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WINNER
EDFORD
Pulitzer Award
FOR 1934
Tweuty-ninth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 19' c
No. 281.
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By Paul Mai Ion
Copyright. 1935 by Paul Mallon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The pewi
dent'a frolicsome good humor appears
to have been slightly ruffled, on occa
sions lately for the first time. Associ
ate at the White
House have no
ticed It Increas
ingly during tho
!nnt two weeks.
Mr. Roosevelt
Is not exactly
cross, but, at
times, his pati
ence has been
momentarily lost
with Irritating
callers and ques
tions. So far the
result has been
nothing more
1'AUL MALLON
7 than a few short answers. No one
would pay any attention to It except
that his record for gay composure has
remained unbroken heretofore thru
the most excruciating difficulties.
The explanation seems to be that
the senate Is getting slightly under
his usually Impenetrable skin.
This may be another sign that
everything is getting bacl: to normal
because the senate bas been the cause
of more presidential gray hairs In the
past than all the rest of the country
combined. It actually hastened the
death of one, and perhaps two. mod
ern presidents. What some of them
have said privately about the senate
could not be repeated where children
might hear it. V
The cause of Mr. Roosevelt's seem
ing Irritation Is not alone the relief
bill, but an accumulating mess of
little things. The relief bill was fair
ly well straightened out, at least tem
porarily, by the White House after
long Inside dickering. But Immedi
ately thereafter came the Nye-McCar-ron
resolution to Investigate the NRA,
Itt-Vilrtli nf mil rem menna an InvsVct lan
. tm " ' b-
tlon of business.
You can understand how Mr. Roose
velt may feel about this when you
consider. Here Is a business Improve
ment now under way; It la founded
on a delicately nursed business psy
chology; the president has already
dared to disturb It by proposals to
put holding companies out of busi
ness; an Investigation of the A. T. .fc
T. is In the making, to cost $750,000;
another proposal la to Investigate the
railroads Is pending: and now comes
the senate, not satisfied with all that,
proposing to Investigate all business
through the NRA, and Just at a time
when reformation of the NRA Is going
to be recommended by the White
House.
It is enough to upset everything.
Mr. Roosevelt has spent virtually
all his time in the past week working
on the senate, mainly on the relief
bill. The telephone wire between .he
White House and the capital has been
busy more than half of each day.
He has even called up senators at
their homes at night.
The use of the telephone is a re
cent Innovation by Mr. President.
It has been scorned by previous
president. They were not sure it
afforded the privacy of a private con
ference, and there were possibilities
of misunderstandings.
In the end. Mr. Roosevelt will un
doubtedly be able to keep the senate
reasonably in line with his purposes,
but It will be a long and irritating
Job.
The purpose behind the new bank
bill is to promote credit Inflation and
prevent monetary inflation. This may
be denied, but It Is rather obviouMy
behind every provision straight thru
the entire measure.
For that reason, concessional in
flationists are pro nine restless about
it. You will probably see them select
It as the measure on which to stage
their biiz inflation fight of this ?rs
ston. Greenback, gold, silver and
other inflationary proposals can easily
be -advanced by the inflationists a
amendments. This will be another
hair-ahirt for Mr. Roosevelt.
Those who know Senator Glass best
believe he will try to break the bill
Into two parts, segregating the provis
ions he approve in one bill to pass
and duyardin? what he dislikes IntD
a second b!!l to be forgotten.
Tt is too enrly yet to tell how it will
come out.
If anybody care. Dr. Townsrnd
changed his Townsend plan the other
day without anyone knowing about
tt. He propoeed that his plan start
off with persons over seventy-five
(Instead of sixty) and then gradually
work down to the sixty-year-old boys.
This would take a couple' of years,
and diminish the Initial cost. Dr.
Townsend did not say so, but the Mrs.
RooMvelt, Secretary Perkins nd oth
er recent attacks on his proposal ap
psvMly enntirafrd him to offr t:ie
ninntsry modification.
It will make no difference. Tne
Toiv-nd plan has r,o mois chance
of being adopted than you have of
Meing president.
on'i thing always happens to anti
1 r.g bills. T at-avs set mw
laid for more Important bu.in.- aru:
j.Co&Un.ued o mi
Roosevelt Decides
No Action Needed
Following Decision
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. (AP)
ate aides decided today after study of
that no legislative or administrative action was required.
The devlsions were accepted at the White House as a "complete vic
tory for the government."
(Copyright, 1935, by the AssocUral j
Press) 1
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. (Di
viding five to four, the supreme court
today In effect swept away any gov
ernment or private obligation to pay
gold bonds in gold.
Chief Justice Hughes, delivering the
majority opinion in a courtroom
tense with the realization of an his
toric moment, said congress must be
free to deal as it saw fit with mat
ters which would affect the currency,
and the court must take account of
current economic conditions even tn
ruling on contracts.
Dissenting with three of his col
leaguesJustice McReynolds said:
"Constitution uone"
"The constitution la gone."
While invalidating the law saying
government obligations need not be
paid in gold, the court simultaneous
ly dented holders of federal bonds Mz
right to sue for redress in the court
of claims.
Thl right also was dented holders
of the old gold certificates, who jiad
sought to get 11.69 for each dollar in
their certificates.
The government won all along tae
line with regard to private bonds acd
state and munlclp-ii gold contracts.
In each case, by five to four All
around, the court upheld the right
of congress to regulate the currency
Chief Justice Hughes read the opin
ion.
' In reading the views of the dis
senters. Justice McRuynolds said "tlu
constitution has been swept away.
Effect Considered
In reference to the federal gold
bonds, which were hold to be an oo-
lliratlon that could not be repudiated
the decision took note of potential
effect on national economy should tne
holders be allowed to suo for more
than face value.
Here la the language In which the
court partially Invalidated the con
tested law:
"We conclude that the Joint reso
lutlon of June 5, 1933, in so fax ns
it attempted to override the obliga
tion created by the bond In suit,
went beyond the congressional
power."
(Ctmtlnuci from Page Ten)
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10 CO-OP MEET
A. g. Brockway, president of the
Jackson County Co-operat.ve. and
Frank Hull, manager, left for Walla
Walla this afternoon to attend a
meeting of co-operatives to be held
in that city.
Hull states that the meeting will
be attended by 48 managers and pres
idents of co-operatives In Oregon and
Washington, all of which are asso
ciated In a parent organization.
The program will bring out many
projects in which co-operatives are
interested and. according to Hull, will
be of benefit to everyone attending.
The two plan to return to Med
ford Friday night.
PEP RlYlLD
BY LEGISLATORS
SALEM. Feb.. 18. (AP, Looking
toward posstole adjournment of the
legislature by March 2. the Joint ways
and means committee met lor a snort
"pep rally" preceding the afternoon
session today.
All sub-committees delegated to
work on the state budget indicated
they could clean up their reporta by
the end of this week. Senator Peter
Zimmerman stated he would make a
motion on the floor of the senate
that the legislature suspend meeting
Wednesday morning in order to en
able all committees to meet for a pro
longed session.
ROOSEVELT DELAYED
IN MESSAGE ON NRA
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18 (AP)
Presldrnt Roosevelt found It impos
sible lute today to complete his mes
Mge to congress on the new NRA and
trurwmtsMon was deferred for a day
or fo.
VANCOUVER LIQUOR
AGENCY IS ROBBED
VANCOUVER. Wn . Feb. II
Bobber. s!le 1197 worth of choice
i '.iquor from the ahtives of a state
'r jnr aency here over the week-e.il
't .. tie r.r't robbery of t kl-.d
., i i. .1.1. Tne ajeae a housed .:
President Roosevelt and his Immedi
the supreme court gold decisions
Decision A-B-C
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. fl-
Here's an A-B-C at what the gold de
cision means:
To the wrinkled dollar bills in
your pocket-rnothing. with a big "N
They'll buy Just as much as they
did yesterday and still make 100 pen
nies, 20 nlcklcK, 10 dimes and four
quarters.
To the 11.000 r :iMroad bond you
may own which has a clause pro
mising to pay tn the old dollar or
Its equivalent In gold again practi
cally nothing. You can collect il.OCO
In the kind of dollars you've been
using ever since the government cut
on lte account books the gold con
tent of the dollar from 25.8 grain
to 15 5-31 grains.
To the holder of a $1,000 govern
ment bond promising to pay In gold
of the old dollar which today would
mean $1,690 In the devalued dollar
once again practically nothing. Tne
court held the government didn't
have the right to break its promise
to pay the bond In the old gold dol
lar but try and collect. The court
of claims won't receive your suit so
the only thing left Is to accept
$1,000 In the kind of dollars you're
got in your pocket now.
To the holder of gold certificates
if you've got one, you hold It ille
gally and are subject to prosecution.
If you put in your claim for en extra
payment in the devalued dollars
when you 'turned-the certificates
over to the government. It won't
mean much.
The court held In effect that !,
690 In devalued dollars was duo fo
every $1,000 in gold certificate bus
like the federal bonds try and c :
lect. .
ITALY READY FOR
By the Associated press.
With an announcement that it U
ready "to face all eventualities." the
Italian government today moved
troops toward both the north and
south.
Those headed south were bound for
Africa .and the Italian colonies of
Eritrea and Somallland where border
hostilities have occurred with the
Ethiopians.
Those bound northward were re
ported bound for the Austrian border.
This fact created a wave of rumors in
Austria but the Italian explanation
was that some of the military units
already on service In the north were
being replaced by new contingents.
Supreme Court Hands Down
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ut iiOdJitti; CUtl iurtU UufbC'i Jusllies MrRtinvlijs. JUS SutuerUn.iH"1 and Mm Ptvto from AasoeUled Vitu.
Bomb for Huey
'VETO
Governor Declares Proposal
Unconstitutional Lieutenant-Governor
Bill Left
To Die In Committee.
SALEM. Feb. 18. (P) Governor !
Charles H. Martin Uxlay returned nW 1
first veto of the 38th legislative ses
sion, after he had approved a totil
of 34 bills. He added his signature
today to senate bill SI, authorizing
Irrigation districts to use bonds Issued
for readjustment plans.
The veto as on senate bill 130.
which would authorise counties to
Issue funding bonds to retire out
standing warrants and provide , for
creation of a sinking fund for pay
ment of Interest.
Voting 16 to 13 he senate today
adopted the adverse report of tnc
committee on senate Joint resolution
No. 3. which would establish the of
fice of lieutenant-governor in Ore
gon, thereby killing the measure by
Indefinite postponement.
. Three senate bills which would
provide for the establishment of fer
ries across the Columbia river at three
different points, came out of com
mittee with two reports. The major
ity held that the measures should be
laid on the table and that one b.U
making provision for all three be sub
stituted. The minority held that the
measures should not pass. The adop
tion of the measure was made a
special order of business for 3:30 p.
m. Tuesday. .. ;
SALEM, Feb. 18 (!) Governor
Charles H. Martin today called" upon
the state liquor commission to sub
mit to him at its earliest convenient
a complete statement of its financial
condition, and an estimate of Its
probable earnings lurlng the next
biennlum that will be available tor
unemployment relief.
The state liquor control statute
provides that all profits of the com
mission up to 13.000.000 shall go to
unemployment relief. .
SONS WILL PLAY
E
Efforts are being made to secure
a basketball game IP Medford this
week between the Southern Oregon
Normal quintet and the brilliant Un.
Ion Oil team of Portland for the
benefit of fund being raised to send
the Sons to the Denver tournament.
PS ns here have been anxious for some
time to see the Union Oilers In action
with a team boasting three former
allcoast men and other top-notch
university stars.
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Romance Blooms
With Rsturn Of
Byrd Expedition
DUNEDIN. N- Z.. Feb. 18.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd nd
the members of his Antarctic ex
pedition returned today to civili
sation in an aura of romance.
After the expedition's flagshin
arrived here, Admiral Byrd'a sec-ond-ln-eommand,
Dr. Thomas C.
Poulter, and Miss Helen Gray were
married. Admiral Byrd gave the
bride away.
Dr. Poulter first met Miss Gray
when he was a member of tnc
faculty of Iowa Wesleyan college.
She later assisted him 1n scientific
work and during the time Or.
Poulter has been In the Antarctic
has been caring for his three chil
dren by a former merrtag.
E
FOR SPY ACTIVITY
BERLIN. Germany, Feb. 18. (AD
Two German women-Baroness Renate
Von Natzmer and Ttau Benlta Von
Falkcnhayn, were killed on the block
today as spies. 1
An executioner beheaded them In ,
Ploetzensee prison in northwestern
Berlin shortly before noon as the
German government acted with war
time sternness and In the utmost se
crecy to smash espionage of Ger
many's military secrets.
The two women were accomplices
of a Polish baron, Colonol Gcorgo
Sosonowskl, . formerly .of. the Polish
army.
Sosnowskl was saved from execu
tion by the Intervention of the Polish
ambassador and, although the reput
ed espionage leader, escaped with his
life but under a sentence to life Im
prisonment. Also sentenced to life Imprisonment
was Praullne Irena Von Jena, a Ger
man. The sentences were passed Baturday
by the people's court and the court's
verdict was studied over the week
end by Relchsfuehrer Hitler, who is
In Munich.
STUDENT FEE PAYMENT
SALEM, Feb. 18. (P) Advancing It
on the calendar for first considerat'on
today the house of the Oregon legis
lature passed the compulsory per
term fee up to 5 for all students uf
higher educational Institutions by a
vote of 46 to It. with four absent.
v The measure, already passed by the
senate, would provide that a sum up
to 6 a term must be paid by stu
dent Into the student body fund for
activities.
Important Opinion on
From Medford
18 CONVICTS FLEE
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Women And Children Used
! As Shield Woman War
! den Says Investigations
Upset Prison Routine.
By IRACIS E. IMI.m.N
AsstH'hited Press Staff Writer
GRANITE. Okla., Feb. 18. (AP)
Eighteen desperate convlola were at
large in the southwest today after a
wholesale break from the state re
formatory in which women and chil
dren were used as shields and one
guard was shot to death.
Back in the cells were 13 other
convicts who had Joined in the Sun
day dash for liberty, while Mrs. Geo.
A. Waters the nation's only feminine
warden of a male prison shunned,
praise for her heroism and sought the
source of pistols smuggled to the
leaders.
Hastily summoned sheriffs' posses
rode over the short graaa plains neck
ing to flush the felons from their
hiding places. All major highways
were blockaded and farmers grimly
guarded their homes against pos-1
sible depredations of the freed killers
and robbers. .
Investigation On
The break followed an Investiga
tion Into reports of cruel treatment
of the Inmates.
"Wo have been having trouble down
here all week," snld the warden, who
yesterday exposed herself to gunfire
of the prisoners. "We took every pre
caution but we couldn't guard
against guns being smuggled In from
tho outside. -
From two smuggled pistols, the plot
expanded abruptly to its deadly com
pletion. The ringleaders appeared suddenly
at the side of a trusty prisoner, serv
ing as Inside turnkey, poked a pistol
muzzle against his ribs.
"Give us the keys," they hissed.
With cold precision, the ma Icon-
(Continued on Page 8U
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SALEM. Feb. 18. (AP) At a brief
session of the state board of control
today the board authorized purchase
of 60.000 highway road maps. The low
bidder was the Rand Mr Nolly Ac Co ,
at 920.50 a thousand.
The session was the shortest held
under the present administration,
Several minor purchases were ordered.
DENVER, Colo., Feb. 18. (UP)
W. D. Llppltt, president of the Great
Western Sugar company, was fatally
Injured Sunday when he was thrown
from his horse at Cherry Hills coun
try club. -
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Slot Machines Get
$500,000,000 Year
From Public in U.S.
CH1CAOO. reb. 18. (UP) The
National Association of Coin Oper
ated Machine Manufacturers esti
mated today that Americana drop
9SOO.000.000 In the slot every year.
The pennies and nickels go for
chewing gum, sprays of perfume,
subway fares, and weight informa
tion for the most part but there
is one machine which will count
your pulse If you want to know
about It.
1935 JURY LIST
ANNOUNCED FUR
The 1035 Jury list for Jackson
county, comprising 350 names of
voters and taxpayers, has been com
pleted by the county court, of the
total 02 are women. Farmers pre
dominate on the list, drawn from all
sections of the county, with the rural
routes adjacent to Medford, Ashland,
and Central Point, furnishing the
largest quotas.
Names drawn, alphabetically from
A to D are as follows:
Adams. F. H., Boguo River, farmer.
Allen, A. C, Central Point, Rt. 1,
writer.
Ashpole, Roy, Eagle point, hard
ware. Anderson, Milton C, Phoenix,
farmer.
Andrews, W. C, Medford, Rt. 3, la
borer, Acklln, Thos. W., Ashland, R. F. O.,
farmer,
Anderson, Eld a F., Ashland, house
wife. Abbott, Sylvcnui, Central Point,
farmer.
Ambrose, J. C. Ashland, laborer.
Applegate, Ernest, Ashland, Dead
Indian tRt., farmer.
Anderson, Milton, Phoenix, farmer.
Ames, Constance, Medford, stenog.
(Continued on Page Sis)
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YEAR WITH $1032
Jackson county finished last year,
with a balance of 11032 93 in 1U 1034
budget, according to the annual
statement of the county clerk's of
fice Just completed. All the nujor
offices kept within their budget al
lowances, the report shows. The larg
est deficits were in amounts used for
relief.
For the hospitalization of Indigents,
the fund shows a deficit of I6.B42.13;
for regular Indigent care, $3,384.39;
for widows pension, tl.113.B0; for old
age pensions, I4.00fl.13.
A deficit of 1214 13 exists In tho
coroner's office; watermaster, 150.73;
fruit Inspection, $290.04; Medford
Justice court, 121.43. Ashland Justice
court, $5.40, and the bounty fund wm
overdrawn ll. 80.
The recelpu of the elerk's office
for the year totaled tao. 118.25. a sub
stantial Increase over the prevlo';
year.
OF SILVER URGED
WASHINGTON, Feb. !. (API-
Silver waa pressing gold today for
place on the capital state with a pro
posal tor remonetlzatlon of the white
metal offered as a rider to tne ..su.-
000000 public works bill.
The silver program offered by sena
tor Thomas (D.-Okla.) probably will
have the ultimate support of Senator
Wheeler (D.-Mont.). long a leader In
the fight for remonetisatlon of silver.
Wheeler, however, has a proposal of
his own to be Included In the public
works bill which calls for Issuance nf
currency to finance the new public
works-relief plan Instead of financing
It through new bonds.
PASCO AIR STATION
GOING TO PENDLETON
PENDLETON, Feb. IB. (API Air
line officials announced here today
that the government weather obeer
vatlon station at Pasco. Wash, will be
moved to the Pendleton airport soon,
Pendleton last year became a regu
lar atop for United Air Lines. The
weather bureau unit will be hoiwed
In a ' "HHtiu at the airport, already
provided by tin city of Pendleton.
Is Dud
SECRETARY FINDS
BATTERY, BOTTLE
INSIOE PACKAGE
' Failure To Explode Believed
I Due To Spilling Of Acid
In Transit Nothing
Known Of Sender Here.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. (AP) A
package containing what was believed
to be a "bomb" threatening danger
to Huey P. Long waa received today
at the senator's capltol office and
opened without any damage.
earl Christen berry. Long's secretary,
said he opened the package and.
while expressing the opinion the
"bomb" waa a fake, sent Immediately
for postal inspectors. The postmark
waa Medford, Oregon.
Long was absent from the capital
spending the week end In New York.
The package waa taken charge of
by W. P. Chester and Thomas Fltcb,
postal inspectors.
Chester said that he would not be
able to determine how efficient the
"bomb" might bo until a closer ex
amination waa made of -It.
The package contained a cardboard
box six Inches square. It contained
a small dry-cell battery similar to
those used In pocket flashlights. A
wire connected the battery to a small
bottle which was broken.
Chester expressed the belief the
small bottle probably had contained
an "acid."
The inspectors Immediately left the
senators' office with the "bomb' for
their headquarters.
Postmaster Frank DoSouza stated
this afternoon that the local post
office has no record of any such
"bomb" having been sent from here,
and said that in order to have any
record It would have been necessary
that the package either be Insured
or registered, and that he did not
believe that anyone sending an in
fernal machine through the malls
would leave any such record behind.
IE BANDIT
LOSES REVOLVER
BEND, Ore., reb. 18. (AP "I'm
sorry. Dad, but it's a holdup 1" Jack
Cook, elderly service station operator.
looked up and Into the barrel of a
revolver. The bandit's Tolce came
from behind a mask.
It did, indeed, look to Cook like a
holdup, but he resented the Intrusion.
He grabbed the weapon, wrested tt '
from the gunman's hand, and levelled
It at the robber.
Before he could fire, however, the
masked man was gone. With one
leap he landed behind the wheel of
his car, the motor of which was run
ning, and headed northward on Tne
Dalles-California highway.
Cook told Sheriff Claude McCauley
about the Incident today and gave
him the revolver.
WILL
ROGERS
BKVKRIjY HIIXS, Cal., Feb.
16. Wiley Post in leaving here
ny iiiornin now on the most
hazardous flight, yet the most
bcnpfirMfll to aviation of any
since Lindbergh. He is pionecr
iiiK a new world. Flying a lonj?
course at 35,000 feet was never
before attempted.
F.itfht hours on oxygen is new
and he drops his landing gear
on leaving. He has to conic in
on (pardon the expression, but
it's all he has to land mil his
"belly." His propeller spins
lower down than the bottom of
his plane. He has to stop it and
get it e.taetly crnsswiiys before
landing or it will hit first anil
turn him a somersault. It's a
real seicntifio flight. If it
works everybody will fly up
there. It's an old stylo ship,'
five years old. He has flown it
around the world twice.' So a
prayer or at least a good wish
for WW,
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