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Newspaper Page TextPayrolls of State to Be Increased Through "Buy Oregon" Movement !:::pr-:l MFIWfWTI Wf ATI . TRmTTMHR AWARDED Pulitzer Prize 1 jh;,;;,.r:iij; j jffi xviii. iljljlj xl jlwjijl jl N p fob 1934 Thirtieth Year (22 Pages Two Sections) BEDFORD. OKEGOX. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 193"). No. i J Ifu Hi -3 - J II J iai ill 11 iu JEi:i J' Ual Jul ilssi JEiJ i I EX-MAYOR JONES Accepts State Appoin MI GETS DISTRICT HOLIDAY jLgASMAjZj WOMAN'S THREATS JlH' i tS ALSO FAVORED rrr- FLOOD Of MI IN ALL CCC CAMPS ; 1 1 J AGAINST BUTCHER NBK' FOR LIBERATION ? - V-V" . ' ON BONUS ACTION ORDERED MAT 15 : : : j& 1 1 1 ft , tL iMrl-'Mi?faSSi L fcw, ' Hartley, Pettlt and Bolton; Sullivan llferAJ mUiMZ&mil f,l . . i I ; , N - and Cochrane. By P.U'I, MALI.OV. (Copyright, 1935, hy Paul Mallon) WASHINGTON, May 10. The Ro per Business council has always bee alternately In hot or cold water, but just now It la In Its hottest. You might say It la Imme r s e d un comfortably In a scalding quan dary. This collection of business men 1 s supposed t o advise the New Deal, not harsh ly , like the Chamber of Com- mercc, but, con structively, like an elder brother, it has spoken on the NRA and social security phases in a mildly remonstrating, but lov ing, tone. On one thing It has been dumti the Utility Holding Company bill. It has prepared a report on that sub ject, but the Inside dope Is It is afraid to make It public. Those Inside say the report was largely suggested by the head of a New York bank, who thinks the administration bill Is worse than bad. The tone of It Is supposed to be more like that of an irate father who feels he must not spare the rod. The republicans have got wind of the report and are trying to flush It out into the open. They are also In terested In forcing out another pri vate council report. In reference to the banking bill, which Is supposed to be equally critical, This Is what is behind the inno cent Wittle resolution which capable Senator Steiwer dropped into the senate hopper almost unnoticed a few days ago. The StrMwer resolution calls for all reports of the council to be submitted to the senate, whore they would, of course, be published. The liberals of the administration have the scent also and are working to get the reports modified or revised, and they may succeed. It is highly important becatise of possible influence on two big pend ing items In the New Deal legislative program. , Statesmen usually treat states women In political debate as ir they were all in a drawing room. An ex ceptional Incident occurred at the re cent private conference of cablnctcers and congressmen In President Roose velt's office. Be it recorded for all time that Secretary Perkins failed on that, occasion to have the last word. It happened this way: Miss Perkins spoke up in favor of extending NRA codes to cover intra state as well as inter-state business. She pointed out that modern busl ' ness has become so complex that It cannot be regulated effectively if only interstate commerce is subject fd to regulation. A minute or two later, scholarly Senator King of Utah nrose and ob served politely but firmly that some (Continued on Page Ten) SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE EEPORTERS Ed Lamport shooing chain letter salesman out of his store so the help could get some work done. Leon Haxkin crittraiiy In.vpectlnc the arriving stock for his new store. ay Frlsbic rfrrreing a wrrstMni; match between himself and tne wneei of a block-long coupe. 4 proi; of fivp hlzh nehool lad prepnrinc to play hockey for a jwim iJng expedition. ... WEI PAUL MALL ON hen you ca'rh t'o rood-Mz'd sal mon on an aferwxn's fishing trip, that' a flh storv: hut when ni also land one of them with hk and line and th hook never totichs the fish that's a whopper, but It's eyeing told today by Jack Hurhes. Yesterday Hnjhe and his brolh-T. Od. took mfi and rrrl d'wn to th Ros-j Aftrr 1 f 1 1 rt : ti c one sa:rr.on !r t'.ic orth'v!x niAnnrr. Js k hxkyj another. Upon pu.linj it into shal low watr he aw th;u the hook had not pr.tered the fish's mouth Shut had NTon:e c.Vir'-.t in an oM '.earlrr hat dii -z'rri I'-rr'rAT.. "Of'." carted m ' f 1 r.TV. r 1 ,',' ! a' 'ii- the !'?vk .a-'.e r....i- tr.it ti'.e fi:: was :an!-d. It wfik.ud aoc;;t 2'i p jUIi'-tS. 111111 niiimii u an iiii ' ft,;-.' -,r - w i . . j i b ,i i t. . ' leicgrams Heccivea prisoned for Ballot Theft- - . . ;i ; , , , n 1 ! in Morning at White in Jackson County Rests ; ; N x ? 1 $ , C..M ...... ,. , i , . J v- . House President Still With Governor Martini f f rTi i T :J sJ I Keaay 10 use vet0 flX SALEM. May 10. (API The state parole board late yesterday recom mended paroles for Earl H. Fchl of Med ford and Walter J. Jones of Rogue River, both of whom were sent to the state penitentiary for participation in ballot thefts in Jackson county more than two years ago. Pchl was county Judge of Jackson i county when he was sentenced to a four-year term. Jones, then mayor of Rogue River, received a similar sen tence. Both men completed their minimum terns last November. Governor Martin lins not Indicated what action he would take on the parole board's recommendation. Salem dispatches today stating that the state parole board late Thursday recommended paroles for E. H. Fehl. former county Judge, and Walter J. Jones, former mayor of Rogue River, serving four years in state prison for ballot theft, made no reference to the parole plea of Gordon L. Scher inerhorn, former sheriff, serving three years for the same crime. Any action for the state. In the three pleas, rests i with the attorney general, District j Attorney Codding said. Fchl and Jones entered state pri son In August, 1933. and Schermer horn in August last year. The mini mum terms of Jones and Fehl were completed last November. Schermer horn will finish his minimum sen tence of one year next August. At the time of sentencing Schermcrhorn, the court, and the attorney -general's of fice, acquiesced In a stipulation that Schermerhorn would be recommended for a parole when he had served six months. This period expired latA Jan uary 1, but no action was taken. Fehl filed an application for par ole last December, as did Jones, but (Continued on Page Eleven) SAN JOSE, Cal.. May 10. (AP) Promising to complete his final argu ment In time for the Jury to get its instructions today. Assistant District Attorney Allan Lindsay approached the climax of his plea for another conviction of David Lamson for mur der of his wife, Allene. The state's final effort to send the former University Press executive back to San Quentln's condemned row was punctuated today by frequent clashes with Dcrende Attorney Edwin McKenzle. following yesterday's in terruptions which cnoed in Lindsay's shouted charge of perjury against E. O. Helnrtch, criminologist and de fense export witness. McKenzle protested today when Lindsay told the Jury the hath mnt and towel found on the floor of the bathroom where Mrs. Lamson was found dead Memorial day. 1D33, prob ably had been put there to keep the stream of blood from running into the hall. "What a shambles that bathroom was!" exclaimed Lindsay, gazing as he talked at the enlarged picture of the scene, with Mrs. Lamson's body hanging over the edge of the tub, set up before the Jury. ATTORNEYS CLASH IN LAIVISON CLIMAX S iiYSTIRIOUS DEATHS Ill FAH'ELY BROOKLYN. May 10, (AP) Fred erick Gross. 49. mildmannerrd book keeper for a Manhattan chemical company, was held for questioning by police today following five mys terious deaths in hi family since March 29. Gross was t0krd up en: today by Brooklyn detectives after an analysts r0 the vital oreans of tmo ol lw dauehters who died April 26. showed traces of an obscure poison. Arthur Edee. the arresting detec tive, said an analysis of a can of coca in the Gros home, dlslocd thp sHine poison. M'-mbrrs of the family who have died since Mnrcli are Ktith'Tinp Gro. 38. wife and mother of five children; Frerick. Jr.. 9: Leo, 3; Barbara, aed on": Katherine. 7. P"'hc. nindr su'.plcious by the lat fio r!i'di. rr'fd sn a'i'"p-y Poliri tjfid tLfv rxpe'trrj Oitricl dpi tne man ft am-st at noon heu 1 1.' ' . 'V I - t-, . I H P.- . ' ' N w'tn telcgramn urging tne prraiarm Rr,.ri hollclnv Wrdn.-sdnv. May 15. W 5 ' V I j UlthM to Sign or veto the Patman MllJor clar0 ; Armstrong, district III 111 - I - Col. K. E. Kelly, long-rime Mcdrord residnit, who tmlny accepted ap pointment from Governor Murtlu as a member uf the Veterans' state Aid I OlllllllSSlOll. V OF WASHINGTON. May 10. ( AP) Navy officials said late today not all the 4fl planes which left yesterday from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, wquld fly to Midway Island, more than 1,300 I miles distant. i Still insisting they had received no exact Information on the flight, offi cials said some of the planes would participate In other activities. They added a censorship was In force at Midway, saying the commander-in-chief of the fleet. Admiral Joseph Reeves, undoubtedly had sent a vessel with officers to regulate dis patches from the cable office. HONOLULU, May 10. (AP Of ficial secrecy today veiled the where abouts of 46 navy seaplanes which roared away from here yesterday morniiiK on a trail-blazing mis fllnht toward Midway Island. 1.323 miles distant. As the hours passed with no word (Continued on Page Three) Hr-t Forest Hre. I PENDLETON, May 10. ( AP I The first forest, fire cf the season In the Umatilla national forest was report- j ed today near Hcppncr. It covered about five acres and was not con- sldered dangerous. he is taken to the district attorney's office for further questioning. Police pointed out that the five sudden deaths in so short a time, coupled wi'h the fact that Gross Is employed by a firm of mnufartunnn chemists. vve them their first led. According to the police Invest, ga llon the f.-t death to occur that of Fredenek, Jr., on March 29 at the I Kington Avrnue hospital for ron i tairtous d!fnpp. The cause of hlb ' death was given as bronchial pneu j monla. j A few d.iys later. threc-yr&-old Leo ', died In the same hospital, apparent!) from natural cm uses. 1 On April 0. Mrs, Onws died In Bushwtr): ho p!al. The enure of her death v. sa;d to be encophyiatis. j On April 1, Barbara and Katherlne j died at tiic Kliiirs County hospital. pniicp a id that Frank, ayed 5. is rri-v m 'he KinKon Avenue hovpiuil .ufferin- from an undetermined ill r.es The -.-''pltal reported that he ,.-.; a - d r.i.ht Gross r.as teen mwrricd li years. I Ji - l MEMBER VETERAN AID COMMISSION SALEM, Ore.. May 10. (APt Gov ernor Martin today announced the appointment of E. E; Kelly. Medford attorney, to succeed Senator Walter Fisher of Ronebtirg as a member of the world war veterans' state aid commission. Kelly Is a veteran of both the SpHiilsh-Ameriran and World wars. The appointment confirmed reports prevalent here the past few days. Colonel Kelly has accepted the ap pointment of Governor Martin to the veterans' hurenu post, he announced today. He stated that his presenc would be required In Salem for a short time each month. News of the appointment was received favorably throughout th? city and county. Colonel Kelly served with distinc tion in tha Spanish-American war and the World war, and has citations from the government for meritorious and brave service In both. He saw service in the Philippines and In France. Colonel Kelly has been n rsldnt of this city and county since 1907. and has been active in civic and po litical matters during that period. He was dl.'trlct attorney of Jackson county 20 years a so and ha been a member of the Southern Oregon bar during the period of his residence hrre. For yrars he bren one of the active leaders of the Democratic pariy In thlA county and southern Orreon and is widely known. He ha& also bfen active in veteran circles. Notice of his appointment was re cPtvnd late yesterday by Colonel Velly from the governor. MEN 10 GIVE ((OTHER'S DAY TALKS Mfmorlfl! serlres for Mother's day in southern Oregon will be fentured : hy t:1cr from three Mertford men '.Sunday, all of them mrmhr of the Eatis' lodL-e A. H, Rsnwell. presi dent of the aerie, will address a uroup in Grants Pan, while Moore HamiU ton will be speaklne to a Klamath Fulls swmbiy on Sunday even In jr. W. S. Bolder will b the nmln f-pcakr at the services In this city. J Mool M-ll LONDON. Em? , May 10 l AP There were 10 44.r bales offered at the wool auetion today of which 8. 446 were so!d. Th bmy offerituts of off'Tins of erof-brrds rr.e; with a (food dtnsr.d from Germany and the home trad1. Men Tins old well, but f irm prices caused a few withdrawals. WASHINGTON. May 10. ( AP) The White House wa deluged today with telegrams urging the president either to sign or veto the Patman cash bonus bill. Attaches estimated that 5000 had arrived before noon, but there was no check as to whether the ma jority favored the legislation. Vete rans' leaders had asked their fol lowers to send to the White Hjiim and Capitol Hill telegrams demand ing enactment. Apparently President Roosevelt wa not taking time to read the mes sages. He was prepared to veto the bill soon after it reaches him from the senate, where bonus leaders were trying to marshal every ounce ol their strength to save the measure from defeat. Mean New Taxes, Mr, Roosevelt's conference yester dap with financial advisors whs taken as meaning that In the event con gress overrides his veto the presi dent, will insist upon levying new taxes. He did not mention the word "bonus" In a greeting he sent last night to St. Louis where the conven tion committee for the forthcoming 1935 American Legion conclave was In session. Only afcw bonus telegram were reported received Tiy senators and representatives, "War veterans are and should be interested in the welfare of the country as a whole," he said. "Our constant objective la to care for the disabled, the sick and destitute. (Continued on page Eight) WILSON ON STOCK RUNNING AT LARGE A verdict of not guilty was return ed early this afternoon, by a Jxiry In Justice of the Pence William R. Cole man's court, In the case of Dave Wil son of Willow Springs, chargei violation of the herd law. In permit ting stock to run at large. Wilson was charged with the of fense last October in a complaint filed by D. L. Davidson as complain ing witness. Wilson at that time en tered a pica of guilty, and the chc was held in abeyance, pending a de. clslon of the attorney-general, on the legality of the forming of the 'floor of the valley herd district. An opin ion of the attorney-general ten dava ago held, the herd district waa wild. The defense contended the herd dis trict was invalidated by the county wide vote against the herd district provisions. "If the Jury Is correct in its find ings, there are no herd district In the county, with the exception of th? Eagle Point district, which was form ed before the county vote." District Attorney George Codding said this afternoon. Resident of the Willow Springs district. Codding furtner said would "start circulating petitions at once for forming of another herd district to prohibit stock running at large." The city of Medford. and the ter ritory lying between Talent and Wil low Springs are In the herd district. Members o' the Jury returning .the verdiet were: Jnme D. Bell, C. fl Butterfleld. George Walker, John Wil kinson, William H. Smith, and H. B Cady. SALEM. Ore . May io. fAPt Mem bers of the executive committee or the Salem Taxpayers' league today addressed a letter to Oovernor Mar tin and members of the state board of control commending them for their prompt action looking toward nixing the wall of the burned capital bulVi ing and their efforts to speed up con struction of a new state house. The letter also condemned tJ-e ac tion of the Marlon County Taxpayers' leaguis in bringing Injunction pro ceedings to hall raring of the old walls, as recommended by engineers of the state planning eommision and several prominent architects. CAPITOL RAZING ACTIOraiSEU Celebration of Second An niversary Will Be Marked by Special Dinners and Sports Events at Camps The Medford CCC district will celc- , brote its second anniversary wtth n . general holiday Wednesday. May IS. ! Major Clare H. Armstrong, district commander, is setting aside that day , as "Organization Day" in the dts- j trlct. Each camp will celebrate the occasion wtth special dinners and j sports events. The district was opened May 15. 1933, when Major Armstrong arrived j here from San Francisco, He was closely followed by Major James U. Blblghitua, who took over the duties of district surgeon. As other offi cers arrived, a staff wns assembled and the first advance detachments of men sent out to start the dis trict's camps. Fourteen camps nmdo up the Med- j ford district for the first period, and Major Armstrong has seen it grow to 28 camps In the last period. The district will temporarily drop to 10 camps next month, but with the as signment of new companies under the enlargement program, will go higher than ever this summer. Major Armstrong will leave here June 3 after commanding the dis trict since Its start. Major George R. Owens will assume command with the departure of Major Armstrong. The camps of the 'district arc plan ning field days, inter-comp baseball games, special dinners and programs, and various other ways of celebrat ing the occasion. ' A special anniversary edition of the Medford District News, official publication or the district, is plan ned. It will feature Items of histori cal interest. INJUNCTION HALTS PORTLAND, May 10. fyp( The Multnomah county commission wits halted today in Its move to name a successor to William Johnson. Jr., democratic member of the legislature, when Johnson applied for and was granted a temporary Injunction re straining such action. Johnson was one of six Oregon legislators listed tills week by the attorney-general as ineligible to con tinue In his assembly because of their having accepted "other lucra tive federal or state positions." Later In the day the Injunction was broadened to Include Represen tative Lew Wallace and Senator Ash by C. Dickson, also of Multnomah county, who had likewise been named hy the attorney-general. The commission will appear In court Saturday to demand that the restraining order be dismissed. Ralph Moody, deputy attorney-general, will appear In court In suppurt of the commission. At f ninmunM) Mrs, Hurry Yourifi of 125 Cottage street underwent a major ojcratJon today at the Com munity hospital, CONCEITED GUNMAN DIES MEEKLY IN TEXAS CHAIR Hv Hurrell K. I.ee ( Associated press Staff Writer. I Ht'NTSVILLE, Tex., Wliy I. ( AP) Raymond Hamllttw, cxhibltli even in his last rnlvufcvt a ffc.e.! c the ; viclou conceit thfv, Ve;ey hwi , a (ini;ing phi: ce.y. nx.'Jl Oiy In the el-rlc clj-r. 13 followed Me PVt-w, jwi irt ner. In the slayli'ig of li?," Croww;-! guard, to t'-c execution chani Vv. i-ilmer was proi.Ounced dead at M:03 AM. Hamilton, strapped Into the chair at 12:11). was dend at 12.27. The electrocution of the 22-year-old runt gunman closed a crime career that bet; an with sneak-thi;.'f operations in his teens and developed swiftly to bank robbery, kldnapinn. prison breaks and murder. Hamilton's death was in marked contrast to his talk. He bragged tit never would be taken alive, but be surrendered meekly when BUI Decker. Dallas deputy sheriff, shoved a pistol Into his ribs In a Fort Worth railroad yard a few weeks nco. One of his Ut sets was to send a word of thanks to Decker for not shooting htm that nltfht. He atitl had a bit of stagger left New York fl In 0 Cleveland 3 10 1 Ta mulls and Dickey; Hildebrand, C. Brown and Pytlak. National All National league baseball games were postponed today on account cold and threatening weather. S STEEL, COMMISSIONER, TO RECEIVE SALARY WASHINGTON, May 10. ( AP) Minor changes In the administration of national forests In Oregon loomed today. Measures effecting the forests were reported favorably yesterday by tho house public lands committee. The bills by Representative Mott (R., Ore.) authorize the exchange of public lands outside of the boundar ies of the Willamette national forest, provide for the addition of certain lands to the Siskiyou national forest and authorize the commissioner of Crater Lake national park to reside outside the park boundaries during parts. of the whiter season. Crater Lake park officials here said that the action of tho public lands committee. In authorizing vtie com missioner of Crater Lake national park, to reside outside tho park dur ing the winter, will permit Miss Jean Steel, who succeeded her late father. Will G. Steel,- to that post, to reside In this city, and clear away a techni cal point. Involving payment of her salary as such commissioner. Since the death of her father, a plor.eer In the development of Crater Lake, M1.4K Steel has received no salary as com missioner. The transferred land affected is lo cated in Josephine county, local park attaches said. T PORTLAND, May 10. ( AP) Fed eral narcotic agents today expressed the belief they had broken up a powerful California drug ring which had been operating in this area for the past several mouths. Agents yesterday arrested two men. giving their names as Oerald Shea and Earl Taylor, whom police had under surveillance for some time. They were taken Into custody while In an expensive sedan which officers seized and which the government Is expected to confiscate. A quantity of opium and morphine also was found, agents said. The men are held on a charge of selling narcotics. Army ships visit 6c ve n arm y ships stopped briefly at the munici pal airport today, en route to various points on the coast. when he was captured, nnd told tjues- j tinners the Texas prison would nt hold him. It did hold him, despite! two previous breaks, one engineered i by the late Clyde Barrow, Hamilton s former gang chief. He gave no trou-1 ble. ond the best he could muster Is- j war keeping up his show of bravao was a sickly smile and a brief 7Iare- j u of defiance for law enforce ie:t in general. "Well, goocye all of you." wers his lest words as the death mask w,s ad Justed after the electrodes harj been applied and he had been strapped in the chair. 1 s Just before, he had mad'j a brief statement In which he dented he was connected with the murder of a 'Mlls boro. Texas filling station operator. Several hours before t'ae execution last night, newspapermen asked Ham ilton If he wanted to say anything about the Influence of women on his life. "None of them hRs any Influence on me," he replied, "none except Katie I love Katif.. Red-hslred Ka'.ie Jenkins visited him Wednesday, having quit a Job as a night club entertainer In Callfornli I to come here ar.d try to help him. TOLD INJJ. TRIAL P.! iss W e y e r I e Demanded Rlarriacje Is Testimony of Pretty Employe of Store Where Slain Man Worked KLAMATH FALLS. May 10. (API Angry words demanding a marrlaga were attributed today to Marlon M?y erle, divorcee, on trial here for th murder of Lawrence Lister, the man she says was her lover. "You'll marry me or know the rea son whyl" Thus did Laura Hansen, pretty em ploye of a bakery In the same estab lishment where Lister. 42, operated a butcher shop, quote Miss Meyerle. 33, who visited the slain man at his atom four days befgorc he was shot to death In a rooming house. .Man's silence Irked Lister, Miss Hansen Bald, appeared, unwilling to talk and his reluctance brought on a flow of angry words. "'You'll talk to me and like it, yon P " she said Miss Meyerle exclaimed. Miss Hansen said the two went into the rear of the store where she con tinued to hear the murmur of voices. When they reappeared, tho witness testified. Lister's glasses had been knocked off and his face scratched. Four days later, on February 1, he was killed and a few moments later Miss Meyerle offered herself for ar rest at the police station. Before the shooting the woman went to District Attorney Hardin Blackmcr and charged Lister with be ing the father of her unborn child. In his opening statement, Defense At- ' torney David Vandenberg accused the prosecutor of Ignoring Miss Meyerlc's plea for aid. Accntcd Sobs Often There has been no testimony thus far In the murder trld to indicate whether the woman actually was and still is pregnant. The only reference came In the opening statements when Vandenberg said he would prove she was an expectant mother "at the time Lister was sht." Vandenberg has offered a self-defense theory for the shooting. Through the four days of the trial Miss Meyerle has frequently broken into tears as she sits between her brother. Dan Meyerle of Ban Fran cisco, and her attorney. She Is ex tremely drawn and pale after throe months awaiting trial In a cell at the county jiill. 'MET' DIRECTOR DROPS DEAD WHILE AT OFFICE NEW YORK. May 10. ( AP) Her bert Wltherspoon, director of the Metropolitan Opera company, dropped dead at his office late today. Wltherspoon, former basso at the "Met," who was elected several weeks ago to succeed OUtllo Gattl-Casazza manager, was completing the prelimi nary announcement of the coming season when ho was stricken a few minutes after 4 p. m. He had planned to sail next Tues day for Europe. WILL ISKVKKLY Hir,l,S, Oil., May !). Amelia streaked it from Mexieu. When you tako ot' from .Mexico City you Imve uircady piinod 73(10 feet, alt i ttulc, even Wtore you iet yot feet off t lie ground. When you tnke B fast ship loaded with -100 sallnns of gas off that field, you are an aviator, be you man or woman. I het you Amelia is the only woman that -Mrs. Roosevelt could possibly in any way envy. If she would "fly like her. Mon days she would speak to the Kreueh in I'aris. Tuesdays the Female Comrades elu!) in Mos cow. Wednesday to the Tokyo Women's elul). next mornintf the whalers in the Behrin sea, New Orleans that niftlit to ad dress the Anti-Long society. HHTUcNakfcbt So31cU. la.