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MEDFORD, ORPXtON, TUKSDAY, JANUARY 29, 19.13,
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By PAtX MAM.ON.
Copyright, 1935. by Paul Mallon.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. Some Of
the most loyal New Deal lawyers, not
republicans, but brain trusters, be
lieve the relief
bill Is unconsti
tutional. They
have not said so
because their
3 p 1 n 1 o n have
r not been sought
' oy the
that be.
powers
But If
asked now they
will tell President
Roosevelt In
their own mild
legal way that
sections 4 and &
ot the measure,
PALL MALLON
j over which the senate 1a fussing, are
"loosely drawn and of doubtful con
stitutionality." Section 4 Is the one giving the
president blanket power to create and
prescribe the duties of alt bureaus
or corporations In his proposed relief
organization. Section 6 enlarges bis
right to condemn and buy property.
It Is a 10-to-l bet that Mr. Roose
velt already knows this and that
these sections will be modified with
lila consent. The New Deal cannot
afford to have some irate taxpayer
tie up the whole relief program In
the courts.
Mr. Ickes Irritation la supposed to
have caused the insertion of the pro
perty seizure feature. The public
works director ha had much trouble
with property owners who do not
want to sell their land for slums
clearance at the government price. '
A Louisville judge held against Mr.
Ickes In a representative case and
Just about- tied his hands. At the
time of that decision he had a suit
of hta own pending In Cleveland but
the Louisville result caused hint to
drop It. . -
Mr. Ickes Is right. Something will
have to be done. But It will have to
be constitutional. Smart ls.wyers will
fix it up.
Mr. Roosevelt has plated fox with
the hounds In congress who are try
ing to tree Mr. Ickes.
The yelping pack waa led off the
cent slightly tn the house. An is
surance waa parsed down the line by
the house leaders that Mr. Ickea
would not control the new relief or
ganization. Simultaneously the news
men got Inside word from one of the
White House secretaries that the
president himself would retain con
trol over the relief program.
These indefinite assurances looked
like a couple of red herrings to Mr.
Ickes' pursuers. They adopted an
amendment which they thought
would keep him from being an influ
ence tn the new set-up, but It won't.
Authorities In a position to fathom
Mr. Roosevelt's mind believe his in
tention la to let Mr. Ickes retain the
part of the public worka program
which he now has; that Is, principally
control of the lending machinery.
Direct government work wilt be han
dled elsewhere, the whole network be
ing under casual presidential super
vision. At least that la what Mr. Roosevelt
will do unless the senate changes his
mind by putting In some new restric
tions against Mr. Ickes.
The state department frets fre
quently about Japanese Ambassador
Satto. The ambassador has been mak
ing far more speeches than Is usual
for an ambassador and he has proved
to be an excellent salea-talker for tlie
Japanese point of view. His latest
speech, at the University of Georgia,
pointed out to the students th.it
Japan was not a menace to anyone
and was "seeking peae with all."
That sounds fair enough, but the
state departmentera have heard it so
often and disagree with It so much
that they get jumpy every time they
hear It. Mr. Hull's appetite for lunch
was said to have been disturbed when
he read the Georgia speech.
To do anything ubout it would
cause a diplomatic Incident. No one
wants to do that, yet it would not '
surprising if the state department
seeks more frequent opportunities
hereafter to express It far differen:
Interpretation of the situation.
A new name for secret treaties has
been found in Europe. Such arrange
ments are now disguised as "ex
changes of military Information."
French and Russian authorities
have been swearing up and down that
they had no secret alliance agalmt
Germany. The best U. S. diplomatic
nourees now have found out ho.v
Trance and Russia work It. They
merely agree to hold military talks
with each other. Their latest talk is
supposed to have resulted In a pro
mise by Russia to moblllre its R;ant
air fr."; immediately if Germany
starts war.
No on knows how much aircraft
the Russians have, but the best in
side estimate is 3000 military Ma
chine and 2000 civilian machine. It
la probably the world's greatest air
fleet.
Senstors suspec
Hi
New Deal';
Martin Incensed by
Lack of Cooperation
From Commissioners
salem. Ore.. Jan. 29. OPi On what
ority, the Associated Press learned today that Governor Martin has select
ed an entirely new state game commission, and that the new group will
succeed the present commission wltnin a lew aays. rai iniormauun
emanated from the executive office.
The following five men were listed for appointment:
E. E. Wilson of Corvallls, George K. Aiken of Ontario, Edgar Rice of
Roseburg, Lou Wallace of Portland, and Charles E. Riley of Klamath Palls.
SALEM, Jan. 39. iPj Condemning the tactics of political sportsmen
who have been feeding on the funds contributed by sportsmen of Ore
gon for feeding fish and game, Governor Charles H. Martin today appealed
to the legislature in a special message to assist him in securing budget
ary control over the funds of the fish and game department, and other
boards, commissions and departments commonly classified as eelf-sus-talning.
The executive not only prepared his .
message to the legislature, but del'.v- I
ered it In person to a Joint session I
of the two houses this afternoon. It
was the governor's first personal ap
pearance before the legislature slue
his Inauguration.
New Bill Loo pis.
At the same time the Information
waa wafted out into the lobby that
house bill No. 1, designed to accomc
ptish the governor's control 'proposal,
will probably be withdrawn from the
ways and means committee, to which
It was shunted by the house this
morning, and that a substitute mea-'
sure will be offered In its piece.
Breaking simultaneously with these
pieces of Information was a, well
authenticated report that the gov
ernor. Incensed at what Is described
as the lack of cooperation he Is
receiving from the game commission,
will within the next few hour "clean
out" the entire personnel of the com
mission. Whether they will be Immediately
replaced with new commissioners,
under the provisions of the existing
law, or whether the executive will
ask Immediate enactment of a mea
sure setting up his recommended one
man commission, was not Indicated
today. ' " . ' - s
Lobbying Irks.
. Governor Martin's decision to com
pel the cooperation that has so far
been lacking for his program, fol
lows hard on the heels of the activ
ities of game commission employes,
and former employes in lobbying
against House Bill 1
"The financial condition of this
state is far from satisfactory, not
(Continued from Page Eight)
GUEST STATUTE
HELD LEGAL BY
E
SALEM, Jan. 20. () Constitu
tionality of the "guest statute" In
Oregon was upheld by the state su
preme court today in an opinion by
Justice J. O. Bailey. In affirming
Judge Louis P. Hewitt on an appe.il
from Multnomah county.
The lew provides that a guest In
an automobile cannot recover from
the host for injuries "unless such
accident shall have been Intentional
on the part of said owner or operator
or caused by his gross negligence or
Intoxication or his reckless disregard
of the rights of others.
Louise A. Peroz?l brought suit
against Myrtle Gainere for damages
for alleged injuries In an accident.
October 3. 1933, In Yamhill county,
while the plaintiff waa riding in the
defendant's car.
The plaintiff maintained that the
guest statute contravenes that pro
vision of the constitution which gives
everyone remedy "by due courae of
law" for injury done htm.
THIRTYYlCTiMS
OLOVTRSVII.E. N. Y., Jan. 39.
(API Poison alcohol raised Its total
of victims In three Mohawk valley
cities to 30 with the deaths of two
persons at noon today. Henrietta
Frye was found in her bed and Wil
liam Henry died In a hoslptal. Thir
teen have died here. IS at Utlca and
one at Rome.
As the deadly beverage, peddled to
the door, claimed new vlcTTms. fed
eral, stste. county ana city eniorce
ment sser.rles sought the sellers of
the alcohol, a protecting screen was
thrown around all legs! purveyors of!
liquor to prevent possible delivery of!
the tainted beverage. i
The wave of poison alcohol deaths j
beasn at Utlca. textile city, last
Thursday. Teterdsy Oloverevllle snd
Rome, between Utlca and Albany, felt
the effects of the beverage. Eight
persons died here yesterday and last
nifht Five expired today.
Two per-
hcv-oltal
or are in a (t-o-.er.M
was considered the very best auth
CONGRESS TO PAY
SALEM, Jan. 39. (AP) Immediate .
payment of the cash bonus was re- ,
quested ot the national congress to
day In a memorial Introduced In the
house by Representative eraser ana
Senator Bynon. The proposal will
come up for vote later In the session, j
It was pointed out In the memorial
that payment of the bonus would
bring Into Oregon a total ot
679,036, to be paid 35,376 . yeterens
In the state.
Ono-thlrd of veterans ta Oregon
now are on relief rolls, the memorial
pointed out. It stated further pay
ment not only would give them re
lief, but would stimulate business
and Industry.
Prohibition of fish traps and seins
In the Columbia river would be put
to a vote of the people In a measure
to be Introduced In the senate later
today by Prank Pranclscovlch of As
toria, he announced at noon.
The Joint senate and house Judic-
lary committees Introduced a senate
measure to provide for the organiza
tion of the state bar.
It would provide for a board ot
governors, composed of three mera-
bere of the bar from eacn oi m
three congressional districts. All per
sons admitted to the bar. In the state
would become membera of tne or
ganization.
, With the approval oi tne suiirvi""
court the board of governors! would
have power to appoint a committee
to examine appllcanta and make
recommendEtlons to the supreme
court for admission to prsctlce Isw
these who fulfill 11 requirements
prescribed by law, the bill further
Drovldes.
Anv Inactive members of the state
bar, or persons who have been die
barred or suspended from member
ship, who should practice law. .would
be adjudged guilty of a misdemea
nor, and upon conviction would be
subject to a fine of 3O0 or Impris
onment for six months, or both.
A new measure Introduced by Sen
ator Peter Zimmerman would grant
more freedom to dentists In regard
to advertising limits. The measure
would remove the section of the
present law prohibiting advertising
of large display signs snd other dis
play advertising, and would prohibit
only the advertising or "iixca nu
definite" prices.
Three senate bills Introduced oy
the committee on irrigation sou
drainage, and written by the state
engineer, were unsnlmousiy passe"
when brought up lor tmra reading.
(Continued on Page Eight)
SAYSlAlFIRM
TOPETCA, Kaa., Jan. 39. (API
MaJ. Piul R. Hewley of the United
States srmy medlcsl corps tstlfled
today that MaJ. Charles A. Shepard.
on trial for the poison murder of his
second wife. Insisted there be no au
topsy even before she died.
At that time both officers were
stationed at Fort Filey. Kaa., where
Mrs. Zenana Shepard. 37. died June
18, 1939. She became 111 May 30. the
same year. Major Shepard, now 61.
and a former tuberculoma specialist.
has retired from the service and la In
court with his thtrd wife
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MARKS. Mis... Jan. 39.-APH-The
worst of north Mississippi! flood be-
Ueved at an end. American Red Crow
officials retarded their future work
today ss one principally of rehabilita
tion. Early estimates of 34.000 rendered
homeless snd possibly penniless
rtoiib'less will be Increased, ssm ueo.
M-.er. ns'tor.al Jis'snt dlrertor of
FIRST WITNESSES
The defense Interrupted Bruno Richard Hauptmann' direct testi
mony to call Christian Frederlckson (right) to the witness stand dur
ing the firat few houra the Bronx carpenter, accused of the Lindbergh
baby murder, waa testifying, Frederlckaon, owner of a bakery In which
Mrs, Hauptmann waa employed, refused to "iwear," on the atand, the
alleged murderer's wife was called for by him on the night of the
kidnaping. Mrs. Frederlckson also refused to "swear" Hauptmann
called for Mrs. Hauptmann that evening. (Associated Press Photo)
PHOENIX RESIDENT
FINDS
A
PISTOL
IS COSTLY
George Hodges of Phoenix, charged
with . ''pointing a firearm at an
other," was sentenced to serve 30
days In the county Jail, fined $10
and costs, had his gun permit re
voked, and was paroled to the court
for a. period not to exceed two
years, by Justice of the Peace Wil
liam R. Coleman yesterday after
noon. Hodges allegedly pointed a Luger
pistol at Prank Vincent, operator of a
Phoenix service station, In a dispute
over the ownership of a saw.
As the result of An altercation last
Saturday night at a dance held at
Caton'sMiall in the Bams Valley sec
tion , H, W. Todd , Ralph Bender,
Bert Conner and "John Doe," were
charged yesterday in a complaint
with "riotous and disorderly con
duct," to-wit. "engaging In a fist
fight with R. M. Conley and Earl
Morgan." The complaint waa sworn
to by Conley, who with Morgan was
badly beaten, the sheriff and district
attorney said.
Todd, Bender and Conner served
with warrants yesterday by Sheriff
Brown, were permitted to go upon
their own recognt stance. A prelimi
nary hearing tn the case is sched
uled for tomorrow .morning at 10:00
o'clock.
Jack O'Connor of the Valleyvlew
district, near Ashland, and John w.
Jokl of this city, were each fined &
and costs for non -possession of an
auto driver's license.
ADOPT RESERVATIONS
TO
j WASHINGTON, Jan. 39. (AP)
j The senate today adopted without
record vote an administration reser
vation to the world court adherence
resolution to prevent the United
: States taking a question to the court
i without first negotiating a general or
special treaty with the nation 'In
which It waa In dispute.
Roosevelts to Attend
Birthday Dance Party
On Wednesday Evening
By FRANCIS M. STF.PHr.SSON
Associated Press Msff Writer.
WAHHINnTOH .Ian. 39. (API
messages of felicitation began to
pour In today ss Franklin D. Roose-
veil, one of America's younger presl
dents, reached the eve of another
birthday
DesplM the feet that there'll
onlv 31 candles on the White House
cake (for the Roosevelt can't count
beyond 31 when It comes to blrth-
daya). the president will be 63 to
morrow.
It la e'.most one quarter century
elnce Mr. Roosevelt, a young man a
few yeara out of Harvard, entered
public life aa a New York state sen-
stor hi January. 1910.
But a, he i&Azt ovtz bf WUtf 1
FAIL BRUNO
8 BABIES DIE OF
TEANECK, N. J.. Jan. 39. (AP)
The obstretlCBl department of Holy
Name hospital, where eight babies
died In five days of a strange dis
ease, was shut down completely to
day. No more maternity cases will be
accepted, Dr. P. C. McCormnck. medi
cal director said, until pathologists
can classify the mysterious Infection
which atfllcted 20 little patients
within three weeks.
The twelve survivors are sure to
recover, Dr. McCormack said. None
of the mothers waa Infected. Two of
those to die were twins.
Visiting hours In maternity warda
at hospitals In nearby communities
meanwhile were greatly curtailed.
Health officials, after absolving tne
hospital and the milk supply of any
blame In the deaths, expressed be
lief that the germ may havo been
brought In by outsiders.
In Its symptoms the disease resem
bled Intestinal Influenza.
PHONE RATE ORDER
SALEM. Jan. 29. (P) Charles M.
Thomas, public utilities commission
er, yesterday reaffirmed his order re
ducing the ratea of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company. The
commissioner estimated the order
woMld save patrons oi the company
approximately 360.000 annually.
Following Thomas' original order
the company appealed to the Mult
nomah county circuit court, where
additional testimony was taken,
which was certified back to the util
ities commissioner.
Barber Pole Mjstery.
PORTLAND, Jan. 29. p) The
mystery of the purloined barber pole
held police attention today. It dis
appeared from C. A. Beckman's shop
last night. -Taking the easy course,
police nodded general agreement to
the theory of Patrolman Tully that
"perhapa some drunit mistook it for
an oversized peppermint stick."
House party tomorrow night and
friends gather at birthday ball!
throughout the country to do him
honor and aid Infantile paralysis vie.
tlnn. the president can reflect that
few men his age have attained the
country'! highest port.
He was 81 when he took office. Of
bc:,h, 31 m, wh0 1)1V held the presl-
dency, only eight were younger thn
that wh'n Inaugurated. Among the
eight waa the other Roosevelt Theo
dore. For he was only 43 when he
put hla hand on the Bible. The
oldest of all tne 31 was William
Henry Harrison, who waa 68.
Incidentally, the statlstlca show
that modern Americans choose
Continued oo page Llfht)
TO DEATH WHEN
BIDJffi FALLS
Room in Oregon City Struc
ture Left Intact After Col
lapseMother Saves In
fant by Acting As Shield
OREGON CITY, Ore., Jan. 28. I
(AP) A woman, who would have
been unharmed had she remained
In her room, was crushed to death
when a two-story brick building col
lapsed here last night.
While the end of the building in
which her room waa located remained
UUact, Mrs. Arthur Koehler, 31. waa
crushed beneath a pile of sticks,
slats and mortar in the center of
the structure.
A baby three weeks of age who was
saved from injury when his mother
threw herself between him and a.
crumpling wall, nent up a tiny.
healthy wall which directed rescuers
to hla mother. Mrs. Howard Bertach,
25. who .suffered a fractured shoulder.
fractured pelvis on both aides, shock
and bruises.
Grandmother Tnjured.
Beside the Injured mother and In
fant, wsa the grandmother, Mrs. C. T.
long of Palouse, Wash., who received
a fractured right shoulder, shock
and bruises.
Mr. Bertach and Mr. Koehler. who
mMook the first cracking sound for
fire, ran from the building to sound
the alarm, and as they reached the
sidewalk heard a terrific roar behind
them.
Chief of Police C. A. Blodgett aald
settling of the south side founda
tiona of the building may have
caused the collapse. On the lower
floor of the 100 by 33-foot building
was a clothing store and upstairs
were four apartments. Damage to
the store was estimated at $33,000
by one of the proprietors.
Warning Given.
We heard a cracking sound in
the celling." said Bertsch who vividly
described the debacle.
"We decided the cracking must be
caused by fire It sounded Just like
the cracking of flames."
He ssld he saw Mr. and Mra.
Koehler atandlng In the hallway. Still
thinking It waa fire, the two men
ran down the atatra to give the
alarm. . " '
"Just as we got out the door, the
wall! began caving In," Bertach aald.
"The crash caused a horrible noise
right behind us." . .
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CONFERENCE CALLED
FOR LATE IN MARCH
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 39. (API
Ammunition for Oregon's crlme-er!d-Icatlon
conference, to be held here
March 30-30, will be assembled this
week when executive committeemen
appointed by Governor Martin meet
here for a general council.
Members of this committee are O.
C. Spears, special agent of the federal
division of Investigation; I. H. Vsn
Winkle, Oregon attorney general: Jos.
K. Carson, Portlsnd mayor; James T.
Brand of Marshfleld, president of the
Oregon Bsr sssocsltlon; Paul S. Dick,
Portland banker; Charles P. Pray, su
perintendent of state police, and Mar
tin T. Pratt, Multnomah county sher
iff. The committee will meet on the
call of Carl T. Donough, United Btatea
attorney.
The Oregon conference to be held
In March will be modeled on the na
tional conference on crime, held in
Washington, D, C, last December. Im
provemente In the state'st legal code
and law enforcement program will be
formulated.
It la possible, Donaugh said, that
J. Edgar Hoover, director of the fed
eral division of Investigation, will
speak at the March meeting here.
ASK MERCHANTS
Mayor Oeorge Porter urged today
that all merchant of Medford display
flaga before their place! of btulnes!
tomorrow In observance of President
rtoosevelt'a birthday. Thla patriotic
observance will be In addition to the
ball to be given In the evening at
Oriental oardens, the dinner at Hotel
Medford In conjunction with the ball,
and the midnight matinee at the
Craterian theatre.
George T. Frey of Medford National
bank has accepted the position of
treasurer of the birthday celebrations,
to handle the money that will be
raised for the campaign against In
fsntlle paralysis, both through the
national and the local fund.
UMLAl UAbb ANCIENT INDICTMENTS
i in as i A A aaw 111 I IXIAII
No Firecrackers
For 5. F. Chinese
While Row Rages
8AN FRANCISCO. Jan. 29.
(AP Chinese in the famed Ori
ental quarter here today were for
bidden to shoot off any fireworka
in their ten-day New 'Year's cele
bration starting February 4 unless
the Four Families association and
the Hop Sing tong settle a row
over the purchase of a wife.
Sergeant John Man Ion of the
Chinatown detail said firecrackers
might be used to drown out pistol
shots in the event of violence.
He said the two groups had
promised to settle the trouble be
fore the celebration.
T
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A hasty meeting waa called by H.
A. Thierolf, Tlce-presldent of the Jsck
son County chamber of Commerce,
thla morning to discuss the forma
tion of a brief, containing all the
plana that have been formulated by
Individuals and groups for fwa pro
jects. A meeting haa been called by
C. O. Hockley, state engineer lor
Oregon PWA, to be held at the city
hall tomorrow from 3 to o, at which
meeting the brief will be presented.
Those called to the meeting by
Thierolf were repreaentativea from the
city and county schools, the Medford
and Talent Irrigation districts, city
and county officials, the library
board, the water commission. Jack
eon County Chamber of Commerce
and the fish and game committee of
the chamber.
rh.mlu, .f(r1.1a -., hllftV thl
afternoon contacting the outlying
districts, and a meeting waa called
for thla afternoon, at which a brief
ot all their proposed projects will be
drawn for submitting tomorrow.
Notice of the PWA meeting was not
announced tiptll yesterday, ao haste
Is Imperative and those In charge of
the movement have atated that work
of completing the brief would con
tinue all night, If necessary, so as to
have the plans ready to aubmlt to the
PWA officials tomorrow.
A. H. Banwell, secretary of the
chamber, stated that aeveral large
projects will be presented, and many
minor ones, and If accepted will be
of great benefit to the community,
Albert Burch has been aelected to
present the brief to the PWA offi
cial!.. Vice-President Thierolf pointed out
that quick action on the part of the
chamber In getting the various com
mittees orgsnized on such brief no
tice may play a large part In gain
Ing aome of the huge PWA allotment
for thla county, and itressed the ne
cessity for formation of a Jackson
county development committee, plans
covering a five-year development pro
ject being already under active con
alderatlon by that body.
BACK FOR QUIZ
NEW YORK, Jan. 39. P) Stocky
dark-haired Ivan Poderjay, man of
many amours, wss returned to tne
United States today to face question
ing about Agnes Tutveraon, the 4.3
year-old woman attorney who dlsap
peered after her marriage to him.
Poderjay, whose big falling, accord
ing to a slater. Is "loving women too
much." waa extradited from Velnna
to face ehsrgea he married Mm Tuf-
verson, December 4, 1933, blgamousiy.
But officials are more interested in
learning what he knowa of the atrange
disappearance of Miss Tutveraon,
brilliant New York and Detroit law
yer.
Miss Tufverson vsnlshed shortly
after she and Poderjay were ached
uled to sail from New York for
honeymoon In Europe. Poderjay em
barked alone. His bride has not been
seen since.
Af.r the liner docked, the prisoner
was allowed to see no one.
Federsl Inspector! who questioned
him at. quarantine, quoted him aa
expressing a belief In polygamy.
BAI.BM. Jan. 39. (TP) One Indict
ment nearly 36 yesrsold snd 130 others
dating from 1914 on down, were dls
missed here yetrdy when Clrcu:
Judge L. H. McMshsn end District
Attorney Wllllsm H. Trlndle complet
ed a "a-eedlng out" of the criminal
docket.
The oldest ease thrown out was
gainst Rosey Brooks, who waa In
dieted by the grand Jury March 90,
1SO0. for "selling liquor in leas quan
titles than one gallon without first
gbtsinlpg license.
UtU IN MARION
TO FISCH FAMILY
MADEDflDENCE
Translation Is Made From
Stand While Prisoner
Given Respite From Gruel
ling Cross-Examination
yarcs Hoarding Charge.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 39. P)
The treasury is prepared to Insti
tute proceedings against Bruno
Richard Hauptmann for gold
hoarding If he Is acquitted ot the
kidnaping and murder charge In
New Jersey.
Offlciala said today that under
the amended Federal Reserve act
a hoarder of gold could be fined
twice the amount of the gold so
held, and the gold confiscated.
In addition. It waa said. Haupt
mann would be liable for a crim
inal penalty of $10,000 and 10 years
Imprisonment
FT J5MINQTON, N. J., Jan. 30.
(API Bruno Richard Hauptmann was
on the stand under redirect examina
tion when court adjourned at 4:30
today.
(Copyright, 1035. by the Associated
Press.)
FLEMINGTON, N. J., Jan. 30. (AP)
The atate presented letter! from
Bruno Richard Hauptmann to the
family of the dead laador Flsch to
day In an attempt to blast away
Hauptmann's claims that Flsch gave
him Incriminating money.
One of the letters waa Immediately
accepted In evidence after Haupt
mann admitted It was hla handwrit
ing, though its contenta were not at
once brought out. The letter was In
Oerman.
Defense attorneys objeoted atrenu-
ously on the ground the letter was
merely a copy and that portions of It
had been underscored with red pencil.
A translator waa called to substitute
Hauptmann on the atand to read the
letter.
(Copyright, 1935, by the Associated
Preaa)
FLEMINGTON, N. J.. Jan. 39.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann on the
witness stand today uttered a phrase
almost exactly similar to phrases
used In two. ot the 14 Lindbergh
ran!om note!. - .
His prosecutor Immediately aelmd
upon the incident to emphasln the
method ot speech.
Hauptmann'! phrase on the wit
ness stand, In answer to a cross-
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FROM AUTO ACCIDENT
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 39. (AP) Sena-
tor Goerge Dunn. Jackson county
member of the upper house of the
1935 Oregon legislature, wss back at
his desk this morning, after being
confined to hla hotel room for sev
eral daya a the result of an automo-'
bile accident.
Benstor Dunn was struck by a car
while crossing a itreet, during the
first week ot the present session, and
rocelved minor head Injuries.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Jan.
28. Only a couple ot days now
till the president's birthday.
This year someone has con
ceived an idea to keep the fine
cause going and also allow
every community to be able to
do something for its very own
in th home town. Seventy per
cent.- of all funds raised stays
richt amontf the ones that
raised it.
There is so much gaiety, so
much dnnoini,' and fun going on
that it's a fine tribute to try
and raise nil they can to help
this marvelous cause. Any ill
ness is terrible, but there is
something about this particular
affliction that makes you just a
little more sympathetic.
To do all in his power to help
the victims of infantile paraly
sis is one Roosevelt policy
where there enn't possibly be a
dissenting vote.
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