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EDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
WINNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
Twenty-ninth Year
M EDFORD, OR KG ON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, lftlo.
No. 2U1.
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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' until now, unpublished.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