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AWARDED
Pulitzer Prize
FOR 1934
Thirtieth Year
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 2."), 1935. c
No. 2D.
G.MN3
By PAUL MALL ON
WASHINGTON. April 25. A steam
hovel has been digging In the treas-
ury front yard for several days. Some
passersby have suspected Mr. Morgen
gatithau was
digging for gold.
Occupants of the
lsrgest desks In
tide well knew
that the real
purpose must be
to hide the
ireaau'ry from
the International
silver specula
tors. At least one
traesury author
ity has suggest
ed that It should
be done.
There Is no question that treasury
mentors are worried because the In
1 ternatlonallsts are making our silver
policy succeed too well.
When the treasury took the sliver
bear by the tall. It was with the un
derstanding that the critter would
play peacefully. The world was told
that silver prices would be boosted
gradually to probably three times the
then prevailing level, that possibly
two billion ounces would be bought.
It did not take the world long to
catch on to the fact that It could
make money out of Mr. Morgenthau.
It was soon evident that this was a
one-way game, that prices always
went up. that Mr. Morgenthau al
ways bought, but never sold. It Is not
often that the world runs Into a buy
er like that.
What has happened In the silver
world is well shown by a bulletin Is
sued recently by the federated cham
bers of commerce or India. It severely
criticized the India government for
letting any silver go. If Mr. Morgen
thau is constantly going to buy at
higher prices, the Indians might as
well wait for the higher prices,
Of course, everyone has . figured
that out. Speculation has ensued. The
world price has been going straight
up and up. This has been crowding
Mr. Morgenthau into Increasing his
domestic prices. It is not generally
known, but the treasury also has
been forced virtually to discontinue
silver purchases for a while.
Thus, the treasury finds Itself
pledged to buy a billion more ounces
In a market u'here the sellers re
holding out for a promised top price
of $1.29 an ounce. This same silver
could have been bought for 35 cents
an ounce before Mr. Morgenthau be
came a silver buyer.
Several courses of action have been
under discussion privately for a week.
Some treasury advisors suggested the
Issuance of a statement throwing a
wet blanket on the silver market.
They wanted to drop the bear's tall
and seek the nearest tree, but they
knew very well that the silver sen
ators and Father Coughlin would
pursue them. '
Others have recommcnoeo. anomcr
automstic 6 per cent increase In the
domestic price whenever the world
price exceeds Mr. Morgenthau's price.
'On the basis of the 71-cent price,
this would mean adding three cents
plus. It would also mean that the
merry game will continue Indefinite
ly. (Continued on Page Six)
SIDE GLANCES
by
TRIBUNE EEPORTERS
Newman Billings, ehamellon-llke.
appearing In several new autos In
rapid succession.
Don Collier, snuffing and growling
In realistic fashion, as he related a
swell dog fight story.
John Peter being hotly pursued by
an auto salesman, and resenting It.
Joseph Marshall. Sr., exposing his
tissues to a few vitamins in a down
town restaurant.
Earl Maurier reverting to childhood
days, trundling about on a bicycle.
Mrs. Paul Corwin, averting sun
stroke with a four-foot picture hat.
blue with a red flower, and very
charming, too.
PAPERS WOULD CONTINUE
PRESENT RADIO SYSTEM
NEW YORK. April 25. f AP) A
recommend sMon that the present ar
ransmntfi for supplying ramo sta
tion v ith new be continued for
another year was adopted without
opplt'.on t-.dny by the 49th annual
meeting of the American Newspaper
Publishers' association.
pw..iieT Mnnarer ('' 1 Wslkrr rfiit v m recMd Irom
SPOK ANF. W.nh . April 2i i APi ' privsf bn!nj fry the prMfint to
John F Young. buMnM msnscT of rM.vume the directorship of the na
the f-pokf rr.nn-R',virw for more than j tional emergorn-y council. He also
a quarter of a century, and preM-1 will handle spplicsMons for allot-
rlnt of the Ps'iflc Northwest News-
ppr ascciT;rin. d:! ?,id'1nly at
hi !-"rr.e hrr ".av Mr Yo'ir.ff i'if-
fr-r . r 1 '. ' k d-ir.;.g an Ea;-;cr
esg huct Sunday.
MEETS APPROVAL
Senate Finance Committee
Sanctions Harrison Plan
$880,000,000 in Cash
Would Be Required
By NATHAN ROBERTSON
AM)datHl Press Staff Writer
WASHINGTON, April 25. AP)
The Harrison bonus compromise, lib
eralized to provide cash Instead of
bonds, was approved today by the
senate finance committee after the
two full cash payment proposals had
been overwhelmingly rejected.
The compromise, for which admin
istration support Is claimed, was vot
ed out by the committee without a
record vote after an hour and a half
executive session.
Previously the committee had voted
12 to 18 to substitute the comprom
ise plan for the Vinson cash pay
ment bill, after the Vinson proposal
had been substituted by a 13 to 4
vote for the Inflationary Patman bill
passed by the house.
The major change In the Harrison
bill was an amendment by Senator
Connolly (D., Tex.), which was sup
ported by Chairman Harrison, to per
mit veterans to exchange their ad
Justed service certificates for cash
Instead of negotiable bonds as orig
inally proposed.
The amendment was adopted with
out a record vote. Preliminary esti
mates were that it would require
about (880.000.000 In cash, but the
total would depend entirely upon
how many veterans wanted to hold
their certificates until maturity.
Another amendment adopted by
the committee would permit the
president In his discretion to pay the
cost of the measure out of the re
cently enacted $4,880,000,000 work re
lief fund.
- . -
READY TO INAUGURATE
' DETROIT, April 25. (AP) The
national union for social Justice,
turned Into a political force at a
mammoth rally directed by Pr. Char
les E- Coughlin last night, faced the
middle west and east today, promis
ing to drive the "plutocrats" out of
public office.
Chicago. New York and Philadel
phia are under tentative considera
tion by Father Coughlin and his as
sociates as the next battle grounds in
(Continued on Pae rhree)
TO BE BLOWN OFF
GRANTS PASS. April 35. fAP)
The historic landmark known as
Graveyard Point. Just south of Cape
Blanco reef most westerly point of
land in the United Stntes will have
its face lifted May 20.
Word from Oilbert E. Gable, presi
dent of the Port Orford dock and
terminal corporation, identified with
the group proposing construction of
a railroad from Port Orford to Le
land near Grants Pass, announces
that between 8000 and 10.000 pounds
of powder and dynamite will be ex
ploded at noon that day.
The 50.000 tons of earth and rock
expected to be dlsp'aced will subse
quently be used in construction of
a breakwater dock extending from
Graveyard Point toward Humbug
mountain, Oable said, forming en
other unit of construction now under
way at Port Orford.
Walker, Hopkins Loom
As Relief Fund Heads
WASHINGTON. April 25. fAP)
As the outlines of President Roose
velt s vast work relief setup became
clearer today, the capital heard more
definitely that Frank C. Walker and
Harry L. Hopkins were destined to
share the most direct responsibility
with the chief executive in directing
the tank of getting 3 500,000 persons
work.
menta from the M ooo.000 000 Job j
m!n fund, and in flwTlbM
lbM goner-
rvr.l rr-
--:iv s h rrrtirtT,'
" . ' r" . .; ' v -1 : '
Hr-pit.rj. wio wi;i oo'.inu to atf -
will continue. Lo
100 Per Cent Hike
In Cost of Living
Expert's Forecast
NEW YORK, April 35. (AP) A
rise of more than 100 per cent In
the coat of living was forecast to
the American Chemical Society to
day by Dr. Melvtn T. Copeland,
professor of marketing In the grad
uate school of business adminis
tration. Harvard university,
"The chemical Industry," be said,
"wilt not be able to dodge those
influences which at the present
time seem oeraln to cause the cost
of living at least to double dur
ing the next ten years or there
abouts, possibly even sooner.
"Given time to become effective,
the changes that have been made
In our currency and credit situa
tion since March 4, less, are suffi
cient to bring about a rise of that
magnitude."
SALLEE IS HELD
IN HECTIC QUIZ
Melvln Franklin Bailee, charged
with a statutory offense involving a
seven-year-old Central Point gin.
was ordered held to await the action
of the grand Jury late yesterday by
Justice of the Peace William R.
Coleman, following a stormy prelimi
nary hearing. Bonds were set at
$5000.
Ugly words were hurled yesterday
afternoon between Deputy District
Attorney George W. Neilson, and M.
O. Wllklns. defense counsel. The bit
terness became so hectic that the
court ordered both attorneys from
the room, "until you can cool off."
State policemen and city' police
calmed the belligerents.
The climax came when Attorney
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RELIGIOUS PRESS
BERLIN. April 25. (AP) Nazi
press leaders took steps today to
crush the entire German church
press. Catholic as well as Protestant,
and all Jewish organs still existing
on a religious or racial basis.
A new law, signed by Max. Amann.
president of the Reich press cham
ber and manager of the nazt party's
publishing organisation, la designed
monopolize the relch s publications
for nazl Ideas and make them legally
subject to nazt dictatorship.
The law provides that "church or
professional newspapers, as well as
papers .intended for groups of sub
scribers with certain interests, hence
forth are forbidden."
The nasi party and It organiza
tions are not subject to the new law.
Jack Frost Lets
Orchardists Sleep
Rising temperatures last night
made it unnecessary to smudge In the
valley and this morning the sun beat
down upon blossoming orchards
through air that carried no trace of
smoke. The lowest temperature re
corded by the weather bureau was 37
degrees, but It was a few degrees
colder than that mark In the lower
sections of the valley, according to
Meteorologist Rogers. There was no
official prediction of frost for to
night, although continued clear skies
were forecast.
HOOD RIVER'PEAR POOL
CLOSED FOR LAST YEARjtu. .
HOOD RIVER. Ore.. April 55 (AP)
The Apple Grower, association here
has announced the closing of pools
on Its entire crop of Cornice ani
Joi.phlne peara for 1934. Average
prices of 1.32 for Cornice and $1.22
for Josephines were reported.
i minister direct relief under the new
program as long aa necessary, is
understood to be in line also for a
key place on the all-Important allot
ment board under the new program
This bosrd. probsbly to be hesdea
by
the president, will make the
final decisions
and how much
to when, where
of the work reliei
mony is to be spent.
The mahinrr which Prenmni
Roosevelt is Mtting up to spnd the
huae fund drew prstfe and rritidsm
today from opposite sides of the
political fencw.
I 'It shows." said Speaker Byros,
"that he is going to rarry out hi
'promise to handle the money through
tx!?:v,- acnci. H I kp:ng an-
( ' i.f r , . -ir,;r by rr ma. nine pr; ;on-
mj ;epoaibls lor xpenduuifs.''
i ai:v reDonslbla for suDenditurfS."
ATHLETIC POST IN
AT
! Coach of Medford High
Schools Since 1930 Going
to Larger Field Suc
cessor to Be Named Later
BOISB, April 25. ( AP) Darwin
Burgher, for ,the past four years ath
letic director and football coach at
Medford high school has been named
director of physical education at
Boise high school, W. D. Vincent, su
perintendent of Boise schools, an
nounced late yesterday. Burgher suc
ceeds Morris W. "Dusty" Kline, who
tendered his resignation last week.
Darwin K. Burgher, coach of Med
ford high school athletic teams since
1930. who received an offer Monday
from W. D. Vincent, superintendent
of schools at Boise, Idaho, to become
director of athletics and dean of men
at Boise high school, wired accept
ance yesterday.
While here Burgher established one
of the most enviable records In high
school football In the state, playing
46 games, winning 30, tlelng 2. and
losing only fl. His record In basket
ball, while not so impressive. Is at
lenBt outstanding, in that r.e lost
onlv 27 cames while winning 57
starts.
In the five years here, his football
teams have won the state champion
ship once, in 1933, were runners up
In 1932, and in 1934 tied with Wash
ington high of Portland, fl-ft for the
championship. Every year he has had
a championship team in the south
ern Oregon conference.
Leave In September
He will finish the school year here.
(Continued on Page Six)
TO ASK CLEMENCY
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 35
(Jp) The supreme court today denied
a rehearing to Walter H. McOce. un
der sentence to be hanged In Kansas
City. May 10. for the kidnaping nearly
two years ago of Mlsa Mary McElroy.
26. daughter of the city manager of
Kansas City.
One legal pathway still lay ahead
for McOce's attorneys an appeal to
the Unlt-d States supreme court.
Miss McElroy wu unharmed. Her
father. H. F. McElroy. paid 30.000
ransom for her release.
KANSAS CITY, April 24. lPl
Mary McElroy. brunette daughter of
City Manager H. F. McElroy, aald to
day she would make a personal appeal
tomorrow to Governor Guy B. Park
for the communtatlon of the death
sentence awaiting her kidnaper. Wal
ter McOee.
FREE LOVE HELD
RESULT OF LAW
WASHINGTON, April 26. f API
Charges that young couples in the
government service are leading Im
moral lives, because they fear mar
riage would Imperil their Jobs, stirred
a row today.
At the heart of the controversy was
proposal to repeal the marital sta
s law. This requires that, where
husband and wife are employed by
Uncle Sam, one of them shall be dis
missed when forces are bring cut.
E. Claude Babcock. president of the
American Federation of Federal Em
ployes, told the house civil service
committee he knew of nine couples
who were living together outside the
bonds of matrimony on account of
the law.
PORTLAflOT
KILLED IN
PORTLAND, Ore, April 28 (AP)
! menn u. uregory. m. 01 n.
was killed near here today when the
practice plane he was piloting fell
from a height of 600 feet and crashed
on a farm.
Gregory, employe of a Portland tire
company, had rented the smsll plane j up tonight in opposiMon to the East
a few minutes before. He said he ( man motor transportation hill, pend
wanted to practice landings. i ng In congress.
Oregory had a student's permit to If the bill la enacted, Rprefnta
Hy and had received hit preliminary live Pierce, a Democrat, said, "It will
Instruction In Detroit. Mich. About ruin motor truk and water trana-
two yars aim he came here from De -
trolt where he ri wild to have ben
, tj: i!,r
and thx
t;. y:;::r. force. n,i midon
land trues children survive.
To Leave Medford M VFR JUMPS OPJ
V if
hantln K. turplior, wIiom impres
sive record as coach of Medford high
school athletic teams since 13.10, led
to his selection aa director of ath
letics and dean of men at Boise.
Idaho, hlph school.
E
WILL BE SHIFTED
OUT OF DISTRICT
Eighteen camps and Headquarters
detachment will remain in the Med
ford CCC district when the present
summer movement Is completed, ac
cording to Major Clare H. Armstrong,
district commander.
Nine of the companies which have
been In the Medford district during
the period Just past are now making
preparations to move to other dis
tricts In the ninth corps area during
the summer. The Medford district
has been made up of 27 camps and
the Headquarters detachment during
the past six months.
Although news dispatches from
Washington. D. C , indicate a number
of new companies will be assigned
here aa a part of the CCC expansion
program, no official word of this has
been received. The nineteen camps
to remain here are those already in
the district and do not Include new
(Continued on Page Two)
SLAYING PARENTS
AUSTIN. Texas, April 25. (API-
Sheriff Lee Allen said today Toward
Plrrson had confessed to him that he
killed his parents, Associate Justice
of the Texas supreme court, and Mrs.
Plcrson. to obtain the former's Insur
ance money and for revenge.
The sheriff said the youth did not
amplify on the Insurance and re
venge motives, and the admissions
were obtained during prolonged
questioning after the bodies of the
parenta were found near Austin.
Sheriff Allen added that he had
learned young Plrrson told a close
friend he was going to kill his father
for his Insurance, but he declined to
name the friend.
Dr. Joe Wooten, friend of the Pier-
son family, after talking to the youth,
said he waa suffering from dementia
praecox, and an hallucination that
his parents had discriminated against
him.
TEN GALLON CROCK
WOODBURN. Ore.. April 25. fAP)
Death waa the unseen playmate of
Robert Gregory Case. Infant, who was
drowned In a 10-gallon crock of water
st the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Case of Wood burn, Wed
nesday evening.
The youngster was playing on the
back porch and dropped a toy Into
the crock filled with water. In ha
attempt to recover the article he fell
head first Into the crock. He waa
found a short time later by hli
mother.
PIERCE TO BROADCAST
AGAINST TRUCK BILL
WASHINOTON. April 2ft. (API
Oregon's Congressman Pierce an
nounced yesterday he will take to
the air via coast to cot radio hook-
! porTation," and would be used as a
vehicle to raie rail freight rates.
Pierre nsirl h woi.d rr&i Hum
111:13 to 11 30 P. m., ff- H. T,
i t i
ON GOVERNMENT'S
P
Price Boosts Slated to Con
tinue Until $1.29 Reached
Government Still Far
Short of Requirement
LONDON. April 25
(AP) The
price of silver today Jumped 3 1-16
pence on the London market to
34 TJ pence an ounce, the highest
since October, 1924, The market was
excited, speculators clamoring to
secura supplies, which are scarce,
and dealers holding for better prices.
WASHINGTON, April 25. (AP)
Secretary Morgenthau said today the
treasury would continue to buy silver
until It reached si. 29 an ounce, or
until treasury stocks equaled one
third of the total gold.
The treasury head said that last
night's action in boosting the federal
price for domestic mined metal to
77.57 cents an ounce, as well as pre
vious actions in elevating the price,
waa simply carrying out a mandate
of congress.
Morgenthau was referring to the
silver purchase act passed last sum
mer, which required that the bullion
base should he In the proportions of
75 per cent gold and 35 per cent sli
ver. He pointed out that there waa no
time limit set for building up the
stocks to the required levels.
Treasury statistics show the gov
ernment still. Is far shy of Its re
quired 25 per cent silver base.
(Continued on Page Ten)
TIGER MAILERS
DEFEATED, 7 TO 2,
JACKSONVILLE CLASH
With only three gcneml practice
sessions under their belts, and no In
field practice whatsoever, the Med
ford high school baseball team enter
ed the spring ware yesterday against
Jacksonville high in the history city,
only to go down to defeat, 7-2. be
fore their more experienced rivals.
The Jacksonville nine, with several
experienced players, have already gone
through a several game campaign, so
the showing of the locals was not In
the least disappointing. Erlckson and
Ray Lewis pitched for the Tigers, al
lowing only nine hit, walking five,
and striking out four.
Hess, who has also been pitching
semi-pro ball for the Medford Mer
chants, allowed three hits, walked two
and struck out 17, while doing the
Jacksonville twirling.
Ed Simmons clouted out a circuit
hit for the Tigers, the only -one of
the forenoon. Jim Bayllsa. while do
ing a fine Job of catching, got on
base every time at bat.
Coach Ed Kirtlcy and Assistant
Coach Hal Sowers have announced
that the tenm is shaping up nicely.
The game yesterday was a practice
affair, aa will be most of the games
this year, In preparation for a good
squad In 1936. Seventeen men were
tiscd in the gnme. everyone who turn
ed out gettjng a chance to see action
CO-ORDINATOR WIEDMAN
TO UTAH CONFERENCE
Dutftort E. Wttdman. district CCO
educational co-orrtlnator. has been
ordered to so to Ogdcn, Utah, May
1 and 2, to confer with Dr. J. B. Qrlf
Jlnjt. ninth corps educational adviser,
and the chairman of the national vo
cational committee, on educational
vrk In the CCC. The Medford dla.
trlct ha Rained wide recognition In
the corps for successful vocational
work.
Kingfish Crows Louder
In Third Party Threat
WASHINGTON. April 26. (API
Senator Long (D., La.) brought his
third party threat further Into the
open today with a flat assertion that
unless one of the major parties
nominate a man of the "Borah caliber-'
they will be "split wide open."
His statement was taken as a new
Indication that the Louisiana senator
will seek to have his say on a nation-wide
scale when the lines be
gin forming for the lOM battle.
Although he offered his support
to Senator Borah (R . Idaho) or any
one of a number of "librraV whom
he named, he voiced very little hope
that Buy of them would be nomi
nated by either of the old parties.
"I don't think the scoundrels
will do It." was the way Long put It.
And "If they don't do It," he said,
we'll have a third party that will
plit them wide open."
Telling uew.'.pij-e: ;iv 11 ln.t tllht
thai be didn t ' give s dims shout
BASEBALL
National
R. H. B.
Boston .... ... 18 0
New York - 3 8 1
Batteries: Cantwell and Spohrer;
Parmelee and Mancuso.
R. K. E.
Pittsburgh 0 a 3
Cincinnati . 8 0
Batteries: Hoyt. Salverson, Osborne
and padden; Prey and Campbell.
BROOKLYN, April 35. flp Johnny
Bablch shut out the Phillies, with one
hit, an eight-inning single by llasltn,
and pitched the Dodger to a S to 0
victory today. Babich also drove In
two runs.
Score: R. H. E.
Philadelphia - 0 13
Brooklyn - 6 13 2
Johnson. Jorgens and Toaa; ea-
blch and Phelps.
American
R.
.. 0
..10
Washington
Philadelphia ..
Batteries: Stewart, Weaver. Cop
pola and Bolton, Holbrook; Wllshlre
and Foxx.
R.
7
Oof f man,
H. E.
12 0
16 3
Blae-
St. Lou fa ...
Cleveland
Knott,
holder and Hemsley; Pearach,
Brown and Myatt.
R.
...13
... 4
Npw York
Boston
Batteries: Bronca and Dickey; Rho
des, Plpgras, Walberg. Hockette, Ben
ton, Wilson and R. Perrell.
DUE AT 6 P J. FOR
Accompanied by a party of alx.
Oovernor Charles H. Martin left Ba
lorn today, according to word received
here, on a trip to southtrn Oregon
that will bring him to thla city
about 6 o'clock tonight for the an
nual banquet of the Jackson County
Chamber of Commerce, at which he
wilt be the principal speaker.
Tomorrow the governor will be the
guest at a banquet In honor of A.
Moore Hamilton, state representative,
given at the Colonial by prominent
Democrats of Jackson county. Other
visits In the vicinity will be made
during the day.
Purpose of the trip to southwest
ern Oregon is to confer with a now
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Clipper Carries
Coleman's Letter
A new record in speedy mall deliv
ery from Honolulu to Medford was
set recently, when a letter from Rus
sell (Buster) Coleman, son of Judge
and Mrs. W. R. Coleman, mailed In
Honolulu on April 23. Tvaa delivered
here two days later, on the 24th. Tne
letter was carried across the Pacific
on the Pan-American Clipper ship.
Russell Is now living In the Ha
waiian city.
DUST STORM BLAMED
IN PNEUMONIA DEATH
SPRINGFIELD, Colo., Aprlr 25.
(API Seven-year-old Harvey Dwlght
died of pneumonia here today in one
of the two Red Cross emergency hos
pitala set up to treat 28 pneumonia
patients In the Baca county dust
belt.
A new silt storm of terrific force
swept through the stricken area
during the morning while, by con
trast, virtually all other sections of
Colorado were deluged with snow
and rain.
MEDFORD GIRL TO WED (
MAN FROM SAN FRAN.
RENO, Nev., April 25. (API Mar
riage license Issued here Wednesday
Included: Charles Mclntyre. 2, San
Francisco, and Helen Smith, 21,
Medford, Ore.
party labels." Long offered Borah
aa his fir- choice. Borah, he aald.
could have M support whether the
Idaho Republican Independent ran
"on the Republican, Democratic. So
cialist, Progressive or any other damn
ticket
"If the Democrsts or Republicans
nominate a man of that calibre there
will be no third party." he aald.
Among the others to whom he
pledged hla support If they were
given the nomination were Senators
Norrla (R-. Neb). Nye (R.. N. D..
Wheeler. (D . Mont ), rrabler, R-.
Ind ). and Thomas, D., Okla).
He was non-commltal on the ques
tion whether he. himself, will head
the third party movement If the old
parties do not mike choices accept
able to him.
"Id vote for myself if I rsn." he
said, "I've always voted for myself.
Rut I'd support sny decent man on
any ticket."
CHAMBER'S DINNER
ISOUNSKY TAKES
STAND IN DENIAL
Former Superintendent Says
He Continued Accounting
System in Operation
When He Took Office
PORTLAND. Ore., April 23. (AP)
E. C. Soil n sky, di&chargfd superin
tendent of Crater Lake national park,
took the witness stand In federal
court here today to give testimony
that he is not guilty of the charge
that he conspired to defraud the gov
ernment.
The United States attorney rested
his case with surprising suddenness
and the defense put Sollnsky on the
stand as Its first witness.
His early testimony Indicated the
defense would seek to place responsi
bility for reputed irregularities of
park accounts on A. R. Edwin, former
chief clerk and disbursing officer,
who was Indicted with Sollnsky and
who pleaded guilty to the charges.
Edwin turned government evidence.
Merely Continued System ;
Sollnsky testified he merely con
tinued the accounting system in op
eration when he assumed the auper
lntendency of the park; that he waa
an "outside man," versed In forestry,
trail building and park maintenance,
but knew nothing of accounting
methods.
George Ncuner, associated with
Oeorge Roberts, Medford attorney, as
defense counsel, conducted the direct
examination of the defendant. In
questioning he laid the groundwork
for, the possible defense that any
actual peculations were committed by
Edwin, who had complete control of
the park funds. The government'!
strongest point against Sollnsky In
cluded testimony by Edwin that So
llnsky ordered falsification of pay
roll records; that Sollnsky personally
wrote the signatures of six fictitious
workmen carried on the August, 1932,
payroll, and that he gave Edwin $100
late In 1932 with the Inference the
money waa to aid him In keeping
still about Irregularities In the park.
To Defend Irregularities
Sollnsky is expected to defend cer
tain Irregularities at the park by
claiming the money obtained from
certain payroll padding waa actually
usd In making necessary repairs and
Improvements at the park, for which
no appropriations were available In
the regular routine.
It waa charged that Sollnsky car
ried officials of a snowplow company
on the payroll as laborers to pay for
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FIT
WASHINOTON, April 25. (API
President Roosevelt will go on the
air Sunday night in a resumption of
his fireside radio talks to the nation
to discuss the new works relief pro
gram. He will speak, beginning at 10 p.
m. Eastern standard time, lor naif
an hour.
Although the president's speech
will be devoted principally to the
program for making Jobs, ho is ex
pected also to discuss generally his
stewardship of office.
It will be the first time Mr. Roose
velt has talked to the people since
September 30.
WILL
ROGER?
nEVERLT I1ILI.S. Cal.. Apr.
24.IIere is the latest racket if
you are no rich yon don't know
what to do with your money.
They arc putting it in annuities
in Enylnnd. T hey feel it 8 safer
there. Then they wonder how
it is that Knirhnd recovers. It
recovers because you couldn't
in 100 yenrs ;t an Englishman
to do'what these folks are do
inir. Kngland will bet you on
England to their last penny. In
Knirlnnd they invest most of
their money in income tax.
Rend what their rate is. With
this money invested over there
it's not hard to see where all
the influence comes from to get
us to keep joining something
over there.
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