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TL ir .1 M uc vv earner r'ureeast: cloudy (onl,,,, anA ,,., d: no chanec In temperature, temperature. Highest yeMcrdav Lowest this meriting '.. J EDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE WINNER Pulitzer Award FOR 1934 Twenty-ninth Year M EDFORD, OR KG ON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, lftlo. No. 2U1. Hi 41 I i OJST i- SEfl i By PALL MALLOX (Copyright, 1335, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. The trou ble with all these vague charges shout a new deal censorship la that no one can prove anything. If methlng Is sup pressed, it does not get out: at least, not often. An e x c eptlon 1o thnt rule may be offered by a confidential gen eral memo ad dressed to all personnel In the Interior d e p art ment and public works adminls- PALL MALLON i tratlon, dated Nov. 27, 1D34. and, ' until now, unpublished. It tells Its own atory, as follows: "The secretary of the Interior Is seriously concerned over the fre quency of departmental 'news leaks' and has ordered that every precau tion be taken to prevent the issu ance of official Information through unauthorized channels. To this end, you are requested to cooperate in the publicity procedure indicated herein. "The department of Interior pub Jtclty division, headed by Mr. Michael Straus, la the central clearing point for all information regarding the plans and policies of the department and Its subdivisions. Mr. A Is as signed to your division to act In a , Junctional capacity as the repre sentative o? Mr. Straus office and Is held responsible by the secretary and Mr. Straus for whatever is pub lished regarding the eervtcc. A simi lar representative of the publicity division has been assigned to each major bureau In the department. "No Information is to be given out regarding the service unless it clears ( first through Mr. A . "All Inquiries from newspapermen, magazine writers, etc., should be re ferred to Mr. A so that the In formation given them will not -be in conflict with the wishes of the sec retary or of the director." The memo Is not signed by Mr. Ickcs, but by a bureau director, whose name may Just as well be omitted. There la a second memo which will be even more interesting to the pro posed Dies congressional investigat ing committee. It Is dated December 6, 1934, and Indicates that restric tions against the press also have been applied to members of con gress. It tells its own story also, as follows: "Calls are occasionally received from various sources inquiring re garding positions, certifications, per sonnel matters, etc. This is especially true with reference to the 'congress. Well-meaning applicants for positions request members of congress to call the individuals in this bureau who have Interviewed them after certifi cation. When calls of this kind are received they should be referred to my office and no information of ny kind whatsoever, for any rea son, should be given. My office will carefully explain that no informa tion can be given regarding person nel matters other than Mr. Burlcw's office. "Matters relating to personnel must not under any circumstances, for spy reason, be discussed with mem bers of congress. (Signed) "William A. T. Stephenson. "Chief of Operations." These two memoes explain the censorship business fully. The fact that the Interior department has been unable to keep secret even these private departmental matters is proof enough that such steps are grner sllr ineffective. Furthermore, the interior depart ment will argue these moves do not sek to effect a censorship, but only to channelize sources of Informa tion so that Ineorrer information will not get out. You may recall this was the expiration for somewhat similar order Issued by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau soon after he took office. Mr. Moreen thau lated modified the order. The NBA board has been smoklns up a lot of thing in the dark while considering the cigarette code. It divided. 2 to 3, more than two weeks ago on the question of accept ing a code proposed hy the Industry More rpcentlv. another secret vote km taken and the lineup was still J to 3. Thus hopele-sly divided, the board decided to 'rfibmlt the dispute to the White -Klse. yet the code strangely fnlie to reach the presi dent's On. J Much iin.,'-cover pressure Is being exerted on one member who has been voting against the Industry code. He mav change hla vote. Apparently that I, why the code failed to so to the White House more promptly. One or more senst-rs have heard ab-"t the dispute and are Just about j-nclv to demand that the board I jj-rr or. send the matter to the executive mansion. A little-noticed decision of great import.-. sve bv thr " contluued on Page re.vej Liner Mohawk Sinks Soon When Rammed: By Freight Carrier NEW YORK. Jan. 25. jfpi The name of Marvin Trumbly, printer, of Cromwell, Ore., Is listed among the missing in the crew of the steamer Mo hawk, which sank early Joday following a collision with the Norwegian steamer Talisman. The name of Delmar Gould, ordinary seaman, whose home la In We ton, Ore., does not appear among the list of dead or missing. 0 By DALE HARRISON (Copyright, 1933, by the Associated) Press) NEW YORK, Jan. 25. (AP The possibility that 49 persons lost their lives in the sinking of the 92,000.000 Ward liner Mohawk grew this after noon when the freighter Talissman which rammed the Mohawk off Sea Girt, N, J., last night limped Into port without any signs of survivors. There was no statement from th captain of the vessel, but crew mem ber told newspaper men there were no survivors aboard. On that basis, one of the last hopes for the safety of the 46 persons listed as missing was dashed. May Be On Lifeboat The only other possibility for their safety would be that they were still afloat in one of the Mohawk's life- (Ooncinued on Page Three) RELIEF " MEASURE WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. (AP) The Democratic leadership, after driving the $4,880,000,000 "lump sum" bill for works and relief through the house in n surge of power that flattened last stand opposition 329', to fl8.- pre pared today for a more prolonged de bate In the senate. Plainly happy over the house ac tion in voting the money without "strings," administration leaders look ed for the senate struggle to open next week. They expressed confi dence that branch would approve the bill, too, despite signs that some Re publicans and Democrats would make strenuous attempts to delete certain of the powers the bill gives to the president. Opposition Looms Senator couzena R., Mich.), who said yesterday that the man who drew the bill ought to be hanged "If he Is ever found," declared there would be vigorous opposition. After sharp fighting marked by sharp cries of "Hitler will be green with envy" from the group of Re publican opponents, the measure was jammed through last night. The final vote found 27 Republicans voting for the administration measure, while 10 Democrats, Including half the Geor gia delegation, were In the opposi tion camp. The bill gained the sup port of the entire progressive and Farmer-Labor delegations. Apparently taking cognizance of Democratic Insurgents who succeeded in attaching some amendments to the bill and were seeking (o "car mark" funds for specific purposes. President Roosevelt had ent an ex- t planatory message to the house. Coulun t Itemize 1 Re had said "segreeation of items" was impossible because of unemploy ment "emergency" and the "physical impossibility of weighing and testing each and every project." Backing his stand, the Democratic leaders had made a plea to support the president in his announced drive to transfer 3,500.000 persons from re lief role to public works Jobs aver aging $50 a month. They called it a vital part of the recovery campaign. Before the final vote, Republicans, led by Representative Snell of New York, had lost 303 to 100, in an at tempt to send the measure back to the appropriations committee to shear (Continued on Page Pour.) ROOSEVELT FOR BAN ON 'LOSS LEADER' SALES WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. (AP) i Action to stop "loss leaders" sales at ; below cost to entice customers was i advocated today by President Roose j velt. ! Questioned at his reg ulnar press conference about price fixing, the ; president declined to comment for i publication but there were Indlm ! ttons of growing opposition within : the administration to government ; price fixing. 'ENEMIESOFiTNGFISH j SEIZE COURT HOUSE ' BATON ROUOE. La.. Jan. 25. I (APj A group of about 125 armed men. said to be hostile to the Huey ' P. Long administration, took physl j ral pcwvlon of the -Mst Baton ' parish court home ihu afier- I noon. YEARSJLPRISON State prison terms of four and one half years each were imposed this afternoon upon George W. High and his brother, Robert N. (Babe) High, of Ashland, for the burning of the Balfour Guthrie barn near Ashland on the night of January 4, 1933, for the purpose of collecting $15,000 insur ance. Joe B." Holland of Astoria, who turned state's evidence, was sen tenced to four years In state prison and granted a parole to the state pa role officer. Circuit Judge H. D. Norton, in passing sentence, characterized Geo. W. High as the Instigator of the crime, and Holland "his dupe and tool under the stress of unhappy cir cumstances." Clemency was recommended for Holland by the state police and dis trict attorney, and Attorney E. E. Kelly, who made an appeal. The au thorities informed the court Holland had no previoxis bad record. Attor- nuey Kelly said that Holland was the father of seven children at the the time the crime was proposed and three of his flock were ill With in fantile paralysis,- .The court stated from the bench: "The testimony of Holland waa In strumental in securing a conviction and that he had a parole In mind after hearing his testimony." Notice of appeal to the atate su preme court and a motion for a writ of probable cause was served by At torney George M. Roberts in behalf of the High brothers. SUPPLIES SENT 10. ROSEBURG, Jan. 25. (P) A truck loaded with food supplies for snow bound families of the Callahan set tlement district at the summit of Mie Coast range, west of Roseburg. left this city this morning. The road built into this settlement last year by CCC crews, ha been cleared of fallen trees and snow resulting from last week's storm, and it is now pos sible to reach the district by truck. A forest service tractor party reach ed the end of the road last night, after working since Monday to get the road open for the transportation of food to the Isolated district. NOUS SEES FARLEY AS DANGER FOR F. R. WASHINGTON. Jan. 25. iff') Sen ator Norrls of Nebraska, who bolted the Republican party to support j President Roosevelt, told the senate today that if the President "con tlrfues to Farleylz his administration he may not be President more than two years," A vigorous opponent of James A. Parley's dual capacity as postmaster general and chairman of the Demo cratic national committee. Norrle was advocating his reservation to the world court resolution when he made the statement about the President. FIRE IN GARAGE SET By Youngsters who went Into the at tic of an abandoned garane nt 702 West Palm street last evening to smoke cigarettes wjrre blamed for setting fire to ruhbish, resulting In a call to the fire department. The blaze was extinguished before It reached the building-. Fire Chief Roy Elliott Intends to give the offenders a reprimand, he said today. CURTIS BUSY, HEALTHY ON 75TH BIRTHDAY WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. 0T Tie j 75th birthday of Charles Curtis, for mer vice-president, found htm busy I today jn a modest law office. sir i rounded by b!ta of Indian handlworc I symbolic of his youth. The Kaw Indians' contr. button of officialdom scTined in robust i health. I Draifiatic Rescue at Sea lip HIHS A lifeboat from the President Jackson with Japanese refugees In It approaching the American steamship after the Hokuman Maru, Japa nese freighter, foundered in the North Pacific during a heavy storm. W i The stricken Japanese Hukiinuin the North purl Nr. as lifeboat from crew to safety during a dramatic rescue tit sen. The Hnkuinnn foun dered after being disabled fn a gale, in the right is shown one of the President Jncksun's llfcbnnts. Another can he seen near the sinking ship and the Japanese flag can ho seen Mill flying nt I he stern, A useless Hokunutn lifeboat cun be seen. (AsHM'lated Press Photo) GIRL KICKED TO DEATH ENROUTE FROM SCHOOL VALE, Ore., Jan. 25. P) A rising tide of public Indignation today spurred officials In tbeir efforts to determine if Phyllis West fn 11, 9, was kicked to death or whothcr death re suited from other causes. Deputy Sheriff Charles Leavitt, who investigated and turned his in formation over to District Attorney M. A. Biggs, said the girl was on her way home from school, January 0, when a group of four boys of her own age began to torment her. When she was almost home they began to kick her. In terror she raced back to the school yard. Her mother, critically 111. saw the girl's plight, but was unable to go to her rescue. About a week later the girl became seriously 111, was removed to a hos pital and sank Into a coma and died a few days later. Dr.- Charles Palmer, Ontario aur- HELD ACCIDENTAL OREGON CITV, Jan. 25. (API I W. S. Oorbett today stood exoner ated of the hunting accident shoot Mng of E. Arnold Holllday, 43, Of Mount Pleasant. Ore. j A coroner's Jury yesterday returned I a verdict that Holllday died from tan "accidental gunshot wound." The two men were hunting coyotes, ! Oorbett wild, when he thought he !saw a coyote and wounded his com panion in the leg. Holllday was ex I posed to cold and snow for nearly j three hours while Oorbett sought I aid. The wounded man died at a hospital hore. BABY BOND INSURANCE GIVEN OKEH IN HOUSE WASHINGTON. Jsn.5. fAP) An administration bill to permit the treasury to Issue W 000.000,0f0 more ruittes. IrxMudlTn; "bnby bonds" ai ! low as !.Y was p-r-M-d torifty by the liouse and srnt to the teniae. i I Sr Maru unllmvtng In heavy swell- ot the President Jink son enrry hen geon, who attended the girl on' her cdmisslon to the hospital, satd a blow she had received on the abdomen could hav caused her fatal Illness. He said his examlna'.lon indicated a catarrhal Jaundice. Dr. Palmer, who left for Denver the day after Phyllis waa received at the hospital, said he believed a post mortem examination should be per formed to determine the cause of drflth. "I think everyone would be betier satisfied If this were done," he said. Dr. Anna B. Pritchett, county health officer, who ordered the 'girl' removal to the hospital, said her logs and hips were badly bruised and there wai a large bruise on her abdomen As details of the case became known In this small eastern Oregon town, public indignation mounted. Deputy Sheriff Leavitt said further action was up to the district attorney.- SOI STORES TO At a meeting of the retail mer chants association of Medford at the Jackson county chamber of com merce bulidlng yesterday, the asso ciation was divided In opinion on the hours of closing for local stores. With the grocery, music, electric, hardware, men's (Toggery, Camp bell's, Let's j and drug stores dis senting, the rent of the houses voted to open at 6:30 a.m., and cloe at 6 p.m. every day of the week, in cluding Saturday, Instead of 8:30 to 5:30, with Saturday closing hour at 8:,10. as has ben the prevailing system in the past. Beginning Monday, and with the exrrplion ot those stores mentioned, the new plan will go Into effect, with the 8:10 to 8 hours to prevail until August 1st. One o( the largest crowds ever to attend i.'hs on hand for the discuss- Ion yctcrdsy. RECORD BARED IN Proscution Brings Out Ger man's Convictions in Old Country All Kidnaping Charges Are Denied. (Copyright. 1035, by the Associated Press) FLEMINGTON, N. J.. Jan. 35. I Bruno Richard Hauptmann today met every point of the kldnap-murder charges against him with a gut'ur.il, crisp "I did not!" , He completed hla direct story, In ; his trial for the murder of baby Charles A, Lindbergh, Jr., shortly be fore court adjourned for the week end, charging he was ben ten and tricked by police. His own counsel, Edward J. Rcllly, kept him answering questions for four and a half court hours, during which he denied either kidnaping, murdering or. collecting ransom for the baby. His cross examination was begun at once. Partial Repudiation Attorney General David T. Wilcntz drew froTi the witness: "t jvo told the truth, already" and then a partial repudiation of his original story told In the Bronx after his arrest last September 10. "About this cose, not about the treatment, about the Lindbergh case for murder, did you tell him (Dis trict Attorney Foley of the Bronx) the truth about that?" "To a certain extent," Hauptmann said. The prosecutor pounded vigorously at the German carpenter. He brought up convictions for crimes in Germany and Hauptmann could only answer "I don't remember." He had said on direct testimony that he waa con victed only once. To Wllentz he ad mitted more than one. Note Hook Produced WUentz produced 'a note' book. Hauptmann admitted ownership. It had the word "boat" Ajiellcd "boad," as It was ,Jn the Lindbergh ransom notes which Hauptmann had denied writing. "t can't remember whether I put It in there," he said of the word. . Hauptmann'a face worked as he waited for Wllentz to begin his cross examination. His eyes blinked rapid ly, as ho snt twisted in hi chair, waiting for the state's attack. He volunteered a 3 statement to IContlnueu on Pag. Pour) 44 CHINESE DEAD PEIPINO, Jan. 25. ( AP) New Japanese air bombing raids Into Chahar province bringing death to 44 Chincso were reported today by Chl ncso sources, indicating apparently a renewal of the Japanese attack. The cities reported bombed were Tungchetzo and Tuhslkou. the two places which, suffered most heavily In the fighting two days ago. Chinese military authorities here stated thnt the Japanese filers drop ped three bombs Into Tungchetze killing 18 Chinese militiamen and ft villagers while other Japanese air planes dropped eight bombs Into Tuhslkou, killing 21 mil I tin men and police of that city. The Chinese further allege that the Japanese air - raided Kuyuan. dropping three bombs there but without casualties. Governor- Bung Chen-Yuan - of Chahar waa reported to have tele graphed the national government at Nanking for instruction as to what he should do, but It waa said he had not yet received a reply. OFF PRESS TODAY The fourth edition this year of the Medford Ill-Times, student publica tion of the Senior high school, came off -the press of the Mall Tribune Commercial Printing department to day, having been edited by John $nl (It. Elaine Drophy Is business man ager. The paper, a four-page, six column edition, carries a sports tory on the front page on the Medford-Grants Pass basketball game tonight, and a picture of the 1R35 Tiger backet ha 11 quintet. Appearing on page two la ft picture of E. H. Hedrlck. school su perintendent, who has recently re turned from California, having been 111. The paper carries editorials entit led "Our Heroes" and "Statistics Show That Crime Does Not Pay," Sev ern) humor columns, features, and JAPANESE RENEW CHAHAR BOMBING; I student news. 3-Cent Divorce Asked by Man In Eastern Oregon BAKER, Ore.. Jan. 23. (P) The divorce machinery In Nevada's well known city Is simply too antiquat ed to be even considered In the light of Baker county's most mod ernistic conception of fast divorce action. A Pine valley man. apparently having heard of heart In hand marriages, figured why not air mall divorces. Freedom might ce worth $75 to some persons, but to the halfway resident, three cents seemed sufficient. He wrote to County Judge Balrd, whose only function in the field of matri mony Is to Join in lawful wedlock, and obligingly Inclosed a three cent stamp, thus planning to save about $74.07 In attorney's fees. The writer Informed the county Judge that he and his wife "do not get along," and asked for a divorce by return mall. The Judge has already informed the man that "it simply Isn't done that way." INN'S STORE 10 IN NEAR FUTURE An expansion program that will give the Mann's department store here one of the most up to date de partment stores on the Paoiflc coast will bo launched in the near future, a report from John Moffat, store manager, stated today. The building formerly occupied by the. Hutchison mercantile company has been recently purchased by Scott Davis, who also owns the store build ing now occupied by Mann's store, and will be remodelled and mod ernized completely, the ground floor to be occupied by the men's depart ment, and other departments on the second floor. A full size basement (Continued on Page Six) CRAZING DISTRICT PLEA SET ASIDE At a meeting of the county' graz ing district board this morning, the proposed formation of the .Plttvlew grazing district was set aside. A pe tition, from 11 of the original 36 signers of the original petition for the. formation of the district, was presented asking that their names be withdrawn. T h 1 a automatically squashed the plan. The grazing board, composed of the county court and the county herd inspector, announced It would name a committee of stockmen and others to Investigate the Taylor grazing act, a federal law, to see If formation under Its provisions were desirable or wanted In this county. A largo number of stockmen of the Little Butte Creek and the Big Butte districts attended the session. . LAWS URGED BY F. R. WASHINGTON, Jan. 35. (AP) Uni form traffic legislation designed to reduce casualties on the. highways was recommended today to the gov ernors of the 48 states by President Roosevelt. Saying th loss of life from motor vehicle was higher last year than any time In history, Mr. Roosevelt urged state legislation along the lines proponed by the national conference on street and highway safety. The president's recommendation was made In a letter to the govern or. START NEXT. MONDAY Second semester opens at the Sen ior high school Mondsy mornlni. January 28. A full period classes are to be held Monday morning, all atudenU are urged to report at that time. New glrla and their big sisters are re minded by announcement today to meet In the auditorium at 8.18 to receive Instructions from the Olrls' Lesgue president. Student who have books for sale are asked to turn them In to the high school book exchange on or be fore Monday. CLCVKLANd! Jan. 35. (API A strike ot 8,000 glaMworkers, which a union leader said may tie up produc tion In the nation's automobile In dustry, will be effective at midnight tonight- OPENS OLD FEUD E Proposal Backed by Private Interests Introduced Be fore Grange Bill Martin Is Not Favoring Either lly ri.AVTOV V. HETlNIlARn Associated Press Staff Writer SALEM, Jan, 25. (AP) Continua tion of the prolonged battle between two factions the state grange and Individual Interests over control and distribution of government power In Oregon was precipitated in the house of the 1030 legislature today when the first power measure, that by pri vate interests, was introduced. The grange bill will be brought in the middle of next week. The proposal brought In today would create a state power commis sion to expend unvoted funds up to $12,000,000 for construction of trans mission lines from Bonneville to vir tually all parts of the state, and If more funds are needed to sell more bonds up to $00,000,000 upon vote of the people. Cirniigc' Mill Htffers The 'grange power bill, officials of the state organization said, would differ from this proposal in that it would put the sale of all bonds to the vote of the people for state con struction of transmission lines If the. federal government fails to do the work. The noted grange power bill waa . (Continued od Page Six) DEATH LIST GROWS BUT COLD ABATES (By the Associated Press.) The cold wave appeared to be breaking for the time being today, but the death Hat mounted steadily as the storm spent ite fury along the Atlantlo seaboard, and southern flood waters swirled destructively. , At least 35 of the dead were re ported to have perished In the south ern flood sector which embraced part of Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkan sas. Twenty of the fatalities occurred. In Mississippi, four in Tennessee and one In Arkansas. Red Cross officials feared an even largor loss of llf would be disclosed later. Estimates placed the homeless at approximately 18.000 persons. 1 RETAIL MILK DEALERS SHOULD GET LICENSE All retail dealers who sell milk not consumed on the premises are re quired to obtain licenses, according to John Billings, field representative of the Oregon milk control board, who was in Medford today. Those licenses for 1035 have been due alnce December 15. and those who have not as yet obtained their new ones are advised to do so at once. Unlicensed producers are not al lowed to sell milk In this state, Bil lings pointed out. Anyone wishing information con cerning the Oregon milk control board are asked to write to John Bil lings, field representative, Ashland. WILL ROGER? CLARENDON, Tcxns,' Jim. 24. Texas is having a big con tennial next year and whilo you sorter planning your vaca tion nhoail, you want to conio to onr biRitcst state. You ouijht to read a list oE what this state produces and , modern and up to date cities and size and distances. Plenty j of ranches here as hip as tier- i many or France, horse pastures as big as Knland. Your Bel giums and Switzerland would L'et lost in some farmer's cotton patch in Texas. And oil T They are the only state that can serv ice you nil hot or cold. Sam Houston, the most col orful man in all American his tory, made this his arena. Yes sir. brother, this is a state. Yours, UltTHcNaught Syndicate, las. Kg
