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The Weather Forecast: I'nsettled with occasional rain or mow tonight and Tuesda; little chance In temperature. Highest yesterday . Si M M EDFORD AIL TRIBUNE W1NNEB Pulitzer Award rOH 1934 l.unest this morning - 31 I Tweuty-ninth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY U, 1933 No. 251. i 1 -- - . GIRL SAW SUSPECT 'WATCH 'JAFSIE' INi TELEGRAPH OFFICE Bronx Mannequin Gives Startling Testimony In Trial Of Lindbergh Kidnap Suspect -Bruno Blushes. FI.EMINOTON, N. J., .Ian. II. (AD Court adjourned at 4:26 p. m.. toiiny at coinletlon of the cross examination nf Eldrldpc IV. Stein, tnte handwriting expert. (Copyright, 1935. by Vhe Associated ; Press) FIFMINGTON. N. J.. Jan. 14. Bruno Richard Hauptmann today was identified by a surprise witness as a man who shadowed Dr. John V r MafRttM Condon In the Bronx prior to the payment of $50,000 J Lindbergh ransom. I The witness was Miss Hlldegarn ; Olpa Alexander, a resident of the j Bronx. She said she saw Hauptmann j watehin-r Dr. Condon In a tele-j graph office In the waiting room of the Fordham station of the New York Central railroad. Be fore Ransom Palrt She fixed the time as sometime between the time that she learned Dr. Condon was the ransom Inter mediary na the time it was an nounced the 4noney had been paid. "Who else was In this station besides you and Dr. Condon?" a prosecutor asked her. "I saw a man ' looking at Dr. Condon." she said. , She explained the man was 10 to 18 feet away, and said she saw him Bgaln a few evenings later. "Was there anybody else In that station besides Dr. Condon and this man and yourself?" "There may have been but I did not notice anyone particularly." j "Wlflo was the man you saw- in -.that station watching Dr. Condon on this night and whom you saw a few nights afterwards walking down Fordham road?" "I say the man was Bruno Rich ie Hauptmann!" Bruno Blulics Hauptmann turned a slight red. His wife sitting nearby paled. Miss Alexander said she was 26 years old and described herself as a salesgirl and dress model. She made a chic appearance on the stand. She testified her attention was attracted to the man she identified as Hauptmann in the telegraph office by "the fact he was very obviously watching 'him (Dr. Con don), very significantly." When Edward J. Retlly. chief or defense counsel, cross-examined her she slightly embarrased the state (Continued on Pa Thre) LA GRANDE. Ore.. Jan. 14. (API The case of state v. Daniel C. Bow man, charged with the murder of Fred Lampkln. Pendleton publisher was halfway through the argument early this afternoon with fair pros pects it would reach the Jury's hsnds late todar. Special Prosecutor Oeoree Mowrv. In opening statements, pictured Bow man a.i Intentionally killing Lampkln at the Tor.' Vey ranch in the Blue mountains Nov. 9. and reviewed testi mony of the etatc'a witnesses to sup port his contention. State Senator Henry Hess sought to refute Mowry's claims In his opening atatement for the defenpe. portraying the killing as accidental and attack ing several points upon which Mowry sttchta significance. . 14 SACRAMENTO. Calif., Jan. iLTi -Anti-communistic legislation providing for the disqualification the communist party and any other group advocating overthrow of the eovrrnmeni. dv was iiriira in solution prd hv the northern rrnirv - voters and supported Governor Frank T. Merr'.am's pr-'-pocd crime conf-r-f no. Klamath Digging From Under Snow KLAMATH FALLS. -Inn 14 (API -.'in'hme ir.d hlt ski pr ailed here todav a!r a '.rmy Sunday a - i.. . t . t onto Klsmaf." r:i and" the ur rrurd.r.e rm: pit,-' TRIAL OF BOWMAN NEARING CL1AK w r re ;tct out and Badge of Honor Given Martin By American Legion SALEM, Jan. 14. ( AF) A spe cial badge of honor, the gift of the American Legion, will be formally presented Governor Charles H. Martin on behalf of Portland post No. 1 at a short ceremony late today. The drum corps, with 100 democrats, arrived by special train In time to attend the opening ceremonies of the 38th legislative assembly. Following the ceremonies In the afternoon the drum corps aeranad ed both Salem newspaper plants. G. Y. Harry, general chairman of the "invaders" with Col. John D. Mann, marshal of the division were In charge of the parade thru the Salem business district. NATIONS INCOME SHOWS DECLINE WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. UP) The nation's total Income -fell to 146.- 800.000.000 during 1933 from M9.- :0.000,000 In 1932. It was the fourth successive yearly decline, the depart- j nient of commerce said today. The reduced income reflected d erse economic conditions prevailing earlier In the year and showed a de cline of 43 per cent under the all- time record Income of 82.300.O00,OOO earned in the boom year 1929. Despite the continued decline, the department of commerce noted a number of encouraging developments lr the nation's economic life In 1933. These Included a check In the de cline in waoes; a reductlH in the drafts by business ujmw accuirmlateii surpluses; a sharp increase 1 saSawtes, interest, dividends and rewts and roy alties. SAN PAULO, Brazil, Jan. 14. (UPl Prlmo Camera, former heavy weight champion or the world Sun day knocked out Cecil; Harris. Los Angeles negro, who has Been nis sparring partner. Harris took a terrllic Dealing throughout the fight. Weakening under Camera's pummellng he went down for a ntne count shortly at opening of the seventh. Harris, a 248 pound giant, went down first In the fifth round and again In the sixth. Camera weighed 263 pounds and anneared In excellent shape. He will tight Irving Klaussner at Rio de Janerlo on January 20. Prospects for summer Irrigation water are good, according to OUn j Arnsplg(T g&en(,ral managcr of the Medford and Talent irrigation dis tricts, inasmuch as the ground is well soaked with miosture, causing the snow that has fallen in the past two weeks to remain longer with a slow run -off. According to reports received today, three and one-half feet of snow has fallen at Fish lake, and two feet lies on the ground in the Hlatt Prairie and Emigrant Dam sections. More is expected to accumulate. The spring run-off, and Incidental run-off, if any. is expected to leave the reservoirs well filled. The soli of the valley now conatlns more moisture than at any time In the past five years. LITTLE BOY TRAINS i GOPHERS IN STUNTS j SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 14. (UP) I "Bobble" Berle. 9. has a gopher Bobble's pet cat brought ih circus. ome two baby gophers while her i family wag living in Texas four t nt,1!l " - .h cfi1"1 aw--. - r ; her when the famllv moved here Now they can walk l tight rope. cllmo a tiny ladder, swing on a i . .v.- t iBYRNs says gold act WILL BE HELD LEGAL WASHINGTON. Jan. I4. - .AP. - tiprme court would ho.d constitu- tinnal tli u pension of the gold IauM. but addd that If It did not ronerw "could take care of at lesM nrt nf th ultuallon bv legislation " xi, rnnrt Iji rnn.idrrlnr- riwR In- volvlntr President Rovvelt a mor SrHer IRRIGATION WATER PROSPECTS GOOD ..,- tm:tri .fi.r .-tTUMi.ntk !t'te the nomination of Charles B. - .eilt in hie;i Attorney Oenira: cum..Prtt. of M:aourl. as s judee ol mi. i -e-tl.-ed "chnr ouM fol- ur!e ffo'.ernmen' s p-jcitl Hon $48 Aue Pension Hinted Answer to Townsend GENERAL BELIEF Count Of Ballots Starts To night Result Known Tues Anti Nazis Claim Voters Under Duress. (Conirlght, IMS, by the) Associated Tress) SAAHBRIKCKEX. Saar Basin Territory. Jan. 14. The Saar plebiscite voting appeared to atcliers from the balcony ot Wartburg hall today to be run ning ten In favor of Germany to three for retention of the status quo as neutral tabulators began their count of more than .100,000 ballots. No rotes tor France were noticed. Bv Melvln K. vYbe1eaier (Copyright. 1935, by the Mslate I Psess) SAARBRUECMSW, Saar Ba-n Ter- rltory, Jan. 14. Anti-Nazis vlrtwt ly conceded today . thef h been defeated In the lona-anwtted Saw plebiscite and tkak the residents of this wealthy lKHe terrHy had voted to rest ft to ve fertSrer land. With mschMie puns for watch dogs, 860 tall bmwt boxes, tleo with the Saarland a expression oi desire for future rule, were store In Wartbur.g auditorium to awart the count at S p. -m. Ninety-eight per -cent of the eligi ble voters of the basin caat ballets yesterday in the plebiscite awaited 15 years, to determine whether the Snar should return to aermany. go to Prance, or remain under League of Nations control. The league's Saar governing com mission will matte a final decision. taking Into consideration the result of the vote. Duress Claimed Concession that the Hitlerites had Continue.! on Page Six) - 10 The Hillah Temple Shrine band will arrive J. MeOford this evening from eMwd H oWcially open the Shrine Incror Circua. which com mences tbs evening at the Med ford Armory, according to an announce ment at n ay by Bert Peasley, business wrger f the Hillah Pi trol. The aa4 will parade down Main street, pwseatlng short concerts on principal street Intersections. This parade will beprfn promptly at 7:00 u tvt u iTy V 7i t" street, ana nortx m B.rtlett to the Armory. This will be he first appearance of the Hillah Shrlae baa In Medford since the joint cerenonlil with Ben All Temple of Sacr&aiento. which was held In Medford last anting. Ward Croft, well known Ashland bimd lead er, is head of the organization. BOARDMAN. Ore.. Jan. The river steamer Beaver. 14. (API trying new channel In the Columbia river. crashed Into a rock when it trot ; .i.ehtlv off it course todsv and was I h nandbsr In a sinklnz cond,tlon. There was no loss of life i and none of tht creT of 14 w" m" jure!. Captain W. P. Horsts of the Beaver said the rock tore a 3-foot hole and i several smaller ones In the ship's bot- JTZTtS !her',,:ht co,um,," ,nd WM"d on c',n Hor"J M,) h c,r no j '.,.,, Th Bearer wa. kMted ltb passengers on the trip Umatilla. The Beaver wa loaded 2V0 rkt ef xhpftt. Missourian framed T P'LiL in Clgflin circuit WASHINGTON. Jan. 14 ) AP) e-1 President Roosevelt snt to the sen- 'le euhlh cl-rrwirt rourt of .;... ..ieeedie in. l.ie William Ken- -t-t 44 44 44 Addresses by Martin, Meier Feature of Session Opening OF IS FAREWELL PLEA SALEM. Jan. 14. (AP) Consoli dation of boards and departments of state government was among the major recommendations made to the 1935 legislature here today by Gov ernor Julius L. Meier In his fare well address made Just prior to the Inauguration of Governor - elect Charles H. Martin. While his address, approximately 6.000 woras In length, dealt more with a review of the past admin istration, the retiring executive did make some recommendations which !he stated were the result of ex- lerlences during the past four years Consolidations I'rged Trftj success of the consolidations of the various departments under the state police and those placed uarer the department of agrtcui ture prompted the recwraenHatlon ! ' ... I for furt-her coHsoll4aMns, Meier 1. He declared the "state ctwi gain much in economy a effic iency through further cosllatlon of boards and departments. In fact. Jeel tha-t we have ma4c only a fceerrrAig along ths line." Reemlng to the great power Issue at the time of his election four years ago, the executive stated that now "the governments power undertaking at Bonneville obviates any necessity of the state assuming heavy load of bonded indebted ness for power development. The governor did recommend, (Continued on Pago Seven) SOLINSKY SLATED E. C. (Al) Sollnsky. former superin tendent of Crater Lake National park, under a federal Indictment for alleged mis-handling of park funds, during his regime, will be arraigned in fed eral court at Portland tomorrow whin he will enter a plea. He will be rep resented by Attorney George M. Rob erta of this city. Solinsky, his counsel said today, would request that the trial be held in this city. Granting of the request rests with the court. The proceedings tomorrow are ex pected to be short and formal. So llnsky will enter a plea of not guilty, his attorney said. Sollnsky, since his Indictment hss been residing in the San Francisco ,Brea tml the case wa rwently trns rerrea to tne jurisdiction of the Ore- gon federal district court. R. A. Edwin, former park paymaster and L. F. Davidson, former superln- tendent of park construction, both of whom pleaded guilty in the park scandal, will be sentenced following Sollnsky's trial. They are at liberty on bond. E TAKEN FOR RIDE CHrOAOO. Jan. 14 (UP) Frsnk J Pan lo. 34. arrested 150 times as a i pickpocket and more recently opera- M . ..... JUJ ' ' !,... , n ... 1U. O B.r.lon. and Touhjs of prohibition J r dsVl y Resident of Englewood heard two! shots. They aw a man lying in the street and another man step from an automobile, fire three more shots back of the victim's ear and Jump into a car. which sped away. Police siad Panlo had been forring south-side saloons to buy his illicit liquor. .PRINCESS JOSEPHINE WILL BECOME A NUN I-OVDON, Monday. Jan. 14 CUP) oisps-ri w w rs l"'" ' .---j J'P""1'- ",s"r l "'"Im his bronx h-ime after an illneaa I A.bert of Belimm. Is b-oir.lnii a nun . month, hls office hei- ' and will enter the convent Of St udo near rrr.org, v.tn.m.j thla i aeek. ! K la known that the prinret.s naa Teen irier e'rieaen nnw uie 0"m i i.roro'her oh la tn mife ot Prlne Jackson County Delegation I j iFfe' Willi expeiliitlnn of a busy torty ilay session ahead. Jnrlemn county s (lelcgist Ion to the stnte leglslat lire ,n todi' for ,nc - niMiHi.ilai 1'ltiiu uhn u 111 rail ma l lit rerrmMile. Those who will represent the county In the stnte Irw-iiiuMiir hody .we: (lAinve) dlcnn O. Taylor, ItepuflrtciHi, servlia; Ills second term. Mtri A. M-nore Hamilton, Democrat, serving Ms Wrst krm In the house of wpresent-ntlves; (rlp.it) ileowje W. IHnwi, HvpuhlUaii, vcieriwi ot sc venal Heums hi the senate. SALEM. Jan. 14. UP) Prior to the change of state administration to day, marking the retirement of Gov ernor Julius L. Meter and Induction into that office of Charles H. Martin, both senate and house of the 38th legislative assembly perfected their permanent organizations and ' weie prepared for business at noon the opening day. Senator Harry L. Corbett. Repub lican, of Portland, who once before was president of the upper hous- today again was elected to that post tion and becomes In fact lieutenant- .ovornor of Oregon, corbett served . . , . . . .. . . , - -)ti. .,,. , Mf.min.ii.fi . , ' ... ifH th n-if president, moved to make the vote unanimous. One negative vote was I cast on the motion by Senator Peter , Zimmerman, who foueht Corbett's , -lection today. Altken received five votes S1?aint 23 for Corbett. Tnft senate approved all elective ! cIerka ftnd ,loor officers as named by j thft caucus last night. John P. Hunt will be chief elerk. The. house organisation, with John irntlnued on Page Plvel FULL OF MONEY SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 14. (AP)--The spending powr of the Pacific slope is at the highest figure In 3'. vears. The federal reserve bank of San Francisco disclosed today. fl'"M" to1" "'M blnlM ..Hni.iipj n'.sl! rf u-aa 17flB mill ton Oil reporting weekly was 1788 millions on Jn- U WM up 7 mmon more Ior tlie laU Rnd 205 ""on over rBr At the reserve bank it was stated the records were scanned back to early July. 1031. before as high a fig ure was encountered. Bank debits In the 28 weekly re porting cltle aggregated roundly 2487 millions In the last a eeks, making a gain of 10 per cent over the same weKi a year ago. when the turnover .of hecks was 22JM). WASHINGTON. .In 14 (UPl 1 r(f prrv.n(n 1 1, p Antll0Iiy J. Griffin. IJemot-raT. New York died fiuria.y I" I aa notified today. (UPl HIVKIlrtllJK. IS!., Jn. i Betiy Bovd. f-rmer rreen elrM. .nn m n. U!in-u-..i. : .tornev. it msirlrd here st nooD S AMELIA MYSTERIOUS ON IMMEDIATE PLAN FOR EASTERN FLIGHT LOS MfOEI.ES. Jan. 14. ( AP) Amelia Earhart today held her alr- i . j " '"r M her Immedi.t. flying plans were concerned. ; travel weary from her epochal solo flight across the Pacific on the lonely ' Honolutu-to-Callfornia stretch, and her leisurely Jaunt down the coastline from Oakland to Los Angeles yester day, made thla much known: She wanted to take off for Wash ington, D. C. She directed her oi-enn-pnnntng monoplane serviced. She wanted to sleep. That was the last heard of the blonde. tou.Mcd-hcaded avlutrlx late last night when she left the Union air terminal at Burbank, forced be cause of bad weather reports to can cel for the time being, at least, her hoped-for cross-country spin to Hie nation's capital. Airport officials poured gasoline into the plane's tanks, serviced It completely and sat down to await either Miss Earhart's re-appearance at llic field or further directions. JOCELYN LEE OF FILMS WEDS PRODUCERS AIDE BEVERLY HILLS, Jan. 14. (UP) Jorpiyn Lee. red-haired film actress, was marrt'd today in the garden of her home to James Seymour, associate producer at Warner Brothers'-Flrst National studio. Mrs. George Behrendt of San Fran cisco was matron of honor, and M. C. Ievee, Hollywood booking agent, brat man. B KLO R A DE, Jugoalflvla. J an. 14 (UP) Fleven locomotives flashing Into the mountains to the relief of a train snowed In on the Snrjov-Mos tar Hue, themselves were blocked by one of the worst blizzards In a gen eration today. rHARLOTTK., N.C , Jhii. 14 (UP) Psllrr.Hd workers today wrr rlear- In wr- nf a New York to Ail- rn', n. pn-riin,-r irsni which ! plnnM from a trctle rrly today. kllllnir two and Injuring 30 persons. ! Amiro llre llor E. Mlh- ! IrM of Portl.tnd. representative of Pure Iron Ciiliert and Mantifa-turiiw " " ir me onice-. or Lrater UK oauoiiai 4 ''i ' t U TAX REDUCTION BY E E) SALEM, Ore., Jan. 14. The com plete text of Governor Chtrles H. Martin's Inaugural message to the legislature follows: "My friends and fellow citizens: "Oregon Is a great state. Its chief strength Ilea In potential resouces rather than developments already ac complished. "This Is an age of opporunity. A new order of economics la entering our national mind. Oregon nmst adapt herself to this, marshal) her strength for quick and affective ac tion and rise to her national duty. "Success In bringing our state from its present rank, among the three vommon wealths facing the Pacific, up to the forefront, can be achieved CfJonly If all of our people are willing to concentrate themselves upon a j program of construction, develop I merit and tangible progress. I dedi cate everything I possess to this ,onuse. I most earnestly beseech our citizenship, regardless of party af filiation, group, district, county or rtt.hor Monti tv. to 'loin me In a de termined, forward looking, patriotic 0 struggle . L "Our history Is luminous with i names and deeds. Pioneers who sot Si " C1VIJ IKHUUll. 1 UO OUHWt l"B I'lIU vntlons endured, the oourago man! n'featerf and the fortitude exemplified CUIIllliCUK Hl'U 111 HMO Vli""lr (Continued on Page Seven) IS E Announcement was made today by Sheriff Syd I. Brown that Mrs. Bcr nloe Jennings had been named a tax collection department deputy clerk, and had assumed her duties. Vlo H. Beck man originally named for the post, Instead accepted a position in the state legislature at Salem He was unable to take the county place at the time of his appointment, owing to illness. The new appointee Is rated as an i "jxpert" In tax collection routine and details, and has many years of exptrl- ence In tho position. She Is thor- oughly conversant w Ith the work. serving under Former Sheriffs Charles E. Tcrrlll and Ralph G. Jennings. The remaining appointment, that of a county Jalle:, Is still tinder con sideration, and Sheriff Brown has an nounced no selection will be made until the first of the month. (CoijrlRh(, 11rt.5. by the Assoclalrcl Press) LONDON. Eng.. Jan. IS. (AP) It was officially stated tonight, follow Ing a meeting of the British cabinet that Oreat Britain believes the time has come for releasing Germany from the military clauses of the Versailles ireiity, provided she Joins an arma ments limitation pact. A reliable source said the British cabinet understands that the govern ment of Premier Flandln of France will be more liberal toward Germany and stands ready to accept Germany's allegedly Illegal armaments as legal. TAX DElQUlCIES Ulll DC DIIDI UL I UUL Fl.ng of notices of suit for collec tion of delinquent taxes for the years IfUB, 1P29 and 1930, as required by s.Me law, will be made wltMn the 'neit u .. days, according to the dis trict attorney s office. Uellnquent property owners desirous of making payments before foreclosure proceed HiKs are instituted may do so. The delinquent list concerns 1200 persons and Is a three years' grist, In- utmd of one year as previously pun. llshed. Publication of the list U IDEA ONPENSION Social Security Has First Call As Solons Deluged By Requests For Action Bonus Also In Limelight. Leglnn Plan Hied WASHINGTON. Jan. 14. ( AP) The American Legion plan for im mediate cash payment of the $2, 100.000.000 soldlera' bonus a step opposed by President Roosevelt was Introduced In the house today by representative Vinson D of Ky.) It called for Immediate cash pay ment In full, cancellation of Inter est on loais already made and ex tenrton until 1040 of the time In which applications for the adjust ed compensation certificates may be filed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 14. (AP) Congress will come face to face witli Its first major tasks this week, not ably the problem of social security which President Roosevelt plans to attack In a special message expected to go to Capitol Hill within two or three days. Deluged with demands for the Townsend plan for $200 a month pen sions to everyone over 60, legislators were looking forward to hearing the White House Ideas on old age secur ity. One report In congressional circles was that a monthly pension of (48 for eligible old folk might be the admin istration's answer to the drove for the Townsend plan. Another belief was the figure would be (30. The week will see two old contro versies renewed. Wednesday, the house ways and means committee will meet to decide how fast It shall handle the proposal to pay the (3, 100.000.000 soldiers' bonus Immedi ately. Friends and foes of the world court were clearing their throats for oratory on the proposal and have the United States enter It. The debate la expect ed to start In the senate tomorrow or Wednesday. With Senators Borah and Johnson leaping again to lead the attack, and Senators Robinson, Harrison and oth ers ready to launch the administra tion's drive for the court, fireworks were, awaited. As for old age pensions, veterans on Capitol Hill say never before has the mall brought them such an avalanche (Coutin.-'d on Page Three; 200 DEMOCRATS GO TO 1AL OF PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. 14. (AP) Two hundred cnthuslastlo Democrats swarmed aboard a five-car special train here this morning, bound for Balem to participate In the inaugura tion of Major Oeueral Charles H. Mar tin, ex-congressman, as governor of Oregon. The train was sponsored by the Democratic Society of Multnomah County. My P.U I. MAI.I.ON llr Paul Mullun (CopyrlKht, 103.1, by Paul Mallonl WASHINOTON, Jan. 14. There Is all-absorbing gossip In the upper strsta now about whether the aup rcme court la ?rILy ipg ItOIng to wreta the New Deal. President Roosevelt man sued to emit a mora or less hearty Imitation of a lauih the other day when ankrd If he nad conr-ldrred the noralbllltv that the court might rj knock out ma gold policy. That Paul alilloa as the only answer he gse. HoAever, the pointed queallona rfe.-- 4 At JJt Jul k.I R UAttLukd m ajMUt lea Uyh
