Medford Mail Tribune
WTKNER
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
Tweuty-niuth Year
(18 Pages Two Sections)
MEPPORD, OREGOX, SUN PAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1935.
No. 274.
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Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. President
Roosevelt la struggling dally ltke Co
ben on the telephone with his sent,
torlal leaders to save the relief bill.
For Instance, one
day recently he
authorized them
to pass the word
around that this
M.800,000.000 bill
would be the Inn
of federal relief.
At least they
have assured the
cloakrooms that
he expects to
break the back
of the depression
with It Inside of
a year and will
PAUL MALL ON
ask for no more money next year.
This Is by far a- more optimistic
view than the White House has taken
in any public statements, but It ha
failed to make much Impression on
the senate. Not that the senators
doubt the president's sincerity. Some
seemed to be merely a little skeptic
al as to whether It could be done.
The reason Mr. Roosevelt went so
far was that his opposition has been
arousing the cloakrooms with argu
ments about government finances.
They say he cannot go on another
year or two floating bonds to cover
such large expenditures, They have
made considerable headway with this
argument, it was really the inspira
tional motlvo behind that 10 to 10
vote In the Glass committee the oth
er day on the Issue of substituting
a direcadole which would cost only
half as much.
You can sec It In the vote. Thom
as, the Inflationist, sided with the
president. The conservatives, who do
not want inflation, all went against
him.
Of course, neither Mr. .' Roosevelt
nor the opposition will mention such
things openly, but It Is the major
background of the tussle you are now
witnessing In the senate.
Everyone except the right man (s
getting the blame or credit for that
unexpected provision of the holding
companies bill, abolishing them in
five years, instead of merely regulat
ing them. The finger has been point
ed at Representative Ray burn, the
liberals on the securities exchange
commission. Ben Cohen, and others.
The man who appears to be solely
responsible Is the president himself.
The bill was sent to him without
any such recommendation In it. In
fact, most of his liberal advisers
thought It might be unwise to take
such a big step at first. They coun
seled regulation, and were surprised
when they read the bill later In the
newspapers.
The fact Is Mr. Roosevelt told the
public utility people -once that he
was going to abolish, not merely
regulate, their holding companies,
and apparently he Is going to Insist
on it.
It may not be true, but some close
observers have suspected for several
days that the White House has a
fairly good Idea what the supreme
eourt decision on gold might be. At
least everyone around there seems to
be complacent and satisfied.
If so, Mr. Roosevelt would be the
ftrt president ever to penetrate the
sanctimonious secrecy of the court,
Woodrow Wilson la sxipposed to have
tried it once, during the war. The
court was deciding a railroad case,
and as the government was operating
the railroads. Mr. Wilson was vitally
Interested. He tried to get a hint, hut
failed.
There Is a story around that Mr.
Wilson invited a court Justice . to
lunch and may have received an Ink
line, but Mr. Wilton's living asso
flat doubt It.
Some democrat rushed to Post
master General Farley and sliced if
he was ieeling all right after he pro
posed to put all postmasters under
civil service. They thought maybe his
philatelic experiences may have made
him despondent, or radical or some
thing. They know different now.
Mr. Farley's recommendation was
made to stop the Nonls bill, which
. really would take the post office de
partment out of politics. It would go
into effect, not now. but In 1938. If
Farley cannot get all the republican
postmasters out by 1938 and install
good democrats into those perma
nent civil service Jobs by then, his
friends would have more cause for
alarm.
A friend found Mrs. Einstein, wife
of the relativist, wandering around
a New York department store eon
fused. Mrs. Einstein explained that
(the could not shop in these American
stores. She could never find what
she wanted.
The friend aereed to help until he
ascertained that what Mrs. Einstein
was looking for was a celluloid col
lar. The new dealers are not m twins
wav.v tricks. The re-on they sent the
new banking bill to the senate ahead
( Con 'nued n Page Eight)
Triple Miner lmtned
PUT IAKE CITY. Feh. 9 -F
T '.r s'irr supreme court today md
t r: Orcen. acd tris'.
.'...er :-..-c ojr.r.!c-ttnd to death oe
: re a f:.-.:j q.ind ;:i t;.e L'aii sta'.e
p::-o'.i !v'i. d p.iy 'no l.rx's ext:ni
p. '. ' .. rr.'ir.i": ol h: u&-e
J G:e-.-n.
ROGUE FISH BILL,
1931 MODEL, SEN!
TO LM HOUSE
Defeated Measure to Bar
Commercial Fishing Re
vivedBig Fight Looms
Chain Store Regulation
and Tax Is Proposed.
SALEM, Feb. 0. (AP) The famous
Rogue river fishing bill to. bar com
mercial fishing In that stream, and
a measure to place municipal utili
ties under regulation by the public
utilities commissioner, were the lead
I n g propose 1 a 1 n t rod uced i n the
house here today as the Oregon legis
lature was In session to wind-up the
work for the fourth week. j
The two houses of the legislature ;
adjourned during the noon hour un-'
til Monday morning. The senate ;
cleared Its calendar of 17 proposals.'
but the house called a halt before
going through all of the 36 measures
before it.
It was learned here today the 15
federal proposals to tie in the state
closer with the public works depart
ment, as suggested by Secretary Ick
ea, would be Introduced the first of
the week in the house virtually as
they were drawn in Washington. Gov
ernor Charles H. Martin had for
warded the measures without recom
mendation. The bill which would place a tax
on all mass buying as well as mass
selling, referred to as a new chain
store bill, was withheld from Intro
duction today by the house legisla
tion rules committee, but the issue
was not definitely settled. A bill al
ready Introduced would tax all chain
stores, but did not Include mass buy- I
Ing.
New "Battle of Fish"
The Rogue river fish bill was iden
tical with the senate bill introduced
In the 1031 legislature and which was
passed by the assembly. The bill was
referended and voted down by the
electorate. The same fight will be re
newed, it was Indicated.
This bill, along with the abolition
I of fish gear In the Columbia, already
passed by the senate, and the pro
posal to make all steelhead game fish,
would constitute the major battles
on fish, although there were a score
of other minor Ush and game meas
ures In both houses, sportsmen of
the state have been Invited to attend
the hearing here Monday night on
the steelhead bill.
Eugene Plant Hit
The measure which would tend to
place municipally owned utilities un
der state regulation, was declared
directed particularly against the Eu
gene power plant. It was Introduced
by Representatives Riddle, Graham,
Rennle and Lyn?h. Specifically the
bill brings the municipally owned
utility under the commissioner to the
extent that It shall furnish to the
commissioner reports required on
forms prescribed by the commission
er similar to that required of public
utilities and provides for an audit by
the commissioner.
DELAY GOLD CASE
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WASHINGTON. Feb. (AP)
The supreme court's awalted-for-
weeks gold decision will not be an
nounced on Monday.
For a second time the high trl
bunal tonight departed from its
usual course to let It be known that
Its next regular opinion day will pass
without the announcement of that
tennely awaited verdict.
The nine austere members of the
benrh met for their customary Sat
urday consultation. For nearly five
hours they were closeted In their
closely guarded discussion room.
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LIFE TO HOOVERS
PALO ALTO. Calif.. Feb. 0.
Mrs. Herbert Hoorer passed the 39th
an nl verso ry of her marriage to the
former president here today, some
2000-odd mile away from him. Mr.
Hoover is en route to New York
to atfend meeting of the New York
Life Insurant company, of whicn
he recently became a director.
BAY CITY CAFES
j BAN FRAACISCO. Feb. (AFi
T.ght clubs In future must do wi:h-
Iout services of professional "bouncers."
Chief of Police William J. Qulnn an
nounced tcday. If guests become too
j ohstrepprons, the club managements
' sl-.nuld call police.
The order followed the c'.OTing ot
: the Club Cairo, where Major Char'.e
I A. Rom lost hii life when he fell or
au pulsed down tMe stairs. Three
rpr. ;rp i, r l d on nianls'ichter
1 charges as a result.
CALLS CONFESSION
When Grace Curran (left), Kalamazoo, Mich., girl, heard Clarence
Frechette had confessed to California authorities ha had quarreled
and slain Robert Brown (right) said she did not know Brown and
branded the story a "fabrication." Frechette was being held in Nevada
City, Cel., for Michigan authorities. (Associated Press Photo)
NEVADA CITY, Uallf . Feb. 9. .V -Clarence It. Krcelu tte. confronted
today with Information regarded by officers as "pretty damaging" to nla
story of self-defense, allegedly admitted he stole a .32 calibre automatic
pistol a week before Robert Brown was slain at Howell, Mich.
The 23-year old ex-convlct, trapped at tho California border Wednes
day night driving an automobile in a trunlc of which Brown's body was
found, told Deputy Sheriff C. T. Larsen that he stole the pistol from
George Ravailer, a Chelses. Mich., gasoline station operator, on JanuArj-23.
RENEW EFFORT TO
FREE FEHL
E
Parole Board to Be Asked
to Reconsider Six Months
Ban On Application Nie
dermeyer, Inc., Suit Hear
ing Scheduled Wednesday
Renewal of efforts to secure an
early parole for. Earl H. Fehl, former
stormy figure of Jackson county af
fairs, serving a four year sentence In
state prison for ballot-theft convic
tion, will be made soon, H. Von
Schmalz of Burns, present attorney
for Fehl, in his troubled legal af
fairs, revealed last week on a visit
here.
The state parole board, at Its last
meeting In December, ruled that no
Fehl parole application should be
considered for six months. His coun
sel seeks to have this order set "aside,
at the next parole board meeting.
Conditions of the parole as propos
ed by Attorney Van Schmalz, would
forbid Fchl's return to this county, j
during the period of his parole, If
granted. The Burns attorney further
stated that Fehl had employment In
Salem, if released, and would reside
In that district.
Fehl has filed, during his Incarcer
ation, three previous applications for
freedom, and all were denied. He has
borne prison life with less grace, than
his associates from this county.
Petitions are now on file with the
parole board, protesting against
Fehl's parole. If he be allowed to re
turn here. They were presented dur
ing the abortive attempt to secure a
pardon for L. A. Banks, former local
agitator, serving life for murder. The
petitions, widely signed, are held to
reflect the present sentiment of this
county: that Fehl If paroled, should
be barred from returning. Attorney
Von Schmalz told Attorney E. E.
Kelly, he would not advocate one.
save upon this condition.
Fehl has served 18 months, and If
he serves his full time, will be freed
In March 1936.
Hearing on the Interpleader of
Nlcdermeyer, Inc., against Fehl, for
apportionment of money awarded
Fehl In a supreme court decision, Is
set for next Wedneesday here, before
Judge Carl WImberly of Douglas
county. Von Schmalz with George A.
Rhoten of Salem are Fehl's counsel.
In the action.
PLAN CURB UPON
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WASHINGTON, Feb. B.JV-An
administration bill which reveaXl
that the United States plans to seek
reciprocal agreements with otaer
countries tn an effort to end liquor
and other forma of smuggling wis
made public today by the house ways
and means commltt.
Chairman Dough ton of the com
mittee oald the bill submitted by the
treasury proposed to extend the ea
limits over which the customs serv
ice has control to area affected jy
treaties or screment4 with oth?r
countr.es.
Looking to the p-icta with other
countries for cooperation In ending
smuggling, the new bill prohibits
am vm '. '. ng of f e nses ga l n st the re v
enue laws of foreien countries. It also
provides for establishment of custom
enforcement areas tdja-nt to the
territorial wawrs of the United States
"through which the flexible admin
1st rat: ve control over the enforce
ment of other antl-sinugHitiut p:c
.n'oin in ! i bill can oe exercised
:n t.ie areas."
"FABRICATION"
PEACE OF WORLD
General Smuts Urges Anglo
Trnarv to Purh fin TnUn
'"""J " VK" " w"
American Defense Plans
Irk Nippon Officials.
rr
.
CAPETOWN. Feb. 9. (AP) Amer
ica and Britain, working together,
could keep the ltd clamped down on
the Pacific, the world's new danger
spot. General Jan Smuts said here
tonlKht. '
"If Japun knew that treaty or no'rrotl legislature
treaty there existed in fact a policy
of practical co-operation between the I
British and American groups," ho i
told the South African Institute 0f I
International Affairs, "that knowl
edge of Itself would In all probability
suffice to Insure pence In the Pa
cific." Asserting Japan's present policy
holds within it the possibility that
virtually tho entire world may be
come embroiled in the Pacific, the
South African soldier and statesman
said:
"The dominions desire the closest
association possible between Great
Britain and the United States for
their own future security.
"They look partly to the United
States," he added, "for they feel sure
that what happened In the great war
would happen again, and that In any
grave crisis of the future and in any
hour of danger these two groups
would be found side by hide, treaty
or no treaty."
At the same time. General Smuts
declared the ' "sons ittven ess" of Asiatic
nations necessitates a "double dose
of charity" on the part of Europe
and America.
TOKYO, Feb. 0. (API A Japanese
navy spokesman today deplored Amer
ica's plans to strengthen her Pacific
defenses as likely to "produce unde
sirable effects In forthcoming naval
negotiations."
Naval officials expressed the opin
ion that the proposed H 1.000.000 army
air base In Hawaii was Washington's
reply to Japan's suggestions for con
tinuance, though In modified form,
of the Pacific fortifications clauses
of the Washington treaty.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. ( AP) A
M0.000.000 national defense program,
centered In Improved army and navy
strongholds In the Pacific, was re
vealed today by congressional lead
ers to have administration approval.
LADYIDlVEN
CELL FOR L
mu itd a wrtcm vk a (id
r,.. t,
Xtncei tod.; to'Trtacl.spl prl,n fori
count, of prrjury. The senwnces
' '
run concurrently,
Miss Todd was convicted by a Jury
on charges arising from her circu
lation of asserted I y falsified petitions
of the communist party. Other com
munists, Indicted with her. are being
soiiEht by police.
She waa acquitted In municipal
court here last August of vagrancy
charges growing out of her commun
ist activities. While ln Jail awaiting
trial, she went on a hunger strike
with a group of others.
log ( antes f rah
ALBANY, ore. Feb. 9 (APi-1. C
King and Miss Lee Cramer of Port
land auff'.red bruises and severe fa- j
clal cuts today when thir automo
bile cTiiMiM Into the rear end "f a
truck Just south of Hley.
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SPECIAL SESSION
10 FINISHJ.ABOR
Major Problems Untouched
Question of Pay Puzzles
Federal Suggestions Are
Awaited 'Cocktail Bill'
to- Furnish Fireworks.
SALEM, Ore. PV-b. . (API The
37th dsy of the Oregon legislature,
ending here tonight, left legislative j taken over the operation of the Call
leaders In an even greater quandary fornla and Oregon Coast railroad
' ov wln the major problems before under a lease agreement with C. H.
It will be solved, and In some cases
even Introduced, as agitation grew
for a breathing spell within a week
or so to be followed by a possible:
special session to complete the work.!
While the past week saw consider
able progress; at least as far as a sta
tistical review shows, concentration
on the Important issues, such aa un
employment reller, liquor legislation,
old age pensions, service Insurance
and highway legislation, waa notice
ably lacking not so much the fault
of tlw legislature on the relief prob
lems, but duo to failure of the fed
eral government to prescribe a defi
nite outline of what It will do.
The only suggestion coming from
the federal government, other than
the demand the state must raise $4,
000.000 for relief next year, was the
15-polnt program designed to tie the
state closer in with the public works
department with the view of getting
all possible funds for Improvements
to cities and other subdivisions of
the state. The bills, all IS, will be
Introduced early next week without
recommendation from Governor Chas.
H. Martin.
Agitation Grows
Agitation for a special session to be
called shortly after the regular ses
sion adjourns was growing during the
jSfX.HUpS
! 23, the end of the sched-
ulod 40-day meet, became apparent
L "tT"'""" i!!irt...r:'0"?"
kmr?t..'or 1" "d'ournmc,n,t
about 50 days. In the event the fed-
I eral relief suggestions have not yet
arrived, with a special session called
later to complete the Important
measures ' only. The plan. It was
learned, was not commcntod upon by,
the governor, but It woa known he
believed 40 days insufficient to con
sider carefully all problems before tho
Thero Is nothing In tlie state con-
solution, however, to prevent a split
'on of the legislature, attorneys
declared, should both houses concur
to act In that manner. However, the
drawback as far as legislators Is con
cerned 1 that the 3 a day pay stops
at the end of 40 days. If a special
is called they would receive again the
S3 a day for a 20-day session, at the
end of which time a special session
must adjourn. The regular 1033 ses
sion, exclusive of two special ses
sions, was 60 days In length. There
(Continued on Page Five)
MOVED TO TEARS
CHICAGO. Feb. 0. UVi The slgnt
of rows of new-born babes in a hos
: pluI nurry brought "mama"
vi
until now the outward stoicism m
this 26-year old Canadian mother of
ten children, among them the fam
ous quintuplets, had provoked much
comment among those who have
watched her adventures In the city
Visiting the Chicago lying-In hos
pital, one of the leading maternity
institutions here, she pressed hrr
face dose to the glass partition sep
arating spectators from the nursery
A wave of emotion rippled the placid
child -like face, her un rouged lips
quivered and she turned toward ner
husband, Oliva.
,
Oregon: Fair Sunday but becoming
cloudy northwest portion; Monday
cloudy probably with rain northwest
portion: normal temperature; in
creasing southerly wind off the coast.
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! SAN FRANCISCO. Fb. .-(AP-
out,oolt ,or reb- 11 M 18 ln
. WM'!rn "-"" outlook Is
fn nnnns tsnMurs iipm mnA fair
I weather, except for rain by the mid-1
die of the week west of the Cascade
mountains and over extreme north-
western California.
MARfiHPlEI.D, Ore., Feb, ft. ( AP)
R. K. Stephens of Coos Bay lost
hla right hand In an accident while
working on a pile driver at the new
Coos Bay bridge this afternoon.
BULLETIN
In an Uet lat nlrht at Rnsehurg,
the Hieturg outfit ilefeated the
Mejrm1 TirrM tl-tn In a holh ton
tented game.
CEMENT PLANT T '
10
PASS J? AIL LINE
Lease From Receiver An
nounced by Muirhead
Will Haul Quarry Output
From Leland Equipment
and Bridge Repair Started
The Beaver Portland Cement com
pany of Portland and Gold Hill has
Demaray, receiver for the railroad.
Mr. Muirhead. general manager of
the cement plant, reports.
The principal tonnage handled by
the railroad is the limestone pro
duets of the cement company and
this tonnage la expected to run Into
a considerable flgtire for the 1936
season. Negotiations were completed
10 days ago.
The railroad will be operated under
the management of W. H. Muirhead,
vice-president of the cement com
pany and under the direct super
vision of O. V.. Prttchett, superin
tendent of the cement company's
quarry. J. M. Blevlns will be auditor
In charge of the Grant Paas office.
Work la already under way on the
rehabilitation of bridges, roadway
and equipment. Locomotive. No. 301
was taken to Gold Hill Friday where
It will be given a complete reflu
Ing and general overhauling at the
cement plant's shop in preparation
for the season's operations.
TORNADIC WINDS
O RAP ELAND, Texas, Fob. 0. (AP)
Tornadlo winds, ripping an erratic
trail of destruction through east
Texts and part of Louisiana, left 12
persons dead tonight, more than 70
Injured and untold property dam
age. A driving rain storm, extending
into other parts of Texas and ac
companied by thunder squalls, was
raging last night- when a funnel
shaped, - cloud rented -Ha fury on I
negro plantation community In the
Trinity river bottoms 16 miles west
of Grapelnnd.
Nine negroes, helpless In their
flimsy cabins, lost their lives. Forty
others were Injured, some so badly
they mad die. The community 1 on
the Murray plantation In Houston
county.
HUEYTDAUGHTER
RATON ROUOE. La., Feb. 0. (AP)
Miss Rose Long, pretty 17-year-old
co-rd at Louisiana State university
and daughter of Senator Huey P.
Long, never leaves the campus alone,
It was disclosed here today
Precautions, friends close to the
family said, were necessitated by the
hatred of the senator's political
opponents."
The family Insists she not leave
the campus except ln the company
of friends. She la never alone when
she goes downtown. On her motor
trips to New Orleans to visit her
mother, a private police officer la
detailed to accompany her.
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F-
DILLINGER PAYS
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Feb. (AP)
The physician's license of Dr. Clay
ton E. May, serving a federal prison
term for harboring the late John
Dllllnger. was revoked by the Min
nesota board of medical examiners
today.
Dr. E. J. Engbcrg, secretary of the
hoard, said the revocation wa tha
result of the conviction of a felony
charge Involving "moral turpitude."
FAMED NOVELIST
OF
I ATLANTA. Oa Feb. 8. (AP Mrs.
Corra Harris, the novelist, died of a
heart ailment in a hospttal here to
day at the age of 65.
The writer, whose beat known work.
"A Circuit Rider's Wife." attracted
wide discussion through Its Interpre
tation In many quarters as an attack
on the policies of the Methodist Epls-
copal church, South, had been HI
since January 37.
limner lleails f.nnt
CHICAGO. Feb. o.-(AP) Herbert
Hoover, former president. left Chi
cago aboard the New York Central's
20th Century Limited at 2:13 p. m.
IC. S. A ) today for New York where
he plana to spend four days on busl
us and philanthropic conferences.
JlX HURT, THREE
SERIOUSLY, WEST CASE TESTIMONY;
UN AUTO CRASH ARGUMENTS NEXT
Speeding Car Driven by
'Red' Carroll Plunges Into
Rear End Auto Occupied
by Hansen Family of
Oak Grove.
A erloia auto accident. In whlih
alx people were Injured, three prob
ably seriously, occurred at 10:30 Ust
night on West Main street, when the
Pontlac sedan, driven by Rosier
"Red" Carro'.. loral service station
employee, plowed into the. back end
of the Star sedan driven by Mrs. C
A. Hansen of Oak Grove, demolishing
both cars.
The two daughter of Mr. Hansen,
Dorothy, 17, and June, 13, were badly
In J ured , as was Carroll . A son of
Mrs. Hanson. Claude, 10. and her
father-in-law. Benjamin Hanson.
were not seriously Injured, although
sustaining minor bruises and abras
Ions. Mrs. Hanson sustained minor
bruises.
June, the youngest daughter, m
the most seriously hurt, with back
and Internal injuries, and her con
dition was pronounced critical last
night. Some fear was expressed for
her life. The older sister, Dorothy, la
also critically injured, with back, leg,
and face injuries. Carrol was also
badly hurt, with back injuries, a bad
ly lacerated face, and a punoturtd
aye. He Is not expected to lose the
eye hospital attendants stated.
According to witnesses, and Mrv
Hanson, the Hanson family were pro
ceed I ng toward their home In Oak
Grove at a leisurely pace, on their
own side of the street near the curb.
Carrol, who was going home to get
his wife, was traveling ln the same
direction, at what witnesses state as
a high rate of speed He evidently
did not see the Hanson machine,
tearing Into tho rear end, and tha
lmpaot knocking both machines up
over the curb, smashing a small tr?e
flat, and completely demolishing both
autos. The cars landed, in the front
yard of a residence on Main street
near Quince, the occupant of the
Hanson car all being thrown several
IMt. '
All of the injured were rushed to
the Community hospital for an ex
amination.. T
BUILDING FALLS.
Swem's Suffers Slight Loss
Accident Due To Ex
cavating Cave-in Dust
And Water Cause Havoc.
Probably loosened by excavation of
a new basement, the entire rear roof
of the Scott-Davis building on Eist
Main street, formerly the Hutchin
son Lumsden Mercantile store, caved
tn about 11 o'clock last night, burr
ing the steam shovel in the base
ment and tearing part of the will
from the storeroom In the rear of
Swem's. Adjoining the bidding on the
wast aide, one wall of Mann's de
partment store was caved In, but this
building waa otherwise uninjured.
R. H. Bray ton, night watchman
at Mann's, was standing on the land
Ing of the store. Investigating whut
he described aa a noise like thunder,
when the roof gave way and the wall
fell in not ten feet from him. He
was uninjured.
R. I Stuart, contractor, gave no
cause for the cave-In last night
other than that excavation probably
loosened the structure. An area of
roof and celling of more than 6000
square feet oaved ln.
Swem's store was damaged to little
extent other than the west wall,
which waa Jarred loose and partially
caved ln. Water pipes were broksn
In the Scott Davis building, and
electric wires torn away, but Chief
of Police MoCredle reported no dam-
tgc resulting from disrupted electric
wiring or plumbing, ln the adjoin
ing buildings.
An eye witness to the cave-In waa
Max Burch of 030 McAndrews road,
who was atandlng In the alley back
of the building, investigating the first
signs of the cave -In. when he said
the west wall crumpled toward him.
and soon after, the celling parted,
showing light through It. Then he
said the roof gave way In one entire
section.
TAX PAYING AT
PORTLAND, Ore,, Feb. 9 Tax
money rolling Into the Multnomah
county treasury Is ilnging, a cheery
Jingle.
Sheriff Martin Pratt announced to
day that the tax collection depart
ment of hla office took In $270,333 in
current and delinquent taxes the flrtt
five days of the new Ui collection
year compared with 16J.03 for the
tame period a year ago.
END HAUPTMANN
Mrs. Morrow Defends Name
of Dead Maid Oratory to
Require Two Days Jury
Denied Bus Ride by Court
Defendant Is Cairn
By JOHN FFRRIR
Associated Press Staff Writer
I FLEMINQTON. N. J., Feb. 9. (AP)
I The case against Bruno Richard
Hauptman for the Lindbergh baby
murder was completed today, five
weeks and three day after It began.
With Mrs. Dwight Morrow, the
gran mother, as one of the witnesses,
the case ended except for the legal
oratory which will last through Mon
day and part of Tuesday on a note
of sharp con t rid lotion.
The final day's testimony concerned
Itself not with Hauptmsnn, the
Bronx carpenter accused of the hor
rible crime, but with the memory of
two persons dead tho little Isldor
pisch and the Morrow maid servant,
Violet Sharpe, who committed aul-
ctde.
When It was not seeking to show
that neither Flsch nor Miss Sharpe
had any guilty knowledge of the kid
nap murder of March 1, 1032, the
state, In 1U last day of rebuttal tes
timony, ripped at the "lumber" evi
dence which the defense had pre
sented. Hauptmann. never demonstrative,
sat through the final day of the trial
which may mean his life showing lit
tle emotion.
Grandmother on Stand
In contrast with the defendant
were Mrs. Morrow and hr daughter,
Anne Lindbergh, who sat through
both sessions today displaying kei
Interest In all the proceedings. Mrs.
Lindbergh, the baby's mother, waa
making her second appearance in the
old Hunterdon county court room.
She was one of the first witnesses of
the state.
The presentation of evidence camt
to an abrupt close at 3:30 p. m.,
when the state announced ft had fin
ished Its rebuttal evidence, and tha
defense, headed by Edward J. Rellly
of New York, concluded.
Jus toe Thomas W. Trenchant called
a recess until Monday, when Anthony
M. Hauck. Jr., ona of the assistants
of ' Attorney OenezaX David Wllnt
who is conducting the atates case,
will make the first - summation.
Hauck will outline the points which
the prosecution haa made ti. rough
the testimony of tha 88 witnesses it
called to the stand.
Mrs. Morrow waa the last witness,
a tragic touch to a trial that has at
tracted attention around the world.
She testified, however, not as the
grandmother of a baby murdered but
as the employer of an English servant
girl whose name has been repeatedly
drawn Into the case aa having pos
sibly had guilty knowledge of the
crime.
Mra. Morrow, widow of ft Morgan
partner who also was an American
ambassador, testified that the ser
vant. Violet Sharpe, waa at the Mor
row home ln Knglewood tha night cf
the kidnaping up to about eleven.
The kidnaping was from the Llnd
brg home at Hopewell, many miles
distant.
Deny Directed Verdict
At the conclusion of Mra. Mor
row's testimony, the defense moved
for a directed verdict of acquittal,
which Justice Trench a rd promptly
denied.
Chief Counsel Rellly said: "So that
the Jury may thoroughly understand
this procedure now, I understand
that your honor holds (tn denying a
motion for a directed verdict of ac
quittal) that It la a question of fact
to be determined by them."
Justice Trenchard: "That la it."
Just before court adjourned Justice
Trenchard addressed the Jury, and
for the first time requested them not
to take their usual week end bus ride.
He said:
"Ladles and gentlemen of the Jury
t wish that you would not go out
either today or tomorrow on a bus
ride. I wish that you would not do
that, and please do not do It, nor
undertake to do It."
vWlLL
JSfS
BKVKRLY UIIJ.S, Cal., Feb.
S. I see wlirtre the government
in nil excited because the debt
Negotiations with Kussia fell
through.
They are bringing home a lot
of our representatives from
there. Where the Russians made
their mistake was in even talk
ing about paying the debt. If
they had never said anything
about it and never had any idea
of paying it, why they would
have the same standing as all
the others.
There is a lot to be said for
and against the recognition of
Russia, but I never talked to a
well informed man in the Far
East who didn't tell me that it
absolutely prctented a Russia
Japanese war.
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