Medford Mail Tribune AWARDED Pulitzer Prize FOR 1934 Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AFRIL 21, 1JTJ5. No. 28. y The Weather ' Forecast: Clear tonight and Thurs day; frut tonight; warmer Thurs- day. 1 MlghtM ye.-terday 5ft I.uuet this morning 33 j M j -m i.i.. . . .ii I By PAUL MALL ON (Copyright. 1935, by Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, April 34. A lot of food Democratic congressmen are secretly pulling for Huey in his hair raising frca with PWA Direc tor Ickes. They would never en ter Into It pub licly, but the fact Is some of their eta tea have suffered many similar troubles with the dis penser of federal largess. It la a case of misery appreciating even such bad com . pany as Huev. PAUL MALL ON Any closer observer could see they rather enjoyed seeing Huey yank at the wispy locks of Mr. Ickes. A cou ple of them came up to him later and told him so. They did not know or care much about the facta in the case. Nor did they like the Idea of dragging in President Roosevelt's name. Privately they felt Huey was leading himself Into forensic excesses which may ruin his case. Vet anyone attacking Mr. Ickes might be consid ered In a sense as their friend. Thus, for the first time In his life or thelTs. Huey found himself being patted on the back In the cloakrooms by soma of his enemies. - The administration Is going to some length to svold appearances of Inter ference with the states. If you ask about what happened to all the bills they sent out for the state leglsla tures to pass, the new dealers will shift you from department to depart ment without an answer. It la an indisputable fact, however, that twenty-one state legislatures have now adjourned without enacting many' of-the bills suggested by the PWA. FHA. NRA, FERA, PDIC and PDA. liven the new dealers admit that the number of state legislatures which have fallen In line Is "wry mall." Indeed, there appears to be good ground for suspecting that the legislatures generally sulked in silent rebellion against most of the state legislation sent to them from Wash ington. The PWA prepared as many aa 100 bills for all the state legislatures. The most received by any one state was twenty and the lowest waa six. The bills vary In each state due to local laws. Their general objective Is to remove limitations on powers ef states and localities to borrow money, issue bonds and engage in public works. The failure of the legislatures leave the PWA In an acute situation. PWA era say It would not be accurate say that a state failing to coop erate would be denied PWA funds. Yet It is fairly well understood hero j and elsewhere that the states and j governors who play ball will receive "a better opportunity" for consider- stion In Washington. Of course, you understand the,iew dealers all Insist this is not coercion. Beth Mr. Ickes and Secretary Per kins (in connection with social se curity legislation) say they, sent out the bills mostly on request and are not checking on what happened to them. In the case of the PHA, however. Mr. Roosevelt has publicly requested governors to push the laws through. He has succeeded so far in thlrty seen states. Trimmings suffered in the world mart bv the Yankee traders of the new deal have not boon widely art- I vertlsed. but there have been several, Most interesting is that one a:- 1 ranged bv the Export-Import bank i wherebv the Pullman company could make important wiles to Brazil, un der It. Pullman underbid the Ger mans. Then the Germans withdrew their b!d and put In a new one. still lower. It was based on an exchange of Brazilian cotton for German cars. So the Germans got the business. What make the Yankee traders leel slightly is the fact that the Brazilian-German deal Involved th? mc prtnetpi tlw rejected In deal me with Germany and one of the reasons they rejected it waa because proteots came from you zueed It Bra 7,1 1. A unique new tax plan is beuni talked about in treasury elniee. It would do three thine: lt Reduce Income rates below f.VOOO; (2) reduce exemptions to matte the little fel lows ail pay something: (3 1 boost rates In the middle bracicete and on in'.'.erltAnce taxes. You may or may nit hear i?me- iCnminued on Pace Ien Pemlleton lteath Probed PFVDI FTON". O-r . April 34 (APi - A:i lr-r:icHin to rWrmine the nuM of the dh of Ira Mre. S7. found od In hln bed In a roominz hou here Jast night, was undr way t-tiav Mtc had bfen m:M.r. Sa:i.rc!a. p-i-e brrk down tl.? dcr of hi r,-i;r. last n::t;t And dicoverM the body. jrvrr.-..-- ONE OF LARGEST GRAIN HOUSES ON L Rosenbaum Corporation's Smash Brings Legal Prob lems for Chicago Board of Trade Wheat Falls CHICAGO. April 24 (API The Chicago board of trade, world's larg est grain market.' was closed today by Its directors until tomorrow, as an aftermath of a petition filed by the Rosenbaum Grain corporation for re organization under the federal bank ruptcy act. Opening of trading waa postponed by directors just before the starting gong waa to have been sounded "un til a time to be designated by the directors pending classification of le gal problems" arising from the action ; of the Rosenbaum corporation, one of the largest grain houses In the na tion. Restrain .Suspension Pederal Judge W. H. Holly, before whom the grain company sought re organization in a petition yesterday, refused to modify an Injunction re straining tne board of trade from suspending the Rosenbaum corpora tion from membership privileges. Minneapolis and Winnipeg were the only other major North American makets open. Wheat prices at Min neapolis dropped more than a cent. while Winnipeg quotations also were off about a cent. Halting trading apparently was an emergency action to protect the mar ket from any operation that might arise In the situation. Wheat broke 3 cents Just before the close yester day. The filing of the reorganization petition had not become known until after the close. Halt Firm's Trading Seeking lo have the Injunction dis solved, attorney for the board met with attorneys of the Rosenbaum corporation In Judge Holly's cham bers. - It was mutually agreed that all trades of the grain firm would be closed out as of today and no further trading will be done by the firm until the reorganization is finally affected. Meanwhile, there waa no activity in the grain pits. Brokers milled about the floor discussing the situation. At torney said it was the first time on record that the board of trade has been enjoined from exercising its au thority under rules of the exchange governing bankruptcy on the part of members. E A thief of the lowest order a purse snatcher la loose in weuiord roaay with $11 of Bertha Glasgow's money, Mrs. Glasgow, was walking along North Oakdale avenue near Sixth street snout iq:io last nigm m com- ! pany witn Mrs. istneiwyn a. nou- I mann, when a young man. wearing idark trousers, light cap. and a sued' leather lacket. sneaked behind the two and snatched Mrs. Glasgow's purse, and ran. The purse contained two $5 bills. and one 91 bill, a fountain pen and pencil set, and other articles. The two ladles immediately notified the city police, but no trace was found of the sneak. Later in the evening two city po licemen found the purse and the white cap that the man had worn abandoned In an alley north of 'Fourth street, between Ivy and Holly streets. Police are still look me for the thief. Police Chief McCredte 'stated today that women's purses car- ried in plain sight are an Irresistible temptation to the lower class of thieves. Kccles Confirmed WASHINGTON, April 24. (AP) The senate today confirmed Marrlner S. Eccles of Utah as governor of the federal reserve board, 1 2 YEAR SENTENCE FOR ATTACKING YOUNG GIRL SEWARD. b April 34. fAP) Elnar Alhof. 41-yeer old Scotia, Neb., creamery manager, today waa sen tenced to 12 years in prison for statutory attack on the 10-year old daughter of a Milford, Neb., minu ter after he had abducted her from her home early this morning. Less than 12 hours after Alhof attacked the girt, he was Ufcen be fore D:trl-t Jtid(;e H D. Lendls. pleoded puilty to the eharte, akf i mercy and was ordered to the peni tentiary, will be tilcen to prison tin afternoon "I ran't unde-vand why I d d it and I am dreadfully ashamed." the creamery manager told Jud? Ltn- d "A r.orriial ;r,.i:i ne t 3 .-. done it. I e'en ri:o e in M .- ford after r.w:.- the g.rl to be ExPark Chief Aerial Suicide Pact Is Feared ALAMEDA, Calif., April 54. (P) Te.n Richard Smith, 38-jrear old Alameda aviator, and Mr. Dorla Treathaway, 21, vanished In rent ed plane to commit aulclde were strengthened today by the statement of a friend they had contemplated taking their own Uvea. Smith once told him In the pres ence of Mrs. Trathaway he and the attractive young woman, who la sep arated from her husband, planned to "beg, borrow or steal" a plane to dive Into the ocean, John Qreub.told authorities. Grcub, , who returned to Oakland yesterday from a trip, aftld both Smith and Mrs. Treathaway appeared despondent at the time the former aviation director for newspaper here referred to the suicide plan when he aw them at Smith's apartment some time ago. A search of ranch and mountain country south of King City, where it had been thought the couple might be hiding, proved futile yesterday. L SALLEE IN COURT AS HER ATTACKER The preliminary hearing of Mclvin Franklin Sallee, charged with a statutory offense, involving a seven-year-old Central Point girl, was continued this morning to permit the aubpoenaelng of a number of witnesses by the defense. The pre liminary hearing started late yes terday afternoon was marked by a number of sharp verbal clashes be tween Attorney M. O. Wilklns for the defense, and Deputy District Attorney George W. Neiiaon over the right or the defense to subpoena state witnesses. The defense subpoenas were issued by Justice of the Peace Coleman, snd placed in the hands of Con stable Anderson for service. The hearing will be resumed as soon as the witnesses con be brought Into court. A number subpoenaed ire state (Continued on page fourteen) sure she got home 11 right a she wore only a night gown, and to what would be done about the mat ter. 'I don't know what to aay but tD ask mercy." The girl was snatched from her bed about 1:30 a. m.. by A:hof who toid the court he removed the screen. raised the window and Jerked the : f-hild from her bed. put her into his , aMforr.ohlle snd drove t K.wanls park, near Mt'.forrl. hre he attack- j ed her. ! Hr you nee r brother. a'.eep:ng tn 'he Mme red. was not awakened To wet f"ed ss'-ks were tied arouni ! the girl's throat and heed by the ' rr.in to krep her f:o:n awake ni;; Tr,mVr of fie fm:ly or neighbor ,n ne p'.e.ided with him and acream- ed. FACES HARD TASK Thirty Counties Plead for Projects Totaling 30 to 50 Millions Eight to Ten Million Available PORTLAND. April 24. (AP) The Oregon highway commission was to day confronted with the problem of how to make an expected federal grant of from 8 to 10 million dol lars cover Improvements calling for the expenditure of between 30 and 50 million dollars. The Job was put up to the com mission at a general hearing called by the highway board in order to get a comprehensive picture of pro jects before making up its 1935-3ti construction program, i Thirty of the 36 counties were to present claims for recognition at to day's meeting. In addition, 14 mu : nicipallties and seven highway as j sociatlons and chambers of com ' merce had representatives on hand io see that they weren't overlooked. Chairman Henry F. Cabell said he could give no Idea as to what would be the basis on which the federal appropriation will be allotted counties. The commission, he said, has yet received no Information as to regulations to be prescribed ny the federal authorities Some of the eastern Oregon dele gations called attention to an agree ment made at the last session of the legislature whereby opposition to making the coast highway bridges toll-free waa withdrawn in conside ration of the completion of eastern Oregon roada on the 1917 highway map. The representative of the Ore gon Coast Highway association ex pressed hope that the spirit of thla agreement might be carried out. SPURrOFTLOOD MPORTANT PHASE IN LAMSON TRIAL "T" " ; . SAN JOSE. Calif., April 34. (AP) t. , . . .. . . The Drosecutlon launched Its rebut-' tal testimony today In the second wife-murder trial of David A. Lam son by calling a witness to describe the operation in which a state wit ness sought to prove arterial blood does not spurt great distances. The witness. Dr. David Susnow. San Francisco physician and surgeon, operated on Dr. Clement Arnold and severed an artery tn the rear of Dr. Arnold's head. Dr. Susnow began to describe the operation but was halted by a de fense objection. He was limited to stating that he severed the main branch of Dr. Arnold s occipital ar tery. Dr. Arnold previously had testified blood from his artery spurted only 18 Inches. The defense, which closed Its case yesterday, contends Mrs. Lam son's Injuries shot blood for greater distances. R. H. RHOTEN, GOLD FINDEUpMBS Word has been received In this city of the death at Yreka, Calif., last Saturday of R. H (Wildcat) Rhoten, one of the three Photen brothers, whose success at pocket hunting In the hills of southern Oregon and Jackson county, netted them fortunes In gold. Th luck of the Rhoten bro thers and their spending, made them widely talked of figures In this sec tion 3S yeara ao. One of their pocket strikes netted 130.000 accord ing to reports. R. H. Rhoten had been a resident of Yreka. Calif., for the past 23 years, and Ii aurvived by hi wife and two children. A brother, Al Rhoten. and a sister reside at Gold Hill. R. H. Rhoten lived at Jacksonville for many yeara and waa well known there. Funeral services were conducted at Yrekr,, Calif, yesterday afternoon. Income Taxes Will Exceed Estimates ftAI.RM. Ore.. April 24 (UP) Members of the tate tax rnmm.w'.on today p-edlfted revenue from personal income, intangibles and cor porate excise taxe.s wouid exceed thf budget estimate by 400 000. The , budget estimate, bawd on 19H in come was 12 100 000. The antuipal ( M -:n war. -:b.ited to Improved business condition. Clerk Admits Stories Changed Jackson County Farm Increase 729 In 5 Years Figures recently released by Geo. Find ley of Eugene, supervisor of the 1935 agrlcultuaal census, show that the number of farms In Jack son county as of January 1, 1935, la 3043. A similar compilation com pleted April 1, 1930, gave Jackson county 2214 farms. This would in dicate that during the past five years Jackson county haa Increased its farms by 139 or 38 per cent. The Information was furnlshra the Jackson County Chamber ol Commerce by Supervisor Plndley MUCH REMODELING Not In years has building activity in the downtown section been so I brisk as In the past few days. The building formerly known as the Jack son County bank building la under going remodeling to the extent of 3.000, according to a permit issued yesterday to Moty-Llttrell, Inc.. the firm which recently bought the struc ture. It Is being changed to accommo date two local business houses a drug stoie and a Jewelry store. Work is progressing today In removing the (Continued on Page Thirteen) LiooinoiG EVENING TO I ST. The Medford store of the Oregon Liquor control commission will move from its present location to Its attrac tive new quarters across from Jackson hotel, probably Thursday night, and will be open for business in the new stand on Friday morning at 9 o'clock, according to O. J. Runte, supervisor for the commission for the entire state. The new room haa been decorated In apple green, to provide a soothing Hght for customers and employes I.,. K,. ' ' alike, and the bottle bins carry out . . ' . . the color scheme. These bins, which are movable, will contain 350 cases of liquors, and will form the partitions between the dispensing room and the store room and clerk's office in the rear. All of the windows, and the glass door will be frosted to a helghth of about seven feet, so that no liquor will be visible from the street, Runte said. The office hours, recently changed, provide that the store open at 9 a. m. and clone at 9 p. m. on weekdays, but on Saturdays or days before a holiday, it will open at 9 In the morning and remain open until 11 p- m. "The new store will be one that the citizens of Medford can be proud of", stated Runte. "It will compare favor ably with any liquor atore in the entire state." SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS Darrel Huson, peering through great clouds of smudge smoke, glad he waited 'till after the smudge sea son to paint hla store. Dick Lewis "Yeah, we ran In 14 runs In the first Inning after that we had the game on Ice." Ed Lamport, Clarence Eads, and 8yd Newton conversationally shooting clay pigeons. BASEBALL National R. H- B Boston ........ ISO New York 3 9 0 BBtterlea: Rhem, Frankhouse and Hogan, flpohrer; Schumacher and Mancuso. Amerlmn R. H. Wafhln?ton -... 3 10 Philadelphia 3 fl Batteries: Burke and Bolton pfn. ton. Casrarella and Foxx. R. H I Bt. Louis .. 3 6 3 Cleveland - 3 4 1 Batteries: Thomas and Hemsley; HlUlebrand, L. Brown and Myatt. Ne, rain. York at Boston, postponed 1 TO RELIEFJROJECTS Three New Agencies Organ ized Tugwell Chosen to Head Rural Resettlement in New Govt. Program WASHINGTON, April 34. (,T President Roosevelt today assigned a vast scope of work relief projects to more than 00 existing government agencies and organised three new government units In addition. He named Rexford G. Tug well, un dersecretary of agriculture, to head one of the three new agencies an organization for rural re -settlement. He set up also a new unit or grade crossing elimination under the bur- a of roads and the department of agriculture and created a third icw division to take charge of rural elec' trlflcation. Nnlker Main Director The president In discussing the state of the 94.000.000.000 program made it clear all applications for pro jects would clear thrtnigh Frank C Walker, of New York, who was named last night to handle that job as dir ector of the national emergency coun cil. Mr. Roose ve It p robabl j wl 11 an nounce tomorrow the allotment board which will pass on distribution of the huge fund. The president him self probably will head this board. The new rural re-settlement agency Is to undertake the sweeping task of moving families and possibly even whole communities to new places of better opportunity. This agency also will take over subsistence home steading and other related agencies In various departments of the gov ernment. TukwtII Keeps Agriculture Post Tugwell will retain his post as un dersecretary of agriculture and will be solely responsible for this new unit. The president has not decided whom he will place in charge of rural electrification. Outlining some of his plans at his regular press conference, Mr. Roose velt showed a list of more .than 300 classifications of work contemplated under the Job making undertaking. 'The projects fell Into eight general classes na follows: 1. Highways, Including grade crow ing elimination. 3. Assistance to clerlonl and pro fessional workers. (Continued on Page Thirteen.) -4 T FOR MODERATE NIP Jack Frost was scheduled by the weather bureau to make another visit to the valley tonight, although Met eorologist R. J. Rogers said the nip will probably again be moderate. The temperature la forecast to rise Thurs day. Most of the orchards in the valley fired up last night, although the tem perature only dipped to 38 degrees In the coldest spots. In the warmer, higher areas, the fruit men did not smudge. Rogers predicted that the temperature will remain about the same tonight and possibly slightly higher. At the present stage of crop dewlopment, the buds demand con siderable protection. Fishes Five Years, Catches Salmon ORBOON CITY, Ore.. April 24. (UP) Dr, W. O. Steele caught his first salmon last season after fishing for five years In the Willamette river. Yesterday a four-pound Chinook, unhooked, leaped Into hla boat and the doctor seized and held it. EX-CAPONE ARRESTED PORTLAND, Ore., April 24 fAP) Roero J. Da Oram, held here as a suspect in a 20.000 Chicago mall robbery, waa to be turned over eo the United fltatea marshal tonltrht after I quentioning by the United states at torney. A the Investigation rounded out. Mrs. De Oraase and her 4-year-old son, Julian, were released" from cua todv, George De Oraaae, a brother of Rocco. and Frank Ptonl. also ar- rested, were released from eovern- men custody hut were cliaid with state vagrancy, C of C Speaker Governor . riuirles II. Martin who will he principal speaker at the Jdrktnn Count v Chamber of Com merce annual meeting Thursday evening at the lintel Medford. EXPECTED AT C-C A capacity crowd la expected to fill the Medford hotel dining room tomorrow night for the annual meet ing of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce. It was announced to day by B. E. Harder, prealdent. Gov ernor Charles H. Martin will be the main, eponker and no doubt will have a mcfimige of Importance., to chamber members. The advance ticket sales are larger than has been experienced heretofore but on account of the tardiness of some members of the Chamber of Commerco In purchasing their tickets It has been decided that sales can now be made to anyone who wishes to attend. However, tickets must be purchased by noon tomorrow. Mrs. F. I. Bristol will be heard in two vocal numbers, accompanied by Miss Oiadys LaMarr. The newly elect ed directors of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce will be Intro duced. The dinner will start promptly at 0:30 and will conclude before 9:00 o'clock. T. E. Daniels will act as tonstmastcr. ' crateTraier staffjelected Rangers who will be on active duty at Crater Lake national park this summer were listed today by offi cials as follows: Breynton R. Finch and Albert H. Sinclair of 8an Fran cisco, Darwin K. Burgher. Oliver M. (Od) Hughes, Dwlght H. French, Er nest H- Roatel, Joseph W. Peak. Ber nard B. (Bernle) Hughes, J. W. Mont gomery and Milton E. Coe. Finch la stationed temporarily at Lava Beds national monument, Cal., and will assume active duty at the lake when his place Is tken at the national monument by Don O. Fisher of Klamath Falls. Coe will be sta tioned during the summer at Oregon Caves national monument. Carl R. Swartr.low of University of Missouri, at Columbia, Mo., who waa ranKfr-naturallat last year, will re- assume the position this summer. He will be assisted by a staff of ten. Fruit Men Leave For Frisco Meet Oorden Green, Harry Rosenberg, R. R. Reter, Jack Spauldtng and S. M. Tuttle left last night for San Fran cisco to attend a meeting of the Oregon - Washington Pear Bureau. Shippers and fruit growers of the or ganization are meeting for the pur pone of discussing admission of Cali fornia growers into the bureau. LIEUTENANT IN PORTLAND City Detective Paul Mumpower said Rorco De Grasae admitted to him that lie knew the securities were "hot," but that when he learned they came from a poatofflce robbery he turned the rrat of the loot bark to "Rig Mike" Rinkle. a llleutenant of Al Capone. killed some time aso. "Yaa." I knew Big Mike," Mumpom-er quoted De Grasae as having said "His real name was Qua Rinkle. He worked for Al Capone collected taxes , on alcohol and slot machines. Big 1 Mikr vhs killed about a year and a ( half ago." EDWIN TARGET FOR HEAVY FIRE FROM Admits Attempt to Shift Clamc for Alleged Park Frauds On Former Con struction Boss, Davidson PORTLAND, April 24. (AP) De fense attorneys hammered vigorously today at the testimony of A. R. Ed win, former chief clerk at Crater Lake national park, that E. C. Sollnsky. former superintendent of the park, had ordered the falsification of pay rolls and had defrauded the govern ment. Sollnsky Is on trial on an Indict ment alleging that he perpetrated a fraud. Edwin and Isaac Davidson, former construction foremen at ths park, Jointly Indicted with Sollnsky. pleaded guilty to the charges Sollnsky is fighting. Clint's to Story Today Edwin clung to his story of yesterday that he had falsified pay. roll records and made out fake claim vouchers under orders of Sollnsky. He declared, under the crossfire of George Roberts. Medford dcfeiuw counsel, that Sollnsky bad ordered him to make out U fictitious checks to non-existent workmen In May, iBsa. These checks, totaling $472, were cashed by Edwin under orders of Sollnsky and the entire amount turned over to Sollnsky, Edwin testi fied. The defense sought to Inject a. possibility that Edwin himself had engineered the lraud, in attempting to show that the clerk waa In finaii-- clal difficulties. Admits Changing Story Edwins veracity was brought Into question when he admitted today that he had told a different story when first confronted with the charges by a department of interior (Continued on Pago Eleven) SPORTSMEN PETITION FOR CLOSING OF ROGUE SALEM, April 24, (AP) Petition fiom Grants Pass and Medford have been received at the executive office requesting Governor Martin to close the Rogue River to commercial fish ing immediately. The petitions stated fishermen were now preparing to ply their trade In the lower river. The 1935 legislature passed a law closing the Rogue to commercial fish Ing. but the law does not go Into effect unttl June 12, ninety days af ter the adjournment of the session. Since there waa no emergency clause attached to the bill, it was stated here the governor would have no power to take the action requested. In the meantime opponents of clov ing the Rogue have started a refer endum on the law to put it to the vote of the people. WILL ROGERS UEVKRLY HILLS. Cal., Apr. '.';(. I bot any fumlny could be mmle Rs populur at church as Easter i it jnn made 'em fash ion shows too. The audience is so busy looking at each other that a preacher just as well re cite finnpa Pin. AVe will do anything if you just in somo way turn it into a show. They say . children in kindcr Karden must play in order to (jet 'em to learn. AVhat do you mean, children? Cross word puzzles learned grown folks more words than school teach ers and what arithmetic the women folks know they got at a biidiic tabic. Our splendid English comes from attendin;: the movie. My eeot;raphy comes from an airplane win dow. Tos, sir, there is 1-0 million in the American kindcrgarden. i