at Willamette university not
belonging to any Oreck letter fra
ternity or other organl7atlon today
banded together in an effort to
secure their "rightful social privi
leges," from which they declared
they have been shut out because
they were Independents.
The new organization will be
known as tho Independent Social
association, the object of which
tlll be to secure more social privi
leges in the line of dances, parties
and general gatherings. It was de
clared the new group would not be
a political body.
i
Building permits for the city oi ,
Medford for 1034 show a gratifying
Increase over those of 1033, according
to k report by C-Jty Superintendent
Fred Scheffel.
. i l j .u ii.i..ui iBauiti uwiiMg
BUILDING PERMITS
INCREASE IN 1934
past year, as compared to 110 for thcjof o)d flRC pemlonjlt .tabulation of
year before, It la easily evident that
building Is aicaln climbing here.
The $99,000 total for 1034 is an
,m,L,w" i ii.c - v. nit- iifeiinn
w ui t.aaj.
Although these figures fall far:
J"' " "'""jbe held in the Smoke House alleys
the total amount was $660,720. tho.
InrrcsM indl.rat,. that the drprM.p , , tl
s on Is lifting in the nogne mver , ,! tcam nd nd,Vldul watch
valley.
PELICAN CITY MAN
K Kil I Pn RY A I ITO
10 IMLLLU D I HU I wl
, KLAMATH FALLS, Jan. fi. (API
.Struck down by an automobile as
I he stepped to the road from a parked
car. S. E. Dorey. 71, was fatally In -
Jured Friday at Pelican City. T;ie
other machine was driven by Law -
rence E. Nccly.
Women at Trial Form
Strange Contrasts for
Human Nature Study
Ily MHY tXIZ.MIK'l II I'M MMIIll
Associated I're-if, Staff Writer
FLEMINGTON. N. J., Jan. 6. f AP) Truth, they say. Is stranger than
fiction. R was proved in the oddly contrasted group of women fate drew
into the Hunterdon county court room the first three days of Bruno
Hftuptmann'a trial.
nrtvsiut. wmill l.nrrilv have had i -
Mnr.M . ,tu.,hi. ih.m t,i-t . omp
f(,Rr pft!nt KfM9 they
Here were a British cook
Srotch nurse, and s Geiman grand
ninth.!- ti-hn thnuch arrna the aes.
A raw-boned carpenter's wife and a
little dark-hslrrd woman, daughter
of a late ambashador and wife of the
rcuutry's hero: and on the Jury, a
blacksmith's wife and a widow who
docs bead work.
People ho watched, who sat with
In arms length, found It hard to tv-lle-.f.
i
What they did a. beyond a fic
tion writer imagination. The Brit-
Bn COOfc sei7ed an
! mnt and told the
unguarded mo
world from the
! witnr.'i -,i,,id thtit hr hunnsnfl war
trur to h.-r Ami l.linlbr rali took
jiier babj s garments la hr binds and
- MAKING TASK
SOUTHERN OREGON
EAGLES HERE FOR
Delegates from all Southern Oregon
aeries of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles arc in Medfcd today attend
ing an - Important conference ctf
Si:t.Uerii Oregon lodges.. Cities rep
resented include: Bend, M'arslvficld.
Roseburg, Klamath Falls, Grants Pass.
Ashland, Lakcvlew and Medford.
The conference, being conducted by
State President D. D. Hall and being
held at the Knights of Pythias hall,
will get under way at 10 a. m. with
registration of delegates, followed by
welcomes from A. H. Banwell, presi
dent of the Medford aerie, and Mayor
Oeorge Porter, h member of the local
lodge. Following the morning ses
sions, luncheon will be served at noon
for the visitors with local Eagles
and members of the Auxiliary acting
as hosts and hostesses. The after-
noon sessions will commence at 1:30
am( wm jn 8u probability laat sev-
; enil hours.
State President Hall will bring be
fore the delegates those matters In
whieh the Fraternal Ordcr of Eagt'es
im vitollv I ii throat rri finst nnrt.lc.ular
riiRPiiMlnm win hn lirM on Questions
employment, widows' pensions and
! the visit of Grand Worthy President
KlrorReDoURllls. who Is scheduled to
. , 1nrtnrri nn PmhniorV ft
, Commenclnt at 7 o'clock In the
. hn,l.,lMtT niirnam,n. wni
between teams from each lodge.
nlng
charms will be swarded members of
the winning team. The trophy and
watch charms are being presented by
Wntter Antle. The trophy must be
won tnr),e UmCf m ,ucceslon befofe
,t becomes the property of any lodge.
A1 members of the local aerie are
f Urg?d to attend the conference not
; only to hear the Important dlacus-
I sions but In order to assist In the
. entertainment of the visiting dele
I gates.
fingered the fabric, as If someone
Mid-she were judging IU quality.
1 A g-1 In a lilac dress, with a coro-
net braid, worked at a makeshift easel
n the court room, sketchlnff. but she
; couldn't catci It all the ft.lm finger
with which Anne twisted her wedding
ring. Mrs. Haupttnann's red-lldded i Harl Combs hanged herself with
eyes, the tapping foot of the No. 3;tn electric Iron cord In ner cell In
Juror. jthe carbon county Jail today,
Tne women's clothes alone told a Her trial on a charge of slaying
tory .Anne's little bbvk frok with her husband, S. S. Combs, former
I Jtt, touches of pink; the coata two city attorney of Casper, was to have
i WQmen Jurors left on. although the begun Monday. She had Insisted
court room wan torrid
tli.t mink
wrap, the svelte beret of Mrs
Js-k
n,mo.. . former .holr1 th. hoM
print of'lh. muss bl.rksmlth't wlfrj
on the jury wore
Another story ss their colorltn
their fsrlal rprcmons Anne's faee I
'
(Continued sn Psg Pour,)
' ilDES
HEAR
Steel and Auto Production,
General Retail Trade Lead
in Gains Electric Pro
duction Shows Increase
By KADKR WINtiKT
Associated Press Flnnnrlal Writer.
(Copyright, 1035. by the Associated
Press)
Business took a confident step
last week into the new year and
pointed with pride to sustained
gains.
Steel and automobile production
and general retail trade were un
doubtedly the leaders, but electric
power production and carload iigs de
clined somewhat less than season
ally. .
The week was broken by the New
Year's holiday, and many ptawus wese
closed for Inventory, but the usually
dull period was enllv&ed hy numer
ous contra-seasonal olev.eI(?.nnts sus
taining or adding to some previous
gal tis.
Steel Production Vp.
Steel production was at 39 3 per
cent of capacity as estimated last ,
week for the entire country by the
American Iron & Steel Institute, th
highest point for that usually verj
quiet week In four years. That point
marked the eleventh consecutive I
weekly Increase and was 4 percent
age points above the previous wee.
Automobile production was a major
spur to steel. Motor orders were re
ported high enough to hold assembly
list a until k(..h Tmnlnvmunt nntv
, ,. . . .
Is estimated 38 per cent over last
i month and 60 pec cent above' this
I nr1ivH 1nat va.v nnlK frtinti the
annual New York show with hlgJi
hopes, of laying tho basis for sales
records for recent years.
Retail sales d napped last wopflc f-rom
the previous week, but less ths-n the
same seasonal fall a yea-r ago. De
mand Is reported by authorities as
rhlfted to industrial centers from j
agricultural communities, a change
noted by an unusually early influx
of buyers In the wholesale centers.
More Electricity Nee'd'ed
Electric power production for tmj
wee endied Reccnvfoer 29 was report
ed by the Edison EVectrl Institute
of J,6&0.4'a7.03&"0 M-ffWft'H hours. n
Increase of 7.2 pe.r eeivt over 1033.
hut a dnop from the previous week.
The wee to wee decl'l-ne was less
thaw seavafiwl. awd the toitwl marked
the hl'gih'es-t ChT.ltms week on
record.
F?ftt-gi'fc KWvewf'R't oa c-lass 1 rall-
rea's tot-a-I'etf 436.1 2'0 ca5 for the
rnda Becem-ber 29. oM 122.778
csts from tk prevlis week and
undwr tfre camipatfaMe period of 1033.
The drop from the previous wee,
however, was less than usually ex
perienced at that time of year.
OREGON CITY, Ore., Jan. 8. fAP)
Convinced that the youth's body
will not bo found until the deep
snow melts, searchers today retired
from th much rmintrv 20 miles
-nuthMt ftf Mnllsls niter havine been
unable to find any trace of Stanley
French, IB, missing for a week
French's companion, Kendall Wash
burn, Jr., 17, was found frozen to
death.
The two boys left Oregon City for
a hike to High camp for winter
sports. A sudden snow storm .re
sulted In the tragedy.
COALMINE!
AFTER 11-DAY STRIKE
KATOWICK. foland. Jan. 5. (AP)
Forty coal miners aJl that re
mained of 80 who started an under
ground strike 11 days ago climbed
out of the Bssma mine near Sosno
wlce ton Ig lit after local authorities
agreed to find work for them.
They were exhausted and weakened
from their stsy In the dark, damp
shaft 250 feet underground.
About forty of the original number
of strikers had surrendered during
the last few days because of their
sufferings underground.
IN SUICIDE THREAT
RAWLINS, Wyo.. Jan. 8 (API
Woir-in nr h frninntiv nrviri
Mwrtlon she would "never go to
j trial" for her husband's murder, Mr.
vl.ornu.lv slnri. hsr arrcnt last June
thst shs hsd nothing to do witn
h.r hu.h.nd d.sth.
WASHINGTON. Jan S (APi Oen -
Jttn VmMnt today waa for-
mallj deslnstel honorary commsn -
der-ln-el-.lef for llfr of the military
order of the world war.
SEARCH FOR RnnY
More Convicts
To Enact Role
Of Guinea Pig
CANON CITY, Colo, Jan. 5
( AP) Prison routine soon will
end and the life of laboratory
test tubes will begin lor two
more Colorado convicts.
Official- said two prisoners,
young men this time, will be se
lected within two weeks for fur
ther testa of the tuberculosis
wrum developed by physlcisns at
the national Jewish hospital at
Denver.
The strictest secrecy will be
thrown around the new experi
ments. It wsa learned, as the doc
tors felt the Initial tests were
given too much public!:? and
"ballyhoo."
IN '34 DEPOSITS
Medford bank deposit totals for ,
1W4 have shown a healthy Increase j
over 1933. according to th. semi-
annual reports of the conditions of
local banks, published recently.
Eiiffene Thorndlke. v Ice -n resident I
of tne Flrat Nfttlonftl banlc nere
announced that the tatal deposits of
that Institution, given as $2.6(10,
765.63. about $58,000 short Of the
3 million mark, are the latest ever
registered, surpassing tho mark made
in 1928.
This surprising Increase may be
due, Thorndlke stated, to the Influx
of wealthy people to the valley, as
well as to the financial success of
the fiult season lust passed.
' . ,
Tho deposits of the First National
for 10.14 have Increased $746,86.fi3,
over the year before.
A similar Increase hits been reg
istered at other banks here, It la
noted.
The Medford National bank now
shows a total ct deposits of $666,000
compared to $4 7 ft ,000 of the year
Won. an increase of $181,000.
Tho Farmers and Fruitgrowers bank
Also shows a splendid Increase, the
10.13 deposits of 1BM13.B1 now hav
ing grown to 9247,000 an Increase of
jW5.587.19,
The total gross receipts of tho
three banks of the city show a gain
(Continued on Page rwelve)
TAPER OFF DOLE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (AP)
With majority leaden already fcavlng
pledged approval by their followers,
congress will tackle Immediately next
week an tB60.000.000 appropriation to
taper off the dole and then turn nt
once to a work relief program em
bracing more than four times that
amount.
Conferees of President Roosevelt
disclosed thla Ilne-up today as the
lead off for a twenty-point program
to be submitted piece-meal from
the White House. Work will be start-
! immediately after receipt on Mon
UHr DI wn "y acscr.Dca as an
These same leaders predicted con
gress would approve the relief meas
ures without undue delay and with
probably only slight change.
Probably on Monday Mr. Roose
velt Is to send his request tor the
9880.000,000 emergency relief appro
priation designed to taper off direct
handouts by next November. Later
In the week, he Is scheduled to trans
mit a special message calling for the
creation of a new set-up to handlo I
some 14.000.000.000 In carrying out
his work-relief program until private !
Industry absorbs some 3,500.000 un-1
employablea and for the return of !
around 1,500.000 unemployable to
local relief.
Some house members who have fol
lowed the tax situation closeiy, al
though declining to be quoted, today
discussed where the money for this
huge program was coming from. Some
even went ao far as to aay It might
be necessary to enact new taxes.
At any rate, they were preparing
to re-enact I41fl.000.000 In "nuisance"
taxes which expire at the end of the
present fiscal year, as the president
requested at a meeting with leaders
last night.
10 COPY AMERICA
PARIS. Jan. 8. (AP) Prance
planned today to build her future
air fleet on tho American system.
Senator Amory Dels Orange, mem
bet of the senate's aeronautical com
mittee, revealed the findings of a
commission which toured plant In
the United States will form the basis
for Prance's desperate efforts to raise
I her aviation Into the ranks of the
B,lou n" m
1 plsnrs sr. on the schedule planned
1 hy Clen. Victor Denaln. air minister.
He said It will take until 1030 to
1 build and buy the ships he needs
but he already ts out after the good
pilots.
$880,000,00010
E
PLEAD GUILTY 10
Former Paymaster and Con
struction Chief Will Be
Sentenced After Superin
tendent Soiinsky Is Tried
PORTLAND. Jan. 8. (AP) Two
mm Indicted with B. C. Soiinsky.
former superintendent of Crater Lake
National park, on eharges of con
spiracy to defraud the government.
1 pleaded guilty to the accusation In
1 federal cuurt late Friday. They were
I A. a. Edwin and I. F. Davidson.
I Soiinsky, who surrendered to th
federal marshal in San Francisco Is
expected to stand trial. He probably
will reach Portland January 15.
Sentencing of Edwin and Davidson
was postponed until Sollnsky's case
has been disposed of.
thrM men w charged with
niP'"on of payrolls while all
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and with diversion of federal money.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (AP)
Secretary Ickes today said six offic
ials of Sequoia National park. In
California, had been suspended pend
ing a hearing for allegedly accepting
.gratuities from a motion picture
company several years ago.
The men suspended were:
John R. White, superintendent of
Sequoia and General Grant National
parks; Ford Spleglemyer, chief ranger:
Hugh Parks, general foreman; Irving
D. Kerr and 8am Clark, rangers and
John A. Berger, landscape engineer.
585 ARRESTED BY
POLICE IN. YEAR
The elty of Medford was host at
a charmingly Informal "open house."
beginning January 1 and ending De
cember 31, 1034, to large group
of guests. Chief of Police Clautous
McCredle poured water, after which
bread was served.
Guests, flflfl of them, dropped In
on charges ranging from "too drunk
to stand up' to grand larceny.
Chief McCredle was also host to 10
Juveniles who were put on the
straight and narrow path with good
advice.
UNION PACIFIC CHIEF
DIES OF FALL INJURY
SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 6WAP)
Walter J. Guild, 83, of Walla Walla,
division superintendent of the Union
Pacific Railroad system, died' at it
hospital here today from injuries suf
fered when he fell down a railroad
embankment.
Guild stepped from a train Thurs
day and fell down an embankment.
Several ribs were broken and his foot
Injured.
Vanderbilt Junior
Takes Third Bride
In Civil Ceremony
ALBUQUERQUF, . N. M., Jan. 6.
(AP) "Tremendously happy"
and wearing Indian rings of silver,
Instead of conventional diamond
and gold engagement and wedding
bands, his third bride and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt Jr., scion of the
New York family, were ready to
day to start a honeymoon trip to
Grand Canyon.
The bride- the former Helen
Varner, Clarksburg. W. Vs., divor
cee, and Vanderbilt got a marriage
license here yesterday and were
married by a Justice of peace.
It was the third marriage for
Vanderbilt, who is 36, and the sec
ond for the pretty bride, who gave
her atte as 28.
WILL
ilOUiY'tVOOl), Oil., Jim. .
You liPiir rcplc snyi "Wh(.
is tliin New Deal anyhow!"
Well, there was a headline to
day that explains it: "Wall
Street anxiously awaits the
President's message."
Well, in the "old deal" it
was the president that wa.n
anxiously waitin rj till Wall
Street sent, him the message to
read.
If Arizona, Texas or Arkan
sas hear nomi'thini? whizzing
over our heads it won't be a
plane; it's Dixie Howell pass
ing some autographed footballs
lini'k to friend in Tusealoiisa.
Yours,
'La.
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