Medford Mail T WINNER Pulitzer Award TOR 1934 Tweuty-uiflth Year MEDFORD, OEEGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY IS, 1035 c No. 235. The Weather Forecast: In set tied with mow to. night and Saturday; continued cold Temperature: Hie nest yesterday ........ 4ft lowest tills morning..... ... 30 RIBUNE ' """ , 1 ' ' 1 V" - 1 1 1 o - r?ftrnnnrng nnnnrpr?3 YwrFm n 7 UE . . 1 1 : ; i :n By Paul Mallon (Copyright, 1S35. by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. Too many negatives eventually make you posi tive. For Instance, there la the pres ent predicament of the abused Mr. Ickes, secre tary of interior. You can ascer tain rather def initely that Mr. tckes did not have his under cover man, Mr. Dlavls, tap the telephone wire of a. fellow cabinet ter General Par ley. Nor did Mrs. PAUL MALI.ON 1- . ' Roosevelt become aroused at any , I snooping by the same Ickes agent around the Reedville homesteading project. The first lady did not Inspire the presidential secretary, Louis Howe, to tell Mr. Ickes that he would have to (ret rid of hi right-hand man, Mr. Burlew, as well as Mr. Glavia. Nor does the president himself know any thing about that. These denials have been widely cir culated, except, perhaps the one about tapping Mr. Farley' wire. What hap pened was that Mr. Ickes dented at a press conference recently that there bad been any wire-tapping. The name of Postmaster General Farley was not mentioned. There really was no need to mention It. The erroneous tory was all over town. If two negatives make an affirma tive, as most grammarians Insist, these numerous denials, with which Mr. Ickea now is virtually surrounded, certainly indicate that he and, Mr. Glavia have been very busy in. very high places. . That deduction la partially sug- gcated also by what Is behind the wire-tapping rumor. Postmaster General Farley haa been heard to complain privately to some of his associates that every time he calls the interior department there is a click on the wire. He had no sus picion that his own office or hotel home wire was tapped. Yet, certain circumstantial evidence in addition to the clicking Indicated, that a third party keeps record of some calls com ing into the interior department, PWA, oil administration and all the other little kingdoms which Mr. Ickea rules. Murmuringa on the same sub ject have been heard from Postmas ter General Farley's lieutenants, who aay they have had similar experiences. It may be that they are overly sus picious where Messrs. Jckes and Glavia are concerned, but that la be side the point. Through all thla amolce you may dlacern the spark ot undeniable truth that all Washington has gTeat respect for the modest little gay-pay-oo established by Mr. Qlavls. He has only about 150 regular employes, but bor rowing from the Justice department and other bureaus keep It generally around 300. The erroneous report are high tribute to the efficiency of his organization. But that la not the big gest spark. In the old deal day, occasionally, some senator complained that Ills of fice7 had been ransacked at night. Once, the artistic ferret. Gaston Means, gleefully confessed that he went through a few senatorial offices occasionally for the Justice depart ment. But no case above the grade of an ordinary senatorial ransackln; has ever been rumored before. So the least you can say of over worked Mr. Ickes Is that he has estab- nZ, s project of a member of the president's familv and tapping the wire of a cab- inet officer. The only thing left to deny now Is that h Investigated the past of President Roosevelt hlnvelf. Mr. Roosevelt's new work relief pro gram is heading up into heavy trou ble. Inner stirrincs already are not iceable among building contractors and laborltes. The contractors have an Idea that Mr. Roosevelt's plan will put them out of business because he wants the work done by the government as much as possible. They have ben exerting pressure at the White House. The labor boys are fuming about the proposal to keep government wacea down below private wages. They reeard this as an attack on wa?e r:e eenerally end they pper f;locll ,ution ot the U. S. weether hve tome support liwlde the Nw;bur).,u reporting 3.1 Inches, tarlng- 7. ; the 1928 w Kale U the desirable goal. A recent release (rom Ms o.- ice. although carelully Torded. also :enoea 10 kiic-k aun mr hulWIng cosre are too high. . TV. x.g. m.M-r will t- on. ot tvcr!t InnT b'fore h forthcoming A council meeting. r. ot l , cxecuMv.j w . . The building trades union laoor sit ation la not be.'ns helped by the:vu . .... wl war now racing Inside It. TTp'.itv NRA Adrrlnitrt i i:',. no. rouIl::n or dr.y B'.ry NEIGHBOR'S STORY CAUSES BREAK IN S Hauptmann Suffering From Injury Shortly After Kid naping Is Claim of Bronx, Neighbor in Testimony Colonel to Fly Pacific (Copyright, 1835. by the Associ ated Press) NEW YORK. Jan. 18. (AP) Intimate associates of Cot. Charles A. Lindbergh said today that after the Hauptmann trial ends he Is expected to fly across the Pacific ocean preliminary to the estab lishment of an American Air Transport service between Califor nia and China. The colonel heads the technical committee of Pan-American Air ways system and in that post probably would pilot one of the big flying boats over the 9000-mile projected route preliminary to the actual establishment of a service that would cut passenger and mall time over the Pacific between the United States and the Orient to 60 hours' flying instead of the four weeks required by 'steamship. (Copyright, in3.". by. the Associated Prew) FLEMINGTON. N. J., Jan. 18. (AP) Anna Hauptmann's nerre broke to day at the trial of her husband for his life. "It's a lie!" she shouted at a wit ness. Mrs. Ella Achenbach. a Haunt- mann neighbor In the Bronx, was I the witness. She testified Mrs. Haupt- f Anna Hauptmann. mann came to her two days after the kidnaping of Baby Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr., and said she and her husband had Just returned from a trip. "You He. Mrs. Achenbach, you llet" Mrs. Hauptmann flared. Court In Lproar Counsel on both sides leaped 1 to all fnrtf an itH iruiMarnri Mr their feet. So did spectators. Mrs. Hauptmann's face, usually pale and placid, was livid "I want that in the record." At torney General David T. Wllentz de manded with heat. "This Is not the second, but the third, time the Hauptmanns have Interrupted. "I want to know whether they or (continued orj page Dine) no. dakota house votes Tq IMPEACH GOVERNOR : W IIVITCMn UU V tnnui. , BISMARCK. N. p., Jan. 18.-.AP)) -The Nor h Dakota house of repre-. sentatlves late today approved a rcac- lutlon to impeach Governor Thos. H.: Moudle. Democrat, who took office , January 1. The vote, whh came after nearly two hours of bi ter debate waa 80 j voting strength of the Non-Partisan j Republican group which sponsored j tnc action. HEAVIEST SNOW SINCE 1933 IN RHPRI IRft roseburo. ore j.n. - - 1 ne neaviesi anu. ibii buic ..u'ji 1QTV nornrred here l&Jtt nleht. the ilnR the tot"' to " mcn" s n" "'"iternoon broke throueh clouds thst ,,,, 0( the tlorm J.nuary H.n,ve rltUSr6 snow urrle, almost ;Thprl! ,,, ,now on the ,.round fM, m cRy inow .,,, the city, however, due had'dlsappe.red from the ground but rBpii melting. I . . I ITT1 C RIRI TIIMP.I FS r,I(J bUALUIWU WAItri Bcttv SchHnsog. three -ytar oM daughter of Wtlllain A. Shllnsog of , K.ll1ff ff..w r,. m unity hospital today for burns t.'.c received this morning at her home. n t if il m.'i a ):! of scaldtnz , '.ir i oi ' i'.r t .. . n;-ifl .a. Farmer Crushed When Shed Roof Falls With Snow RQSEBURO, Ore.. Jan. IB. OPt Edward Everts. 44. fanner, residing IS miles east of Roseburg, was killed yesterday evening when crushed under the roof of a ahed which collapsed with Its weight of anow. He was preparing turkeys for market, and had corralled live birds in a log pole shed, walled in with wire netting. He waa ap parently engaged in catching birds Inside the shed when supports collapsed. Everts was former master of the Glide Grange. Surviving are the widow, two small daughters, and three broth ers. E IS PALM SPRINGS, Cal., aan. 18. ; ( AP) Samuel Untermyer, New York i attorney, said today he believed, the i "so-called Townsend bill. Introduced , In congress, would bankrupt the nation." j Untermyer satd he was opposed to the pension legislation that would ! give every man and woman over CO I yeara ot age 200 monthly because I It -was economically unsound, "fan tastic and destructhe." , SACRAMENTO. Jan. 18. (AP) Proponents of the Townsend old age pension plan today failed to obtain assembly approval of their $200 -per- monm proposal In the California legislature. , resolution asking President ttooseveit ana congress to gtvo care ful consideration" to the Townsend plan and urging California's congres sional delegation to back It was ob jected to by Assemblymen William son and Maloney, both Republicans. of San Francisco. It waa withdrawn. As amended resolution. which simply asked the president and con gress to enact adequate old age pen sion legislation and to include the Townsend plan among those to be considered, was passed by a vote of to 1. FREIGHT LOADING WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (AP) The association of American rail roads announced today that load ings of revenue freight for the week ended January 12 were 553,675 cars. an Increase of 66.602 over the pre ceding week but 3.501 below 1034 and 43.782 above 1933. It was pointed out by the asso ciation that the previous week con tained the New Year holiday which resulted In a decrease of loadings at that time. Grain and grain products totalled 36.274 cars, 4.367 above the preced ing U'V hilt ?l 170 halnn hi rnvrmm- dlns wk n 1B34 , 282 . 0 low 1033. In the western districts ,otdlngl " u,, ,6 688, a decrease of 3.508 from 1934. J VILLE AND TALENT P. Ti-4tSTT AVTi T 1ft I ATt A J following postmaster, confirmed by Victor Eckley of La Grande. Erma L Bs(ord J m. tewn of ,, , rt(f R w. llllam W. Lower of Creswell. David C. Evans of Duf.ur. Alice J. Nbel of Olendale. Maude Sears of Halfway, James W. Drlnksrd of Halsey. Ella M. Eaton of Jacksonville. C. Verdo Falrchlld of ! Joseph, and title W. Tame of Talent. j GR A NTS PASS SUNSHINE HALTS SNOW FLURRIES GRANTS PASS. Jan. l. (APt Sunshine at Granta Pass Frldav af . nun rum mt kiuiiu "'! iirrniindinc hills were sMU well eov-, ' erd In spire of the rise In tempera- ! ture. BACHELOR DISCOVERS LIFE SECRET TOO LATE VBW YORK. Jan. 18. (UP) James McCu'.cieon, who committed suicide In a park here today, left this note: "I bi:.e thst the Mcret of life it raice a family (kQuioa ii 1fi Ad tMcof. EMBROILED HOUSE HERMIT S GUILTY CONTINUES ON JOB; SENATE ADJOURNS First Major Administration Measure Hits Snags I House Hires More Help Than Any Session Before SALEM, Jan. 18. ( AP) A roll call vote in an attempt to adjourn the house of representatives until Mon day, lost by a vote of 32 to 37 here today, and the house adjourned to meet again at 10 a. m. Saturday. SALEM, Jan. 18. (AP) The gov ernors - budget control bill which would give him power to effect con solidations of departments other than those established by the constltu- tion, will bo reported out by the house administration committee later today with recommendation that It pass. SALEM. Jan. 18. (AP) With the first major administration measure running Into snaps, and the possi bility of a definite fight against It, the senate branch of the state legis lature adjourned before noon today for the week end. but the house con tinued In session and indicated it would convene again Saturday. In the meantime another of the executive "conferences" of the state board of control was held in the gov ernor's office with three state offi cials present. The only report ob talnable from this conference waa that "maybe there will be a board meeting next week and the press may then be admitted." Job Relief Worries Unemployment relief, resulting from the demand by the federal gov ernment the state must raise $4,000, 000 for relief, waa worrying the chief executive, but no measures along that line have yet been drafted. The pro posed state NRA code, sponsored by the national administration, was likewise in the offing following a conference on the proposal held here yesterday with legislative leaders by D. L. Boland, federal representative of the NRA in the west. While routine measurea were being handled In both houses, observers commented upon the patronage dis pensed in the house, with reports definitely supported that there were (Continued on Page Six) L GIRL KILLED PLANE CRASH LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18. I7P) Blinded by fog. Loren W. Mendell. once holder of the endurance flying record, drashed his airplane Into a mountainside 25 miles north of hers late yesterday, fatally injuring him self and Miss Polly Louise Counnerllh, 24. dancer. Both died before medical aid could be summoned. Deputy Coroner E. P. Doyle identi fied the pair. The aviator and the dancer were returning from a visit to Miss Coun nerllh's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ltttleneid, in Baratow. In July, 1920, Mendeil gained fame by establishing an endurance record of 246 hours. 43 minutes. 32 second with R. B. Relnhart as co-pilot. Ho held the record only a few weeks. Born on a Kansas farm, 35 years ago. Mendell became a daredevil avi ator and toured the country. He was noted for hla aerial acrobatics. He later m-as a flier in the United States treasury department's liquor smug- I gling patrol, working both In Florida and on the Pacific coast. T-at. V aa 1 n t'rtl rH In ft 1 f f lCtil- h. t. frt.r.i .Awrnmnnt. .nd w victd in amurallna aliens from Mexico, serving a year In the Loa Angelea county jail. 4 Trade Upturn Best Since 1931 Asserts Bradstreet NEW YORK. Jan. 18. f API The, strong trend of nearly all branches of trade at the turn of ths year il ready has developed sufficient force to lift the records of gain above all th comparative ones as ar bark ax imi, the weekly trane review or uun j, Br.rt.trft uti Of irrsr sign If trance than this, howver, the survey says. "Is the ss nursures generally exprrwd thst th wll ronstrurtd base on whlrh achievement reu provides for the contlnusnf-e of progress on a less checkered course than It was forced to follow at times during 1834. The general low levels of Invento ries, the survey points out, is ralcu. Mt "d to provide sufficient impetus to l suppori sxsa1M l&dustrisi opera- IN EIRST DEGREE; RECOMMEND LIFE Hugo Max Mayer, Lower Rogue Eccentric, Receives Jury Clemency Sentence to Be Pronounced Soon Ready for Hair Cut. GRANTS PASS. Jan. 18. (AP) Hugo Mayer, whose shaggy hair was left unshorn at his trial for murder for which he was con victed yesterday, Is ready for the barber. He told a reporter in his cell to day that he'a ready anytime for the haircut. Defense attorney objected pre viously to having his locks clipped in order to present the hermit 'as he was In the wilderness." GRANTS PASS. Jan. 18. (Jp) Hugo Mayer, eccentric hermit, who for 20 years roamed at will through the rugged Curry county hill coun try, today had nothing to look for ward to in life but confining prison walls. A circuit court Jury lata yesterday convicted him of murdering Robert FantR, backwoods rancher whoso cow paths crossed the wild animal trails In Mayer's wild trapping domain. The Jury recommended leniency, so tne dh penalty will not be imposed when Mayer Is sentenced tomorrow. Mayer readily admitted he shot and killed FantK, but declared the rancher was attempting to drive him from his chosen terrain. Defense attor neys contended Mayer waa insane from a blow on the head yeara ago. Jury membera rose from their seats once to feel a depression In the her- mlt.'ji alt ii 11 nr. J. IT TCvji. ns.t. ant superintendent of the Oregort hospital for Insane, told Jurors he believed the shaggy-haired hermit In sane. Dr. Evans described the ailment as paranoia, "a mental disease charac terized by Illusions of persecution. It runs a chronic and incurably course." The prosecution contended the shooting was premeditated. Fantz' body was discovered November 8, by a cow trail, after his riderless horse returned to his ranch. SALEM. Ore.. Jan. 18. (UP) A group of University of Oregon "Lib erals" will attend an open hearing called for next Wednesday night by Senator Peter Zimmerman, for dis cussion of his bill to repeal the criminal syndicalism law. The studrnts will be led by Dick Neuberger. former editor of the Emer ald, campus publication. Stephen Kahn, Portland, and Raymond (Butch) Morse, Portland, varsity foot ball player, Zimmerman said. TREE SURGEON SAVED BY FIREMAN'S LADDER PASADENA. Cal., Jan. 18. (UP) A tree sugeon up a tree brought out the fire department, rescue squad and an ambulance today. After cllmbing a tall palm in South Sea Island fashion, without a ladder, he dropped hla safety belt and waa left clinging to a frond " 40 feet above ground. Firemen set up a ladder for him. Russia Banishes Terrorist Group MOSCOW. Jan. IB. (UP) Gregory Zinovlev, Leo Kamenev and 17 others. charged with terrorist astlvitlea de- ,,In1 10 overthrow the government. were oaimnTO imo trnul ul "'"P" with their 'lives. tlons over tha next several months. and the Increased demand for more: expensive lines of merchandise Indl-! rates s strongpr financial position for the majority, rather than the spending by thone receiving money from the government relief agencies. Although the gold clause rsse now before the supreme court hss caused considerable uneaflnesn In financial circles, lest the government lose its rase, the survey continues, the gen eral public seems to be little con cerned with the outcome and haa paid scant attention to the conse quences of an adverse decision. Retail distribution during the ..uw- - mr i. ,,mm fmm to tri IS rwr rent higher for the country as a whole, the auivcy laya. Bars to Cage Curry Wildman t A, a - . K 1 Hugo Max Mayer, after 20 years' of freedom' In the wllilcr.,css of tlie.. lower Kokiic river country, faces life Imprisonment as n result of a Jury's verdict? nf first degree murder, with recommendation of leniency, yester day In ti runts P.s, where Muyer was tried for the slnvlng of Robert Fa lit 7., a neighbor. (A. P. Photo.) QUICK ACTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY PLANS PREDICTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. (AP) Despite signs that strenuous efforts will be made to change major feat ures of President Roosevelt's social security program, Democratic leaders predicted today that It would go through "promptly" and essentially unaltered. Driving for quick action so states can act while 44 legislatures are In session, house leaders were rald to bo prepared to curb any revolting blocs by drastic rules if such a step is deemed necessary. Praise and complaints mingled in the reaction to what the president told congress was a measure to pre vent and alleviate "the dreadful con sequences of economic insecurity." Ilinih Objects Se n a tor Bor a h ( R . . Id a ho ) f ou n d unsatisfactory the plan to have the federal government contribute $15 a month to $30 federal -state pensions for those now aged and needy. , "I am not satisfied to make an outlay of nearly a billion dollars for armaments and $15 for old age," he said. The Townaendltes, with their plan to pay $200 a month to the aged, registered strong opposition. Also, a movement was known to be In the making among some senators to re draft the Townsend bill to offer pen sions ranging from $50 to $00, financ ed by a federal sales tax. In more conservative quarters some ; complnlnt km hesrd the attempt to , d th, 1!Pd Jobl0Mi moth(,r, ,nd (Continued on Page Four.) iJAY FASTS TO ESCAPE ABOARD 8. fl. PRRSIDKNT POLK AT SEA. Jan. 10 f AP) Ivan Poder Jay, the former Yugoslav officer who dislikes ft ship's brig, stuck today to his hunger strike. .'nptnln Weaver and ship's offlrers lndl Mtd thy would continue to ob serve their orders which entail Poder- jays detention In Ihe bri until the ship Is well Into I the Atlsntlr. PfMWJay Is being taken to New York, where he wed Miss Agnes Tuf veraon,, an attorney, in December, 10.1.1 in turn m rhartre of bleamV crowing out of hfr diMPP""nce , .i.'.nl-. after .he wedding. The ve.- iei aauect lueaaa; mm 3f "OI.it JOE COLLINS HOME NEAR TOLO BURNS IN EARLY MORNING In a fire strikingly alike in detail to the one which Wednesday eve ning destroyed the Ed Hanley home on Ross Lane, the 13 -room farm home of Joe Collins, located near the Tolo overhead bridge, was totally destroy ed by flames at 4 o'clock this morn ing. The house was covered by In surance, although the furniture la reported as a total loss. Mr. Collins, his wife and daughter, were in the dwelling at the time of the .conflagration. Due, to the snow on the ground and the vlgllanco of neighbors who flocked to the scene In numbers to lend assistance, near by dairy buildings were not damaged. Collins la reported as having built a fire In a stove In the house early this morning, preparatory to doing his early chores. He returned to bed, and the fire la believed to have start ed from the over-heated stove, the same cause aa given for the Hanley fire. The local fire company was not summoned. Copco trouble men were on the scene early to repair Inter rupted electrical service. The Collins home was In the neigh borhood of the fire which early last fall destroyed the foreman's house at the Klrtland farm or Mrs. Alex Sparrow. As In the Klrtland fire, lovely old trees were damaged by the flames at the Collins home this morning. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 18 (AP) Damage amounting to about 15.000 was caused here late Thursday after noon when fire swept through the old Flelsehner Mayer building near Port land's waterfront. The building was being used as sn emergency relief headquarters a which single relief workers were be Ing i'wl. When tle fire broke out dinner was being prepared for 4fll men. Three fire boats and 18 fire trucks battled about three, hours to bring ths subborn fire under control o u i , a, i ClNC Tfin MUCH . FOR WIFE OF TRAPPER PORTLAND. Jan. 18 (UP) O. N. Coonrod gept sWna and carcaaaea of skunka In the house, "thereby pol. luting the atmoephere with nameai in odors." Elir.beth Coonrod charg cd uxtay in a auit (or divorce. E! THREATENS BLOCK Klamath and Dunsmuir Dis tricts Heavily Blanketed S. P. Routes Cascade Trains Over Shasta Rails One of the longest unlnterruped snow storms in several years reached serious proportions today causing general concern through southern Oregon and northern California, lay ing the mountains deep in snow, covering the valleys with a blanket and placing a hazard, on travel. In the Klamath Falls and Dunsmuir districts blizzards threaten to com pletely parallzo traffic, while effects of the Increasing drifts are being felt in the entire area. While the last week's total of 1.02 Inches of precipitation for Medford was tjelng steadily Increased today with a fine, pelting snowfall, the highways over the Greensprlngs and Slsktyous were becoming increasingly hazardous. Busy snow plows had kept roads passable over both ranges this afternoon, but chains were pro nounced absolutely necessary by mot orists who made the crossings. Mors than four feet of snow lies on the level at the summits of both moun tain ranges. Reroute Trains For the first time In several years Southern Pacific lines rerouted three of the four dally Cascade trains this morning, bringing them throujh Medford aa a precautionary measure Snow depths along the Cascade routs were considered - too dangerous this morning, although the afternoon northbound train was to have mad Its scheduled run over that routs The appearance here of the crack Cascade and West Coast trains, run ning behind schedule but maktn; fast time considering the snow, brought back the days when they made regular runs through Medford, and added to the general Interest that Is being taken here In the snow storm. The Medford pes toff ice reported to day that all rural mail routes were being handled without Interruption, and there were no reports of valley roads being closed to travel. Snow haa reached depths of more than foot In the higher parts of the val ley, however, and chains are neces sary on some of the softer foothill roads. Precipitation. Half Snow The weather bureau reported that (Continued on Page Nine) 4 PRESS FOR VOTE WASHINGTON. Jan. IB. (AP) Backers of the Patman bill to Pf the 12,100.000.000 soldiers bonus with new treasury notes surged forward tcday with a threat to force a vote In the house If administration lead ers seek delay. In an Informal caucus that threw Into sharp relief a division of opin ion among bonus advocates as to Just what bill should be pressed, 135 house Democrata went on record lost night for quick passage of the meas ure introduced by Rep. patman (D.. Tex.) The commander of the American Legion has come out strongly for the Vinson bill, which leaves to the treasury the method of financing the bonus. Assailing this measure last night. Rep. Gsssaway (D.. Okla.) said It was a "bankers' bonus bill." WILL ROGEHS W..SUIN(;TUN, Jan. 17. Sny, I flew in hero away in tlie middle of the nislit with a frmidn oo-('ilot. Slie is the only one in existence on a retrulnr orfriinized line, from Cleveland to Washington, and she wns 0. K. Well, I cet in here nnd what do you think I find this senate nru'iiiiiit over? The world court. Now I don't want to split the party, hut the world eonrt is ihe deadest Ihinir in this eonn try outsidn of prohibition. It's ill riuht. to fix the world, hut you better iret your own smoke house full of meat first. Yours, l7MiNuMBiaioeU.la.